38.5 weeks and moving

The pace of life right now should be slow and steady, waiting for the arrival of sweet Miss Lyla Belle, however it is anything but that. Much to our delight, we closed officially on our first house November 6th. This was an enormous and exciting accomplishment for Matt and I and one that we are very proud of. Pictures will come soon- we have been there most evenings and it's dark. It's a two bedroom, one bath house built in 1969/1970. There was one owner, who just recently passed away. This house is a true cosmetic fixer and we haven't been timid about diving in. We have removed all of the carpet, linoleum, molding and wallpaper and have painted all the walls and are laying wood floors as we speak. We have done all of this in a weeks time. The bathroom still needs redone, though I am strongly voting to not start until after I have Lyla as I just don't want to be without a toilet. I am pretty easygoing, but only for so long. The kitchen needs a breath of fresh air too, but that will come in late January to early February after I have a little time to be there and get a vision of what I want.

The house sits on a quarter acre and is fenced all the way around. This could not make me happier. I am so very excited that Charlie and Alice will have a fenced yard again. They deserve that and it will allow them to be the playful curious puppies I know they are. They have just pranced around together outside every time we have been there with tails wagging furiously. I can't think of a better sight. We are also excited for spring/summer to come to get outside and have a little garden to start this year and plan a yard. I am excited to have a tasteful fire pit in the yard for those summer evenings when a beer and a fire are just what the day has called for. We are going to pace ourselves outside as we know we will be busy with Lyla, but that also because that is truly our favorite place to work.

We move this Saturday. What a day that will be. Two dogs, a rabbit, an apartment full of stuff, one very pregnant lady and a husband who is pretty sure "we can just toss a lot of it in the car". Hmmmm. I have the utmost confidence in this move, but I can assure you that it will be one hectic day.

Speaking of pregnant ladies, I went to the doctor yesterday and things are moving right along. My hands have been pretty swollen lately so I had some blood work done to make sure I didn't have pregnancy related hypertension. Everything came back fine- I think that is just a wonderful side effect of being pregnant. I didn't have her check to see if I was dilated or not as that can sometimes trigger labor pains. I am just going to be surprised when it all begins. I go back next week.

More to come...