Here We Grow Again!

In the last year, my family has undergone radical changes- both scary and wonderful. Evan and I have embarked on a new journey in our marriage, and it is honestly the most wonderful gift ever. We've finally come around the bend and we can see the light and joy we were missing for so long. I'm so thankful to have such an amazing husband. I feel truly blessed each and every day.

Clara and Hailey are quite a pair. They're four and six now, and their check ups are next week, so be sure to check back about that. We're hoping to get some answers about the girls' growth at this appointment, rather than them just being dismissed as little by proxy. More on that next time.

Hailey is the best big sister and the worst big sister ever. She goes from complete adoration to total frustration in a matter of seconds. I can catch her teaching her sister the alphabet, numbers, colors, days of the week, shapes. And then five minutes later, I find her with her arm mid-air about to hit her sweet sister. It's quite a challenge, this sibling gig. She's in first grade and is becoming quite the reader. Very proud of her for that. Her latest obsession in the book world: Fly Guy! When she's not in school, she likes to color, play dollhouses, chase her sister outside, and spend time with the token family furrball- Callie.

Clara is the ham of the house. She's got her daddy's sense of humor and her mama's giggle reflex. Everything is funny and happy in her world. She's in preschool, and has made quite the impression on the preschool director, Mrs. Patty. She is a little learner by heart, but she also is a mama's girl. She misses staying home with me all the time, and asks each morning if it's a stay home day, and pouts when I tell her it isn't. I still have her home two days a week, so we do have our special cuddle times, which makes me one well-loved mama.

As for me, I'm still in school, and struggling to get through my final semester. I've had a few set backs and quite a few accomplishments. And now the really big news, as the title suggests, we're growing again! That's right, Evan & Sarah, Hailey & Clara are welcoming Baby Sprout into our lives in August 2012. What a way to grow! Evan and I are quite excited, but we haven't told the girls yet. We will soon, so keep our secret for us just a little longer, will ya?!