remember how i said we got to meet an important person on tuesday? how we would be going over our goals and timeline with our new realtor? well, we did happen to meet with him for coffee tuesday afternoon to get the ball rolling on the house search.
but there was another even more important person, who i neglected to tell you, that wil and i would be meeting on tuesday as well…(i’m so secretive, i know!)
our little baby…girl!
yep, we had our 20 week ultrasound and not only got to see our sweet little baby roll around on the screen, but also to find out that she is in fact, a healthy girl!
to say the meeting with the ultrasound tech was a highlight of our day would be a major understatement…highlight of the week? highlight of the last 4 months??? every step of the process seems to be even more special than the last. seeing the results of the pregnancy test are a little shocking. hearing the heartbeat for the first time is amazing. and finding out who’s in there and seeing her lips and nose and hands and feet on the screen are unreal. we were both unprepared for how spectacular that would be.
i’ve also began to feel her the last couple weeks and it might be one of my favorite parts of pregnancy thus far. i know by the end she’ll be quite the kickboxer when she runs out of room and i’ll be quite uncomfortable, but for now if i have the chance i love just stopping everything and being still to feel her dance around in there.
we’ve been fairly tightlipped about our pregnancy online. the concept of having every little detail posted on facebook along the way is a bit odd to us. if anyone cares to asks us about it, we are totally happy to share news and info, but for our child’s life to be broadcasted to everyone we are ‘friends’ (and not really friends) with is certainly not how we were brought into the world. call us old fashioned, call us too private, but there are some things worth cherishing between just us and those close around us.
but i digress…either way, wil is so happy about a little daughter and i can’t wait to start being inspired about colors, clothes, registering, nursery, etc. we’ve also just in the last week received a ton of baby stuff from generous co-workers of wil. boxes and boxes of diapers, a cool swing, and a couple bags of clothes.
it’s beginning to get real around here people!
the sun is shining gloriously, the stereo is keeping me on task with sounds of good music, and i keep refilling hot water into my cup of tea. although, by now, i think the tea is mostly diluted to just water. it’s been a good, productive monday…i’ve been slipping in the production category for the last week or so, but as i saw an upcoming deadline on my horizon grow closer, i knew i had to kick myself into gear.
i’m excited to be setting up a bit of life at the table at an event this thursday evening. one of my dear friends who is a fabulous hair stylist invited me to be a part of the irvington style lounge…a chic night of art, beauty, jewelry and food. kind of an open house of vendors selling work/jewelry and stylists offering beauty treatments like waxing and hair consults, in the midst of an artist’s home displaying his collection. and wil will be providing some great finger foods. if you’re in the portland area, and that sounds like it’s right up your alley, then please come by!
otherwise, we are just gearing up for a big day tomorrow…we finally are meeting with a realtor to get started on the home search!
timing is a funny thing.
especially when we are not in control of timing.
i’m at the halfway point in the pregnancy (already!!!), so it seems natural to look back on the last few months, and look ahead to the next few. and i just laugh at the timing. we found out we were pregnant just a couple weeks after we were told we had 60 days to move out of our sweet little duplex. very funny god.
and then, over the course of those 60 days, you might remember me alluding to us wanting to buy a home after the new year, so that the apartment we rent now would be temporary during our house search.
well it turns out the date the lease expires on this place is literally days after i’m due. ha ha god…you are on a roll!
our hope is to start looking soon at what’s on the market, and if the timing works out, have escrow close around may, so that we have about a month to move in before i pop.
oh timing…i can see myself heading down a road of anxiety in the coming months when so much is going to be out of our control. waiting to hear if our offer is accepted. waiting to hear if we’ve been approved for a home loan. waiting for inspections. all the while hoping we aren’t forced to move too early and float two places financially, or forced to move too late when it’s down to the last days on the calendar.
did i mention we also have just listed our car (our only car) to sell so that we can hopefully have a lower car payment on a good family car, before our home loan gets approved? we really know how to line things up, don’t we?
in the midst of it all, i’ve struggled with the concept of a nursery, registering and where to mentally ‘put’ baby because honestly, there is no physical place. and there won’t be till june.
i’m so ready to just find a home, buy it and move in. if only it could be that easy! now it’s just a matter of making sure every piece falls into place at the right time. god, i sure hope my plan looks similar to yours!
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