Quick Update

One of my resolutions this year is to keep a better record of our little fam.  It's only been, what...a YEAR since I posted?! Well that's a bit depressing...but what better time to start anew than today? :)

For those of you that don't know, we moved from sweet little Rexburg, ID in February!  It was kind of a whirlwind month.  Looking back we have no idea how we even did it! Basically, Nathaniel had been looking for a job since October of last year.  He worked so hard and endured a lot of disappointment and seemingly endless "no's" and "not now's."  We took turns feeling discouraged but always felt like something would work out.  He graduated (woohoo!) in December and we still had no idea what was next. I was 9 months pregnant and it all just felt really dramatic at the time. haha One of the blessings of going through rough patches is being able to see them in hindsight a few months down the road and seeing God's hand through it all.  He never leaves us completely in the dark, even if it feels like we're walking blindly.

On February 4th, our sweet little son was born. So much of my anxiety disappeared after his arrival.  We were so grateful for a healthy delivery and healthy little boy.  My mom came out to help with Ember in the last week of my pregnancy and the week after Aks was born.  I don't know if it was a case of postpartum delirium or heavenly guidance....but the Thursday after Akston turned one week old, I bought two one-way tickets for the kids and me to Virginia for exactly two weeks later and reserved a moving truck for Nathaniel to drive! Somehow we miraculously packed our little home into that over-sized moving truck and made our way across the country within two weeks (3 weeks postpartum)! (I will save it for another post to explain how I survived a plane trip with a 19 month old and a 3 week old...)

For now, we are in Virginia living with my parents and sister.  Within two weeks of being here Nathaniel found a great job and has made several contacts in the field he is pursuing. We are so grateful and can't wait to see what comes of this change.