We have always rented homes and now it was time for us to buy our first home. I worked on our finacial part for a year. We made a decision years ago to live with no credit cards or debit. Well when you're wanting to buy a home you need some credit. After speaking with a banker we got it all figured out.
So on September 19, 2011 I met with our realtor to look at 5 homes. The first 4 homes were not for us. The last home had been on my radar for a few weeks and I was really excited about looking at this house. I was on my lunch break so I thought if I really like a house I could bring Russell by later that evening. When I walked into this house I knew I wanted to live in it. It had everything we wanted.
My favorite things about the house: open living, kitchen, dining and breakfast area. Huge master bedroom, Split floor plan and large walkin closets in all three bedrooms. Oh also the baby's room was already painted for a baby. We only had to paint Ethan's room.
So I called Russell and said he needed to come see this house I had just seen. Good thing the homeowners were out of town and we were able to come back to the house later that evening. Russell looked and it and said he liked it. We decided to put an offer on it that night and they accepted it two days later. We closed on the house October 19 and moved in on October 22.
I have to give a shout out to all my wonderful friends. I was 7 months pregnant and not able to lift or even stand for long periods of time. They stepped up and helped me pack and move. I used up all my favors while I was pregnant. My friends even helped unpack the house! Thank you Shelly, Lisa, Laura, Camille, Ashley and Sherry for all the time that you spent helping with our move. We couldn't have done it without everyones help.
I'll post pictures soon. They are on my other computer.
Friday, April 12, 2013
It has been a long while...
Well I'm finally taking a moment to update my blog. I would have never guessed it would be this long since my last update. Our lives have completely changed in the last year and a half. So here goes a small marathon of postings. Hope you enjoy.
Monday, August 22, 2011
How Ethan took the Big News
I didn't know when to tell Ethan I was pregnant. So after traveling to Bama I decided to tell him the day we returned home. So here is how it played out.
Russell said I could have the pleasure telling him. I was like how nice of you honey. So I sat Ethan down on the bed and said "I have something very important to tell you. What I'm about to tell you will change your life forever". I told him to think about that and come back in a little while and I'll tell him more. So he comes back and I said "Well what do you think?" He said "We are moving?" I said "no". He said "I'm gonna have a baby brother or sister?" I said "well yes".
So he proceeded to cry. He said "I don't want to have to take care of a baby. And I don't want to share my room and I don't want to run out of food." I assured him that It was Mommy and Daddy's responsibility to take care of the baby. I also said that the baby would have it's own bedroom and not to worry that he will have plenty of food to eat.
I was trying to to laugh at this but he is only 8 yrs old and the things kids worry about it so interesting to me. I ended up telling him to sleep on it and we will talk about it in the morning.
The next morning I went to wake him up and asked him right away "How do you feel about being a big brother now?". He smiled and said he liked it. I got him a shirt that says "Hey Everyone I've got BIG news... I'm going to be a BIG Brother!" He loved it . He got to wear it and tell everyone that he was going to be a big brother.
Since then he has gotten to hear the heart beat and watch my belly grow. He has asked questions and has really accepted it very well.
He did tell me not to tell any of his teachers because he wants them to think he is still the only child. Apparently if you are the only child you get special treatment at school. There were only 3 kids in 2nd grade that were the only child. I told him he was no longer going to be in the category.
Russell said I could have the pleasure telling him. I was like how nice of you honey. So I sat Ethan down on the bed and said "I have something very important to tell you. What I'm about to tell you will change your life forever". I told him to think about that and come back in a little while and I'll tell him more. So he comes back and I said "Well what do you think?" He said "We are moving?" I said "no". He said "I'm gonna have a baby brother or sister?" I said "well yes".
So he proceeded to cry. He said "I don't want to have to take care of a baby. And I don't want to share my room and I don't want to run out of food." I assured him that It was Mommy and Daddy's responsibility to take care of the baby. I also said that the baby would have it's own bedroom and not to worry that he will have plenty of food to eat.
I was trying to to laugh at this but he is only 8 yrs old and the things kids worry about it so interesting to me. I ended up telling him to sleep on it and we will talk about it in the morning.
The next morning I went to wake him up and asked him right away "How do you feel about being a big brother now?". He smiled and said he liked it. I got him a shirt that says "Hey Everyone I've got BIG news... I'm going to be a BIG Brother!" He loved it . He got to wear it and tell everyone that he was going to be a big brother.
Since then he has gotten to hear the heart beat and watch my belly grow. He has asked questions and has really accepted it very well.
He did tell me not to tell any of his teachers because he wants them to think he is still the only child. Apparently if you are the only child you get special treatment at school. There were only 3 kids in 2nd grade that were the only child. I told him he was no longer going to be in the category.
Big News....
It has been a really long time since I've actually blogged. The main reason is I'm pregnant. Yep you've heard it right. The first 15 weeks have been very rough. Not doing anything other than laying down and eating every couple hours.
