Lots of Life

Wow-it has been a really long time since I last posted.  Long enough for lots of life to happen and lots of changes to come to my little family-which isn't quite so little anymore.  I don't think that I have ever been through a more emotionally exhausting year and I am happy to be at a point where we can start settling down and moving forward again.  So much has happened and I feel like each of these things deserve their own separate post, but since I can't guarantee that will happen I better give a quick summary so I have everything recorded somewhere.

Perhaps the biggest and most definitely the best thing that has happend to us is this:

Meet Emily Naomi Mathi

Born July 23, 2012

7 lbs. 9 oz

She is the sweetest and best baby and I couldn't be happier having her around.  She is so loved and is bringing so much joy into our home.  I was terrified to have another baby and ignored a lot of promptings for a long time, but I finally humbled myself enough to listen and she is such a testimony builder for me.  She lets me know that Heavenly Father knows me and loves me and knows what I need.  She also lets me know that I can never go wrong when I listen to promptings-even if those promptings go against almost everything I think I want for myself! And for the record, she is a VERY VERY loved little girl!

Next major change:

In February we sold our home. Our home we love and that we will always love!  We always knew we weren't in our forever home and we figured that logically it was the best time to sell.  We wanted to be settled in our new place before Andrew started Jr. High.  Now even though it was logically the best time to sell, I really underestimated the emotional impact it would have on my whole family.  But when you've been somewhere for almost 11 years and it is the only place your kids ever remember calling home, it is a HUGE emotional challenge.  It is a place we will always love and probably always miss.

And change number three:

After a really long six months we moved into our brand new home on September 1st.  We're excited to be in a brand new home and really think we are going to love the neighborhood.  Ben and Sarah are already having a blast and have made fast friends with the backyard neighbors and we can't wait to get to know the rest of the ward and the neighborhood.  The rest of us are still struggling a bit with the adjustment-it's a big change to leave a neighborhood and a city that you know and love, but we are all keeping a smile on our face and looking forward to getting to know and love a new neighborhood and city.



So there you have it--our major changes that are going to shape the rest of our lives in a new and exciting way.