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Monday, July 19, 2010
Summer Days
Now that I'm not in school (YAY!), it seems odd that summer is ending. Well, I think I shall declare in our household that summer will be over in the middle of September! :)
I like that!!
We are still waiting to hear back on the possible short sale of the house we'd like to purchase. It's been about 4.5wks since our offer was submitted to the loan company. Which is all right, I guess, since we are still hoping to receive an offer on our current property. Meanwhile, we are saving as much money as possible in preparation for closing costs on the new house. The new job I received in June is helping a bit with that goal.
Elias has been walking about a month now. It's still so cute to watch. He seems so careful most of the time, but has ventured into "running" a bit. Which is also cute to watch! He's been pretty snuggly lately. Even if he doesn't want to be held, he wants to be right next to us. Which makes doing anything around the house a bit more difficult, but there is hardly anything that MUST be done. Yes, potty breaks, but Elias actually has a lot of fun in the bathroom. He can stand on carpet, lean over the tub, flush the toilet, sit on a scale, open the cabinet doors... lots of stuff! :) We usually eat together, so that makes the other necessary chore done. Elias is eating Cheerioes now instead of Puffs as much. I don't think he likes them nearly as much as the Puffs, but I was happy to see Cheerios have a much higher amount of iron in them.
I feel like I want to record each moment, each milestone & activity so that later on, I have a record. I haven't been as dedicated as I'd like to have been. It sure is neat going back & looking at old videos or blog postings from this blog & others. I hope to prepare some sort of blog or photo or journal book (other than his official baby book) for Elias from pre-pregnancy to first birthday. I have a bit of time to import all the data, but it's sure nice to have much of the journaling all done! :)
I guess that's about it for now. I have plenty more to talk about, but not nearly as motivated to type it! Hope to have lots of fun stuff in the next couple of months to blog about as we may have a whole new house to decorate & accessorize!!
Hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday!!
I like that!!
We are still waiting to hear back on the possible short sale of the house we'd like to purchase. It's been about 4.5wks since our offer was submitted to the loan company. Which is all right, I guess, since we are still hoping to receive an offer on our current property. Meanwhile, we are saving as much money as possible in preparation for closing costs on the new house. The new job I received in June is helping a bit with that goal.
Elias has been walking about a month now. It's still so cute to watch. He seems so careful most of the time, but has ventured into "running" a bit. Which is also cute to watch! He's been pretty snuggly lately. Even if he doesn't want to be held, he wants to be right next to us. Which makes doing anything around the house a bit more difficult, but there is hardly anything that MUST be done. Yes, potty breaks, but Elias actually has a lot of fun in the bathroom. He can stand on carpet, lean over the tub, flush the toilet, sit on a scale, open the cabinet doors... lots of stuff! :) We usually eat together, so that makes the other necessary chore done. Elias is eating Cheerioes now instead of Puffs as much. I don't think he likes them nearly as much as the Puffs, but I was happy to see Cheerios have a much higher amount of iron in them.
I feel like I want to record each moment, each milestone & activity so that later on, I have a record. I haven't been as dedicated as I'd like to have been. It sure is neat going back & looking at old videos or blog postings from this blog & others. I hope to prepare some sort of blog or photo or journal book (other than his official baby book) for Elias from pre-pregnancy to first birthday. I have a bit of time to import all the data, but it's sure nice to have much of the journaling all done! :)
I guess that's about it for now. I have plenty more to talk about, but not nearly as motivated to type it! Hope to have lots of fun stuff in the next couple of months to blog about as we may have a whole new house to decorate & accessorize!!
Hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday!!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
10mths Old
Not sure if anyone even checks this anymore, but since things seem to be moving so fast, I thought I'd write it all done... for later when I'm journaling or finishing E's baby book!
Right now, our little guy is surpassing milestones left & right. The week before he turned 10mths old, he took several random single steps. The day after he turned 10mths old, he walked about 4 steps on his own; then three days later, he was walking all over the place. Except for those couple of random steps, it was almost from nothing to go-go-go. It's amazing to me there's very little transitional periods with babies! One day he wasn't sitting up, the next he sat up hours & hours during the day! Same w/ crawling & pulling up!
Some others things he's doing:
** Pointing at stuff. I don't know why this is incredibly sweet to me, but I like to think he's wanting us to notice something or he wants to know what it is. It started on July 4th when he pointed out the fireworks to Nick. Now, it's people, frogs on the window, & the TV.
