oh its been awhile...

...since I have blogged. I can't imagine why I did not have time for this sooner?!?! Its has been a super busy last few months with the birth of our new girl...HA...I mean sweet baby boy Colton! It was quite the shocker, but a pleasant one at that...we are thrilled Jackson will have a brother to grow up with and we now dont have to go broke buying every cute girl thing around. Many people asked me if I was sad about it all and I can honestly say no. I never cried, was upset or anything of that nature. We have a healthy beautiful baby boy and that is all that matters to us!

Jackson has been a wonderful big brother thus far. I can see it in his eyes how much he loves his little brother. And Colton sure is already in aw over him. He follows jackson with his eyes constantly. Colton is a sweet baby, a lot more vocal (aka more of a crier) than Jackson ever was. But that isn't much to compare to since Jackson rarely cried. Colton is also a horrible daytime napper just like his brother was. But I am blessed to have a great night time sleeper. Colton is also a bit smaller than Jackson was at this age...Jackson was always ridiculously off the charts...Colton on the other hand is in the 90-95% (so still not small by any means).I can't wait to see them continue to grow together and watch their relationship blossom.

As for me...I tried to be an overachiever and get out right away when I got the ok to work out and start running. After about a week of running my knees hurt so bad I could barely walk. Fast forward now 3 weeks and they are getting better so I think I will start off with the elliptical (sp) machine now and work my way up to running. I also in the mean time have been studying to take the teacher certification test. Which I did this last thursday and passed. I took the test so I can teach 4-8th graders and I am going to be taking a few classes over the summer to then hopefully start teaching in the fall. With Rick's schedule the kids will only have to be with a sitter for 6 hrs a week (in our house) and it sets us up for a great future with two pensions to retire with. So I am beyond thrilled.

Well I guess this is all I have for now...hopefully 3 months won't pass by again before I write.