Sausages for Toes

Things have been really great lately. I'm almost finished with school (2 weeks!) for the semester, I'm feeling healthy and happy, and things are finally coming together in preparing for the baby. Mike and I had an ultrasound earlier this week to check on Ava. Apparently my first ultrasound back in July showed marginal placenta previa, so my midwife wanted me to get it checked out to make sure it had corrected itself. Luckily, it did, and Ava is healthy and happy as ever. She's head-down now, gradually dropping herself into place, and weighs almost 6 pounds. They say at the rate she's going we can expect her to weigh between 7 and 8 pounds when she's born.


Along with good baby news, Mike has been offered an interview for a Store Manager with Starbucks. He is the only assistant in his region that has been offered an interview, and he'll be competing against a handful of outside-applicants. What an honor! I am so proud of how far he has come with the company - this is such a huge accomplishment for someone his age. He's a little worried that he won't be able to handle it with school and a new family, but I know that he is capable, and that he'll be a wonderful manager, father, husband, and student! The interview is in January, which means he doesn't have much time to prepare if he decides to go for it. Please pray that his faith in himself and incredible soul lead him in the right direction during this amazing opportunity.