Derek is taking his last final for his second year of medical school right now. It is an exciting time. As soon as this final is done he will finally be able to put all of his studying to step 1. He is scheduled to take step 1 on June 16th, my birthday. However, I cannot think of a better gift than to have that test DONE! As difficult as preparing for this test has been (Derek leaves for school at 5:30 to get there by 6 and study till class at 8, then when class is over at 12 eat his packed lunch and study till 5 or 5:30 when he comes home and eats dinner and plays with the kids till 7, then he either goes back to the school or locks himself in his room until 9 or 9:30 where it is then bedtime. Now that class is over it will be the same schedule except no school. Wahoo! I am so proud of him and his hard work for our family! He has been going non-stop through sickness, bad days, and anything else life has thrown at him! I should also mention that Derek is a teacher in the Elder's Quorum and has to teach about once a month and does his home teaching and takes the time to stay on top of his callings. No they aren't big, but it is amazing to see that he can keep his life flowing with all he has on his plate. He plays with the kids every chance he gets, and takes care of me as well. I'm such a cry baby, but I love him so much and I'm so thankful for him every day. He is working so hard for our family. Medical school isn't bringing in any money, but this is how he will be providing for us for our future and seeing how hard he is working to become the best doctor he can melts my heart because I know our family will always be taken care of. I love this guy more and more every day. When I first knew I loved the guy I didn't think my heart could get any more full of love for him, but it seems to every day.
After a lot of saving, planning, and tough decisions we have planned a vacation! We don't know when an opportunity like this will come up again. We are going to visit Derek's mission in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from June 17th to June 28th. My parents are going to watch the kids while we are away. We finally found tickets in our budget and then used our flight points we have saved from our credit card to buy our airline tickets really cheap! It would not have been possible to go without this. We have been saving these points for several years now in hopes that someday this trip would be possible. We haven't known if it would be possible, but this trip has been in the works since we got married. We have talked about visiting Derek's mission since we started dating and it is a dream of both of ours to go together. The only thing better would be if our kids could go as well, but I'm glad I won't have to take care of them there. We almost made it there 3 years ago in August when Kael was just 12 months old, but it just didn't work out. It was a sad day for us, and we were heart broken, but we haven't stopped trying to get there, and now our dream is coming true. :) So, anyone in Germany, Czech, and Slovakia come see us while we are there! :) And a HUGE thank you to Mom and Dad for being willing to take our 2 little munchkins for such a long time. This trip wouldn't be possible without you guys and we love you so much! THANK YOU!
Kael is growing up so fast. I can't believe he will be 4 in August. Where did the last 4 years go?! Kael is the best big brother to Eden. Always pestering her, but always taking care of her and encouraging her in all she does. He is her biggest supporter of learning to use the potty. He cheers her on when she has accomplished big things and gives her more praise than Mom does. He also scolds her when she has accidents. It's pretty funny. He is still the most friendly person I know. He is always saying hello to people at the store and making them smile. He loves his friends and Dad is his "Best Friend". He will be starting preschool in the fall, which scares me, but I think he is ready. Every day since he learned there is a baby in Mom's belly he comes up to my stomach and says, "It's getting bigger Mom!". And I always tell him, "Yes, Kael and it is just going to get bigger". He is picking out his own clothes and doing big boy things every day. He has been learning to tell the difference between boys and girls. Every Sunday we tell Eden she is such a princess in her church dress, and Kael has been getting a little jealous of the attention she gets, so he says he wants to be a princess. To recognize him a little and give him some gender difference we have learned to say he is such a strong superhero and so handsome. He has been loving being superman and spiderman lately. He goes around shooting webs from his hands to stop Dad from tickling him and quite frequently shows us his strong superman muscles. This has seemed to help and he now is understanding that Mom and Eden are girls and Dad and Kael are boys. It is so fun to see him learn every day.
Eden is still potty training. She has good days and bad days. Today was a good day. She has been running around naked since she peed on her potty this morning. As I was cleaning dishes with Kael we hear, "Look Mom, poo poo!". Kael and I both go running, thinking uh oh. However, she surprised us both and went in her potty! She is well on her way to earning her big girl bike. She loves trying to keep up with Kael. She loves all things girly and will forever be "The Princess".
I am now 17 weeks pregnant and feeling so much better. I can't even describe how excited I am to have this next baby. October seems the perfect amount of time to get things ready and be prepared a little bit. I have been so nervous, but the excitement won't leave now. As soon as I find out if this baby is a boy or a girl I'm for certain to have my excitement stuck for good. We found out at 18 weeks with Kael and 17 1/2 with Eden... My next appointment isn't until next Tuesday when I will almost be 18 weeks and it usually takes 2 weeks to schedule the ultrasound, so this will be the longest going without knowing. I'm loving my time with Kael and Eden, but when I look at them it makes me excited to see what #3 will be like. I look at them and want another little person just like them. I still can't feel this baby move. I'm feeling like it's a blessing as I will have to be super uncomfortable once it starts. It is just weird though because I felt Kael consistently around 19 weeks and Eden at 12, so I just thought I'd feel something by now. Not worried though.
Anyway, life has been super busy, but so amazing. I'm excited for Derek to be in his 3rd year of medical school. It will bring so much change to our lives, but I say bring it on. His first rotation starts July 2nd. It is suppose to be psychiatry, but we are hoping to switch it with pediatrics. Derek has pediatrics scheduled for when the baby is due and psychiatry would give him a better schedule and ability to be home a little more once the baby gets here. So for now his rotations look like: psychiatry, surgery, pediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine, neurology/anesthesia, ob/gyn, and then internal medicine. We are also hoping to do his family medicine rotation in St. George and stay with my parents for that month. We will see what happens, but whatever does happen we are excited for this next stage in our lives and so many changes are happening to our little family and life is so good! We are enjoying each day and taking it one day at a time.
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