It's now official!

Well, I can finally post this blog..... Brett and I have been praying about this for some time, and have felt that it's time for me to step down as preschool/children's minister at our church. I'm really excited to be a full-time mommy, and have more time to focus on Matthew and baby Tooley (no, he doesn't have a name yet!) My official leaving date is March 20, so I'll wrap a few more things up and then get ready for baby! The church was really sweet this morning when it was announced. We are very blessed =)

Baby Tooley #2 update

Well, we went to the doctor today for my 32 week check-up (it really has gone by fast!) The doctor said everything looks good, and the baby is already at 4lbs, 12 ounces (which explains why I'm getting so big!) Here's a picture of the baby's head (and no, we don't have a name yet, but I think we're getting close!)

Erin's splurge of the week

Okay-- I know we didn't need it, but I wanted to get baby Tooley his own little outfit-- he has plenty of hand-me-downs from Matthew, but I wanted to get him something special to wear home from the hospital-- isn't it cute?!?! He's definitely going to be the cutest baby there =)

What Matthew's up to

Matthew continually makes us laugh-- all the time! His little smile just lights up every room-- and he can even charm the grumpiest of people at Wal-Mart!
Matthew's now walking and getting into everything-- Grandpa came over and installed more baby locks for us-- since Matthew's broken 2 of my footed cake plates already(that's a way to make more space!)
He's also saying more words- not as many as we'd like, but he did utter his first "no!" on Saturday. Brett and I were so excited it was a new word we're not going to worry about the "no" part yet!
Matthew is also a star basketball player already-- he can shoot the ball into the laundry basket like an old pro-- and of course, he loves the clapping everytime he gets the ball in!

We are enjoying the last few months just spending time with Matthew before baby arrives, and are amazed how much he learns and discovers each and every day!

Long time!

I know, it's been a while since I've written, so I'll try to catch y'all up with our little world! We had a wonderful Christmas, and visited my parents for 5 whole days! It was nice to have a break and have someone to watch Matthew a little. My brother and his wife also came up for a few days which was a lot of fun too.

January was quite interesting! Brett had a business trip with his job, and was in Chicago for 5 days-- you know the week when it was -10 degrees? Needless to say, he was happy to come home to our 45 degree weather!

We are now on week 32 of baby Tooley #2. This pregnancy has gone by SOOOO fast, and no, we still haven't picked a name yet! Once we are 100% sure, we'll spread the word!

Because our house didn't end up selling, Brett said I could do a few things to the house-- so I've been trying to get some stuff done before the baby's here (because I know it won't happen after that!)

We've had a great start to the new year, and are looking forward to April =)