Monday, October 13, 2014

september summed up

I guess with the shift back to "normal life" here in Minnesota, comes my inevitable forgetfulness about keeping a blog.  None the less, here's to playing catch up over the past month or so.

September can be mainly summed up by 2 words: potty training.

Well, sort of potty training.  It's been a long road...one I thought would last a week and then we'd be good to go.  Nope, not with these two little guys.  They're doing great, but we've changed countless wet undies, poopy pants, puddles on the floor, cleaned up lots potty time with poor aim.  Anyway, potty training is not for the faint of heart.  I'm thankful for Andrew who has helped in so many ways and has as always been there in the trenches too.  Many, many hilarious, pathetic, and ridiculous stories to tell here often with an angle of grossness and a few ending with me crying, pregnant on the floor.  Really though!  ...just ask! :)

Aside from that major theme, we've also been thrown back into classes starting and our normal schedule restarting.  Andrew's time has shifted some what in preparation for us potentially moving to England next year as that has taken a lot of attention.  His schedule has incredibly been more flexible which has been such a huge blessing.

We've also been grateful to host Andrew's mom and my parents for quick visits! Oh how the boys love grandparent trips too!

On top of all that, I entered my third trimester of being pregnant with our third baby boy.  We are very excited and feel incredibly blessed to be having another child.  He's very active and overall has been less aching on my body than the previous two!  We feel a little anxious about how the heck to add in another little human into the mix of our sometimes chaotic lives, but we're trusting the Lord for lots of extra grace!

 
Here's a picture of us from our staff training in August.  

One of our good friends is a photographer here and she napped these last week (October)! 





Our next photos will be as a family of 5!