My Muffin

Well, I know it has been awhile. Busy busy here. The school year is wrapping up and my students are taking the dreaded end of grade tests next week. Then we have 2 1/2 weeks of total waste. I know now why my family home schools.
The major event in our lives though has nothing to do with school or jobs. I AM PREGNANT!! About 5 weeks. I have a little muffin in the oven. We are so very excited and so blessed. One time is the charm for us. We got started early thinking it might take awhile. No deal. One time, first time. Yay for Benji! :-) Please keep us in your prayers that everything goes well and we end up with a healthy baby. I have not been sick at all...yet. I am holding out that I will be like my mom. I feel terrific! Determined not to be huge, I am trying to keep up with exercising and not eating everything in front of me. Pregnancy is such a good excuse. :-)
We have talked about names, and nursery colors, and all of that good stuff, but it still does not seem real. I think a baby bump would help me out. I want to be able to "prove" that I am pregnant. :-)
I have wanted to be a mom for so long, and I feel like I have already known this soon to be person inside me. It has just taken a while for he/she to show up. Does that sound stupid? Oh, I don't care. We are thrilled. I am unsure of what I will do about work next year. Please pray for us about that. We are due around January 20th.
I have a doctor's appointment on the 6th where we should find out a more accurate due date, and learn about all the things I need to do.
We love you! Thank you for your prayers. We are so happy and excited! We thank God for this blessing in our lives.