CHCHCHCHANGES

Have you ever wanted something so badly but you thought it would never happen so you nearly gave up hope and then it happened?

If you were able to follow that nonsense, I've got two big announcements for you:

❶ I'm pregnant. SURPRISE! I'm not going to lie... it was a total and complete shock to all of us. I'd been begging my husband for 6 years for a third child and he just wouldn't budge. It was causing a huge rift in our marriage and yet, neither of us would change our stance. I was literally *just* trying to wrap my head around the fact that what I'd dreamt of my whole life might not be in the cards for me... and then I got the news. Of course I was coming off of my busiest work month ever and it was right before we left for England! The timing couldn't have been any crazier and yet, in a way, it was perfect. It took a few weeks for my husband to wrap his head around it, but now he's on board and excited. Despite the constant nausea and always horrific weight gain, I feel like the luckiest girl alive! The universe/God heard my plea (all of them!) and this little miracle boy will complete our family, plus allow me to close this childbearing chapter of my life. It is going to change everything, which I will talk more about soon.

❷ I'm in the process of re-designing 180360 to be a single blog + portfolio website. I'm finally moving from the comforts of Blogger into the world of self-hosted Wordpress. Eek! This is something I've wanted to do for years but could never find the time. I finally just took the plunge, which I think you just have to do if you want to make a change. I know I should wait until the transfer is finished, but I am putting up new photos and would like to start posting over there instead of here. Many of you have been with me from the beginning (THANK YOU!) and your input/feedback would be invaluable. If you'll add 180360.com to your feed/readers, I'd be greatly appreciative. PS. Although I won't be updating it, this site will not be deleted. I don't want to leave all those Google searchers hanging! ;)

Have a great weekend, my friends!