life update

It seems this blog is due for a life update. What's happening in the Foster house these days, anyhow? Sometimes I don't even know.

The first thing is that we're having a baby. Hooray! I don't have any sonogram or belly pictures, or any cute way of telling the blog world this news. I am generally excited but pretty awkward about springing this news on people, including my husband. I think telling Collin went something like this: I found out early in the A.M. on a Wednesday morning. I crawled back into bed. I said something to the extent of, "Um, I peed on a stick." Collin replied something like, "What's that supposed to mean? Are you pregnant?" And I nervously said, "Uh... There were 2 lines. I think that means yes." I know, I'm extraordinarily creative in my presentation of big news... Collin is much better when he tells people. Maybe he should have written this post. Just don't mistake awkwardness and poor presentation with any lack of joy. We are very much excited and rejoicing! E.T.A. is late January or early February, 2012 (one nurse put my due date at 1/30 and the other at 2/1).

So with that said, I am quitting my job. My last day is on August 17th, which is crazy soon! We have year long contracts at my job that begin September 1st, and Collin and I knew I wasn't going to be able to fulfill another year long contract. We made the decision that I'm going to do the housewife/mom gig full time for awhile, which is exciting but a little nerve racking. Our culture puts a lot of identity into what one does for a living. I'm slightly nervous about not being able to boast, "I'm a speech-language pathologist." Though I will maintain my licensure, I will not be able to claim that's "what I do" any longer. I hope this helps me put more and more of my identity in Christ alone.

In other news, Collin is nearing the end of his Master's degree in Applied Linguistics. Join us in a big "woohoo!" on that. Lord willing, he will finish this December. No more night class! Yay! A month off, and then late nights with baby Foster.... oh man. We are really thankful the graduate school stage will be over before the baby stage begins.

Well friends- there are other things going on, but those are the highlights. Be praying for the health of baby Foster, Collin's last months in school, and my transition to the housewife gig.