Visit

Our visit home was fabulous!!! Such a breath of fresh air! Let me start with a funny story...Keagan and I were driven to the airport by Nathan very early in the morning. Nathan parked, walked us in, saw us through security as far as he could go and then had to drive home. Keagan and I all but had to strip to our underwear to get through security (we are very threatening I guess) and get on the first plane. This first plane was the smallest I'd ever been on! We were in row 6 of 9 and they literally asked one person to switch sides of the plane for take off and landing to balance out the weight! ACK! Anywho, we made it to Seattle around noon and I had a hair appointment at 3:30. I came home to find my husband (who had dropped us off at the airport earlier that morning) sitting in my mother's living room with a big smile on his face! "Hi Honey!" LOL His brother had bought him a last minute ticket and they kept it hush hush! So funny! I was not expecting him to be there at all! Then, instead of only one week, he got to stay the whole 2 weeks that Keagan and I did! We have such great family!!!!!! I really didn't want to leave at all!

We got to see almost everyone, even Nathan's Dad from Japan on the very last day we were there! We really had a great time!!

Thanks everyone for being so wonderful!!! We love you!!! =)

It's a.....

BOY!!! Yes, that is right folks, we are adding another Justus boy to the group! Now....if we could just pick a name we'd be set! lol

We went on Friday for the ultrasound and everything looks perfect! And, as with Keagan, there is no mistaking that he's a "he"! We are super excited!!! We got nuthin as far as names go tho. We only had a girl name picked out, so now of course we are having a boy! Oh well, brothers will be fun and that just means we get to try at least one more time for our baby girl!

I am doing great. I am 21 weeks pregnant now, half way! Which is insane, because I feel like I just found out and now we are half way there! Ack! =) I feel good, tired and slow, but good. As my tummy gets bigger Keagan seems to weigh more an its harder to carry him around, but other than that there isn't a lot I can't do yet. I can still tie my shoes and bend down to pick stuff up, which I have to do a lot because Keagan likes to chuck stuff on the floor when he's done with it. haha

So that is the news!!! See you soon! Keagan and I will be in Seattle from June 11th thru 25th. Yay!

Progress

So, Nathan finally had an interview yesterday and it went really well! They were very impressed with him! We are fairly certain that as soon as they can they will hire him on! yay! There is a process they have to go thru before hiring a new person so...in the next week or so we should have a *final answer.* This is a big step in the right direction and the reason we moved here, so we are both pretty darn excited! Nathan is studying hard to get his next certification, CCNA. He takes that test in the next couple weeks.

Keagan is doing well. Seems like every time I put shorts on him he falls and skins his knee tho! Poor little guy! But he's talking more and being more independent. It's fun. Well, it's mostly fun! Sometimes there are major fits that are not so much fun, but what can you do? He IS almost 2!! =)

The weather here has been great this week! Like a Seattle summer! I wish it would last, but I know it won't. Soon it will 95 degrees outside with 95% humidity and I will have to stay inside all day! We are looking into local pools and beaches tho to cool off. We also plan on getting a kiddie pool and sprinkler for the backyard, now that it has been reclaimed from the dog! I'd like to say I'll get used to the heat....but I'm pregnant now and even if I wasn't - HOT HOT weather is not my thing. Oh well. This is where we live now so I gotta suck it up!

Crafty

I made two pillows! Hand stitched! Made with a mother's love. ha ha Did I mention that I have no idea how to sew?! lol Its one of those things on my list. I wanna be the cool mom who can hem pants, make curtains and stuff like that!! This time my creativity came from need. Keagan has a big boy bed that has a safety rail, but it doesn't even go half way down the bed. Since he sleeps like me, ALL over the place, he keeps falling out of bed. If it was a twin size bed buying a safety rail would be no problem. But his is a toddler bed and the one option I found was $50!! As much as the bed!! So...I made one. =) Its not perfect, but it seems to be working so far. Just gotta reinforce some of the stitching. The other pillow was made from the extra fabric I had left over. Like I said, I am not "Suzie Homemaker" so of course I bought way too much fabric, and a few other things to be returned. But the little pillow I made for Keagan turned out quite cute if I do say so, and its pretty cozy too! =) It was pretty fun to do...now to take some classes so I actually know what I'm doing!

Test Day For Nathan

So Nathan had his first test today and he passed!! Yay! That means he gets the first certification he needs to get his job!! Once he gets the job then he has to take another test to get anoter certification to keep the job. That will be in a month and a half or so. Then he will continue to get more certs to get raises. Things are looking up! This one was the big one though since he hasn't been studying very long and the job opening came up a week sooner and cut into his study time. So he was really nervous, but he did great!

And to add more fun to the day Keagan stuck a bubble wand in his mouth and made the greatest face!!! Lol Surprise and disgust all at once! A very scrunchy face indeed.

First Dr Appt in VA

So, we found a practice who is pro-VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) and saw the doctor on Wed. The office is new, small, and clean. The people at the front desk were friendly and helpful. I was little disappointed that they didn't have anything to entertain children in the lobby, or in the rooms. So, of course Keagan gravitated towards the bio-hazard waste bin...*sigh*
Did the usual when we went back to the room, I have actually lost about 4 pounds in the last month or so. Talked to the nurse, she was nice. Heard the baby's heartbeat!!!! 152 and going strong!! That was by far the most exciting part of the appointment!! Because until you can feel the baby moving there is no way to tell if they are doing okay in there or not. So it made me feel much better!
Met the doctor who was very nice and has a daughter a little older than Keagan. He gave me more info about the hospital we will deliver at, and the bigger hospital down the way they have privileges at that also has a level 3 NICU. Pretty cut and dry.
AND I made my appointment for our ultrasound - MAY 29th!!! So I shall keep you posted on that! Yay!

Really?!

What the heck! I mean, really?! Did I seriously just go to a major grocery store here and find that they do not carry, frozen or fresh, chicken breast??? Not only could I not find it, but was told by an employee that they do not carry it! WTH people!!! What did I find? About a thousand pounds of drumsticks, oh and don't forget the chicken FEET they carry. Chicken breast?! That's just crazy!

Of all the problems I thought I would have here (getting lost, meeting new people, finding a new church, adjusting to living with other people...) having so much trouble at the grocery store was NOT on the list!!! How ANNOYING!!!