An announcement!

Hello again, long-lost blog! I have been rather reoccupied over the last few weeks. Having energy to play with the children, crashing for a long nap when they do, fighting to keep the dishes done, and basically sliding by with the bare minimum of effort have been my recent goals.

Oh, and......growing a new baby!!! Which apparently takes a TON of energy because I rarely feel like I have any left over for everything else. Our peanut is 10 weeks, 5 days today and is due to arrive on February 9th, 2014. That date sounds forever away at this moment.

I have been a bit sick with this pregnancy but it is just for a season and it is all worth it at the end! Thankfully both Nate and Evelyn take a nice long afternoon nap, so I have been joining them.

Nate gives my tummy kisses "for the baby" and was excited to come see the ultrasound that we had earlier today. I was so thankful to hear the heartbeat and see that everything looks normal so far!

Only a couple more weeks in the first trimester now, then hopefully I will feel a bit better and life will return to a more normal state, at least as far as the house-cleaning and grocery shopping goes.