Happy Birthday Abby!!

Our niece Abby turned 1 yesterday! Wish we could have been there to celebrate her birthday with her!

Week #31 Belly Pic

It's been awhile since my last belly picture. It has been difficult to find an opportunity. I don't like the picture I am about to post, but I wanted you to see how big the belly has gotten. I snapped this one super quick (didn't have time for the multiple photos today). I've been a little under the weather for the past few days, so definitely not what I would consider a good picture. But check out the big belly!!

Week #31 Update

Today was my first appointment with the new doctor and I really liked her! She was very laid back but also very thorough. I was so worried that I would end up at a doctor who had extremely different opinions than my MN doctor, but luckily that wasn't the case. She did a complete exam today and said everything looked normal. We are headed back in 2 weeks for an ultrasound. The new doctor just wants a chance to be able to see everything for herself. I'm not complaining...I'm super excited for another opportunity to see Baby Ryan!

Furniture Update

Just a quick update to let you know that we finally have our baby furniture. My good friend Christy was nice enough to take delivery of it for us last night in MN. The really funny part about it was that when the store estimated 10-12 weeks for delivery, they actually got it right. We ordered the furniture 12 weeks ago...we just never realized that it would take 2 cribs and 3 dressers to get it right! wow! Now we just need to sell the MN house, close on the TX house, move everything out of the MN house and into the TX house and we will be all set! Here's hoping all of this occurs before Baby Ryan makes an entrance!

New House

Here's a picture of Baby Ryan's new house:

They are still completing construction so there are a few unfinished items, like staining the front door and garage doors. There are quite a few items inside that have to be finished, but nothing major. We are also having a larger patio with a fireplace added in the back yard.

Now we just need an offer on our MN house...

Week 30 Update

Wow, I can't believe we are down to 10 weeks to go! The last few weeks have really flown by, thanks to how busy our lives have become. I've been feeling ok, starting to get really tired again. I think it's partially because I'm not sleeping as well at night (thanks to the many many bathroom trips) and the energy required to carry all this extra weight around all day. I will visit my new doctor in a little over a week. I'm excited and anxious to meet her. My friend Catherine absolutely loves her so I'm sure she will be wonderful.

The big news around here is that we bought a house today. It was actually the very first house we saw when we started looking last weekend. We spent the last couple days with our realtor looking at everything else on the market that fit our specifications. We saw a lot of great houses, but never saw one that we liked more than the first one. So we made an offer this morning. After a bit of negotiation, we signed the paperwork! We will close at the end of April. This is great because it appears that we may be all moved in before Baby Ryan arrives!

We Miss the Kitties!!

We started our drive to Dallas on Thursday, stopping in Little Rock on Friday to hand off the cats to Scott's parents. They will be cat sitting until we get settled in Dallas. It was very hard to say goodbye to them (even though Tiger and I had a couple issues on Friday morning!), but I am happy that they are in a safe place and are being well taken care of. Here are a couple pictures of them adjusting to their new environment:

As for us, everything is going good. We arrived in Dallas on Saturday afternoon and started our new jobs on Monday morning. We have driven the area and found a couple houses that may work for us. We are trying to get lined up with a realtor to start looking at houses later this week. As for the MN house, we've had a few showings so far...keep your fingers crossed that we will get a decent offer soon!

Baby Showers

I had a fun-filled weekend this past weekend in San Antonio to visit family and friends and attend my baby shower hosted by Diana and Diana. It was a wonderful weekend and a wonderful shower! Here are a couple pics:

Me and Mallory

Me with Sarah and Alexis

And then on Monday evening Debbie threw a great neighborhood shower for Susan and me. We had tons of fun and it was great to catch up with everyone.

Me and Susan

The Neighborhood Ladies (plus Debbie's dog!)