Could we BE any more excited?!

(I hope you were able to read the title with Chandler's voice in mind!)

I can't handle the excitement!!!!

We have been blessed with a really wonderful season this last month, and I wanted to document it before life gets crazy with this whole becoming parents thing.  So in no particular order, here is a glimpse into the last month and our current state:

1) In my opinion (and hopefully Tracey's, too, ha!) it's been the sweetest month in our marriage.  Obviously we are excited about meeting Lil' Man, but apart from that we have just been enjoying time with each other and learning how to work together better than ever before.

2)  All of a sudden in February (which is rare because the world stops here in February as everyone leaves on vacation for weeks at a time) we doubled our clientele.  We're excited about having full teaching schedules and new students to work with in March!

3)  Tracey and I team taught my classes so he can take over for me while I'm gone.  No offense to adults, but teaching kids is way more fun :)  Tracey loved it, they all loved him, and it will be really nice to be able to continue our with classes while I'm out for however long. And he's excited about wearing his "kid-friendly" shoes while singing songs and playing games... He's really excited about the shoes.  I'm pretty sure they're the ugliest things I've ever seen...

4)  Another HUGE blessing = we've worked our schedule out so that one of us (now and when I go back to classes) can be home with Lil' Man while the other is teaching!

5)  We have been getting ready for the first week of having our kids back at House of Hope.  I know I'm a nerd for it, but I LOVE the first week of school.  New ideas, new hopes for the year, a new start to everything.  It has been a really fun planning experience and we're excited to have the kids back!      

6) Tracey has been planning out the year for Sunday School and recruiting new teachers.  It's been really cool to see how his experiences and passions align so perfectly with the needs of our church!

7)  I can confidently drive a stick shift now in a city of crazy drivers and ridiculous traffic patterns!  (And ridiculous laws... apparently you can't drive when you're more than 7 months pregnant here... or when wearing flip flops... oops to both :/ )

8)  We found out last week that my sweet aunt is making it possible for us to come to the States this summer so we can celebrate my grandparents' 60th anniversary with my whole family!  Not only will we get to see so many family members and friends that we miss like crazy, Lil' Man will get to as well.  And as much as we appreciate Skype, there's obviously nothing quite like being with your people.  (Although we are thankful for Skype's ability to capture moments like when we told Tracey's parents I was pregnant... priceless!)

9)  Speaking of parents... My MOM is on a plane RIGHT now to come see us!!  It has been approximately 1 year and 8 months since I have last seen her.  And she has never seen Chile, OR our son!  Once again, a little too much excitement to handle...

10) Oh yeah, we're having a baby sometime this week.  Soon Lil' Man will have a name, a face, and a personality of his own.  And we will be parents.  Bah!!!  And I will get to sleep on my stomach again!  Baahahaha!!!!!  Or maybe not, since I heard we won't be sleeping for a while :)