Gabe

Well, it's 2010 and we have now found out that we are having a little boy. I found out I was pregnant last September, but we wanted to keep it under wraps until after Christmas. I was really hoping for a boy - I wanted a Gabriel so bad, and I am in love with the idea of a house full of boys. Elijah wanted a boy, and Olivia wanted a girl, but she hasn't shown any real sign of disappointment.


Even though I wanted a boy the most, I still have a little disappointment about it not being a girl - isn't that crazy? It's the cute pink dress thing, I think. I guess there is always a little disappointment either way. But I cried for joy when I found out. Gabe, I can't wait to meet you.





I was sick a lot the first three months, and that made my school almost impossible. I ended up with 2 As, a C, and an F in a class that I purposely let go so that I could make sure to do well in the others. The C was because in the middle of the morning sickness, I actually missed the deadline for an exam. I had an A in everything else in the class. So it was a pass or fail kind of semester, but I made it through. I am going to go very easy on myself this semester - just two classes, one for coding PHP and one for Sociology.




The Sociology class is about Marriage and Family - two subjects on which I am completely uneducated. HA! It should be very, very interesting. Lee is afraid that it will be like one of those Love Quizzes, where you start finding imaginary things wrong with your life because of reading too much into it. I am more afraid of getting prideful and telling the whole class they are wrong about everything. My beliefs are pretty old-fashioned, and firmly held.

Lee is doing a great job at providing for the family, making sure the bills are paid, and that we are warm and fed. I've been "home" for seven months now, and it looks like it is going to be permanent, barring any emergency situations. I can't even say how happy that makes me. Now am focusing my energy on being a better wife/mother/homemaker.

Food is my focus for 2010. I am planning my meals ahead of time so that I always know what there is to eat. I have meals ready for Lee as soon as he gets home, so there is no temptation to go out and get food, and no tendency to run to the store and buy something expensive that is easy to make. It's going well so far, and I really enjoy it.