International Travels and the Latest :)

It has been about a month since I have posted and alot has gone on in that month!

First of all, Austin and I made a 10 day trip to Europe with my boss and his wife for work/ pleasure. We were able to visit Paris, France, Berlin, and Hamburg Germany. It was a great experience as I had never been out of the States, however I was VERY happy to get home to see my little girl. We have become quite attached as of late ;). She did great while we were gone though...I was so happy that did not seem to be sad at all while we were gone. I have been so happy to be home this week though. I just keep saying to Austin, "Wow! It feels great to be home!"

We had a nice lazy weekend which was great to be able to catch up on my laundry...as I was running out of clean pants, lol. It was nice just to have nothing on the agenda and be able to spend quality time with Keira and also some friends. My mom was on vacation last week, so Keira went to play with her friend Lauren while I was at work. They had a great time as they are both only children (for now as they both have siblings on the way). I am so thankful to have trustworthy Christian friends who can watch Keira when I am at work!

In other news: we are preparing for the massive and soon impending flood by stocking up and brainstorming ideas in the event that my parents and sisters move in with us. They are on the west end and could very well be flooded out. I know it would make for a full house, but we can definitely make it work! It is amazing and scary to see all the flooding around and how high the river is getting! I am so thankful to know that GOD is in control and our materials in this world are just that: THINGS!

Baby news: I am now 12 weeks and 3 days pregnant! I am in the last week of my first trimester, PTL! This first trimester has been SO much better than last time, thanks to my miracle drugs. I am so thankful I had those this time. Just this week I have started to pop out and feel big. I go to the doctor again in two weeks and am hoping to be able to see what we are having! My gut feeling is that this is a boy because:
1) I want to eat all junk food (pizza, chocolate, fries...it is HORRIBLE!) I have a feeling I will be MUCH bigger this time around if I keep this up. All I wanted with Keira (after I finally quit puking) was veggies and fruit.

2) Austin and I AGREED upon a boy name...which had never happened previously. I consider this quite close to a miracle and must signal that a boy is on the way. ;)

We shall see though!

Well I am going to head to bed...here are a few pictures that we had taken recently. It was a composite of extended family pictures, our family pictures, and Keira's 2.5 year old pictures. :)