We have a Niece!

Jeremy giving us all the exciting news that they were the new parents to a Baby Girl!!!
Doesn't Michelle look great?

Miss Emily Jane Long

Sweet kisses from Daddy

We are so proud to announce that Emily Jane Long arrived Saturday, January 24th at 1:32 p.m. She weighed 7lbs 10 oz and was 20 inches long. She has a beautiful head full of long, brown hair. Jeremy and Michelle are doing great and adjusting to parenthood so naturally. Emily is so blessed to have such loving parents who are so thankful to the Lord for such a wonderful gift. We are very excited as well to be an Aunt and Uncle again and for the first time to a precious little girl, our first niece.

Pray

Well, as many of you know, we have been in the market for new house and have actually found one in Russet Woods (Hoover) that is exactly 1 mile from our current home. It's a 4br 2.5bath with a good yard, finished basement, and a covered deck. We've put a contingent contract on it, so part of the equation is in place. Now the hard part... selling ours.

Our house officially went on the market today, so now all we can really do is pray and wait... and pray... and pray more. Please take a moment and hit a knee that the Lord would bring us a serious buyer in this crazy market; that our house is exactly what they've been looking for, and that the process goes smoothly and expeditiously. If you're curious, or know a buyer :-), here's the link (click on the picture)...

Of course, we will keep you posted on how everything goes.

...And now for the details!

I wanted to expand a little on Jason's earlier post. Yes, it's true.... we are expecting baby Long #2 due August 9, 2009. So, I am 9 weeks along. We are very excited and so thankful to the Lord for the gift of another baby. We told both of our families using Tate and her "big sis" shirt to make the announcement for us. We are not sure if Tate really understands that mommy is going to have a baby just yet but she did like the attention she got wearing her new shirt!

Lots In Store for 2009!