We finally have stuff to blog about! :)

Our most exciting update is that we will be having a baby in February (hopefully January but we’ll see). We are having a boy, Jack Gerald, who will be named after his father, and both grandpas. We were thrilled to find out that we were pregnant in June while we were in Portland over the summer. We've wanted to have a baby for a long time, so we are very excited. Much of the summer was a blur for me due to morning sickness but I am happy to endure any type of discomfort to finally have this sweet boy in my arms.

Since we’ve been back in Charlottesville, we’ve been to three doctor appointments. They have all gone very well. Jack seems to be growing healthy and strong.

We had a little scare last week when the doctor discovered I was measuring four weeks bigger than is normal. I felt like I was huge and it was kind of nice to know it wasn’t in my head. The doctor was concerned that there might be a fibroid or some other issue that should be addressed. We went in for an ultrasound Tuesday morning to check everything out. It turns out that Jack is just a big baby! He’s about a pound bigger than typical and he has some really long legs. Maybe he’ll be an athletic Stott after all even though his parents aren't the most athletic of the Stott clan.

Here are his sweet little feet. I count his toes often.

This is the only picture we could get of his face. Most of the time he kept one hand over his face and the other over his heart, making the technician's job hard. We think we just have a shy, patriotic baby.

Those long legs that love to kick mommy.

In other news:

We will be spending next summer in Cheyenne, WY. We are very excited to be there! When my parents moved me to Montana my senior year of high school I swore I would never marry anyone from Montana or Wyoming or ever live there. Never say never…

It’s a great opportunity to be close to our immediate and extended families—at least closer than we are in Charlottesville! None of Quincy’s other prospects felt right, so we were glad when this opportunity came along and we feel like this is where the Lord wants us to be. Quincy will be working for Holland & Hart LLP, a preeminent mountain west law firm of over 400 attorneys with offices throughout the region.

Quincy feels especially blessed to get a summer associate position at Holland & Hart for a number of reasons. The application process is incredibly competitive for any of the firm’s offices. The firm is probably the top regional law firm in the area. It gets the best work and has some great clients. Ever since he was in high school, he has known about the firm and thought that it might be great to work there some day. When his uncle Lars joined the firm, he was even more interested. Basically, Holland & Hart has been Quincy’s dream firm for a long time and he’s thrilled to be a summer associate there.

This summer associate position is basically a 10-week interview. If Quincy do a good job and the firm has room for him, it will probably give him an offer to join the firm full-time as an associate after he graduate from law school. This isn’t for sure and Quincy needs to make sure he does his best, but he likes working hard and he’s very interested in the work. We think it will be a great experience and we are really looking forward to it.