Our life is pretty simple as it is.
We have an old house. We have 2 dogs. We have jobs. And we love them... unless the heater goes out again, the pipes have to be replaced again, we get robbed one more time, we are awoken to the sound of a dog throwing up or peeing, we get the car vandalized in some other fashion or walk into the 3 feet of water in the basement.
We are oh-so-blessed with a large, loving family, great friends (and great-er neighbors), consistent paychecks and a roof over our heads. Sometimes those things get annoying (maybe not the friends/neighbors part but reference the list further above) but they are blessings none-the-less and we are grateful.
Joe and I have been happily married for almost 3 years. He is my best freind and I couldn't have asked for a better one. We don't always have the best of luck (again, see that list above?) but we get through things and it works out in the end.
The purpose of starting this internet documentation is because our life is about to get alot less simple. Why, you ask? Cause we thought it would be a great idea to expand our family. And honestly... we are pretty excited about it. Little baby Barnes is due in about 21 weeks (on June 8th to be exact). We will find out what it will be in about a week and we are hoping for a little nerd like us. But of course, we will love it even if it is hip.
Joe and I don't really know what to expect with this new addition to our family. I have been told how hard it is and how we are crazy for even wanting this... (I don't know what it is about being pregnant that makes people think it is a great idea to say some of the things people say... but that is probably a whole post in itself)... but this is something Joe and I both want. Our kid is going to have so many people that love it from grandparents to great-grandparents, aunts and aunties, uncles, cousins... and this makes us so excited that we can hardly stand it. We know it isn't going to be an easy transition but I do know it will be worth it. I also know that we won't be doing this alone due to all those people that are going to help us love this baby (and hopefully help with diaper-changing as well.)
