Updates

Well, it's no surprise that it's been awhile again. Blogging has to take a backseat to many things! Here is what's new:

The most exciting thing on the agenda is that we're expecting our second child the week of April 20th, 2010! Evan can't wait to be a big brother, and I think he'll be a great one (if not a little bossy). The baby is "Eban's baby" as he calls it. Of course, we can't wait to know whether to say "little sister" or "little brother" in reference to the little bundle. We find out on November 3rd at Baby Views! Less than a month away! The pregnancy seems to be going by a little faster than Evan's, mainly because he keeps Mommy active. If my relationship with this new child is as good as the one I have with my little boy, then I will definitely be a rich woman. I thank God everyday for my son and pray that He keeps him safe and healthy.

So, new things with Evan. He is a very linguistic child. He expresses himself well with words and makes so many observations of the world around him and very astutely informs us of those observations. Some of my favorite things he says or has said are as follows: "Elmo pee peed in my bed, Mommy" (upon my finding his bed wet one morning), "Dear God, thank you for Jesus, Amen" (prayers before bed and dinner), "The chicken pee peed on the floor, Mommy, see?" (upon my finding a puddle in my bathroom floor with his toy chicken nearby and Evan's pants off - this seems to be a recurring theme), "Oooh, Mommy made a mess" (upon my dropping a whole watermelon in the floor), "Thank you so much, Mommy" (upon my tucking him in bed one night when he was so sleepy, his head was drooping in a sitting positiion). He chatters non-stop in the car and loves to sing! We sing everything in the car and I love to hear his sweet little voice. He loves our dogs but puts them in timeout when they try to take his toys - he's even put Jesus in timeout before! He loves the story of Cain and Abel. He says "Cain bad! He hurt his brother. God mad. cain in timeout!" (Thus the beginning of people in the Bible going to timeout. Just wait til we learn about Moses not entering the promised land. That was one LONG timeout.) Evan is 150% boy, too. I hope we have a house standing when he's
16. (And food in the fridge.) I expect from how physical he is, he'll probably love sports. Maybe football. His daddy would love that and Mommy will be praying even harder!

One other exciting thing; my brother and sister-in-law are expecting a baby next March! Baby Divino #2 will have a new cousin very close in age. We are also expecting two new little ones (other than ours) in our Life Group at church. Exciting times!