** Super big snuggly hugs. Is there anything better?!
** Still clapping & bobbing like crazy!
** Still nursing, but testing more & more fruits & veggies!
** Has 4 teeth.
** Loves to play with anything electronic. Stereos, cell phones, computers, remote controls (which he already knows he is changing something on the TV!); if it has buttons or knobs, he's there!
Hmm, outside the baby... we are still waiting to hear back about the short sale offer we submitted almost 4wks ago. Should have been 6wks ago, but we won't go into that! The are pending the foreclosure on the house to review our offer. Our house has been on the market a little over a month. It's been shown 4 times, but 3 times to the same family. We are praying God will work it out however He wants to & worrying about it won't help things out! We're saving as much money as possible to have for inspections/appraisal/repairs/etc.
I am now employed part time at a nursing & rehabilitation center. It's 32hrs/mth & enough to really help out in the family budget. We are very thankful for this job; I work two 8hr shifts every other weekend, so it's boy-time when I work! :)
I guess that's about it for now. I'm in the beginning stages of planning E's birthday party & have plenty of follow up stuff to go over w/ my Mom in the next month and a half! Getting excited about it all!
Hope you all enjoy your weekend! And don't forget tomorrow is Chick-Fil-A's Cow Appreciation Day! Free food if you dress up completely or partially like a cow!
Right now, our little guy is surpassing milestones left & right. The week before he turned 10mths old, he took several random single steps. The day after he turned 10mths old, he walked about 4 steps on his own; then three days later, he was walking all over the place. Except for those couple of random steps, it was almost from nothing to go-go-go. It's amazing to me there's very little transitional periods with babies! One day he wasn't sitting up, the next he sat up hours & hours during the day! Same w/ crawling & pulling up!
Some others things he's doing:
** Pointing at stuff. I don't know why this is incredibly sweet to me, but I like to think he's wanting us to notice something or he wants to know what it is. It started on July 4th when he pointed out the fireworks to Nick. Now, it's people, frogs on the window, & the TV.
** Super big snuggly hugs. Is there anything better?!
** Still clapping & bobbing like crazy!
** Still nursing, but testing more & more fruits & veggies!
** Has 4 teeth.
** Loves to play with anything electronic. Stereos, cell phones, computers, remote controls (which he already knows he is changing something on the TV!); if it has buttons or knobs, he's there!
Hmm, outside the baby... we are still waiting to hear back about the short sale offer we submitted almost 4wks ago. Should have been 6wks ago, but we won't go into that! The are pending the foreclosure on the house to review our offer. Our house has been on the market a little over a month. It's been shown 4 times, but 3 times to the same family. We are praying God will work it out however He wants to & worrying about it won't help things out! We're saving as much money as possible to have for inspections/appraisal/repairs/etc.
I am now employed part time at a nursing & rehabilitation center. It's 32hrs/mth & enough to really help out in the family budget. We are very thankful for this job; I work two 8hr shifts every other weekend, so it's boy-time when I work! :)
I guess that's about it for now. I'm in the beginning stages of planning E's birthday party & have plenty of follow up stuff to go over w/ my Mom in the next month and a half! Getting excited about it all!
Hope you all enjoy your weekend! And don't forget tomorrow is Chick-Fil-A's Cow Appreciation Day! Free food if you dress up completely or partially like a cow!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
One Step Closer
We are meeting w/ our Realtor tomorrow for lunch to discuss placing the offer on the new property & listing our current property.
I have been trying to pack boxes all day in anticipation for having the house cleared as much as possible to show it for any interested parties. And, I guess, if God works this all out, it'll be already packed for the move to the new place.
It's strange. We keep both asking/praying for guidance & we haven't had anything to guide us away. It's like the IVF cycle. We were open & we know how that turned out...
I'm not saying we know this is what we're supposed to do, but we sure feel like we're moving in the right direction.
I did some bare-bones budgeting for May & we were happily surprised w/ the overage we'll have. It also makes us feel better with the increase in mortgage payments we'll have with the new property.
Hmm, what else? My helper is sure fun to have around trying to pack! :) He's a mess. He is into everything & making all sorts of funny noises & loves to play. He's so much fun & I can't imagine not having him in our lives.
This weekend we are plowing through full-force. I emailed many of our friends & Sunday School classmates to plead for their help, but haven't had any luck outside of family. Which, I am so thankful we are blessed w/ family that cares!! We can always depend on our family to be there when we need them & need support!
