I am still here...

Well...it has been awhile since I last posted but a lot has been going on in the past couple of months.

We have a new addition to the family. Madeleine Grace entered our lives on 09/19/07 and has been going nonstop since then. The birth itself was pretty uneventful but she was determined to make the "homestretch" dramatic for mommy.

Tammy was placed on bedrest right before Labor Day because of her increasing blood pressure. This happened with Hannah and lead to some complications with Hannah's delivery so the doctor was not going to take any chances. This made Tammy's feets, ankles, legs, and hands swell and made her generally very uncomfortable. We had already planned a little trip to Sedona so we made the trip since Tammy would be in the pool 90% of the time.

When we returned, that is when the real fun started. Tammy's blood pressure did not come back down so we spent the next couple of weeks in and out of the doctor's office and hosipital. To make a long story short, the doctor decided to induce labor 3 weeks early and now Tammy is finally doing well...at least physically. Tammy has been a trooper throughout but I think the lack of sleep is wearing on her at this point. My mom flew in from San Antonio to help during the last week of pregnancy and stayed for about a week afterwards. It was a big help. Hopefully the little one with learn to sleep longer than a couple of hours soon.

Hannah is doing great with little sister. All things considered she is doing quite well and I am very proud of her attitude with all the recent changes.

We just had Madeleine baptized and my cousin Laura and her husband Tom flew in from San Antonio for the event. We are very happy they were able to come and be Madeleine's godparents. Having them around for a couple of days was very nice.

Well...I probably need to do some work now. I am in the process of exploring a job opportunity in Houston so we shall see how that goes. I do miss Texas...