Long Time Coming...

Noah and Grandpa Merkley on Father's Day. I couldn't do a post without a picture!

It has been so long since we have added a blog post that I am actually feeling a bit guilty. Guilty for not blogging? Yep, that's me. I'm kinda like that some times.

I havetwo reasons for wanting to get, and stay, updated. And that would be that two of my siblings moved far, far away and we have all promised to do better to keep eachother updated. Okay, so they really aren't far FAR away. But more than 4 hours drive for me, so I won't be seeing them as much.

Quick, quick, update on the last 5 (eek!) months so that I don't get overwhelmed and quit before I get started.

1. Luke is still working at the Centerville PD and really liking it since he got out on his own with no trainer. He has an amazing schedule for a rookie police officer which means that we get to have him home most nights and Saturday, Sunday and Monday. CPD does 3 month rotation shifts, so this won't always be the case. Next week, he switches to all days and he will be off Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We aren't complaining.

2. If you haven't already heard, we are expecting baby #3 in October and it is a BOY! We are super excited for Noah to have a little brother. Noah is excited to share a room, although that won't happen for awhile. I have been feeling pretty terrible and I blame the lack of blogging on that. But things are looking up for the 2nd trimester and hopefully it will be smooth sailing from here. My other two pregnancies have put me on bedrest and I am really hoping that doesn't happen this go 'round.

3. Noah is great! He has been super helpful lately and minds and hardly ever throws 3 yr. old tantrums anymore. I have even overheard him reminding Emma of some house rules (i.e. No eating in the car, No toys in your mouth, etc.). I swear Luke and I thank him daily for being so good lately. Love this boy. He has been planning his birthday party for months and has a quite detailed guest list and itinerary of what is going to happen. Should be a good time!

4. I guess Emma is transitioning into the Terrible Three's because she has been an absolute nightmare lately. Luke and I are wondering what has possessed our sweet, sassy pants. She has been so cranky and is exhausted/lethargic all the time. It has also been hard to get her to eat anything. My mom was out of town for a month, so didn't get to see her start this change, but saw her last week and definitely thinks something is wrong. We are going to have her blood sugar tested and iron levels checked and make sure everything is okay. We'll keep you posted.

5. We are moving too (I guess my whole family is in transition!). Except, we are moving all of about 250 feet across the street from where we are currently. We have to be in Davis County but we are SO DONE with the duplex we are in. The landlord doesn't give a hoot about this place and the list is as long as my arm with the things that need to be fixed. We didn't want to leave our ward and we are lucky to have found a rental so close that will be available hopefully in the next month.

6. We have a super fun, jam-packed July planned and I hope to be updating about our fun excursions soon.

That is all for now. Hopefully I will be back soon!