Monday, November 26, 2012

Questions Answered

Good Afternoon & Happy Monday!  The Thanksgiving holiday flew by as usual and here we are, well on our way to Christmas.  Christmas--I cannot believe it.  This year flew by!  Thanksgiving didn't have too many exciting events to write about so instead of a holiday post, I thought I would take the time to answer some commonly asked questions I get these days for all of your curious minds. Here goes:

Q: When will we know something about the house we have a contract on?
A: The house inspection was completed the week before Thanksgiving and the appraisal was completed on Saturday.  We are now awaiting the results of the appraisal and that is the last "hurdle."  After that we should be good to go to move in mid December!

Q: Are we going to find out the sex of the baby?
A:  Jury is still out on this one.  We have our 20 week Level 2 sonogram on December 20th and we are going to have the technician write the gender down in a SEALED envelope.  I figure this way once we make up our minds we will be able to know without having to wait until another appointment. I struggle with this decision daily for some reason.

Q:  When will I start doing weekly pregnancy posts?
A:  I thought I would wait until I started showing to do a post with a pic each week.  My doctor seems to think it will be any day now that I "pop" out! 

Q: Am I having any cravings?
A:  I am not sure I would use the term "craving" yet but it is very clear each day what I do want and what I don't want.  I am wanting more foods that are full of flavor and spicy.  I do not want anything to do with sweets.

Q: Have I started wearing maternity clothes?
A:  I am entering 17 weeks and so far no maternity clothes.   I did just order my first set of clothes on Black Friday to get some good deals since maternity seems to be rather expensive.  On a side note, I did try on a pair of jeans that were in regular rotation in my wardrobe on Sunday and  eek.... they were definitely too snug for comfort. The good news:  I just moved on to the next pair and they fit just fine (thank God or meltdown may have started).

Q: How are things living back at home while in transition?
A:  There are way more pros than cons.  That's the best way to sum it up.  John and I are both looking forward to having our own home again and getting back into our normal routine however, I am desperately going to miss coming home to meals being cooked!


Until next time, xoxoxo!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

A fail and a few (BIG) updates...

Its no surprise that I have completely FAILED at keeping up with blogging, hence the date stamps on this post and my last.  EEK! I thought about blogging quite frequently, and the nice casual reminders from my friends about my lack of blogging hasn't quite provided the motivation I needed.  However, can I throw out a few excuses to make me feel better about the lack of dedication --- sure I can!  To top that, I will disguise my excuses in the form of updates to really showcase my sense of denial:


Updates since April:

--We put our house on the market in late August--it sold in record time (woohoo) and we began the crazy-mad hunt to find our next home.  (Insert Drama Begins here) We sold our home the end of October and had a few contracts on other homes fall through so needless to say we are shacking up with my parents for a few weeks. 

--The good news is that as of last night we have a ratified contract on a home that we love and we just need to keep our fingers crossed that no unforeseen issues come up and this home falls through like the others!  Fingers crossed that we will be in our new home before Christmas!

-- I am 15 weeks pregnant today!  Whoa, yes, there ya go, this is where you can lift your jaw off the floor to continue reading.  I feel like there is so much I could write about this update but here are just some quick thoughts: yes, we were trying; no, we didn't think it would happen as fast as it did; I will be 20 weeks right before Christmas and we can find out the sex if we want; we are still unsure about whether or not we want to know the sex; our families (and friends) are super excited and so are we!

-- I will be starting weekly pregnancy update posts as soon as I start to "show."  I mean come on, who wants a weekly update without a photo--not me!  ** I promise that is not all I will post about, I am still utterly obsessed with the idea of decorating our new home and weddings.  Super excited for all the fantastic weddings coming up in 2013!!

So there you have it, a re-cap of whats been going on.  Things have been really crazy with the move out, the move in, the hunt for our new home all while being pregnant for the first time!  Lots more to come, seriously, I promise!