life

Life has just been flying by, and I have found no time to blog. I was sick with the stomach flu all day yesterday, so my mom came and picked up Jonathan and had him spend the night over there. Today my brother is watching him while I rest and regain my strength, so I thought I would take a few minutes to share what has been going on in our lives. Since my last post of stresses, we have continued to have car problems, but they are almost done being fixed, and I'm praying that we won't have any problems after this next week.

Nathan went hunting a few weeks ago, and got a doe. My brother went with him and got a buck fawn. I always enjoy eating the meat, and making up different dishes and recipes for venison. My favorite is the roast. cooking meat in the crock pot is somehow magical, the meat always cooks perfectly.

I've been working 2-3 days a week. I enjoy my job, but look forward to someday finding a job in a hospital where I use a lot of the skills and assessments that I've learned at school. I feel like I'm losing a lot of my knowledge that I've learned, and that scares me. I hope to start looking and apply as soon as I have this baby in May.

Jonathan is now 9 months old. I can't believe how much he has grown and how curious he is. Everyday is an adventure with him. he's crawling, pulling himself up on furniture, walking along furniture, and can climb the stairs. Thank God for baby gates! He's got 4 teeth. The upper teeth gave him a lot more problems than the bottom teeth, poor kid. Lots of crying with those two. But his smile is so cute with teeth. He learned how to PUSH his toys across the floor the other day, so he now spends his time on his stomach, pushing toys under the couch and coffee table. then I have to proceed to drag them out because he can't reach them and he does it all over again! so cute. He's also into EVERTHING! He is curious and wants to learn as much as he can. He's learning to open my cabinets. He's found one that has his bottles and bibs in it. He then proceeds to pull everything out the drawer onto the floor. does he put it back, nope, he leaves that for momma. He has also leanred where that where there is a toilet, there is a roll of toilet paper. Yep, he knows how to unroll the WHOLE roll. We now keep the bathroom door shut. lol

I decorated for Christmas the weekend after Thanksgiving while Jonathan was taking a nap. I was so excited to see his reaction to the Christmas tree. when he FINALLY woke up (he took almost a 3 hour nap that day) I brought him downstairs. At first he just sat in my lap and stared at the tree with a blank expression. It did not take long for him , however to get a huge smile on his face and want to go over and explore. He only goes by the tree if the lights are on, so thankfully if I don't want him over there I just turn off the lights. I'm looking forward to this 1st Christmas. we got him 3 gifts, and I had them under the tree unwrapped at first. One gift is a small piano. Well, he found it, and I heard him playing with it. Thankfully we know he'll like it, and I know he doesn't remember seeing it, so all is good :)

Other than that, not much is going on in our lives. We stay busy. work, family, friends. we have a bible study Tuesday nights which we are really enjoying. Nathan is working out at the gym. we are looking forward the birth of our 2nd child and of family and friends. God has truly blessed us, and we look forward to the next year and all that will come with it.