Saturday, December 21, 2013

Looking Back at 2013

2013 started out on a joyful note as we found out we were expecting our first child. After a fairly easy pregnancy, Weatherly Carol Heath came into this world on her due date, October 8. She is destined to be on time for the rest of her life now, right?


She has been such a blessing and a wonderful addition to our lives. The whole family is smitten, even Blondie and Abbie. It has been a big adjustment with little sleep, but completely worth it. We have had plenty of help from family and friends. Sonya’s family is here, so they stop by frequently. Ed’s parents stayed for two weeks in mid October helping out with the baby and cooking. Between the two families, we truly are blessed.

Ed is still loving his job at Boeing. We got to attend Family Day in early November and even the baby was able to see where her daddy works although I’m sure she didn’t realize how cool it is! It was neat to see where Ed spends a good chunk of his day and just exactly what he does.

Sonya is still the weekend meteorologist at ABC News 4. She was able to spend 6 weeks at home with Weatherly and then ease back in for two weekends before going back fulltime. She misses being home with the baby, but her crazy schedule means that Weatherly only has to go to daycare 3 days a week.

Our other big news? We bought a house in June. It’s less than five minutes from the tv station, so Sonya can come home on her dinner break to see the family. It’s been great to have more room and a backyard for the dogs. Weatherly had her room specially painted with hot air balloons and clouds…a good mix of “aviation and weather” J

Ed found the time to complete five sprint triathlons this summer…pregnant Sonya slept in those mornings J He also played soccer and Weatherly was able to go to the last two games of the season to cheer her favorite player on…go daddy!!

Abbie and Blondie are exhausted being big sisters. Blondie turned 16 last month and she is the cutest, toughest old dog for sure! Abbie doesn’t like it when Weatherly cries, so we call her the protector….Blondie settles for being an occasional pillow.

We hope that you’ll come visit us in Charleston…all five of us. We always have an extra bed and love to see family and friends.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Heaths!