A whole new life part 2

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@CassyWithoutMS is pregnant! After I got my new job and she graduated with her Master's Degree in Literacy, we decided it was time to jump on the "Let's have kids because we can" wagon and we're expecting a new member to our family on April 25, 2017! We haven't found out the gender and don't plan to until it's born (sorry if that's a problem for you). 

This past August, we traveled to Disney World (again) with our good friend Mike and filmed a short movie that we planned on using to announce this news when the time was right. Well, apparently we are really good at making babies because, when we got back from our trip, we found out that she had been pregnant the whole time!

Here's the video!

The weather was so nice while we were down there. It was in the mid 80's and cloudy. That is, of course, except for the one day we wanted to film this video. The highs were near 100, the sun was hot and bright, and the humidity was brutal. Mike was such a good sport, running all around the Magic Kingdom to help us shoot this video.

A whole new life Part 1

So much has happened in the life of @nickWithMS in 2016.

Let's start with my job. On February 29, 2016, I started a new career as a Software Developer with Tyler Technologies. I decided that I had spent enough time working miserable hours for a meager wage while being bored 95% of the time.

I have no bad things to say about my previous employer: Enterprise Rent-A-Car. They were a good company. They treated me well, they gave me benefits and vacation time and paid me an incentivized salary which, while keeping me out of poverty, kept my bank account a little too close to the red for my comfort.

@CassyWitoutMs is a 2nd grade teacher in a neighboring town and, as part of her dedication to science, has her class participate in the Hour of Code. She had a guest speaker come to her room as part of this initiative and he informed the class of our country's severe shortage of Software Developers. Cassy, knowing that I would often write code as a hobby, suggested I try to make a career of it.

I took a few classes at a local community college and, after realizing that my skill level in the field matched or exceeded that of my professors, I decided to start applying at local technology companies as an entry level developer. And so, through the advice of my lovely wife, I am now officially in a stable and comfortable career.

And then, of course, we have the most exciting news of all... (next page)