28 Weeks and House

I have an appointment today with my first civilian doctor in 5 years! I am excited to get a different opinion of doctors (hopefully) and maybe get some new insight into my tailbone issue.

I will update later today or tomorrow with a belly pic and information from my appointment. Wish me luck! *UPDAATE* Doctor was great, I go back in 2 weeeks. I measured right on and Jacob sounded great. We talked about which hospital I would need to go to if I had the baby early or here in St. Louis, so I feel prepared.

To update you all on the househunt...Ryan and I spent a few days with inspections, repair estimates, trips to Lowe's etc. We asked for a little money off of the sale price to compensate for some work that came up from the home inspection. We need to repair some moisture damage and find a drainage solution (the yard grades toward the house a bit so moisture sits against the wood siding around the walkout basement). But all in all, I think things are going to come to an end soon and we can move into our own house again! *UPDATE* It's ours! Now just the appraisal and closing :-)

Home Update

I've posted more pictures here:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=92889&id=501333621&l=a1a5916066

Also, check out my poll and vote for white or wood trim. We have a mix through out and we have to pick a theme and go with it!

Purina Farms

Now that we are going to be country girls, Natalie and I hit up 2 farm events this week. The first was the Monroe County fair with my parents. I have some pictures that I will have to get off of my phone because I forgot my camera. Natalie kept running ahead to all the barns to check out the animals. She saw everything twice. One sheep made a very mean sounding 'baaaaaa' and she jumped really high!

The next day we went to Purina Farms, like the dog/cat food. Grandma, Aunt Kim and Cousin Madeline played hooky from work and school to come with us. We tried to get the girls to milk the cow, but I guess we are not THAT country-fied yet.



They played so nice all day from 9-6 with not a single fight! I'm so glad they had fun together!

New Home

We got our offer accepted today, we shall soon be homeowners once again! We are really 'going country'. We will be living in a subdivision, but on an acre of land with a lake in our backyard! Come on out for fishing and non-motor boating. Seriously! We got a great house, but it needs a lot of updating and painting so if you are into home projects we'd love a hand! I'm sooo excited!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=92889&id=501333621&l=a1a5916066

26 Weeks

I'm so behind on pictures and stuff - and this one will have to do, even though it's not in my typical outfit I've been doing. This is a pic of me, Susan, and Lynn in order ofr 26 weeks, 19 weeks, and 11 weeks!

We've been busy having fun swimming and hanging out with some friends, as well as still trying to track down a house. Natalie and I are anxiously waiting for Ryan to be done working and join us. We miss him!

We Survived

The drive! We finalized the paperwork and Natalie, Drake and I have made it to my parents house. We are anxious to see the houses we've picked out in person and hopefully get the ball rolling on buying a new home so we can get our stuff moved here. Ryan will have 2 more weeks of work before he joins us, so hopefully time will fly a little. That's all for now - right now I still feel like I'm on a trip and can't believe I will not be going 'home' soon.

4th Of July

After our big party the night before, we had a low-key 4th of July. Both Natalie and her friend Madeline were up late the night before, and have gained an aversion to the noise of fireworks. So we just grilled out and enjoyed the deck again! The girls went to bed on time, and we chatted until almost midnight. 8:30 church sure came early today, but it was worth it. We dressed the girls up for a photo shoot and parade! We are sure going to miss these guys! Can't wait to plan a vacation soon!

Going Away Party

The Perry's and the Donaldson's threw us a going away bar-b-que last night. We had such a great time getting to use the deck that Ryan has built with Sondra's husband Chuck. It was awesome! I had work friends, church friends, and mommy friends come for yummy food, swimming and fun. At the end of the night, Ryan was tossed in the pool clothed by all his friends! Natalie got to stay up for s'mores and was up til abotu 10:30! But the bonus was she slept in until 8:30 this morning.

I can't thank my friends enough for the kind words they said about me. I will NOT be posting all the pictures of my ugly crying faces. But their words, gifts, and friendship mean so much to me! I am so thankful for the internet, webcams, blogs, facebook, etc so I can stay in touch with these wonderful people and their families.

Bad Blogger

Preperation for the move is killing my blogging skills. I missed another belly picture, so I'll have to catch up again tomorrow. Which is the date glucose test and thyroid bloodwork, oh joy.

Here are some pictures from Petyon's party and dinner with the Marderosian's the other night. I'm such a bad blogger I'm even stealing them straight from her blog. Sigh...




I had lunch with my work friends Danielle and Lisa at "rice and beans" to say goodbye. Sondra and Heather are throwing us a party on Friday too. So hopefully I will be a better blogger by then. I'm just sad. Although I am excited about the change it's really really hard to leave this place of many firsts and friends behind.