The skinny (and not so skinny)...

Hi Everyone! 

Here's the skinny: I just wanted to write an update to let you all know about our new life events. Things have been a little crazy around here the last month, and seemingly there is not an end in sight. For the last month, or so, Dan and I have been waiting to see if I would be offered a faculty position in the Communication Sciences and Disorders department at Penn State. As it turns out, I was offered the job, and the offer was very fair. Recently, as in on Thursday, we decided we would accept the offer and move back to Penn State. The position starts next fall semester (August 2010), so we will be moving back east this summer sometime - probably in July. In the meantime, the craziness continues as now we have to sell our house in Salt Lake City and figure out what we will do for housing in State College. The Salt Lake house is going on the market on Monday - of course it's the worst market and the worst time of year to try to sell, but here we are, we are just hoping and praying for the best. We would appreciate your prayers and positive thoughts too. We just hope that someone comes to see our house and loves it. The sooner the better!! Also, as you know, Dan, Ellie and I are expecting an addition to our family in early March. This will, no doubt, add to the insanity in our lives (in a great way, though!). If/when our house sells here in Utah, Dan, Ellie, Jack and I will be moving to Heber, UT to live in Dan's grandma's house while I finish out the academic year at the University of Utah. We are hoping to build our own house in State College, so the sooner the house here in Utah sells, the better for us because then we will be able to get the builders working on our new home. If we sell by March the house in State College will be built and ready for us to move into in July, so that's really what we are hoping will happen - only time will tell.

So there you have the skinny on our lives. Now for the not-so-skinny. Here is a picture of me at 22 weeks and 3 days pregnant. Little boy is moving and kicking consistently, and seems to be most active throughout the night time - problematic, I know!

I feel much more round this time. Maybe it's the second pregnancy thing, or maybe it's the boy thing - I don't think I'll ever know!

Reading and singing "Down By the Bay" with Dad. Ellie LOVES reading these days. It is so cool!

Playing with an empty container. The funniest things make the most interesting toys these days! I love watching her grow and see her interests change and develop!!