Before we know it, our newest addition will be here! So I figured I should give a general update status about us before things get crazy and it's even
longer until our next post!
Aaron is doing really well, although he's not currently signed up for teaching next year. We have to wait for the budgets to be panned out. First the state, then the local. Education budgets aren't so great right now, but we're hopeful that he'll still have a place. Please keep us in your thoughts in this regard. We don't want to move, or deal with losing his job, (especially with a new baby) but you never know what's in store. But we certainly would appreciate the thoughts and prayers!
Julie is very pregnant (due in 1 week) and ready for the baby to be born. Her name is to be Lorraine Ivory Denney. We're very excited for her to join us. Especially Joseph and Emery. They are very excited for her to come home with us and to be able to see her. Julie has been teaching piano lessons (to 1 student) since last September. But once her "maternity leave" is over, she'll have 3 students! She is super excited and enjoys teaching piano tons! She's also excited to be able to get exercising once her time is up, and begin running again. (Which she was doing last summer.)
Joseph is growing up so fast! He's been enjoying his preschool group, and has been doing school at home with Julie too. He is a beginning reader, and does really well! He's also a pretty good writer, and enjoys finding new words to write. (His latest ones were Boba Fett and Bounty Hunter. Thank you Star Wars books from the library.) He's very eager for spring to be here so he can ride his bike outside and play at parks. He's also prepared for Lorraine to join us and absolutely loves the idea of a new baby. We just know he's going to be a very doting big brother.
Emery is quite the spit-fire sometimes. She's a tall, skinny almost-2 year old. Over the last 5 months or so, her vocabulary has sky-rocketed. She now speaks in 3-4 word sentences and is constantly trying to say new words, or adding new ones to her vocab. She adores Joseph and they play together often, and pretty well considering the age difference. Emery also loves babies, and we're hoping she'll transfer all that love to Lorraine when she's born. We think she will. She seems to have some idea that there's a baby in here, and has asked before for "baby out". She loves looking at the baby clothes and blankets. She'll probably become quite the big helper once Lorraine is born. Emery has also learned her colors, and counts to 10.
Lorraine is due in 1 week. (For those who don't know, Lorraine's name comes from Julie's paternal Grandma.) We're so excited for her to join our family. The pregnancy has gone so fast, as we're just busy people. Julie's mom arrives tomorrow to spend 2 weeks with us to prepare, and help out after Lorraine is born. The kids are super excited about grandma coming!
Here are some of our fun and silly pictures we've taken since January!
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| Emery is getting into dressing and undressing. Unfortunately, these pants belong to her baby doll. |
A short video of Emery and Joseph dancing at the basketball game (after the carnival). The band is playing a Lady Gaga song, if you recognize it. We missed most of the good dancing, but still thought it was cute.
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| Emery sitting in Lorraine's bathtub. |
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| Em fell asleep on Aaron's lap one evening. Practically unheard of, and so cute! |
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| Emery and Joseph posing. Emery is showing off her Christmas dress Julie made. |
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| Emery playing with Lorraine's playmat. |
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| Emery with some of her dress-up clothes from Christmas. |
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| Emery in her new apron from Christmas, which she wears when she wants to "help" Mama cook. |
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Emery also loves to wear shoes. Mostly Joseph's. Sometimes on the right feet. Sometimes facing the right way.
Emery counting. This was back when she first started. She skips a few numbers, but it's still cute. :) |
We have quite a few of Emery, don't we? Oh well. Pretty soon it'll be just pictures of Lorraine. :) It'll probably be a while before we post again. (I know, nothing new.) But we'll send out word when Lorraine's born and give all her wonderful info!
