She will be called Emily Elizabeth!

Thanks so much for caring enough to stop by our blog! I have fought the family blogging trend for some time now, but seeing as how our family is on the verge of expanding, I figured that there might be a little too much pressure placed on our annual Christmas letter :-P. Here's a quick update on what has been going on in our home:

Nick is currently stateside, thankfully, after two deployments in the first five months of this year...We took full advantage of the all-to-brief window of time between deployments to create our very own little peanut, which, as you hopefully picked up by this blog post title, will be called Emily Elizabeth! :-P Nick has been home for the last two months and has been working like a dog keeping up with his platoon leader position in his special operations aviation regiment and completing lots of pilot training. To be honest, there isn't much I can share about Nick's work on our blog--I'd hate to be responsible for compromising our national security if any bad guys were to read this :-P. Not that Nick tells me anything cool about what he does, he knows all too well my affinity for sharing hot gossip. :-D As of December, Nick will be leaving his current position for a 15 month stint in the 101st Airborne Division as a commander of an aviation company. The good news is that he will still be stationed here at Fort Campbell, however, the unfortunate news is that he will have to deploy overseas for another year come next spring.

I am presently working as an RN in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Well Baby Nursery at Gateway Medical Center. Up until recently I had been working about two nights (ugg!) a week but will soon (as of AUGUST 26th YAHOOO!!!!) be a stay at home mommy! I can't wait to spend some quality time with my hubby and catch up on some sleep for a couple of months before our little Miss Emily arrives :-D.

Molly and Darla, our first-born, four-legged babies, are totally and completely oblivious that their status in our family is in jeopardy. I have to remind Molly that my ever-growing belly is not a trampoline. Darla, our kind-hearted puppy, will appreciate a new sleeping buddy, but Molly, the self-proclaimed alpha, well, it remains to be seen... :-P

Life's about to get a whole lot crazier than it's been...So stay tuned...:-D