Think Pink.
Last Thursday we found out that we're having a baby girl! We're almost certain because our daughter did not feel the need to be modest at all during the ultrasound and it was basically just hoohoo to the camera the entire time. Not that it's actually a camera but I'm not sure what to call it. We didn't get any clear shot of her face as her thumb was in her mouth and her hand was over her eyes. She's a diva already. Everything is going amazingly well with the pregnancy. I've only gained 8lbs and I'm feeling like myself again. She was measuring a bit larger than before and my due date has officially been changed to July the Fourth. So, we may have an independence day baby on the way!
In other news, every plan that I had about our living situation has changed in the past week. We were planning on building on my grandfather's land next to my cousin Amy -- but cousin Amy backed out, and decided to build two miles down the road. Now this may not seem like a big deal to any of you, but Amy and I grew up next door to each other and I just so looked forward to our kids having that, and having her as an on-call babysitter. With this new information, it didn't seem worth it to be all the way in the middle of nowhere if it wasn't going to be EXACTLY what I wanted, so yesterday we went to look at a few houses- fell in love with one of them, made an offer this morning and it was accepted this evening! We are very close to being homeowners! We were pre-approved for our construction loan so the financing should be absolutely no problem at all. We close March 31st! As sad as I am to not have a perfectly brand new house that was made just for me, the house we're getting is in a good neighborhood with lots of kids. It's a mile away from the park and pool, and two miles away from the elementary school. And we're getting an amazing deal in my opinion. It's 103k, and they're paying closing. I didn't take any pictures yet, so I'll just post the ones from the realty website.
The pictures really do not do the house justice at all. I immediately felt at home when I walked in and could visualize all of our furniture there, which is the first time that's happened with any house we've ever looked at or thought about.
This is really going to work out wonderfully for us because it will be completely Lily-ready by July and it's practically worry-free.
I never update because all I do is work, and when I'm not working I feel like my life is too boring to even write about. I'm going to post actual decent pictures of the house as soon as we get a key and I also need to post pictures of all of the toys and clothes Lily has gotten.
I miss my friends and I terribly miss being young, but I have never been more happier with my life than I am right now, and I just keep feeling like it can't get any better. Chris and I have been married for a year next month and the time has just flown by. It breaks my heart because I just want to hold onto every little moment that we have together and not take any of it for granted but I feel like time is just slipping through my fingers. I would have killed for that feeling when I was seventeen and unhappy with just about everything, but now it's killing me. I know it's only going to go faster when Lily is born and though I'm ready, I'm still scared. If anyone would have told me that I would have been married with a baby at 22 living in Colony Square of all places, I would have laughed in their face. This is not at all what I had imagined, but it couldn't be more perfect.
In other news, every plan that I had about our living situation has changed in the past week. We were planning on building on my grandfather's land next to my cousin Amy -- but cousin Amy backed out, and decided to build two miles down the road. Now this may not seem like a big deal to any of you, but Amy and I grew up next door to each other and I just so looked forward to our kids having that, and having her as an on-call babysitter. With this new information, it didn't seem worth it to be all the way in the middle of nowhere if it wasn't going to be EXACTLY what I wanted, so yesterday we went to look at a few houses- fell in love with one of them, made an offer this morning and it was accepted this evening! We are very close to being homeowners! We were pre-approved for our construction loan so the financing should be absolutely no problem at all. We close March 31st! As sad as I am to not have a perfectly brand new house that was made just for me, the house we're getting is in a good neighborhood with lots of kids. It's a mile away from the park and pool, and two miles away from the elementary school. And we're getting an amazing deal in my opinion. It's 103k, and they're paying closing. I didn't take any pictures yet, so I'll just post the ones from the realty website.
The pictures really do not do the house justice at all. I immediately felt at home when I walked in and could visualize all of our furniture there, which is the first time that's happened with any house we've ever looked at or thought about.
This is really going to work out wonderfully for us because it will be completely Lily-ready by July and it's practically worry-free.
I never update because all I do is work, and when I'm not working I feel like my life is too boring to even write about. I'm going to post actual decent pictures of the house as soon as we get a key and I also need to post pictures of all of the toys and clothes Lily has gotten.
I miss my friends and I terribly miss being young, but I have never been more happier with my life than I am right now, and I just keep feeling like it can't get any better. Chris and I have been married for a year next month and the time has just flown by. It breaks my heart because I just want to hold onto every little moment that we have together and not take any of it for granted but I feel like time is just slipping through my fingers. I would have killed for that feeling when I was seventeen and unhappy with just about everything, but now it's killing me. I know it's only going to go faster when Lily is born and though I'm ready, I'm still scared. If anyone would have told me that I would have been married with a baby at 22 living in Colony Square of all places, I would have laughed in their face. This is not at all what I had imagined, but it couldn't be more perfect.