A New Joy

Sorry, it has been awhile since I blogged last. We have taken on a lot of new joys at the Barron house lately. Nathan and I have signed up for some new projects that we are really excited about. I was honored to be named one of the new Women's coordinators for my church. I am also mentoring/advising the new member group of ZTA at Texas A&M, and I am in charge of programming for our state ZTA Day at the end of February. Nathan and I have decided to lead a group of high schoolers from our church on Wednesday night, and I started back to work teaching Pre-K at the MDO program at our church! Whew! All of these things are new joys in my life that I am looking forward to, but man do I have a lot on my plate!!

My favorite joys, Baylie and Jake are doing so good!! They are amazing kids that I am blessed to have. Baylie has been so helpful. The other day I thought she was playing up stairs in her room . When I went up there she was cleaning her room and made every bed!! She has also been feeding the cat and dog on her own. Sometimes I don't know she fed them and then I put food down. No wonder our cat is getting heavy! I am truly thankful to have such a wonderful daughter.

Jake is getting bigger everyday! He has left the baby stage and is a full blown big boy now. His vocabulary is really picking up. Yesterday he saw football on t.v. and ran and told Nathan "Daddy, watch football!" Although he is so stinkin cute you can tell he is getting closer to 2. I have to remind him that he is not two yet! I am so fortunate that he still has the sweetest heart and gives the best hugs!!

With these two joys why wouldn't you want another! So, I am so excited to let everyone know that Nathan and I are expecting joy #3!! I am due April 4th which is hard because Baylie is April 2nd! My friend, Carol, and my mom have already come to the rescue and they are planning her birthday party for me! The baby is doing great! The heartbeat is perfect and everything looks good. I am sicker than a dog and pretty tired, but it is all worth it in the end! We are ALL excited and the kids are looking forward to a new baby! The only downside is that I look like I am already 5 months pregnant! Oh well, it is the last one for us so I am going to enjoy every minute of it! Please pray for a healthy pregnancy and baby. We will keep you all posted. Here are some pics of my two joys!

Jake flashing his "cheese" grin

After painting Baylie's toe nails I found her in her room holding them up to her fan to "dry them!"

We went to visit cousin Mason and Nana today. The kids had a great time together!