Posted by Amanda Mon, 22 May 2006 09:32:00 GMT
This is me at 31 weeks/7 months along.
We bought this bassinett yesterday. It rocks, vibrates and plays music. I think it’s adorable! Hopefully Anna will think it a great place to sleep.
In other news, Ben has graduated from BYU and accepted a job offer last week! I’m starting to look forward to maternity leave, and wanting more time to prepare for Anna’s arrival. We won our first cloth diaper covers on ebay today! Whoo Hoo!
Posted by Amanda Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:38:00 GMT
We had our mid-pregnancy ultrasound, and it’s definitely a girl! Three techs confirmed it! She is so cute!! All the anatomy is perfect and she is now due on July 22nd. We were able to even see some 3D pictures of her! She was sucking her thumb, moving A LOT, yawning, rubbing her eyes, and she even stuck her tongue out at us! We’re probably going to name her Anna Marie, but of course he has to come out looking like one. We have still photos and a videotape of part of the ultrasound. It’s going to be hard to resist buying cute pink baby clothes for her!
In other news…my sister Liz is moving across the country from NY to San Fran. She and my other sister Ruthanna drove across the country last week to move her out there. I met them in Saint George, Utah for a Hall sister reunion:) It was great to see them again, it had been a while. We explored lava caves and hiked around a little bit. Hopefully I won’t have to wait too long to see them again. I think they’ll come see the baby in August.
Oh – I’ll post the ultrasound pics when Ben is done with school and has time to help me. He’s in the home stretch and planning to graduate next month!
Posted by Amanda Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:42:00 GMT
At my sister Ruthanna’s request, I’ll post an update.
The “blissful 2nd trimester” doesn’t apply to me. I’m still taking at least one Zofran per day at $60/pill. Thank goodness for insurance. I’m now at 18 weeks, so I’ll probably be one of those lucky people who gets nausea/vomiting for the entire 9 months. Oh – and our new microfiber couches that were making me ill, they are banned to the garage. We now have just one chair in our family room.
On a happier note, we will get to have an ultrasound in about 2-3 weeks! We’ll probably be finding out if it’s a girl or boy. Yay!!!!!
My sister Liz is moving to California in March. She and Ruthanna are driving from NY to get there in my old Toyota Pickup that Liz bought from me. So I’ll get to see them in St George! That’ll be cool. I hope I’m feeling OK that week. I think this will make cross-country trip #5 for that truck.
I’ll post again when we know pink or blue!
Posted by Amanda Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:59:00 GMT
We have a baby on the way!!!! Whoo hoo!! Most of you reading this already knew that, but it’s official! We even have pictures to prove it. At this point I’m right about at the end of the first trimester (3 months, or 13 weeks, however you want to put it). I’ve been terribly ill for the past month and a half, but some medications are pretty much keeping things in check. We call the little thing “Stemmie”, since it was created from stem cells. Right now it’s about 2.5-3 inches long, and already has all its limbs and beginnings of organs, fingernails and hair! The heart is beating away – we saw it!! Anyway – here’s the best picture of the 3 we got at the ultrasound. The head is on the right and the feet are on the left. It’s not that hard to make out. Keep checking in for more updates!
Posted by Amanda Sat, 26 Nov 2005 13:07:00 GMT
We’ve moved into our new house! We’ve been staying here for about a week now, but today we finally moved the bulk of the boxes and furniture over. We had so much help from family and Ben’s parent’s hometeacher. They worked so hard, we couldn’t have done it without them. Hauling boxes is annoying and can get tiresome, but we had bigger challenges: a gym-sized elliptical, washer, dryer and a HEAVY huge hardwood bookcase. So THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. Now, if we just unpack one box a day, we’ll be done by….2015. Ha Ha. We have until Wednesday to clean up the apt. Easier said than done – we have to paint the bathroom wall where a towel rack fell out. Other than that it shouldn’t be too bad. We are so happy to be in our new house. We love it!
Posted by Amanda Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:08:00 GMT
We closed on our house today!! We’re told that tomorrow it will be legally official, so we can get the keys from our realtor. Yay!!! I can’t wait to take pictures of the inside to post them online! Our cool new fridge (freezer bottom, french doors on top) will be delivered on Friday! We’ve also started looking at sectionals for the family room. We haven’t purchased anything yet though. Hopefully we’ll be able to move the essentials in this weekend and start “living” there – we have to be out of our apt by the end of Novemeber, and it will probably take that long to get everything out.
We’re homeowners!!!!!
Posted by Amanda Sun, 09 Oct 2005 02:30:00 GMT
Yay!!!! Our offer on this better house was accepted today! They want to add a few minor things to the contract, such as excluding the hair-washing sink in the basement. Nothing major though. We’ll get to see it again on Wednesday, and bring Ben’s family with us. It’s gorgeous!
Posted by Amanda Sat, 08 Oct 2005 22:57:00 GMT
We signed the cancellation papers for the 1947 house 2 days ago, and yesterday we looked at a house and had the agent call in an offer while we were standing in the kitchen! It’s almost EXACTLY what we want. It was built in 1998, it has 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. All the common areas are large enough, and very nicely finished with new carpet, tile and paint. Unlike the last house, we won’t have to worry about old-house problems, and the closets are large enough. It’s on .24 acres, with a large patio in back. We even know people in the ward – Sarah, Ben’s sister’s best friend, lives there. On the outside, it looks like a “fancy garage” – a type of house I swore I would never buy. But after looking around for 4 months, and especially after last week’s experience, there are much more important things than the location of the garage. We should hear back from the sellers today – wish us luck!
Posted by Amanda Fri, 07 Oct 2005 09:14:00 GMT
Unfortunately, or fortunately (depending on how you look at it) the seller of this structurally flawed house was unwilling to fix anything. So, we cancelled the contract and we’re back to square one. It’s alright though, buying that house would have been like buying a car that never had an oil change.
In other news, I got a pay raise at work! I was expecting a 20 cent cost of living raise after a year of hard work, but instead, I got almost $2!! Maybe all of my complaining actually paid off….
Oh yeah – I’m not supposed to tell anyone at work, because evidently not many people qualified for such a great pay hike, so don’t tell anyone I work with if you happen to know any of them…..Thanks.
Posted by Amanda Wed, 05 Oct 2005 07:41:00 GMT
We had the home inspected this morning. It could have been worse, but it could have been better. Evidently, there’s water leaking into the basement wall from a poorly placed gutter. This has probably been going on for some time, and it’s possible that mold is growing, or that the wall has rotted. It can’t be known until the wall is taken apart and inspected thoroughly. Also, the garage is in a very fragile state, with a sagging roof and broken support beams. It could cave in under the weight of heavy snow. The roof of the house, although sagging under the weight of the tile, is in fairly good condition. There are a few tiles that need replacing. The roof over the covered patio also needs replacing.
So there you go. I suppose it’s no big surprise, considering the age of the house. But it seems that the current owner isn’t interested in fixing anything. At this point we have to re-negotiate. It’s so hard to know what to do!
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