we put in an offer

After discovering we are relocating to Ft. Lewis Washington, I jumped at the opportunity to go & visit the area & house hunt after my recent trip to Utah.

So Candice & I drove up there (Candice mainly.. I did a good job laying down & taking it easy) for a quick weekend of house hunting. This was a first time experience for me, I have had my share of looking at places to live, but it is usally rental &short term situation. It's a whole different ballgame when you are looking for something that you are going to buy & that you can call yours!

So we searched & searched, found some I liked, then found those were under contract... so I could not have them. But after much phone & internet conversation, Rex & I decided on

'the one'!

So last week we put in an offer, recieved a counter offer & then came to an aggreement and now we are working on picking final upgrades to our new home.

The picture below is of our house... set to be completed the end of september, first of October. Just in time for the baby boy!

It is a 4 bed 2.5bath, just minutes from the freeway... and minutes from SHOPPING!!! .

The market remarks read: "The "aster" features a vaulter ceiling in the entry and spacious great room with cozy gasfireplace. Kitchen is designed for family meals & easy entertaining. Master bedroom has a 5pc bath with large walk in closet. This home backs up to Nisqually Wildlife Refuge!"

And about 10 minutes away from our bestest friends!!! (who also put an offer in on a house the same week). It should be a quick commute to work for Rex & a quiet area to start rasing our family. Anyways- right now we are working out all the little kinks & dotting all the i's on ALL the paperwork. But we are very excited to have a place to call home... and be settled for the next few years.

baby

I went to the other half of an ultrasound that I went to a month ago... since the baby wasn't copperative I was able to go back. I got some cool photos!

He is breech & had his feet in front of his face, below his feet you can see his nose!

This one he was giving a little wink... he is a bit of a tease!

Chubby checks!

Is he picking his nose? or in deep thought?

This is how he spends his days, legs resting on his head!

Enjoy!!!

baby swing

So we got the swing I ordered in the mail... a few weeks ago & I had to capture the moment of Rex's putting together his first baby item.

I think he did a pretty good job. He was proud of himself after it was all said & done.

I think this swing rocks!!! The seat comes off & you can use it as a seat/bouncer.

This swing/seat ROCKS!!

Fun times in Missouri

I thought I would update everyone. So we have finally found out where we are moving next.... drum roll please....

FORT LEWIS WASHINGTON!!!

We are so excited! We were hoping for somewhere closer to Utah. It looks like about a 13.5hour drive... which is much better!

& It gets better we just found out some of our best friends (fellow military family) is moving there this fall also!! We are so excited to be neighbors again! Yeah!!!

We will probably living south of Ft. Lewis in Lacey or Olympia area, and we are set to leave sometime in November.

The next photos... this is what happens when you live in Missouri & get super bored.

As many of you know Rex LOVES tacos!!! Well we had some the other night & had left over shells. So we were sitting down eating desert & dared Rex to try his CHOCOLATE MOLTEN CAKE in a TaCO shell... with TAPATIO HOT SAUCE!!

prepping the delicious treat!

And the final event...all for 35 cents too!!!

Enjoy the Laugh!!

I am the official Fit Pregnancy/"Win Big, Baby!" winner.. I made a slideshow of my winnings!!‏

what do you think???

So this is the crib set I have picked out... I like it because it has some of my favorite colors..

green... red/orange..blue... and brown.

Plus I really like animals!!! Especially Monkeys!

Megan- start thinking of ideas for the room decoration!!!

Anybody that finds anything cute that matches... let me know!!

Well what do you think???

aches & pains

I wanted to put in a few pictures of the last few weeks. I don't take many pictures. But Lloyd was being super cute. He has calmed down a bit finally, but has a bit of a digging problem. I just don't know how to stop him, I think Rex has given up on this problem too! But they still find time to cuddle....as you can see

My Doctor sent me for a medical ultrasound to get some measurements of the baby & check out his anatomy. We had to drive 2 hours to St. Louis to get it done. They gave us some fancy pictures. I thought I would share. The first are of his feet.. looks like all 10 toes are accounted for!

The next is a pretty cool portrait of his face. Still no name! We just can't seem to find a name that fits. When we like a name, we use it a bit & see how we like it. But nothing seems to fit so far. Maybe something will jump out at us and we will just know that it is the right name for this handsome boy!

Overall I am still having the same pain, I have been suffering now for about 2 months. It is frustrating because it is every day. I have to lay down, take pain medicine & use a heating pad to alleviate the pain. Getting through the days at work are tough, there is no laying down when you are a nurse. I am adjusting to the ER out here (where I work), and am getting the hang of it.

Overall time is passing since being out here, I can't believe it is July. I am glad, I am not very fond of Missouri, well maybe just this part of Missouri, no shopping & dining out... how is a girl to spend her time???