Highlights of the Last 3 Months...

It seems like when I have the most to post about is when I don't have the time to post.  So here are just some quick highlights of the last three months:

Kyle and I are found out we are expecting our second child!  I am currently 16 weeks pregnant.  It was quite a shock at first, but not really since we weren't on any birth control.  With breastfeeding I didn't think it would happen quite so soon but we're still  very excited about our little miracle.

Kyle got a new job in Mattawan doing design work.  The owner, however, had some major anger issues and Kyle didn't feel right about staying.  We prayed about it and Kyle resigned after only a few weeks.  It was a tough decision because he had been making substantially more money but I'm proud of Kyle for taking the leap of faith to trust God for something else. Just after he resigned, we found out we were expecting another child.  Talk about our faith being tested.  Here we were with no job and the news of another little one on the way.  However, within 24 hours of resigning, Kyle had over 30 different job leads and was able to take a two week temp job the following week just as a fill in until he found a more permanent job.  As always God came through and provided a job for Kyle in Grand Rapids.  So we prayed some more and decided to rent out our house and move closer to his work.  Now, here we are living in Grand Rapids and back to hunting for a church - something we have been doing for the majority of our marriage.  But we're very grateful for a higher paying job, especially as our family continues to grow.

Elijah has been crawling for over a month now and can pull himself up.  I can't leave him for one moment alone or he'll find the nearest cord to grab or small object to put in his mouth.  Everything he touches has to go in his mouth.  He's cut two teeth and sadly can no longer nurse because my milk has dwindled to about 3oz a day.   I think it's due to my morning sickness and therefore some dehydration  causing my milk supply to decrease.  We've put him on goats milk - which I know some people think is crazy, but his stomach handles it so much better than formula.  Goats milk is lacking in a iron and folic acid - which I make sure he gets through avocados, apples, and egg yolks (well the egg yolks I'm starting today for the first time).

We enjoyed a brief Christmas at my parent's house, interrupted by Kellie being asked to come home and get some blood work done. After only 20 hours or so at my parent's house in Indiana we were told that Kellie was getting induced.  She had been having high blood pressure and extreme swelling from her pregnancy.  She wasn't due till January 12 but ended up having a c-section on December 23rd.  Beautiful Alana Grace was born weighing only 5lbs 2oz but is doing great.  All her test came back normal and she is nursing wonderfully.  Kellie on the other hand has been held in the hospital and is being treated for toxicity, high blood pressure, fluids on her heart and lungs, and still much swelling. She's doing a lot better today and hopefully will be released today or tomorrow.

Tonight Kyle and I are going to see Beauty and the Beast on Broadway - a Christmas gift from his parents.  I'm so excited!