Meant to be

So its been kinda a crazy month. Turns out Paul is going back to school and got a job. We will be moving back to Utah and will be on the road next week! I am really excited for this change and our future. It is bitter sweet, I will miss my Family here but hope to visit often. It is a sigh if relief knowing we will not have a rent and mortgage payment hanging over our heads and we hope to  refinance our condo for a better rate and possibly shorter loan term.

Andrew is a ball of energy like always but in such a mellow way. He is teething again you can see the white from his top teeth about to break through! Our boy is growing so fast!
I will update again when we are safe and settled in Utah, until then, good bye.

Opportunity

These last few weeks have been up and down. Paul has been looking for a new job for a while now and it seemed as though a great opportunity fell in his lap but at the last minute it was too good to be true. We have learned over the years that when one door closes another opens and that is just what happened. He is now interviewing for an even better position with Fed X. We wont get our hopes up but will continue praying for the best.
Andrew has been such a happy kiddo! So fun to be around and play with. He is learning fast and catching up faster! Walking along furniture is his favorite thing now and he loves to talk and make growling noises too. We did have a scare with him a few days ago, he woke up in the middle of the night having a hard time breathing. We tried to calm him down and I ended up taking him to the emergency room. They diagnosed him with the croup and gave him a steroid to bring the swelling of his esophagus down. I bought a  humidifier and elevated his mattress and he is doing much better now. Being a first time Mom it scared me to death! I kept my calm though the best I could. He has not really been sick so this is his first time really feeling like crud and he is taking it like a champ.
We spent the 4th of July at Freedom Over Texas. It was so much fun and Andrew LOVED the firework show, here are a few photos.

I am very proud of my boys! I love them both with all my heart!

Finally

Wow, so I only did one blog entry for the entire month of June! I am sooo bad at this. I will try to make July more eventful for our little family.

June was a good month though, Andrew started to crawl and is now pulling up on things and he almost has his balance down. He has 2 teeth and a big apatite! He loves to laugh and is practicing waving to new people he sees. Its funny because he wont wave to me when i try and practice with him but he will wave at anyone who comes up to him, lol. I guess he is thinking "Mom, i don't need to wave at you because you aren't going anywhere.." Too smart :) He is such a good boy and easy going.

We are excited for this weekend. I have Sunday evening off work so we can enjoy fireworks together as a family for the first time with Andrew.

No word yet on what is happening with Paul's job, we are anxiously waiting and I really don't like waiting. ugh.... My Dad is having a hard time right now and is on medical leave for 6 weeks. He has had several TIA's (mini strokes) and he is now suffering from anxiety disorder to the point where it is hard for him to even leave the house. We are all trying to keep him positive and distracted while he works with the doctors but he is doing ok.
Things are looking up for us and we are so excited to see what the future holds.
I love seeing Andrew and Paul together, they are best buds! Our little Man brings so much happiness into our lives and we are excited to give him a Brother or Sister within the next year as long as things keep going well for us and we can afford to. I know you are never financially ready for children and I know that it should not keep us from having another child, however, we are believers in family planning and I don't think there is anything wrong with making sure we have the insurance and some savings first. We wan to enjoy the experience, not be stressed and we want Andrew to enjoy being a big brother too and that is hard to do if there is too much stress in the home.
Paul and I had the opportunity to speak in sacrament meeting last week and it was a great experience. Our topic  was Marriage and Families and how the gospel blesses us in those relationships. It was a good reminder and a humbling experience while preparing the talks. It is nice to be reminded on how the Lord views a family and how much he loves us and trusts us. I am so grateful for the gospel in my life and for the blessing of the temple and priesthood sealing power so that my family can be together forever. I am so excited to spend eternity with Paul and continue to grow with him. We are so blessed to be sent such a sweet spirit with Andrew, we are the luckiest parents in the world!