Hey everyone!

It's Katrina and I'm finally posting my very first blog!! Things have been pretty hectic here for a while, but it seems we've finally closed our last 2008 hurricane claim here in Houston, TX. Now we're anxiously waiting for hail season to begin. It seems the recession has also effected Brett's pipeline career as a lot of the upcoming line installations throughout the country have been put to a halt (not including Union work, which is next to impossible to join right now) so, we plan to continue working as insurance adjusters, at least until Brett can find work as an operator on the pipeline again. Thank goodness the insurance adjusting field seems to be recession proof and I get to work from home.

Other news as most of you know, is that we are expecting again!! I am a few days shy of being 20 weeks along, which is already 1/2 way through the pregnancy - wow, that went by too fast!! The due date is July 23 and we'll be delivering again with our midwife in Dallas. Also, we are waiting this time to find out what we will have. However, we have decided on names; Madylen Marie for a girl and Wyatt Douglas for a boy.

In a month and a half, Westen will be 2 1/2 yrs old already!! He is growing like a weed! His favorite things lately are playing the guitar with his Daddy and pretending he is Superman (as in the pic below) or Spiderman. He jumps and swings off EVERYTHING, shooting his pretend web and singing the superhero theme songs!! He is really talking well in complete sentences now, which makes it much easier to decipher what he wants and needs! He is very polite, caring and sweet. He's got a huge heart to go along with his huge personality, which makes him such a joy to be around. There's never a dull moment with Westen in the room, that's for sure! He's also very excited to be a big brother. He hugs, kisses and talks to the baby belly all the time. He even tries to share his food and drinks with the baby. Most of the time he says the baby will be a girl or that he'll have a sister, so we'll all have to wait and see if he's right!

Although I have not posted until now, I have been checking in and reading all the posts. It is nice to hear what everyone is up too and see all the pics! Congrats to Zoe & Ryan!! I can't wait to see pics of your little prince when he arrives! Tori, you have a beautiful family and Kodi is sure growing up fast! Thanks for posting all the pics, it's a joy to see how she grows! We hope everyone is doing well and I look forward to seeing future posts and pics from you all!

Kat