Baby Update

We had our ultrasound yesterday afternoon. Everything looks really good. My cervix is still long (3.4cm and they don't get concerned until 2.5cm) which is great. Ryan was able to go with us so we got to see the baby moving around on the monitor. I think he understands now that I am pregnant and he will have a new sibling soon. We were really hoping to find out the sex of the baby but the baby had other things in mind. It was squirming and moving way to fast to see what it is. So we have another ultrasound in five weeks... hopefully we will be able to find out the sex then!

I had my check up after the ultrasound and everything checked out good. I haven't gained any weight yet but they won't get too concerned unless I don't gain weight by my next appointment. I got the go okay from the midwife to go on our vacation, yeah!!

I will post more in five weeks!!

Because our life wasn't crazy enough,

we decided to put our house on the market. We listed it on Friday the 30th then we put in an offer on a house on Saturday the 31st. So it is an under statement to say our lives have been turned upside down at the moment.

We have been frantically cleaning every nook and cranny of our house, inside and out, to make it more appealing to buyers. Plus we have been doing a few last minute updates like, installing a new garage door opener, laying peel & stick tile in our bathrooms and kitchen, plus refinishing the hardwood in our dining room. Not to mention doing touch up paint in all the rooms.

Today the seller, of the house we put an offer in on, sent his realtor over to our house to see how fast they think our house will sell (this is because we had to add the contingency that we must sell our house first before actually purchasing the new one). While that realtor was here she asked if she could bring another client back in an hour to view our home. So I fed the kids as quickly as possible loaded them into the van and headed to Burger King for an hour while they were showing our house. Meanwhile our realtor emails us asking if she can put our house in the local parade of homes for buyers and realtor's to come view our home, TOMORROW MORNING. Now I'm running around my house trying to tidy up before tomorrow morning. And needless to say the seller of the house we are wanting to buy asked for an extra day to think about our offer, so we won't know until tomorrow if our offer has been excepted or not.

Can you say crazy? That is how we feel right now. I don't think Ryan and Dylan know what to think. They enjoyed viewing new houses but mostly because they were either empty to run wild in, or because they had "new" toys and things to look at. I am just hoping and praying that this is all over very soon. Today when I was running around the house like a chicken with my head cut off trying to clean before the showing the kids all ran around and picked up the toys. Ryan even put away his big Thomas the Train track without being asked. When I realized he was putting it all away I explained that he didn't have to put it completely away but he insisted we must "because someone might trip on it plus it would make my room look messy" (his words to me, so cute).

We'll keep you posted on how this one chapter in our life turns out. Wish us luck, we need it!

Fun & Food at Fuddruckers!

This week we went to Fuddruckers with MOMS Club to take a tour. We got to see behind the scenes where they make your hamburgers and other food plus we went in the huge freezer. The kids favorite part was when we got to roll dough to make buns. They had so much fun rolling and patting it over and over again. After the tour and bread making we ate some lunch then we each enjoyed a warm cookie!! It was a fun day for all of us!

We are happy to announce...

...that I am 11 weeks pregnant!! I am due August 4, 2009!!

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I went for my first appointment today with the midwives in Durango, CO. Everything checked out fine at today's visit but because of all my preterm labor with Dylan they are wanting to take a few extra precautions so we will have our first ultrasound at our next visit on Feb. 10th. As of right now I am not dilated and my cervix seems to be long like it should be. During next month's ultrasound they will be able to confirm that my cervix is long and that there are no other signs of preterm labor. I feel relieved that they want to take extra precautions because we will be leaving for California Feb. 12th and I would hate to have something happen while we are away.

I will try to blog after each of my visits with the midwives to keep you all updated! =)

Winter Fun for Everyone!

Ryan and I went sledding with Jenny and her girls at a local park. We had a blast! It was the perfect sized hill for their little legs to climb up and down with no problems. This was Ryan's 1st time but he didn't even hesitate, he just jumped right on and went flying down the hill.

A few more friends showed up a while later with their tubes so we had to try those out. Ryan thought it was funny on the tube because we were spinning all around and had lots of snow flying in our faces. After over two hours of fun we headed home for some "warm" cocoa (Ryan doesn't like it hot because it burns his mouth so we had to have it warm.)


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This is Ryan with his friend Lauren. I am training them to be future Lowe's Home Improvement workers...can't you tell. The training comes in handy when things need fixed around the house and daddy isn't home to do it. What would I do without these great workers?!