We are trying to buy a house. This is exhausting and supremely stressful. We have put in a total of six offers to date: four were rejected, one is hanging out at the bank with one other competing offer that's been there since March so who knows when we'll hear anything, and another we bid on last night that things are looking more hopeful for.

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I do believe it's true
There are roads left in both of our shoes.
And if the silence takes you
Then I hope it takes me too.


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Apparently, I am the only person left who has never heard of the "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial ( Read more... )

Things we are grateful for these first two weeks of new parenthood:

1. An extremely mellow baby
2. Good friends and family
3. Our Boppy pillow
4. My co-worker who lent us her Co-Sleeper
5. The Co-Sleeper
6. Living in an age where altodescant can work from home
7. Digital photography for super cute baby photos whenever I want
8. The Diaper Champ9. ( Read more... )

I thought I should document this before I forget, so I can look back on it later. Details of the birth below the cut.

( Noah's Birth Story )

We have successfully moved into our new place, and most stuff has been unpacked, just have a few extra boxes of decorations that need to be put up and some office stuff that we have to figure out where to store since what would have been our office is now Speck's Room.

Speaking of, nursery pictures are below the cut.
( Nursery Pictures )

So. Lots of stuff has happened in the last two weeks.

Lots of awesome stuff, in fact.

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Last night, as we were lying in bed going to sleep, I asked altodescant to turn down the thermostat because I was too warm ( Read more... )

But just in case there were, Speck is definitely
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My weekend started off pretty well -- I picked darthsnugglebun at the airport on Friday afternoon and we had a nice night visiting. I miss her whole bunches!

My Detroit baby shower was Saturday afternoon, which was super fun!

( Baby Shower Pics )