Time for an Update!

Well, as you may have noticed, the blog has taken on a tropical theme. This is in celebration of finalizing our plans to head to Florida! As mentioned in previous posts, we really wrestled with this decision -- only because Tony really felt like he should become involved with Maximized Living, was accepted into their program and the timing wasn't ideal with the arrival of Baby #2. If he started the program in September, he would be in the thick of it when this baby comes. Not the most ideal situation for our family. So after really praying about the decision, an opportunity presented itself that seems to be our answered prayers!

Here's the plan: Tony has accepted a position as an intern in a chiropractor's office in St. Cloud, Florida. This chiropractor was recommended by Maximized Living and has offered Tony a position until March 2008. In March, Tony will begin the doctor placement program with Maximized Living in Celebration, FL. (Small chance to brag on Tony: I had heard that this program is very selective and hard to get into. I don't think I really grasped how selective they really are. When I was talking to Tony about seeing if some of the other guys in the program can help him unload the truck. Tony said -- well, there are only 2 people in the program at a time. So I was proud of Tony before -- now I'm really proud of him! It was an extensive interview process -- now I know why!) So anyway... our goal is for Tony to move down to Florida mid-July. He is working to wrap up all of his requirements at Logan in order to leave before graduation. Kaiya and I will stay at in St. Louis until Tony's graduation on August 18 and then we'll all move down the day after he graduates!

We will live in Florida for close to a year. Stay tuned about where we end up after that. We are still very interested in Charlotte, NC.

Another exciting development in our move to Florida is that Ruthie will be joining us. Tony and I talked to her about this possibility shortly after we found out that we were going to have another baby. The training program trains the spouse for free on the workings of the office -- and to be a chiropractic assistant. We proposed to Ruthie two options: 1) Come down with us, take my place in the training and then when we set up our office, Ruthie would be Tony's Chiropractic Assistant. 2) Come down and be our nanny so that I can do the training. At the time, Ruthie had decided that she wanted to stay in St. Louis for another year. She had arranged to live with 3 other girls and was planning on staying here so she turned us down. :) Well, some of her circumstances changed this past week and she really felt like God might be directing her to Florida. So this past weekend she told us she would be interested in moving to Florida. That's the direction we are planning in now. She is going to focus on taking classes while with us -- and she will be a huge help as well. And I was really dreading saying good-bye to her in August. It occurred to Tony yesterday that now he will have someone to help him clean out the litter box. Hooray for Ruthie! :)

My last day of work will be approx. July 31st. Don't you love that approximately? July 31 falls in the middle of the week. So I said that I could stay until the 3rd of August, which falls on a Friday. My motivation with this is that I will hopefully have my August health insurance covered by David if I do that. (Crossing my fingers he doesn't prorate it.)

Speaking of health insurance we are planning to cobra out my insurance here at work. One of my most exciting moments last week was when I found a birthing center that is in-network on my insurance! So... provided this little one stays inside me until at least 37 weeks, I will be able to deliver with a midwife at the birthing center! Such a great option for us -- and I'll get to attempt the water birth that I so badly wanted to do with Kaiya.

That's about all the updates I have for now. Sorry for the lack of pictures. I had every intention of taking a few of Kaiya last week at Tony's soccer game. And then I left the camera in the car and it was too far of a walk for me to go back and get it. I'll have to snap a few soon. Actually... I think I'll steal a few of her off a friend's site... Here are Kaiya & AJ playing in their tunnel while Mama works all day! :)