New Beginnings

Hey there... would you look at that. It's been practically 1 1/2 years since my last post. Did I mention I'm a horrible blogger? I promise it's all been for a good reasons though. Well, mostly. My job has become my life over the past year and some odd months. I've been a barista/host/bartender/room service extraordinaire working some crazy hours in the busier months. I also get up at 4 am(ish) every morning which doesn't lend itself to wanting to do very much with the rest of my day after work but take a nap.
Oh and hey, right now I'm growing a little person too. We're expecting our first baby in mid June shortly after we celebrate our 4th anniversary. At the moment I'm approximately 7 months pregnant and growing increasingly less comfortable seemingly at the same rate the temperature is rising. Fingers crossed we stay below the 100s for awhile yet. We've gotten to see our growing baby boy twice by 3d ultrasound which is really an experience. I know I'm biased but he's pretty darn cute already.
As for the other bit of news, we're building a house! We made the decision on December 31st to go for it and construction on our dream home began in January of this year. It's been quite the experience to see our home take shape right in front of our eyes. It seems like every week some new exciting progress has been made. This is the house we hope to make our home for the foreseeable future, God willing, and to see our children grow up in. We are cutting it a little close, we are set to get our keys in May, almost exactly a month before Baby Ellis is due. It's going to be a challenge to move, get unpacked, and get all the baby stuff set up and organized before he makes his appearance. I can't say I mind not having to do any of the heavy lifting though!

It's been a whirlwind of a few months and we have some super exciting and slightly overwhelming months ahead. But I wouldn't trade any of it for the world. Ultrasound photos coming soon but for now here's some progress photos of our house!