There's a Baby on Board!

Yep! You read right...

Heath and I are going to be PARENTS. We found out earlier in April and have had trouble keeping the secret simply because we're so excited and I'm so sick!

I'm 9 weeks today and actually heading for another prenatal visit this afternoon. Heath has been stellar about everything and is actually on his way to becoming the world's next gourmet cook! He's now the master of breakfast, dinner, and supper :) but he will be the first to tell you he's ready to give my apron back.

Despite my more than obvious lack of participation in our usual day-to-day activities, Heath has been busy! He has less than two weeks left of school and is busy finishing everything up. He and Sam have been...no joke...rollerblading almost every evening now! I still think one day it'll be a disaster, but so far, only Sam has battle wounds. :) Go figure! He scraped up a paw running on the cement, so out of sheer irritation at his constant licking...we socked him! ;)

Actually, Sam has been great company for me. I've been spending my mornings curled up on the couch - you fill in the rest of the blanks!

Either way, there's something almost oddly human about him. I'll be working on the laptop and he'll walk over, plant his behind on the couch, and just sit there. Weird! Even crazier, he still has no idea he's 90lbs and growing! This picture says it all!

Well, it's been an exciting month. We're moving into a new home (actually, we're already packing up boxes and getting things moved over) and I'm having a baby! I'm due on December 22 for anyone who is a compulsive calendar person. :)

It's hard to believe we just had our f1rst anniversary last weekend. To celebrate, we went for a drive and hit Eldridge's city-wide garage sale - took a "sick" break and a nap - then I somehow ate 4 pieces of pizza while we watched reruns of Andy Griffith and yes, Scooby Doo! I've been on a Disney kick lately too.

Yawn! I guess this is all the typing this little mamma can handle for now. I go back and forth between trying to eat, sleeping, trying to work, sleeping, eating a little more...and repeating the whole process numerous times. :) The Lord really blessed me when he provided my job this year. I am able to do a lot of things from my home computer and it has allowed me to keep up with work and yet...still experience the "mixed-blessings" of being pregnant (aka sick and exhausted)

We'll let you know if we find out any more exciting news after today!

- the kelleys

Alrighty Then -

Wow...am I ever loving my haircut! It's so easy - going from 40+ minutes of blow drying to - let's face it - 5!!! Okay, straightening my hair takes a little longer, but even Heath is lovin' this hair-do!

(Picture compliments of my awestruck husband!)

Okay...so you want to hear the big news? No! Not that big news, this big news!

In a span of 6 hours - we offered, counter-offered, and signed on a house! Crazy huh? Want to hear how the evening really went?

3:20 - Heath calls me and says, "The realtor called and said there were 2 offers made on the house today!" So it sits for like, 5 months, no lookers, no offers and we start looking and bang! 2 offers? Give me a break!

3:30 - I'm driving to DeWitt because we have to make an offer before the end of the work day. Lord, I don't like to be hurried...I'm not sure I'm okay with this.

4:00 - I finally made DeWitt and we're calling back and forth from parents to other realtors (friends of the family) trying to figure out what to offer! Our realtor can't tell us what was offered, only what she feels might be acceptable. Okay - we go with our "gut" and what we've prayed about and still gave a lower offer. Our realtor was a little sad we couldn't go higher and honestly didn't think we were in the running at all.

5:30 - We finally made it home and we were so stressed about waiting (we were told we'd know for sure last night or today by noon) that Heath strapped on some rollar blades and took Sam for a WALK?

9:00 - "Well, there were a total of 4 offers made today. One was too late, the other was thrown out, so they looked at yours and the other one, which was slightly higher than yours." Okay, we're sick by now thinking we blew it. "But they've decided to work with you because your lender is more reputable."

For the next 40 minutes, it was tag on the phone as we waited to hear about everything. The executor for the owner of the property countered and then...feeling sick about having to "stick to our guns", countered only a paltry amount more. Ring ring! "She has accepted your offer. Congratulations!"

(To the right: Master Bedroom with crazy pink/yellow wallpaper and retro flowers!)
(To the left: Downstairs living area with velvet wallpaper!)

It's a fixer-upper, but we're super excited. We close on May 29th and we'll have all kinds of pictures and stories to share as we start tearing out walls, repairing ceiling cracks, painting, landscaping, and moving in!

Here's what I've been reading about lately...go figure!

"So I tell you, don't worry about everyday life - whether you have enough food, drink, and clothes...Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Of course not." -Taken from Matthew 6:25-34

Well - I hope this catches you up on things. The folks stayed with us this weekend and we loved it! Although...I do think it's time to invest in a spare bedroom now...I'm not sure air mattresses are going to encourage more company. ;)

That's all for now!

- the kelleys

P.S. And if any of you want to join this venture of fixing up our new home, we won't be denying you a hammer, paintbrush, or a mop! :D

Locks of Love

Hi Everyone -

We know it's been super long since since we've been able to post. This past weekend, we visited the Snitker family for an Easter gathering, we looked at the house again, got pre-approved, had our basement flood, among a host of other things.

Blogging somehow fell to the wayside... :D

But! Big exciting event of the weekend - I have now joined the ranks of women who have normal hair! I cut off about 11" for Locks of Love this weekend and I feel like I shed a bag of potatoes off of my head. Haha - maybe not quite that bad, but almost.

Sorry, no picture yet. That'll be next weekend. I have to remember how to work with shorter hair again! (It's been at least a decade since I've had it this short! Scary!)

Must go. Work has been crazy for both of us. Graduation is in three weeks here so everyone suddenly feels the urge to order the rest of their senior pictures, making it a jungle for me. Heath is dealing with pre-adolescents with spring fever! (Good luck hubby!)

We'll post more on life next week. :)

- the kelleys