Johnson Family

Hi Everyone,

Just thought I'd share some recent pictures of Jenna. She's 3 months old now and is full of smiles. Her hobbies are bathtime, drooling on/eating her clothes, and mommy. : ) She is such a joy...

I am sure many of you have heard already - James and I are expecting again. We are very excited and due April 22nd. However, we had a meeting with the high-risk doctor this morning that left us, um...a little upset... We were hoping for some positive information and a proactive plan for this pregnancy and he couldn't answer any of our questions to our satisfaction. There pretty much was nothing positive about the meeting. He thinks there is nothing we can do to prevent an infection again. Also, if the symptoms appear that I had with the boys, I asked if I could go right to the hospital and get the IV antibiotics right away (instead of days later) and he said by that time it is a lost cause. He was not very optimistic if an infection were to start but really is not willing to do much to stop one from starting in the first place. On the other hand, our infertility doctor has been great and I am on a different antibiotic and we are doing things on our own to prevent infections. So, we are asking for prayers for our pregnancy that there would be NO INFECTIONS and that our doctors would be PROACTIVE. We did have an ultrasound and the baby looks fine - I would post the picture but like a typical Kuipers baby - the picture is terrible! Maybe next time...

We moved into our new home on Tuesday and are certainly enjoying the great neighborhood and beautiful woods out back...

The neighborhood is called Texas Heights, and it's outlined by 8th Street and Q Avenue (yep, we're in Mattawan schools)...

We've still got lots of boxes to unpack, but it's feeling more and more like home...

Here's a pic of the outside; I'll add some photos of the interior once the boxes are unpacked!

For those of you not there, Uncle Bill's funeral was yesterday at Fort Custer on a beautiful midmorning. Here are a few pictures:

Hi family!

I'm in my 5th week of teaching (wow!) in Arizona, and all is going well! I have amazing kids and am loving teaching. The parents are, for the most part, really supportive (except for the few that are overly involved and like to act like 3rd grade is the be and end all in their child's lives).

The reason this is a shameless plug is this: Arizona is not the best state at giving teachers what they need to teach. I've spent hundreds of dollars on my classroom already and would like some more things to make it an even better environment. I've set up this website where you can adopt a classroom. If you would like to, you can donate money online and I can use it for my classroom. Please don't feel like you have to, but I thought I would ask just in case you want to help out. Any donation, no matter how small will help out. Things that I want aren't too expensive until you buy 30 of them. I appreciate anything at all! Here's the link: http://adoptaclassroom.org/adoption/Locator_Adopt_Donate.aspx?ClassroomID=75698&schoolID=96875

As far as living in AZ goes, it's pretty good. I'm adjusting to the heat (especially since it's cooled off to 105 instead of 117) and the traffic pretty well. I've made some friends (mostly teachers) and recently found an awesome church that I will get more involved with. Thank you for all of your prayers! Living here is nice, but I know I won't stay here forever (my parents and siblings are all very happy about that!).

Finally, here's some pictures of my classroom and of some scenery that I get to see everyday. Remember, visitors are always welcome!