New Year

This year has flown by!  I can't believe that this year is coming to an end.  I always look forward to the next year and wonder what it will bring.  This past year has been quite the year for us.  It has been difficult yet joyous as well.  We have had many unexpected changes and faced many obstacles.

I left a job that just wasn't working out to a job where I am making a lot more money and still get to work with kids.  It is a job that suites me pretty well, it is challenging, fast-paced and I am always learning something new.  Plus I have kick-ass health insurance!

We sold our house and bought a new one within the same month.  I never thought we would leave Thora but the truth was we were outgrowing it and we would have had to add on in order to make it work.  After discussions with an architect we decided it might be time to move on.  We were lucky to find a house just a block away that was perfect for us but just needed a little updating.  We moved in around July and love our house more and more each day.  It is the perfect house for us to grow and raise our family in.  Plus it has a pool which we all are enjoying!

Dave and I have struggled with infertility just to find out I was pregnant a little over a month ago!  I was shock, surprised and overjoyed.  Dave and I both cried when we found out I was pregnant because this had been such a tough journey.  I think we were both losing hope that it was going to happen.  Getting pregnant was just another way for me to see that God is in control of everything.  Things happen not when we want them to necessarily but when it is meant to be.  I had been praying to God all during this time and he heard my cry and answered my prayers.  My best friend who has been struggling with fertility also is also pregnant.  God works in wonderful ways!  Baby Harper is due August 2 but I have a feeling he/she will be more of a July baby.  Dave and I decided not to find out the baby's gender and to make it a surprise.  Neither one of us care what Baby Harper is as long as he/she is healthy.  We are happy regardless if it is a boy or girl.  Anna changes her mind daily on if she wants a baby brother or a baby sister.  I know either way she is going to be a great big sister.

Anna is changing and growing up so much every day.  Some days I feel like I have a 13 year old rather than a 3 year old.  It is so wonderful watching her grow into this amazing little girl.  She absorbs information and knowledge like a little sponge which means I also have to watch what I say because she doesn't have a problem repeating it!  Anna has her own opinion about EVERYTHING!   It is fun but also exhausting because she isn't going to do anything she doesn't want to.  I am learning that bribing works pretty well though.  Anna is such a strong-willed little girl and although that can be challenging at times, I really wouldn't have her any other way.  I know that she will always stick up for herself and she will be independent which I like.  Yes, she is just like her mother and her Nana!  :0  I am hoping Baby Harper will be chill like Dave because I don't know if our household can handle any more divas!

We thought long and hard about Anna's education and decided to enroll her in a private Catholic school.  Anna is so smart and creative and I want her to be in an environment where she can flourish.  After many discussions, research and meeting with schools, we decided St. Joseph is the best place for her.  Yes, it is expensive but I consider my child's education and safety of the most importance.  I also like that there is a religious component as well.  Of course we will test her for magnet next year but if she doesn't get in the Magnet program, I feel her education is in good hands at St. Joseph's.  Besides how cute is she going to be in her little Catholic school uniform?  LOL

This year overall has been good but I am excited for next year and all the things it will bring.  New Year's Resolutions?  Nope.  There isn't a thing I would change.  :)  Happy New Year!