so far, so good...

Dave had his biopsy done on Thursday. Everything went really well. He was able to come home from the hospital today (Friday) and he's doing really good. He feels good, not in too much pain, and i'm sure he's relieved that at least part of the process is done.
We are now in another waiting game....the biopsy results have to be sent over to Mayo Clinic, and we probably won't hear back from them until the middle of next week. I ask that you continue to pray that the tumor is not cancerous, and that is can be easily and safely removed.

Please Pray...

Within the past week we have come to find out that Jake's dad has a brain tumor. As you can imagine this is a shock and not at all what we expected. I ask that you please keep him and our family in your prayers.
He goes in this Thursday for a biopsy...please pray that everything goes well, and that when all is said and done, the tumor isn't cancerous.
This will be a long week of waiting....

Sneak Peak

As i mentioned in the post previous to this, we were able to have an ultrasound of our little one at our last visit. There is a bit of glare because i had to take a picture of it. (I don't know how to scan it into my computer.) However, you can still see the baby right below the glare. He/she still looks little bit like a tadpole :) but when they were doing the ultrasound it was kicking and moving around, so then we got to see the little arms and legs.
This is a picture at 11 weeks...

First comes love...then comes marriage...then comes a BABY in the baby carraige!

I've been wanting to post for several weeks now, but i also wanted to wait to make sure that everything is growing well inside my belly! We are thrilled to be having a baby..he/she will be joining up at the beginning of April! I've known i was pregnant since the beginning of August...so it's been tough not to blog about it! However, we went to the doctor today and everything is just fine! I thought i was only going to get to hear the heartbeat, but in fact we were able to have an ultrasound! It was the coolest thing to see our baby up on that screen...and then we could see the little heart beating away. I know alot of you scan your ultrasound pictures in, but i don't know how...sorry! Right now the baby is about 10 weeks, and it just looks like a little bean with an over sized head! haha.
Over the past week i have started to feel MUCH better...previous to that, well that's another story. My days consisted of laying on the couch or by the toilet. I'm hoping that the sickness part is over, lets keep our fingers crossed!
I will keep you updated on my gorwing belly and the beautiful baby inside!

Where has summer gone?!

It seems like just yesterday, i was finishing up school, cleaning out my classroom, and anxious to spend my days sleeping in, and at the pool. Now...3 months later i am setting up my classroom, and anxious to meet my new kids! Preschool starts on Monday, and i'm ready to get the year off to a good start. Although, I still feel a little lost, i'm sure after the first week i'll feel much more comfortable. I think i'm too worried at following what the other teachers do, and instead i need to come up with a routine that works for my classroom and my kiddos.
We have had a great summer...most weekends were spent up at the cottage on Big Star. We were able to make it up there a little bit more this year (we didn't have as many weddings to go to), so that was fun to spend time up there. Macie loves being at the cottage and it's nice to just "get away".
We are anxiously awaiting the birth of our niece in a few short weeks. We can not wait to finally meet her and hold her and give her lots of love! I think i may know her name...but i guess we'll just have to wait and see :)