April and May have been crazy months. As I was gearing up for finals, I was also becoming more and more convinced that the Lord wants me to stay at home with our baby boy this fall! This conversation has been going on since late February/early March and it took me quite a while to finally come to the decision that I wasn't going to be returning to seminary this fall...or ever. I am very confident this is the way the Lord is leading and feel so much peace and excitement in this decision! I never really viewed myself as a stay-at-home-mom, but now I can't wait! Needless to say, the last 6 weeks of school were especially draining knowing that I wouldn't be returning and wanting to get this season of "mom" started as soon as possible! I had my last class last Thursday and now am totally ready to take on this new identity! And considering everyone I know in Denver is from seminary, I'm sure I'll be finding my way down there quite often this fall with baby boy!
Another aspect of this decision came when Aaron was offered the Principal position at Redeemer Lutheran School for next year!! PTY! Becoming a Principal has been Aaron's dream since starting undergrad and we are so pumped that he gets this opportunity at such a young age! So next year he'll actually move up to the 7th/8th grade classroom, teaching in the morning and doing Principal duties in the afternoon (they'll hire a part-time teacher for 7th/8th afternoons). He has lots of plans and we spend many nights brainstorming for the coming years at Redeemer.
Another exciting thing that happened just a few days ago was that Aaron's little brother, Alex, has moved in to our 2nd bedroom! Crazy, I know, since we kind of need that bedroom for baby boy. Alex doesn't mind that his room is crowded with baby things and there is no place for him to put clothes in the closet though! Alex is starting his MBA at DU in the fall and has come out to start working beforehand. We're hoping that the 3 of us, plus baby boy, will be able to find a rental house in the area that we can all share. Good thing we have 2 months of living together and house hunting before we have to make a final decision!
Alright, enough of the word-y update. Here are some updates in pics!
Baby boy also got a pack n' play from my wonderful Bible Study girls in Boulder a few weeks ago, so at this point at least we know we'll have a place to put him if he happens to come before we get a crib (which depends on where we live...its going to be a fun 3 months!) We also got another swing and a bunch of clothes from a school parent last week which was also great! I am so ready to start getting everything together!!!!
Happy Summer!
Another aspect of this decision came when Aaron was offered the Principal position at Redeemer Lutheran School for next year!! PTY! Becoming a Principal has been Aaron's dream since starting undergrad and we are so pumped that he gets this opportunity at such a young age! So next year he'll actually move up to the 7th/8th grade classroom, teaching in the morning and doing Principal duties in the afternoon (they'll hire a part-time teacher for 7th/8th afternoons). He has lots of plans and we spend many nights brainstorming for the coming years at Redeemer.
Another exciting thing that happened just a few days ago was that Aaron's little brother, Alex, has moved in to our 2nd bedroom! Crazy, I know, since we kind of need that bedroom for baby boy. Alex doesn't mind that his room is crowded with baby things and there is no place for him to put clothes in the closet though! Alex is starting his MBA at DU in the fall and has come out to start working beforehand. We're hoping that the 3 of us, plus baby boy, will be able to find a rental house in the area that we can all share. Good thing we have 2 months of living together and house hunting before we have to make a final decision!
Alright, enough of the word-y update. Here are some updates in pics!
Here I am at 24 weeks. I had an appointment yesterday and everything looks good!
I think I have finally found bedding that I like. This has just enough orange in it for me, and enough blue and green for Aaron. I'm thinking I'll flip the bumper so the blue shows on the outside and maybe get a different crib skirt. I like the pattern, but the matchy-matchy kind of overwhelms me. I've been searching Pinterest and was really liking designer, expensive, not-available-on-a-registry bedding, so finding this at Target online has made me feel a lot better!
My mom very graciously bought us this rocker at a consignment sale while she was out here in April. I'm hoping to recover it with a brighter, cleaner, fabric, but its super comfortable and we got it at a great price!
Baby boy also got a pack n' play from my wonderful Bible Study girls in Boulder a few weeks ago, so at this point at least we know we'll have a place to put him if he happens to come before we get a crib (which depends on where we live...its going to be a fun 3 months!) We also got another swing and a bunch of clothes from a school parent last week which was also great! I am so ready to start getting everything together!!!!
Happy Summer!
You may never need that crib anyway! We bought a beautiful sleigh style crib, little Claire never spent a night in it! She ended up in a cosleeper (like a packnplay with a dropped side) and then onto a twin mattress on the floor. Oh well, at least the crib converts to a twin, so someday it will be used! :)
ReplyDeleteYou're adorable and so is your bedding. Love you!
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