Welcome back

It's been more than a year without blogging, so I'm going to take another stab at doing so. I'm in the middle of writing my dissertation, and there's a lot going on with trying to find a job and get prepared for the kid, so I don't know how successful I'll be, but it's worth a shot.
So what's new? We're pregnant. Well, Lynn's pregnant, but I helped! It's quite the adventure, but I think the drama in the early stages kept our excitement in check, so we're pretty level-headed about it all. One thing we have learned is that expectant parents should not read any books, especially the classic "What to Expect..." because it has just pointed out a whole bunch of things to worry about that we would never have thought of on our own. And Lynn thinks of a lot of weird things to worry about, so that's saying something! We're only in the second trimester, so there's a lot of waiting to go before we get to the excitement.
I'm also still working on my dissertation, but it looks like I might be in the final stages. Presenting preliminary results to my research group and such. It's terribly exciting, yet terribly terrifying seeing as I don't have a job in the fall. But I better get back to doing something about that.