We are in the final few weeks of pregnancy number 2! Hannah is a big 20-month-old now, and she is unbelievably smart! We have entered the language explosion phase with her, which is really cool, because she seems to know new words every day. It is also nice that she can tell us what she wants now instead of just screaming or whining. And since we have finally gotten to that stage with her, we decided to bring another little girl into the world who will only be able to communicate through screaming and whining!
I have been working as a nurse practitioner now for three full months, and I absolutely love it. I am so glad that God shut doors that He did along the way so that I would end up where I am. Where I work is a Christian-founded clinic, and I am thoroughly enjoying working in a Spirit-filled environment. I never imagined I would have a job where I would be encouraged to pray with and for my patients. I also find my viewpoints stretched on many issues that formerly seemed so black and white to me. You tend to think differently about illegal immigrants when you have met several dozen. I am finding myself much more of a moderate than I ever thought I'd be...
Daniel has not changed employers since we moved to Memphis. He is still the rock of our family. He is such an amazing Daddy to Hannah. I certainly did not have low expectations of his parenting skills, but he has far exceeded any expectations I had of him. The other night, I was coming home late because I had gone to praise team practice (my little escape in the middle of the week in which I get to sit around a table with other believers and sing - heaven!). When I walked into the house, I found all of the dishes done, the dishwasher running, and a bathed, fed child running happily around the house, ready for bed in her pajamas. Daniel had cooked the two of them scrambled eggs with cheese for dinner, which Hannah loved. Unbelievable. It absolutely made my day even better.
There is so much going on in both of our families right now, as well. Daniel's brother is graduating from nursing school in a couple of weeks, and is starting a nursing job a week after that. He's getting married in October. We are continually blessed to get to know his fiancee' better and better, and I am finding that a friendship is developing between us that I know will endure the years to come. Melissa, my sister, is moving here in 2 weeks, starting a new job, and getting married in August in our hometown. This will be the first time we have lived in the same town since college. I am ecstatic. We have grown much closer through the years, and most of that closeness has developed across many miles distance. We will now finally be close enough to hang out on spur of the moment occasions, and not just after planned flights and around holidays.
I cannot wait to meet sweet Ava. I cannot wait to see what she will look like, how she will act, how similar/different she will be to Hannah, Daniel, and myself. I pray that she is a good sleeper, but we will surely endure if she is not! I am amazed by how different our life is than it was 2-3 years ago, and I find that having children has made it so much richer. I am so thankful in this season of life to live close to both of our families. I cannot wait to see what God has in store for us next.
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