8 months and counting...! This is me on May 23rd- one month from my due date. My doctor said the baby has already dropped, which is pretty early for a second pregnancy, so maybe this one will be early instead of late... Of course, as my doctor said, "As you know, these things are very unpredictable." Yes, we might get our hopes up thinking this one will come soon, and end up waiting until 10 days after the due date. So, we'll continue to wait and see...

New condo

Well, everything went through and was finalized, so we now find ourselves the proud owners of a beautiful condo in Chilliwack! (Well, we take possession on August 1st, so I guess that's when it will really be official.) It's only 2 years old, so it's in great shape. The living room has a beautiful gas fireplace. The kitchen has a great mountain view and even a pantry- an organizing girl's dream! It has 3 bedrooms upstairs, with a small rec room downstairs behind the single car, attached garage. It's really great (I imagine, since I haven't actually seen it in person yet), and we feel so blessed to have found it and to be so well provided for.

Here's my 7 month photo taken on April 23rd- 2 months to go!!

Goin' to Chilliwack

Well, this is obviously old news now, but it's official that this Hansen family is moving back west. Dwayne got a job for the fall teaching grade 7's at Unity Christian School in Chilliwack, so we are on our way! We're looking at an August 1st move. I can't say I'm thrilled about some of the stress coming down the bend, what with a baby coming at the end of June, the usual toddler care, and now a move half-way across the country...but it must be a good decision, because despite all of this we are SOOO excited!

We're working on fixing up our house, so we can get it listed and sold, hopefully soon. It's lookin' pretty spiffy! And we've got a realtor on the job for us out in Chilliwack, looking to show Gerry and Diane around, so we can buy a place based on the dozens of pictures we'll have them take for us! =) Moves like this are always full of conflicting emotions. We're excited and yet overwhelmed at times. We're glad for the new adventures ahead, but sad to leave our friends/home/life behind here in Manitoba.

We'll try to be more consistent about updates now, since there is much coming up in the next few months...