A much needed update

I figured it was time to post some sort of an update on here. When I sent out our Christmas cards this year I didn't even feel like I could put a link to our blog because I am so bad at keeping it updated. But I really do have a good excuse, which I will get to later.

We have been keeping busy and I have a lot to post about, which I will get to someday. Gavin is growing like crazy and keeping us on our toes all the time. We have definitely entered the "Terrible Twos"with him though. He has a mind of his own and is very opinionated about everything he does. I am grateful that I have Andrew at home with me everyday to keep up with him. I don't know how I would do it otherwise.

Andrew is still looking for a job. I don't think either one of us ever imagined that almost 7 months later, he would still be unemployed. It has been a very frustrating experience. He is looking for jobs all day long (using the computer ... which means I don't blog). He has had a few leads here and there, but nothing has come up yet. I am grateful to have him home all the time, but it would definitely be nice if there was a paycheck, insurance and a future career to go along with it! We just keep looking and praying and holding on to the faith that something will come up, soon. Andrew is enjoying the time that he has to spend with Gavin and they are quickly become inseparable. Gavin is always asking for Dad and I have to force him to spend time with me sometimes! Andrew is also having a lot of fun running and biking and doing other crazy adventurous things!

I realized that I never did officially announce my pregnancy on this blog, so in case you didn't know ... I'm pregnant! And just because we have had people ask ... yes, I was pregnant before Andrew lost his job. We found out I was pregnant just 4 days before he was laid off. But we are very excited and are having fun preparing for our new baby girl to come in February! This pregnancy has been a lot different than with Gavin's. For the most part everything has been really good. I am healthy and so is the baby. We have had a few ultrasounds and she is always moving around like crazy! I was really tired at the beginning and am starting to get that way again now. Andrew is so sweet and usually lets me sleep in every morning when he gets up with Gavin. It's been especially helpful lately because I am having a really difficult time sleeping as I get bigger and bigger. I have also been having really bad problems with my back and ribs. It is just on my left side and it wraps around to my front. In the last week I have had a massage and gone to a chiropractor, but neither have really seemed to help much. I guess it is just something that I will have to deal with for a couple more months. I am still coaching swim team. I plan on coaching up until the day I have the baby. I only have one group so I am not spending a lot of time at the pool. It is entertaining to hear the questions that my group of 7-10 year old boys ask me about the pregnancy though!

I think that probably covers all of the big things! We are having a lot of fun and we are enjoying all of this time that we get to spend together (although I think there are days when Andrew and I both could use some time apart ...). I know that when he does go back to work that I will miss having him around so much!

I really will try to post more updates. I have lots of pictures and fun things that we have been doing over the past 6 months or so!

Here are some pictures of our latest trip to Huntington Gardens.