Wednesday, November 19, 2008

WE DID IT!!!

We finally bought a house!!! I still can't believe it! After 6 months of really searching, many offers not accepted, and many tears shed with frustration and anxiety...we did it! We put in an offer and the same day they accepted, no counter-offer, no surprises, nothing...amazing! We close in the middle of December. Now comes a whole new set of stresses...moving right before Christmas, packing while preggers and chasing a 2 year old, and trying my hardest not to kill my husband! Aaron is the type of guy who likes to do everything himself, including moving! He says he will recruit a couple of guys from the team and have them come help and move all of the furniture...lets just say this scares the heck out of me. Yes, my husband is strong and more than capable of lifting heavy furniture, but moving with care...not so much! Yesterday was our first disagreement about the house...I want movers and he doesn't. Guess what...I won!!! The only stipulation is that I have to organize everything and instruct the movers. He wants nothing to do with it...not too bad of a compromise since that is exactly what I wanted. Oh, isn't marriage grand?! Just kidding honey, thank you and I love you! I will keep everyone up to date on the house as we go along! (My camera is still in the shop so pictures will come soon!)

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Random updates

Sorry I have been such a slacker in the blogging department, but I've been pretty busy. Aaron and I got the pleasure of taking care of my 3 year old nephew, Jack, for 11 days while his parents went to London with the New Orleans Saints (JP, Jack's dad, works for the Saints). Dylan was in absolute heaven having a constant playmate! They were so very cute together. Everything one did the other just followed along! Grandma Linda and aunt Kristen came to visit Jack and Dylan for the weekend and we had a great time! I'm so excited...Kristen bought her wedding dress while she was here! She looked breathtaking, and of course I cried! (Just a side note...I picked out the dress!!!)

The morning after Jack left Aaron went on his annual golf trip with his friends. I think Dylan really wanted to torture me because he woke up with a terrible cold the morning Aaron left and was up all night, every night he was gone! Let's just say being pregnant and taking care of a 3 year old and 2 year old for 11 days and then taking care of a sick 2 year old alone for 5 days after is quite exhausting!!! Of course the day Aaron returned Dylan felt much better and decided it was time to sleep through the night again! Aaron decided that it was only fair to give me a much needed break and on Friday I went and got a manicure and pedicure (one of my favorite things to do) and went shopping ALONE (which I haven't done in a very long time and is another one of my favorite things to do)! I bought plenty of maternity clothes for the season and shopped until I got home and literally dropped! I took a nap, which is something I never get the chance to do and woke up to a loving husband and baby! What a great day...THANKS HONEY!!!

What's new with Dylan? Well Dylan is almost 2! I can't believe it, in a couple of weeks my little angel will be 2 whole years old...let's just say, I'm in denial! He is cuter and sweeter than ever! He is talking up a storm. His favorite sayings are "What are you doing?, where are you going?, What's that?, Okay, mommy, and last but certainly not least WHY?" I think he is a little young for this but oh my word, every time he asks a question and you give him what you think is a very clear answer he comes back with "Why?" every once in a while he will say "oh or okay,' but most of the time it's "why?" He is still a great eater, he loves meatballs, chicken, peas, carrots (with ranch to dip) he loves dipping things, corn on the cob, and applesauce (which he insists on feeding to himself!) Everything is now "I do it." His favorite thing to do is kick the ball with daddy. Aaron said the other day, "I never thought I could actually play pass with Dylan at 2, but this great." I definitely think Dylan is following after his daddy's footsteps! Dylan was a skeleton for Halloween and was so stinking adorable! I will post pictures soon (my camera is in the shop getting fixed so it might be a little while). We didn't go trick-or-treating, we just gave out candy and he thought it was great. There was a little boy dressed as Diego and Dylan kept yelling "Diego, Diego" as if Diego really came to his house...too funny!

As for me, I am still recovering from a very busy month, but overall feel good. We find out whether we are having a boy or a girl on the 4th which is so exciting. We wanted to find out before Thanksgiving, but they wanted to wait until 20 weeks, sorry fam! My cravings with this pregnancy are soup (any kind), blueberry bagels, and salad. Not too bad considering with Dylan my cravings included a visit to Dunkin doughnuts and Burger King (gross I know)! I think we are having a girl and Aaron thinks it's a boy...we will see!

Sorry for such a long post, I promise the next one with consist of mostly pictures and less catch-up! We miss everyone very much and can't wait for Thanksgiving! We are renting a 31 foot RV and traveling to Florida with Kristen and Adam! It should be lots of fun!