news from the Guinns

Hi All. Just a little update on our family.

Jeremy has been trying to get out of the Cath Lab and into a Sales position ever since Sarah was a baby. The right job just hasn't come up until now. Jeremy has interviewed several times with a new sales company and finally, he was offered a position. We are all really excited about it because he will be home more. No more weekends or being on call. We are really looking forward to eating dinner every night as a family again.

Ash moved out and is in her dorm at college now. Her room is tiny, of course, but she is really excited to be on her own. We helped her move in and get her room all set up. It looks really cute and hopefully she will feel at home soon.

Sarah went to meet her 2nd grade teacher last night and she is thrilled to be starting school again on Monday. She talked about how much she wanted to go back to school all summer long! She just loves school.

Liam is finally fully potty trained. He even taught himself to go standing up "like daddy". He is so proud and he thinks he is such a big boy.

Austin is finally talking a lot. It seems like he is bilingual- or maybe he just understands other languages. The only way to get him to sit down is to say sit down in Spanish. And when he says thank you it sounds like "Danka" like in German. It's funny.

Along with all the fun news, we also have some sad news to report. On Wednesday I went to the doctor and they did a sonogram and found that the baby had no heartbeat. I ended up having a miscarriage on Wednesday night into Thursday morning. We are all really sad about it and having a hard time knowing how to deal with something like this. Please keep us in your prayers. We love you all.

hello from washington

so I just wanted to stop and contribute while I am thinking about it. Congratulations. Stephanie, again on baby #5 coming soon... Josh and I are super excited.....

Just recently Josh and I got the news that he is deploying for a year in March 2009. So, we are both kinda trying to get used to that fact. We are being sure to especially enjoy the 7 months we have left together as a family before he leaves. :( On the upside of that... Dana and I will be moving to Texas for that year to be close to family. I can't wait to get to know you all down in the great state of Texas! I can't wait for Dana to finally get to meet her Aunts, Uncles, and all those cousins! On the way down to San Antonio, we are planning on stopping by all the sibblings towns and saying hello. and Richard that includes you - especially you considering I have never met you or your family. I am dying to see Heather's new home. Unfortunately, for me to come visit you Jared, you kinda would have to be on the continental US. my car can't fly! LOL!

I am going to ask you Stephanie, Sarah, and Becky to keep an eye out for a decent apartment (2 bedroom - at least) that is near you all! Cause I need to start planning! So Josh knows what's going on before he leaves! Hopefully by then we will be expecting again (pretty much for sure) so I will most likely have another baby while I am down there. YAY - won't deliver at Madigan! Well, that is in the plans - we'll see how it really happens! LOL

Josh and I went dress shopping on August 1st. We were going to a Prom Night at Barnes & Nobles cause a new book was coming out. Turns out the Night looked like it was a teenage thing so we left but dress shopping was fun. Here are a few pics... It gave us a reason to dress up and go out together just the two of us and reunite. Fall in Love all over again! Wonderful Evening!











Dana is good! She has figured out how to go through Mommy's purse... LOL





In the Act........




"you caught that? yeah - I guilty"


Well, Dana had her Post-Op appointment on 7-31-08. Everything was good. Her next appointment is in 6 months. perfect timing. After that it is once yearly! YAY! I am so proud of my baby girl!

Hugs to all of you! And Josh, Dana and I love you all so very much!

Teresa, Joshua, Dana