Ethan has had the most boring summer yet. We haven't even made it to the beach this summer...and we live 30 mins away. He has been a very big help during my sickness. I would just say Ethan and he would be right by my side. I believe he was so helpful because he must have been watching something on TV in the living room that he wasn't suppose to be watching (like Spongebob). Or he was eating on the couch and didn't want to get caught. All of that was the least of my worries. All I wanted to do was lay in bed and try to sleep and not be sick.
Now I am 16 1/2 weeks along and feeling much better. I'm still very tired but I hear that is suppose to go away.
We are not going to find out what we are having. It will be a big surprise. Russell wants a girl, Ethan wants a boy and it doesn't matter to me. We have a couple name picked out but are going to hold off on telling anyone just yet. I'm trying to involve Ethan in as much as possible so that he can feel involved.
Got a lot of posting to do so I'm ending this one for now...
Ethan has had the most boring summer yet. We haven't even made it to the beach this summer...and we live 30 mins away. He has been a very big help during my sickness. I would just say Ethan and he would be right by my side. I believe he was so helpful because he must have been watching something on TV in the living room that he wasn't suppose to be watching (like Spongebob). Or he was eating on the couch and didn't want to get caught. All of that was the least of my worries. All I wanted to do was lay in bed and try to sleep and not be sick.
Now I am 16 1/2 weeks along and feeling much better. I'm still very tired but I hear that is suppose to go away.
We are not going to find out what we are having. It will be a big surprise. Russell wants a girl, Ethan wants a boy and it doesn't matter to me. We have a couple name picked out but are going to hold off on telling anyone just yet. I'm trying to involve Ethan in as much as possible so that he can feel involved.
Got a lot of posting to do so I'm ending this one for now...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Accepted into the GT program
Ethan has been accepted into the GT (Gifted & Talented) program at school. He is really excited about it because they do lots of Science stuff. So I'm going to share two funny stories about Ethan & GT.
He came home one day and was telling me about a conversation he had at school with a boy in his class. The boys asks "What's GT" Ethan replies "Gifted & Talented" after thinking a minute the boy says "I'm talented" Ethan came back with "you have to be gifted too" the boy says "oh". When he told me this I immediately asked "What is gifted?" he said "I don't know".
This past week he came home and I asked him "How was GT? What did you do in class?" He said "I'm working on a PowerPoint presentation about Owls" I tried not to laugh since he is only 8 yrs old talking about PowerPoint. So I said "what do you mean PowerPoint?" He said "I get to create a PowerPoint all about Owls and put sounds and pictures in it." I just said "oh that sounds like fun" He said "yeah but I really wished I had my own flash drive"
Let me just say I couldn't stop laughing at either one of these conversations. I really do feel old when my 8 yr old is talking all about computer stuff and needs a flash drive. I was almost 30 when I worked with PowerPoint and about 27 when I got my own flash drive.
He just keeps me laughing and I love that so much. :)
He came home one day and was telling me about a conversation he had at school with a boy in his class. The boys asks "What's GT" Ethan replies "Gifted & Talented" after thinking a minute the boy says "I'm talented" Ethan came back with "you have to be gifted too" the boy says "oh". When he told me this I immediately asked "What is gifted?" he said "I don't know".
This past week he came home and I asked him "How was GT? What did you do in class?" He said "I'm working on a PowerPoint presentation about Owls" I tried not to laugh since he is only 8 yrs old talking about PowerPoint. So I said "what do you mean PowerPoint?" He said "I get to create a PowerPoint all about Owls and put sounds and pictures in it." I just said "oh that sounds like fun" He said "yeah but I really wished I had my own flash drive"
Let me just say I couldn't stop laughing at either one of these conversations. I really do feel old when my 8 yr old is talking all about computer stuff and needs a flash drive. I was almost 30 when I worked with PowerPoint and about 27 when I got my own flash drive.
He just keeps me laughing and I love that so much. :)
Monday, April 11, 2011
Time for a haircut ....
A couple weeks ago I told Ethan it was about time to get his hair trimmed. So we were lucky enough to have our hair lady working Saturday morning. We had to wait about an hour and while we were waiting Ethan decided he wanted to cut it all off. He no longer wanted the long hair. I've been letting him make his own decisions on most things. I told him he could do whatever he wanted to. It didn't matter to me. So I took a before pic and an after picture. Enjoy!
He is cute no matter what. :)
He is cute no matter what. :)
Russell
Russell was diagnosed with hypothyroidism last year in March. I kept telling him he looked swollen. Well see the picture below. These are his drivers license pictures from 2010. The one on the left was taken December 2010 and the one on the right was taken March 2010. He had two pictures taken because he passed his CDL (commercial drivers license). The hypothyroidism caused him to gain weight. He is back to looking normal now. That is if he continues taking his meds.
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