We continue to have busy lives trying to transition from Dayton to eastern Ohio. While, I haven't gone through the pictures of our Disney trip yet (which was the trip of a lifetime), I will be sharing those pictures and stories very soon. When we arrived back to Dayton from Disney, we had one day to finish packing up our house. We signed papers and as of March 15, we no longer have a house in Dayton. We spent 7 1/2 years in Dayton. Dayton has many good memories for us, as well as some not so special memories. We bought our first house, had our two children, received a Master's and Doctorate degree, and watched our daughter fight and beat a horrible disease. Dayton will forever hold a special place in our heart.
During all of the packing, moving, and selling of the house, we had Maggie's clinic appointment. This appointment brought a lot of anxiety for me as this marked her 2 years off treatment (as of February 24). This is a big mile marker. It seems like a week or two before we have our clinic appointment, I always start seeing things on Maggie's body that would not normally make me so worried, but given the timing, my mind starts working in bad ways. However, we had a great appointment. Maggie actually said a few words to Dr. French (outside his presence, she is very fond of him). Her numbers looked great and we haven't heard anything about her EKG or echo, so that must have gone fine too. We have now moved to seeing Dr. French every 3 months (we'll see how I handle the gap). We are very happy with Maggie's progress.
Within a week of selling our house, we found a house in Medina and as long as all goes well, we'll be moving in the end of April. We will be very happy to be settled in our own house again. We have been very grateful to have my grandparents house while they are in Florida, but the kids (and I) will be happy to have our own things again. And hopefully we'll see Andy more as he will be closer to some of his sites that he counsels.
And finally, we had an unexpected surprise given to us around Christmas time and are happy to announce that we will be adding to the family in August. Maggie has said she wants a girl baby because we already have a boy, and if we do have a boy, she will give it to someone else to enjoy. We'll see how that all works out.
Thank you for continuing to follow along with us. Our life is continually changing (all wonderful changes) and we look forward to seeing what comes next!
18 comments:
Oh my goodness! What wonderful news. I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see all the wonderful things happening in your lives. You are so deserving.
Great news all around!!! Congrats! =)
Praise the Lord for all of your wonderful news! We are so happy for you!
- The Mussers
Love the hair style for Maggie as she now looks like a pretty young lady and her big toe pointed down is cute. Colin is a cutie. Congrats on your #3 thing. So glad you have your house sold and a new one to move into. Lots of good news. So good to hear, good news. Love you Illinois Auntie
Congrats Andy and Whitney and Maggie and Colin! Such wonderful news - and so much wonderful news! Please let us know if you need any help during your moving process.
~Katie & Rob
Congratulations! So happy to hear things are going well.
Congratulations on the surprise blessing! What a wonderful Christmas present. (my sis is having her baby boy today!)
Thanks for sharing all the praises going on in your life. Miss you, my friend!
Hi Whitney,
yea...to everything! Your family has had quite a journey and it looks like it's going to be an even busier journey...congratulations!
Melissa WM
Whitney, so happy for you. It is wonderful to see God working in your life. Congrats on baby 3 :)
Love, Stephanie Lee
So much good news! So happy for you on all fronts. Looking forward to seeing you in several weeks. Cousin Carol
That's awesome news, guys! Hilarious about Maggie's donation plans for the baby. We'll be praying for you all!
~Josh
Congratulations on your move and your pregnancy! I pray everything goes smoothly for you. I've been following your blog for a little over a year now and your family is such an inspiration to me. You all are always in my heart! : )
Wow! What a lot of PRAISEWORTHY "things" in your post!
Congrats on the many milestones in your lives!
I love Maggie's logic regarding another brother. :)
Love the cute picture. :) We are so excited for you!!! We are also praising God for the sale of the Dayton house and a house close to where Andy works. God is good. :)
Lara
Congratulations you guys, I remember 2 years ago when all of us prayed for Maggie with such intensity (our church members still ask how she is doing). May this year bring you even more blessings!
omg congrats!!!! how exciting :)
~mz
Dear Andy, Whitney, Maggie and Colin, So glad you all had a great time on your vacation! I bet that felt wonderful to get away from the everyday life. It's great to hear Maggie is doing well! I'm glad you will be getting settled in Medina soon. Maggie's hair is adorable and her big toe is cute! Colin is a little lovebug! And when I seen the *Thing 3* outfit...I thought...Oh, how special and exciting ♥ !
CONGRATS ON EVERYTHING!
~Hugs~ Tina :)
Hi Bixlers! I know this is late, but I am so excited for your upcoming birth! I bet Maggie and Collin are looking forward to the new sibling. By the way, 3 is great! We had our 3rd baby, Hannah Grace, in March. Hope you are all doing well! Praying for you as you wait!
Melissa :)
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