March

I guess I have a few things to post. Lately I have been thinking a lot about posting, but then when I really have a chance something comes up. Jack is keeping me very busy lately and I love it. Also, since I am pregnant I find that every time he is sleeping I start to do something and end up falling asleep as well. I guess my body knows exactly what it needs. It is hard to believe that I am only a few days away from the end of my first trimester. I am starting to feel better and it is not too soon. I have heard that your second pregnancy seems to go much faster and I have to agree with that. I don't have as much time to just sit and think about this baby as much. However, I think I might even be more excited about this one. It really seems like we are starting our family. I have always wanted more than one child and I really love that Jack and this baby will be so close. I think they will have a special relationship because of that. Or at least I hope so. I have definetly started to show much sooner with this one. It is a little bit of a bummer because I hit by pre-pregnancy weight the day I found out that I was pregnant. Also, I am not sure that I am ready to go back to all of my maternity clothes. I don't have many so I often feel like I am wearing the same thing over and over again. I am going to steal clothes from my sister when I go visit her next month after she has her baby. That should help a ton.

What else has March held? Quite a bit actually. At the beginning of March Jack started walking. He took his first real steps on March 2nd and he has not stopped moving since. He has a new sense of freedom that he absolutely loves.. I love watching him walk. It is pretty cute. He has for sure had his fair share of bruises. I think it may bother Charlie more than me, but it is never easy to watch your child get hurt and not really be able to do anything about it.

March 4th was Leslie's birthday and she asked me to make her a cake for her birthday present. I was actually really excited to be asked to make someones cake, but I was a little nervous. I felt a little more pressure to make it perfect. I decided not to use fondant so that I could save a little bit of money. That means that I would be piping the entire cake. Well, I have to say the cake turned out amazing. It is probably the best cake I have made up to this point. So here it goes.

Leslie is a huge Dodger fan, so she wanted a baseball themed cake with the Dodger's logo. It turned out just the way she wanted. The best part was that the cake actually tasted amazing as well.

March finally brought winter here in Northern California, so Jack and I have been spending many quiet mornings together, cuddled up in blankets, reading books and watching cartoons. I love the times when he is cuddly. They are few and far between so I try to soak them up as much as possible. He is a little too busy to sit still very often. We even got a good snow storm. We were suppose to lead worship at Christian Encounter that morning and woke up to about four inches of snow at our house. We decided to head up to my parents who have a fire and usually more snow and take Jack sledding. For those of you who have been to our house you know that we don't exactly have the yard for sledding. At least not very safe. Jack loved the snow. He laughed the entire time we were outside. I loved that we got to share this moment with him together.

We went sledding, threw snowballs and built a snowman. It was a complete day in the snow.

One of the major changes that March has brought into our lives is a job change for Charlie. For the last year he has been the manager at one of the local Wells Fargo Banks in town. It has been a difficult year and just not exactly what we expected. We know that God led us to this position a year ago, but I think much of the experience was to teach us somethings and ultimately lead us in a different direction. Yesterday Charlie started a new job with Chase bank in Auburn. He has left management and has decided to go back into personal banking. It will be a lot let stress and open up time to pursue some other things that we believe God is bringing into our lives. It is such a great move. God has given us so much peace and we are so excited to see how God is going to work through and in Charlie in the midst of this job change. Many people have not understood moving down, but we know that sometimes God works in ways that don't make sense. He has led us here and we are excited to see Him guide our steps to wherever they may take us. Yesterday when Charlie came home I could already see a difference in him and I know he is going to enjoy this new stage in his life. Thank you for all of you who have encouraged us through this past year and for those of you who have been praying for us as we made this decision. We are so thankful for all the friends and family that God has placed in our lives. We feel so incredibly blessed.

That is March in the Cazin household. I know April will bring just as much excitement and I am looking forward to each new adventure.