ear infection and heartbeat

well, sad news is that jacob is sick again with another ear infection and cold. his ear infection is not raging, so the dr was not anxious to get him on an antibiotic just yet. we are keeping an eye on his symptoms and making sure he gets a lot of rest and a lot of liquids. he is a trooper though, still playing hard as ever- like nothing is wrong. he is a bit more clingy and fussier than normal, but i will enjoy the clingy snuggling while it lasts. :)

on a much brighter note- i got to hear the baby's heartbeat this morning! i am 15 weeks along, have only gained 4 pounds (much to my surprise), and the dr said everything is looking good! no belly pics yet, although i am starting to get a bit of a bump.

we've been busy packing and painting. for those of you who havent heard, we are going to be renting a farm house just 1 mile away from work! it sits on 54 acres with a barn and a creek. we are THRILLED to finally get out of our apartment! packing has never brought us such joy! 5 years of apartment dwelling will soon be over. we sign our lease next week and will be moving on memorial day weekend. the saddest part is that we have to re-paint the walls in our apartment back to white - which means saying goodbye to jacob's nursery. it's kind of fitting to be doing this so close to his 1st birthday- sort of like saying goodbye to his "babyhood". but soon enough we will get to enjoy that stage all over again! :)

pictures soon- i hope!