April and May Update!

So the past month has been great!! I have officially graduated from school. Bryce is on track to graduate from high school and Jace is going to be a big brother! =) That's right, Bryce and I are expecting our second little bundle of joy! We were shocked at first but we couldn't be happier. My due date is New Years Day, 2014. =) Although Bryce will miss most of the pregnancy due to boot camp and other training, he should be home just in time for the baby to arrive.

Our first ultrasound picture at 7 weeks 5 days!

On another note, this last weekend was quite full for us. Friday we were invited to the Hawks Prairie Rotary club for a luncheon where Bryce received the Hawks Prairie Hero Award for senior graduating under extraordinary circumstances and a $500 check to help with our future. I could not have been more proud of him for it! He has gone through two deployments of his dad and two injuries on top of that. He's maintained a decent GPA while helping raise our son and maintained a successful marriage. How many other 18 year olds do you know that could face such hardship and continue to keep smiling!

The following Saturday was our Senior Prom. It was so nice to get all dressed up and act my age for a few hours. I didn't need to worry about doing laundry, changing diapers, making sure Jace isn't coloring all over himself with markers, or going to work to provide for my family. I got to dance, have fun and be a regular 18 year old kid. Although it was nice to forget about life's worries for a night, I wouldn't change my life for anything. I would never trade in my husband or my son. They are the one things that keep me going each and every day.

Jace is growing like a weed! He's into 2T clothes and size 7 toddler shoes. He just got a new toddler bed! The first night was rough. He spent 45 minutes sitting by his door with his pillow and blanket crying and knocking on the door asking us to let him out. The next day for nap time he cried as Bryce left the room and then he stopped and that was the last of the roughness. He now loves to play in his room when he wakes up and even has learned how to open his door to knock on our to wake us up. =) He is definitely a smart little cookie!