Thursday, September 23, 2010

Exciting Update!!


So, as many of you know we are now homeowners!! Its so exciting and surreal. We have been looking for awhile and found an awesome home for us. It's red brick and stucco, 4 bedrooms, a great back yard with vinyl fencing, 2500 sq. ft. and just a good home for us. We have visited the ward for a few weeks and they have been SOO friendly and we love our neighborhood.

Commonly asked questions:

WHEN ARE YOU MOVING IN?: We still need to paint the entire house and it needs to be cleaned before we move in. Plus we did not want to be rushed and have a half ready place to bring our baby home to. So we are working on it as much as we can being pregnant, and Nolan working and going to school full time. Our family and friends have offered a lot of help and we are so grateful for that. It's really important to me to be able to enjoy our little girl when she comes and not be worrying about the house or moving during the week Nolan doesn't have to work. So we decided to keep our apartment into October to make that happen.

ARE YOU CRAZY BUYING A HOUSE AND HAVING A BABY ALL IN THE SAME WEEK???
YES, we are completely crazy. It is really stressful and exciting all at the same time. Nolan commented to me the other day: we don't to anything "normal" we either GO BIG OR GO HOME!! We are excited and when you find your house, you jump on it, and it happend to be crazy timing!

WHEN WILL YOU POST PICTURES??
We are so excited with our house and wish everyone could see it, but we are crazy busy!! Blogging isn't really a high priority. Unfortunately, it won't be for awhile. We will post before and after pictures for sure its just a matter of time :)

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

ALIVE and computerless

We are definitely alive! Tons of things have happened in the past little bit. Sorry this post is picture-less as well. So here is a short and sweet update.

UPDATE 1
-How about number one fact: OUR BABY'S DUE DATE IS IN 20 DAYS yes as in DAYS!!

-I went to the doctor last week and was checked for the first time. NOTHING! Which is fine cause I still have a couple of weeks. But this week when I go I want to hear something even if its just..your softer than last time! Baby is doing great and I had the dr. check to make sure she was still a girl...very obvious she is a girl still!

-Nolan is beside himself and sometimes I think he going to burst if he has to wait any longer for her to come. We have spent so much money on cute clothes for her and she has everything she needs to come now.

UPDATE 2: Job change

-I am no longer working as a nanny (for now). I miss my sweet boys like crazy! Life has been wierd not filling my days with cute smiles, trains, and boys! This was such a hard decision, and transition for me.
I looked at every option before we decided that this was the best thing for us. When baby girl gets here I will probably go back 1 day a week so I can see the boys and still have a relationship with them. It has been so hard watching them get a new nanny and see somebody else filling my postition. Will is practically my son of 3 years. I kind of feel like I am getting my kids taken away from me, and I litterally feel heart sick. I love them so much and I have such a special place in my heart for the Johnson family. I know they are only a short drive away and its not like I will never see them again, but it will never be the same. They were my life every day of the week for almost 10 hours a day. I know that when my baby comes I will have a special bond with her that will be completely different and amazing and I look forward to that day. But for now I miss my little boys!

UPDATE 3: Change of vehicle?

We have been so blessed by Nolan's work. They gave him a brand new truck that he LOVES! He is working in provo right now and it is a CRAZY long commute. So to have a vehicle to put the miles on rather than ours is great! Not to mention not having to fill it up with gas! So that brings us to our next thing...TO SELL or not to SELL. We have a car that sits all the time. It's paid off and runs good so it almost seems like it is worth more to us then if we were to sell it. I don't know what to do.

UPDATE 4: No internet or computer

I don't have a computer or internet. I used have it at work when I had free time. But we kind of live in the dark ages and hopefully this will change soon. That is why I have not updated in FOREVER! IN a way it is nice cause I dont waste time on facebook or other things but I feel a little out of touch. Nolan does have a work computer but he uses it for homework at nights so we will have way to show pictures of the baby when she gets here. We wouldn't want to pass up an opportunity to show her off!

UPDATE 5: Some good news to come shortly