Looking back and looking forward

It was such a merry Christmas for the Justin Mederich's this year. Last year was nice too, but honestly I'm so thankful to be where we are now as opposed to where we were then. A year ago during the holidays we had a baby that wouldn't sleep, we weren't living in our own home, we had recently moved to the frigid north, and I had just started my new job. Were we blessed at that time? Absolutely! Did life feel easy? Absolutely not.

This Christmas was different and better in so many ways! We have a happy and spunky toddler who lights up the room by day, and typically sleeps quite well at night. We are close enough to family that we can celebrate with both sides and enjoy our time together without having to think about driving 10 hours to get home. Via is getting to the age where she remembers her grandmas and grandpas and aunts and uncles and that makes the time spent with them that much more fun. And she is also way more into toys and presents than she was last year, not that that's what Christmas is all about. :) It is a pretty fun part of the holiday though, so I'll start with sharing my favorite present.

On December 23rd we had our 20 week ultrasound and saw a cute profile of our little baby. The tech did see something kind of weird though. It appeared that Baby had three knees - a left knee, a right knee, and a wienie. Okay, okay. That was a bad joke, but we did find out that we are having a baby boy. Having already narrowed down our name choices Justin and I pretty quickly settled on our son's name, Soren Fisk Mederich. We are so excited to meet Baby Soren in May 2014!

One of the most joyful parts of our Christmas gatherings, was sharing our news with our families. The rest of the fun was seeing Little Via enjoy her presents, and she got quite a few. She has tons of new books, a tea set, building blocks, clothes, and some mega-cute fur boots. Here are a few pictures of the last 10 days or so.

What Via does when I think she's just playing in her room.

Our cutie on Christmas Eve.

Family Picture - Christmas Eve.

Playtime at Good Times Park in Eagan, MN.

My sassy Vikings fan with the boots with the fur.

Justin and I continue to be amazed by the life God has blessed us with, and as the new year rolls around we are asking Him for direction. Justin will be finishing school this year, and I have some career goals as well. We are praying for wisdom regarding marriage, family, church, and jobs.

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