Actually, I think most of my family is already aware of this, but for those of you in the Hansen household who read this, it's really true. Jon and I were both kind of surprised when the doctor told us we were having a girl, as we both suspected that our baby was a boy. But, they seemed pretty confident about what they were seeing -- and so we continue to add to our ranks of girls in the family. We are both super excited (of course), but the girls were even more excited. When I told them they were going to have a little sister, Rachel said, "Mom, we were right all along!" Rachel has had her heart set on a new sister, because after all "we've already got a brother" (that's a direct quote from Rachel).
As February draws ever nearer, I'm beginning to dread Jon's extended leave of absence from home. He'll be gone the whole month (except weekends). At least this year I've got something to look forward to. I'll be joining him in London the last week of the month (thanks to all who are helping to make that possible)! We are super excited for our little vacation. Hopefully the anticipation won't make the rest of the month drag by. But, I have a plan to help make his absence go by faster. I've got all kinds of plans for redecorating the kids rooms (and Kale's prospective room) while Jon is gone. He's even given me the okay to do some painting. It's going to be pretty exciting, and kind of scary as I've never done anything like this by myself before, but I'm sure it will go well.
