September wrap-up and Surprises

September sure has been busy for us, in good ways and in surprising ways.

I took my first trip away from my babies.

The weather is finally cooling off and we've been enjoying more time outdoors.

Work has kept both the hubs and I very busy (he is actually off this week!)

I have been party planning like a crazy-woman. November 3rd is the big party :)

Hollin is SO close to walking. She is waving, clapping, saying Ma Ma and Da Da.

This past Tuesday, all bank employees sat in on a mandatory conference call. We learned that our bank is merging with two other banks. There has been a bit of panic and overall lowered morale because obviously some people will lose their jobs. I feel somewhat confident that I will keep my position, but only time will tell.

This past Friday, Jimmy went in for severe tooth pain and ended up needing emergency oral surgery. Of all the times this could have happened, it was during our end-of-the-month and end-of-quarter AND my boss was gone. Horrible timing, but it was ok.

 

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This will come as a surprise to lots of you, but for about 12 hours a few weeks ago, Jimmy and I were pretty certain that baby #3 was very unexpectedly on the way.

I had come back from my business trip and just felt a little "off." I sent Jimmy to the drugstore for some tests, just to give me peace of mind. I took the first test and there was clearly a second line. To say that I panicked is an understatement.

I chalked it up to a "faulty test" and took the second one. Same thing. Two lines.

At this point, I started to cry. This was something that neither one of us were expecting or ready for.
We started talking about the "what ifs" and what we needed to do. Like buy a minivan!! How would I tell my boss? I just started this new job! I can't ask my mom to babysit three little ones!

I took the last test and the line was there. Again.

There was nothing I could do but try to sleep with all of these thoughts running through my head, but I managed to drift off eventually.

The next morning, I ran out and bought a digital test.  I came home, took the test and waited for the longest 3 minutes of my life.  Finally, the words were on the screen.

"Not pregnant."

A few hours later, I definitely knew I wasn't pregnant.

I will never know why those lines were there on all three tests. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't relieved that I'm not expecting. At the same time, I can't help but wonder if I was for a very, very short time. Or was it a "faulty" batch of tests?  The most interesting part about all of this was how happy Jimmy was after the shock (very quickly) wore off. He had already checked the Chinese gender predictor for fun and the results said that we were going to have a boy :)

I'm very thankful for a husband that is so loving and loves being a daddy.

Needless to say, September has been a little crazy.  Just when I was starting to settle into my routine and really feel like I was getting the hang of things, my world was shaken up a bit, but everything is okay.

Although I don't know exactly what the future holds as far as my job, God had given me a peace about it and I am just waiting patiently. I probably won't know anything definite until the Spring.

I'm excited about the months coming up and (hopefully) no more crazy surprises.

Love,