It's like a mission

Since mostly women read this...I really don't know of any men...other than my dad and brothers that "blog" here's the deal. A while ago, we were faced with a decision and decided on the perfect time to have the decision... then as the time got closer, things started happening...more bills, freakouts about doctors, freakouts about me...like not physically being prepared for a new adventure, etc. Finally after much thought and prayer we realized, it's like a mission. When you make the decision to serve a mission (or when there is a missionary in your family), things start getting in the way... tougher decisions, car wrecks, bills, ANYTHING to make you feel like it's not quite the right idea... so that maybe you'll give up and decide you'd rather just have it easy and not serve a mission. Well, this is what seemed to happen when we decided to have a 3rd child... kids were up all night with asthma/allergies, drs were crazy, I was feeling super fat and not ready to add even more weight to my body, Svend's tests were getting closer together and more study time was needed--meaning saying goodbye to him at 6am and hi at 10pm. He even had teachers telling him it wasn't a good idea to have kids. So finally we made the decision that it really was going to be okay and that things really would work out. And once that decision was made, things started calming down...or rather I was more emotionally able to handle them. I got a gym membership (thanks in-laws) and have really been working my "butt" off --literally! Now, we found out we're going to be welcoming a new baby into our home this September and we couldn't be more excited! Tally's super excited for her new baby "sister" to join us---I don't know if I could handle another girl!!! Not that I think I could handle another "destruct-o" either! Oh boy... :) But anyways, we're super excited. Yes, it's VERY early to annouce things... I just ...I don't know...with it being the third, I figure I'm probably going to show a lot sooner, and I'd rather everyone know what's going on instead of just thinking I'm gaining weight! HAHA. And, we'll it's the THIRD... so a little of the "thrill" and "excitement" are gone. But we still couldn't be happier. Just don't expect the little "baby picture" for a while...it needs to actually look like a baby before I post it up there! :)