I have been trying to pack boxes all day in anticipation for having the house cleared as much as possible to show it for any interested parties. And, I guess, if God works this all out, it'll be already packed for the move to the new place.
It's strange. We keep both asking/praying for guidance & we haven't had anything to guide us away. It's like the IVF cycle. We were open & we know how that turned out...
I'm not saying we know this is what we're supposed to do, but we sure feel like we're moving in the right direction.
I did some bare-bones budgeting for May & we were happily surprised w/ the overage we'll have. It also makes us feel better with the increase in mortgage payments we'll have with the new property.
Hmm, what else? My helper is sure fun to have around trying to pack! :) He's a mess. He is into everything & making all sorts of funny noises & loves to play. He's so much fun & I can't imagine not having him in our lives.
This weekend we are plowing through full-force. I emailed many of our friends & Sunday School classmates to plead for their help, but haven't had any luck outside of family. Which, I am so thankful we are blessed w/ family that cares!! We can always depend on our family to be there when we need them & need support!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Wow...
Gone a little while & lotsa new stuff happening!
Nick called Friday to tell me about a property he found. Nick (and my Mom, for that matter) could be house-finding hobbyists if there were such a thing; well, I guess there is since they do it! I pretty much listened & didn't regard it something I would be interested in. To humor Nick, I looked up the property.
Well, I thought it was cute. Mom & I drove by that afternoon to check it out. It's still being occupied, so we didn't get out & peek in the windows!
We talked to our Realtor & set up a showing for it.
We saw it Saturday morning w/ my Mom & actually fell in love with it. It has a lot of potential, but will need lots of cleaning, some cosmetic work, & some good ole TLC! Which, we are happy to provide. It's currently being offered as a short sale, so I guess that means it can be a confusing roller coaster of emotion, communication, & negotiations!
But, we are praying for guidance & hope that we will pursue the proper path. Our current plans are offering our property up for sale & making an offer on the opposite property. It is supposed to take 6-8wks to even hear back from the lending company as to whether they will accept our offer or counter w/ an offer. During this time, we will be trying to get a contract on the current property we own. Since it would be better to have zero properties than two, we are progressing w/ the house for sale.
Which means, lots of work in the next week or two. And w/ a couple of trips planned before the end of the month is up... we may have to change some plans. That is, if we need the extra time to prepare the house + property.
Tomorrow, I'll be purchasing a dozen or so boxes to begin packing up all the un-necessary items in our rooms. We want the house to be as cleared out as possible for showing & the property to be in the best shape possible. So, it begins! We will see how it works out, but we are trusting God will guide. If it doesn't work out perfectly, it doesn't work! :)
Hope you all have a great Tuesday morning! I have lots of fun pictures to share soon! Little Man is becoming quite the charmer!
Nick called Friday to tell me about a property he found. Nick (and my Mom, for that matter) could be house-finding hobbyists if there were such a thing; well, I guess there is since they do it! I pretty much listened & didn't regard it something I would be interested in. To humor Nick, I looked up the property.
Well, I thought it was cute. Mom & I drove by that afternoon to check it out. It's still being occupied, so we didn't get out & peek in the windows!
We talked to our Realtor & set up a showing for it.
We saw it Saturday morning w/ my Mom & actually fell in love with it. It has a lot of potential, but will need lots of cleaning, some cosmetic work, & some good ole TLC! Which, we are happy to provide. It's currently being offered as a short sale, so I guess that means it can be a confusing roller coaster of emotion, communication, & negotiations!
But, we are praying for guidance & hope that we will pursue the proper path. Our current plans are offering our property up for sale & making an offer on the opposite property. It is supposed to take 6-8wks to even hear back from the lending company as to whether they will accept our offer or counter w/ an offer. During this time, we will be trying to get a contract on the current property we own. Since it would be better to have zero properties than two, we are progressing w/ the house for sale.
Which means, lots of work in the next week or two. And w/ a couple of trips planned before the end of the month is up... we may have to change some plans. That is, if we need the extra time to prepare the house + property.
Tomorrow, I'll be purchasing a dozen or so boxes to begin packing up all the un-necessary items in our rooms. We want the house to be as cleared out as possible for showing & the property to be in the best shape possible. So, it begins! We will see how it works out, but we are trusting God will guide. If it doesn't work out perfectly, it doesn't work! :)
Hope you all have a great Tuesday morning! I have lots of fun pictures to share soon! Little Man is becoming quite the charmer!
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