Joys of Motherhood

Okay, so I know I just posted like two days ago, but we had such a great day, I had to post again.  Everyone will laugh at me as they read this because I am a complete dork, but I'm way excited, I can hardly contain it.  

A few days ago we started potty training, which many of you understand can be an extremely difficult and frustrating process.  Just when I was beginning to think I was completely wasting my time, we had an incredible breakthrough!  We made it through all day today without a single accident!  I am so excited I want to tell the world.  Probably hard to understand that I would be bursting with happiness from a good day in potty training, but I am.  I guess you know you are a mother when you can't contain your  excitement over something like potty training. It was a very proud moment when he told me he needed to go potty for the first time today.  I immediately ran through a whole list of people I wanted to call and share the news with!  I settled for my mom and Lance, knowing that few people would truly understand and share in my joy! 

Say Cheese!

We actually had a hint of spring last weekend, so we took a trip to the park.  These are Parker's new shades.  He thinks they are so cool!
He doesn't really like to go down the slide, so we just set him there for a picture.  He saw his little friend, Will fall off one of the big slides that day, so I think he was a little nervous to try himself.  Gotta love that nice cheesy smile.  He looks like he is going to hurt somebody.
Parker LOVES the swings.  We finally had to just drag him out because other kids were waiting for a turn, but he wasn't that happy about it. Another nice smile!
Lance stood Parker up on the fridge, but it took a few minutes before he would stand without holding onto Lance.  He wasn't loving it, but I made him stay long enough to take a picture.  That's our little daredevil!  And he's giving us another wonderful smile. We are really working on it, but as soon as you get the camera out, this what he does. I don't know why he thinks it's a smile.  It kinda scares me.

Surprise! Surprise!!

We just got back from the doctor and thought we should let everyone in on our good news!

I don't think I need to tell you what we are having!  There it is!  We are so excited!  He is healthy and everything looks great.  My due date is September 12.  I am 19 weeks right now.  We have been waiting to tell everyone when we knew what we are having. We're glad we can finally tell you, because I'm showing a lot! I really can't hide it at this point.  I'm sure a lot of you have already been very suspicious. I'm a little nervous about  having this baby in  the middle of so many other changes, but I'm sure it will all work out.  Parker will be such a wonderful big brother!  We can't wait.

Grown-Up Decisions!!!

I don't have any new pictures to post, because most of the time, we are terrible about getting our camera out, or taking it with us anywhere, so I haven't taken any since the last ones I posted. I do, however, have a lot of thoughts swirling around in my head, so I thought I would try to make some sense of them.  If you don't like to bother reading novel blogs, you should skip this, sorry!  

First of all, I am so excited and overwhelmed to think of moving to Kentucky and starting this new phase in our lives!  This has been a dream of Lance's for so long (and naturally, I have wanted him to have his dreams come true) that it is hard to believe this day is really here.  When April rolls around and nearly every dental school in the country has filled their class, you start to think it's time to move on, and prepare for round two, and then BAM!, it happens!  I can't even describe how proud I am of Lance and his dedication and persistence.  There were definitely times when he called and pestered the schools so much, that I got nervous he was just a nuisance, but I guess he knew what he was doing, and it was so worth it!

I have always been terrified for the day that I would have to move to a strange, big city far away from everything I know and am used to, and I can't lie, I'm scared to death.  But I also have to admit, that the more I think about it, the more the excitement is building.  Four years is really not that long, and I think we are truly in for an adventure of a lifetime.  I'm excited to meet new people, experience new things, and challenge myself a little. 

Along with being excepted, has come an incredible financial burden that I hadn't expected.  Out-of-state tuition at Louisville is outrageous, and we are terrified when we think of going into debt.  So, we have begun to consider something I never thought I would--the military!  It was never something we even thought about it, because neither one of us was at all interested, but now that it's here, Lance is VERY interested!  When he first talked to me about it, I cried, (I'm a baby, i know) but the very idea just made me cry.

As I try to keep a more open mind, I have to admit that it is a hard deal to pass up.  Everything paid for, living expenses, school, the sign- on bonus, and then you owe them 4 years of your life. I don't know.  I don't like the idea of living halfway across the world for 4 years, or not being able to start our lives as soon as we are done with school  the way we had planned, but it also remove a lot of stress that comes with that much debt.  It would undoubtedly make Lance a better dentist when the time comes to start his own practice.  

If anyone is still reading at this point, I would love to know what you think.  Even if you think it's crazy, I want some input and maybe another outlook will help us to make a decision. thanks for reading, although i doubt anyone has made it through.

Spring in Wyoming

I can't believe it, but we got like a foot of snow again this week!  I keep telling myself that one of these days, spring will make an appearance, but we haven't had much luck yet.  That's Wyoming for you I guess.


Lance and Parker decided to have a better attitude than me about the snow, and took advantage of an opportunity to build a snowman.  You can see the base of the snowman here, but I didn't take a picture of the finished project, because Parker got cold before they could make the snowman look cute. The wind was awful most of the day, and I had no desire to be out in it at all.  I stepped out long enough to snap a few shots, and that was enough!  Good thing for daddy! 

Later that night, Parker watched out the window as Mogli jumped up and ripped the head right off the snowman. Parker was pretty confused as to why his dog would destroy their hard work!  It was so cute!

Doctor Anderson!!!

That's right; we have very big news that we are excited to share with everyone!  We got a special letter in the mail yesterday from the University of Louisville congratulating him on his acceptance into dental school!  We  are very excited and still trying to let it sink in.  We have been hoping and praying for this for so long, it's hard to believe it has actually happened.  A move across the country is pretty scary, but it will be a wonderful adventure for us.  School starts the beginning of July, so we will have a lot to do to prepare!  YEAH!!!

Here I go!

So I've finally done it.  I've finally given in and started blogging. We'll see how it goes.  Our lives are pretty boring, so it may be a struggle to keep things interesting, but I'm going to give it a try!  Hopefully as I learn more, I will be able to add a little, but as of now, this is the best I could do.  Enjoy!!!