Ultrasound #2

We had our second ultrasound today and everything is going great. Heard a heartbeat, 127 beats per minute, so good and healthy. Steph continues to be sick, but Carter and I are healthy. The embryo measured at 6 weeks 4 days and that translates into a September 12th due date. More updates as they become available.

Big News

So we had lots of good news in January so far. First of all we are moving back to Des Moines on March 1. Steph took a job at the West Des Moines Manor Care facility as the admissions director. I am going to keep my same job and work from home. Unfortunately we won't be able to move into our house in Altoona until November 1, as it is rented right now. We are very excited to get back to the Des Moines area to be close to friends and family. Carter is super excited to be close to his good friend Zane. Our other big news is the we are expecting #2! We aren't very far along, but are super excited to add to our family. The initial due date is September 9th, which is also Carter's birthday, so September will be a busy month for us. So far Steph has been a lot sicker with this one than she was with Carter, but other than that is doing just fine. She is anticipating five weeks from now when the first trimester will be over and hopefully the sickness will be gone. Needless to say the next 8 months are going to be very busy for us.

Christmas

So Christmas has come and gone and of course we spent most of our break traveling. Carter woke up Christmas morning and was very surprised by all the gifts that Santa Claus had brought him. Needless to say there were plenty. After we cleaned up the mess that was Christmas morning we packed up and started the trek for Ankeny to Nana and Papa's. When we got there is was chaotic, like usual, but what can you expect with 10 adults and 7 kids, 6 of who are under the age of 5! Carter had a great time playing with all of his cousins and openening even more gifts from Nana and Papa. Sissy got him new shoes, Hawkeye black and gold Nike's! On Friday morning we got up and Steph went to look at the West Des Moines Manor Care facility, more on that later, and then we started our trip to western Iowa. The weather was surprisingly good and we made it to Grandpa and Grandma's in plenty of time to see that there were even more gifts for Carter. On Saturday we went to Storm Lake to have a family picture taken with the whole Kuhl family, and let me tell you the photogropher must have had a wide angle lens as it was a huge group. After that we went to the Demers' family house for supper and then started our path back to Des Moines as the weather was supposedly bad.