it all started with...

It all started with us thinking it was time to get out of the "renting world" and start the home buying process. Soon after we found the house we thought would be a perfect starter home. Over the past 6 months, we have had several small/ moderate sized projects to better suit this house for us. It started with that...However, we now have a much bigger issue on our hands....WATER! it seems to be everywhere...in the walls, in the carpet....ughh! I wish we would have known this 6 months ago BEFORE we bought the house :(

It seems like once we think we have figured out what the source is or the locations of the water damage, we find more and more! The stress of all this has been a bit too much for this pregnant lady to handle. Once we find the exact sources of where the water is coming from we can move on to the plan of knocking down walls/ killing mold/ and re-doing the walls. hmm....  :/

I find myself constantly wishing we would have made a different decision. What if we would have just been patient and kept renting for another year (or two)...or what if we would have just gotten a new townhouse? Life would have been easier then right? or...why does it seem like everyone else's house does not have big & expensive problems (especially so soon). The grass always looks greener on the other side. And we cannot turn back now!

The stress+ fear+ sadness of all this has led me to TRY and remind myself that we will be taken care of...some way, some how... God is going to keep us in his arms and carry us through this tough time. Its hard to believe at times, but that is where my faith needs to step it up.

Hopefully all of these water/home issues get fixed in enough time to prepare for baby's arrival. ;/

Having faith...

Last Monday we had our first ultrasound for this precious baby of ours!! I was nervous to know if everything was ok with "it" but very excited to see "it" as well! It was so neat to see "it" move around so much, suck "it's" thumb, etc! It is such an incredible thing to know thats our child in there! The one we love so much already! We also found out that this "it" was no longer an "it" but a baby girl!!! It has been so fun to give a little more identity to this little gymnast!

Her face (side profile)

Her little foot! 

My 20 wk prenatal appointment was not until Thursday, so we had to wait until then to know if their was anything abnormal with the ultrasound. I have seen so much hardship with chronically ill children, it is hard not to worry. At the appointment, the midwife said that everything looked healthy with baby EXCEPT that she only had 2 vessels in her umbilical cord. That means she only has one artery and one vein (where 99% of other babies have 2 arteries and 1 vein). She said we should not worry too much and that our greatest concern would probably be growth in the last few weeks of pregnancy. She also said that there was a higher chance of other anomalies because of having a 2 vessel cord. So...she referred us to get a level 2 ultrasound at a high risk pregnancy center to look further into the baby's health.  After waiting 5 days (which seriously seemed like a year) we got in for the 2nd ultrasound. And...we got good news!! They did not see anything else wrong with her and just stated that at 30 wks and on we will be watching her growth and heartbeat even more closely to make sure she is getting enough nutrition or if she should come meet us a little early! Sam and I are so relieved that they did not find anything else wrong with her!

My faith has been tested this past week... and the prayers from others seriously gave me the peace I needed to make it through the last few days!

On another note, last night was my first night off of orientation at my job! Ahhh...I was on my own & It was a crazy night. I never felt like I was caught up as one thing after another kept happening. But hey, thats what I want/ need in a job right?! I just hope as the days/ weeks go on that I continue to get more confident and grounded in what I am doing so the nights go a little smoother!

Our home projects are continuing...and this current one is a bit more major! Sam and my dad knocked out the walls in our ever so small/ poorly designed bedroom closet. Previously, there was one small door to get into the narrow closet space, so really we could only reach what was in front of the door. They are going to alter it in several ways and make it so we can actually fit most of our clothes in it (instead of using all 3 bedroom closets for our own clothes!) So right now, the room is a disaster, the baby's room is stuffed with all of our bedroom furniture/ clothes, and we are residing in the basement for the next few weeks...Which thankfully is not as creepy as I thought it would be.

The current state of our closet

More updates to come!

...Im off to enjoy this beautiful day with my precious boy (Theo) at the dog park!

-Christina