Busy, Busy and...Sick, Sick

Two weeks ago I got Strep Throat and was feeling pretty crumby, then last week Mark got sick and couldn't stop throwing up because he was dehydrated and had donated blood. I ended up taking him into the ER Monday morning at 1 am and they had to give him fluids and anti-nausia. It took him about 4 more days to feel back to normal. Now this week we went to the Splash Park in Rexburg and Daniel was being really whiney and just wanted me to hold him. Sure enough after being there for about an hour trying to cheer him up... he puked. I should mention that I cannot handle puke right now. Mark puked while we were driving home last week and I pulled over in-time but then after I smelled and heard it I lost my cookies out the driver's side door. So needless to say I handed Daniel over to Mark this afternoon because I just can't take it! Fun huh?
So in between all these fun going-ons we drove a moving van down to my parents rental house in SLC and helped load it up, finished some work on Mark's parents deck in SLC(with the help of our wonderful brothers, Mark built his parents a new deck a few weeks ago) then drove back that night and helped them unload it here in Rigby the next day. Memorial Day was spent in Pocatello and that was fun, and tomorrow my parents are bringing up hopefully the last load of their stuff and we will help them unload it on Saturday. Wow. Did you get all that? So pray for me that I will not get this flu bug, the last time I got the flu was when I was prego with Daniel and I can tell you that is about the worst thing ever!!!
On a good note!....My younger brother, Conner received his mission call today and he is going to the Tallahassee, Florida mission in August. Yipppeee! We are so proud of him. I was hoping he would be around to see our baby before he left and maybe even help bless him, but I am just too happy for Conner right now to wish anything more. Well hopefully my next post will be a little more happy. Sorry.

Good News and Bad News

So most of you have heard that we are having another boy! That is our good news... everything is looking good, I am feeling better (other than allergies ugh!) and now we are 1/2 way done with the pregnancy! Oh and I am the size of a small bus, by the end of this pregnancy I will be the size of a large one!
The bad news however is that Mark lost his job a couple of weeks ago. His company was not doing very well and then they just tanked. About 3/4 of the employees were laid off and Mark was one of them. That's what you get for being the last one hired! Anyways... we are currently looking for new employment, we have had a few good leads already and Mark has been able to apply for jobs and do handyman work for friends and family that is bringing in enough to get by on. Also we get to keep our insurance so we don't have to worry about paying for our baby when he comes so all in all it could be worse!
But if any of you have extra time in your prayers (I know a lot of us need them right now) if you would remember us we would be grateful. We can't help but feel gratitude at a time like this when we have so many people there for us and giving us encouragement. The Lord has prepared us for this challenge and I know we will come out on top.