catch up

Well it's been a while since my last post, and I could throw out a whole bunch of excuses as to why, but mostly I'm forgetful and easily distracted.
So just to bring you up to date:
We finally got the house! WOO! It's lovely and besides the few problems with the seller post-move in (like the fact that he did not complete the repairs he claimed to, etc.) we've really enjoyed having our own space and knowing that where we live is now an investment instead of a black hole money-wise. Lissy loves her new room and the space to run.
We picked up a cute little stray who, so the vets say, is about 9 months old. He's a small pup that a mix. I know he's part doberman pincher but the other part I'm not sure. He's all legs and loves to jump and run. Lissy and him are so cute playing together.
We're loving our new ward. They're happy, upbeat, and they put us to work asap. Lissy's also nursery age which is SO nice. ahhh. It's like I can actually listen to the lessons in church now.
Felicity is doing amazing. She's so attentive and ready to learn and help. She throws away her trash and puts her toys away all on her own, is slowly being potty trained and is the sweetest little thing ever. The other day Mike and I were doing things in separate rooms and Mike comes across a plastic rose. He tells Lissy to take it to me, which she does. I give Lissy a kiss for it and she returns back to Mike, scrunches her face a little, and then puckers up to give him the kiss. Isn't that so stinkin' cute? I love being a mommy :)
I guess the last thing to wrap it up would be to announce that Mike and I are having a little boy January 23rd! We found out yesterday his gender and are so excited. I'm going to be honest, after having such a wonderful little girl first I wanted another one, but I'm sure I'll love my lil' boy just as much.
I would ask to keep our little one in your prayers. His ultrasound showed everything normal except for one of the sacks in his brain, which is enlarged beyond normal. We are going to see a specialist tomorrow to determine if it's just an advance in his growth or if something is blocked and go from there. We are hopeful, since it's not grossly enlarged, just mildly, but would appreciate any prayers and thoughts for us from ya'll.

As my belly grows I'm looking for more and more pregnancy clothes sewing ideas, so if you know of any, please feel free to share them! And I'll see if Mike can help me get up some ultrasound pics. :)