It's been a while... Sorry!!!

Well, we're just bad bloggers, I guess. I will try to get better, so I can keep y'all better updated on the Lane household as we await the arrival of our first child. We are so excited and eagerly await the arrival of our baby boy. As of yesterday, I started my 27th week, aka the start of my 3rd (and FINAL) trimester! Joshua could be here anywhere from 10-13 weeks from now and be considered full term. Makes me a little nervous since we still have so much left to get and do before he comes, but I know it will all work out with God in control. We went to the doctor on Friday, and Joshua is measuring accurately with a strong heartbeat. He's a healthy little one which we are so thankful about. I had to do my glucose test which consisted of me drinking this orange drink and then having my blood drawn an hour later. We should hear the results back from that sometime this week, so pray that it comes back normal. We go back in a little under 3 weeks, and then, I think she's going to start seeing me every 2 weeks. My back has just started hurting some, especially when I bend over to pick something up. It's like a nerve is getting pinched or something. Good thing I have a sweet husband who is willing to help me out. For example, today, we dropped some stuff off at Goodwill, walked around Target, and went grocery shopping. Well, by the end of all that, my back and my feet were really hurting (luckily, nothing is swelling- at least not yet), so he told me to go lay down when we walked in the door, and he put everything up by himself. He, also, cooked us dinner. Very much appreciated!!!

In other news, Daniel is not scheduled to report to TBS (combat school for new Marine officers) until mid- December, so we will be moving to Quantico, Virginia for that around the end of November/ beginning of December. Until then, we will be staying here in College Station which means our baby boy will get to be born in the great state of Texas. We're excited about that, especially since that means the doctor I've seen for my entire pregnancy so far will get to deliver me most likely (the exception being if Joshua decides to come at some odd hour when my doctor isn't available or the doctor on call since there are several doctors at the office we go to). The part we're not as excited about is that we'll have to move with a 2 month old baby, but we'll survive- no big deal. Anyways, our lease is up on our current apartment in August, and we are excited about that because these are young and loud college apartments and we're ready to get out of them to be in a quieter, more ideal setting for our expanding family. We have found a 2 bedroom/2 bath 1 floor townhouse that is almost double the square footage of our current apartment and $200 cheaper a month in rent. We plan on moving July 30th & 31st, and then, we'll actually be able to put together the nursery (even though it will only get like 2 months of use). I'll finally be able to let this nesting itch in me get out and to work! lol. We've had quite the clean 1 bedroom apartment lately since there isn't much I can do here. We might even be purchasing a queen size bed tomorrow which is very exciting since we've slept on a full size bed with a cheap mattress for the past year.

Besides that, we're just working and enjoying our summer. I'm still nannying and enjoying it. The little boy just turned 1 year old at the end of June and is so fun and cracks me up. The little girl is 2 1/2 and just as sweet and talkative as can be. I'll be sad when I'm not their nanny anymore because I've really had a blast. Daniel is still at HEB, poor guy. I know he's so ready to move on from it, but the Marines don't start paying him until he reports for TBS (unless, they start this language school at the end of August like they've mentioned). The email they sent out was asking to see how many lieutenants would be interested in doing it before they report for TBS, but no word has been said as to if they will actually do it or not. It would be nice if they did though, because Daniel would enjoy it and learn 2 Afghani dialects. Plus, he would start getting paid and we would receive a housing allowance.

Basically, we're just trying to live by faith and give all the control to God. There's no use worrying about things because God promises to take care of those who truly love Him and seek Him. Hope y'all enjoyed our update, and I will try to not to wait so long before I blog again.