Happy New Year (a week late)

I hope you all are having a wonderfully blessed beginning to the new year. I brought in the entire new year weekend by working a ridiculous amount of hours, but it was quiet at the hospital which gave me a good opportunity to continue to get to know some of the other ladies that I'm working with. I had a fabulous Christmas with my family and was incredibly blessed with all the wonderful presents. I think the best part was having everyone together a few days after Christmas when Amy, Brian & Cora were able to celebrate with us. Here are some pictures of our fabulous time together.

Jeremy, me, Kristin, & Peter

Jeremy & me having a great time

Grandpa, Cora, & Grandma

Cora cuddling with mommy (& baby)

I love this expression....Holy Cow!!

Cora laughing.

As you can see Cora is growing up incredibly fast and her personality changes so much every time I see her. She broke my heart the last morning they were here because I was needing to go to bed after coming home from work, but she would cry every time I tried to leave the room. Who can resist that? So I sacrificed an hour of sleep so I could play with her while mommy and daddy slept. When Brian and Amy came we recieved the wonderful news that Amy will be having a baby next August!!

This ultrasound was done at 7 weeks, but Amy is now over 9 weeks pregnant. Please pray for restored strength and health for Amy since she has been pretty sick. We are definitely excited that Cora will soon have a baby brother or sister, although it will be adding to their already crazy lives!

I would love to hear how your new year has started. Know that I am praying for blessings upon each of your lives as you move forward in all that God has for you. Be blessed!!