New Job, New Teeth, New Semester

A lot has happened the last few weeks, so here's a quick update on the family:

The latest news on Ryan:
Just a few short weeks after Ryan's promotion to day shift, he has been promoted again!! He will be working in the clinic starting in about two weeks. I am super excited because not only does this mean a little more $$, but he gets weekends off!!!! He couldn't be more excited, the clinic is a great opportunity for him to get back to his first love, EMS work. (he is a Medical First Responder).

Another great thing about this promotion is (from what I understand) they plan on paying for him to get his EMT license and paying for all the testing associated with getting the license! God has been doing some great things the last few months with providing opportunities for Ryan in his work, I can hardly wait for him to start this new position and see how God works through him to reach out to the students there.

The latest news on Hunter:
He of course had his Birthday last Thursday (21st) and yesterday I discovered Two little teeth popping through his gum! Both are top front teeth (one center, one right next to it to the left). Plus I can tell that his other top front center tooth will be coming through real soon! the gum is bumped up and just looks like any day that one will appear too!

He is crawling on his hands and knees now instead of his army (belly) crawl that he loves so much! and he is still my little monkey standing up on everything and climbing on whatever he can get his hands on! I love it! I wish that school didn't start so soon for me so that I could continue playing with him all day!

and he needs a hair cut! check out some pictures from his birthday and you'll see what I mean. It is just getting so long that it hangs over his ears. hehe.

One thing I could do with out is Hunter's clingy-ness. Not just to me, but to people in general. When ever I leave the room to get something from the kitchen or whatever Hunter just starts to cry, and then follow me whenever I go. He does the same to Ryan when he's home. If Ryan is playing with him then gets up (and i'm not in the room) he starts to cry. I guess he just hates being alone, even for a couple of seconds. Hopefully this doesn't last too long, it gets old quick hearing him cry when all you do is run to the kitchen for a second to get him some Cheerios or to get a glass of water.

Latest news on me:
I can feel the baby moving quite a bit now! I love it! I am carrying this one lower than I did Hunter, I swear he pushes on my bladder more than Hunter ever did, and instead of heartburn just at night like it was with Hunter, I get it ALL day now. lol. thankfully it is nothing a few Tums wont help! (It is probably good for me to get some extra calcium anyway!)
I get tired a lot easier now that I'm 22 weeks along, but I'm loving every minute of it!

School starts on the 4th (ugh) but this is my last year before student teaching, so I'm almost done(!) I have some good classes this term and I have a great schedule (no more 7:50am classes! and Fridays off!)

I have really enjoyed watching the Olympics these last two weeks, (especially beach volleyball and swimming) and was super excited to watch both the USA men, and woman beach volleyball teams win the gold against Brazil and China respectively.
We have so many talented athletes representing our country in so many different events.
I think what I have enjoyed most about the Olympics though is staying up late with Ryan and having friends over to watch them. What better reason to hang out and eat food than watching your country win a few more gold medals? hehe.

I guess that's all the news for now. Time to go play with Hunter some more and enjoy these last fleeting moments of summer! :D