The beginning of the 2011-2012 academic year is up and running.  Welcome Week programming is officially over however work life has not slowed down.  I'm working on approving all of our groups as they using our brand new online re-registration system.  This is a daily activity that has no end in sight.  Nate is super busy at work as well with the CVC Reverse Car Raffle coming up in the next few weeks.  I'm taking an Independent Study this semester to help get me through the Qual Exam come January.  PRAY FOR ME! Caroline is rolling over now; not every day yet but she's doing it more often.  More so for Nate, but oh well.  She still lights up my day with that beautiful smile!

Life Update

So Peanut is now with us....Caroline Jamie Leopard was born on April 21, 2011 at 8:44am. She is the light of my life. I can't explain how much I love this little girl. Her smile is the best thing in this world to see. She's almost 4 months old and has changed so much in so little time. She sleeps through the night, smiles all the time, and loves breastfeeding. Bottle feeding is not going so well but we've seen slight improvments. Here's hoping she gets used to it soon as the school year is rapidly approaching. She has yet to roll over but has rolled up on to her side several times. She looooves the noises of her daddy. He can make her laugh 9 times out of 10. I love watching her with him.

Peanut update

Today marks 20 weeks in my pregnancy. Tomorrow we have our next ultrasound and hopefully we'll be able to find out the gender of the baby. We have begun getting the nursery ready. We have painted the room blue and green. It still has some finishing touches to be done. We have also gone to register with my parents. We are expecting the arrival of the crib any day now. We are still in the market for the rest of the furniture. My students here are pretty excited about the baby; its pretty sweet of them. They get into hearing each week how big it has gotten.

We spent Thanksgiving this year with the Leopards. We experimented with driving out to MO. We broke it up by stopping to stay in Columbus with the Brown's. But on the way home we drove the entire way. It sounds like Nate wasn't a big fan of that arrangement :-) We had a nice time with his family. We got to play a lot with our nephew, Jonas. He is about 20 months at this point and a lot of fun. Man, does he love his Grandpa! It's so adorable! I would post the picture of me taken with him but its terrible so I won't :-)

We plan on heading to Massachusettes for Christmas day to see the Grossmans. We also get to see their new Vineyard house! Yup, they have achieved their dream of having a home on Martha's Vineyard. It is so exciting for them. I don't know if I could be prouder! We'll get to see the Matthews' there as well so lots of time with Andy and Leah as well. I'm really looking forward to it. Then for New Year's we'll be flying back to MO. I love this time of year.

I also have to take my qualifying exam again. Not super excited about that at all!

So lots of stuff going on right now. Stay tuned to see what we are having! :-)

Peanut

Well Nate and I are soon to be parents! As of now I am 3 months pregnant. Our due date is April 20, 2011. Nate and I couldn't be more excited! At this point we are unsure as to whether or not we'll find out in advance if it is a boy or a girl; but we have plenty of time to think about it. For all of those who have already congratulated us, we thank you for all of your well wishes!

2010 - its gonna be a good one

Well, 2010 has already started off really well. The second week of January brought great news; Nathan was offerd a development position for the central PA office of the American Cancer Society. Everything worked out and he accepted the position just a few days later. Nathan couldn't be more excited about this opportunity; not to mention how excited I am for what this will do for his happiness :-) He starts on Febrauary 8th.

Also, Nathan and I just got back from a Eastern Caribbean cruise on Holland America Cruise Line with my entire family. My parents were invited to teach for a professional development program for pediatrians so brought all of us along. It was AMAZING! We went to Grand Turk, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, and Half Moon Cay. The ship was beautiful and the ports of call were fantastic. I loved all the staff we met on the ship and I miss them! :-) If anyone is tettering on whether or not to take a cruise...DO IT!! I can't thank my parents for such an amazing experience.

So based on the one month of 2010 I have good feelings for this year.

Fall 2009

The Ohio State Penn State football game has come and gone (OSU wins!), Nathan has become a Vice President, my sister is pregnant, and the holidays are rapidly approaching. I went to Wittenberg's homecoming this year and had a great time with my girls. Homecoming 2010 is officially up and running and school sucks up all free time (which isn't a lot). Happy Valley has seen snow already and the temps are back up in the high 50s. Life is never boring!

Summer 2009

The school year has started and summer is over. This summer wasn't too crazy. We took the regular trip to Martha's Vineyard and we had amazing weather. We took a trip out to Missouri to visit Nate's ailing grandfather (please keep him in your prayers) and to meet our nephew, Jonas. We had a great time. I am now officially and doctoral student and am taking a class on Administration in Higher Education this semester. Nate just got a promotion to Vice President of his company. It brings more stress but also some great new experience for him. We look forward to another nice fall in Happy Valley.