Apt 80. Now vacant.

We started at 9am. We ended at midnight.

After many loads of crap, steps to climb, trips to McDonald's for food bc we had NO time to eat normal...we are officially moved out of apt 80.

I couldn't be happier. So blessed to be able to be moving into our first home next week. It's been a long road but we are finally here.

So cheers...to new memories & LOTS of pinterest projects :););)

It's official!

We are homeowners!

Today Danny and I closed on our first home. We couldn't be more excited to start this new journey in our lives.

We have to move out of the apartment by Friday aug 31! So we are moving into our inlaws for a few days. We can officially move into the house on sept 5! Yay!

So blessed.

You never realize how many people care about you and your family until something hits close to home. My mother was rushed into the ER Friday afternoon with severe metabolic anemia, possible internal bleeding.

2 years ago she underwent gastric bypass surgery. She's hit 104lbs lost since that day. She's the poster child for bariatric surgery. No joke. She will be posting her pic on the wall soon :)

Mom is not good at taking care of herself, she's so concerned with that hell on wheels 16year old she has at home, she forgets to do what's best for her health. I wouldn't ever wish my mom any other way. This surgery gave my mom another 2 years of life. I believe she was on her way to heart failure if she had not gotten this procedure. She was overweight and unhealthy. For that, I'm not mad about what's now occurred. I'm more so mad at my mother for not doing what she was told and taking her meds the correct way.

Oh lord, here comes the mother out in me. Who knew, right?!

After 3 days in the hospital, I had to bring my toddler back home. A hospital is no place for a rambunctious 17m old.

Mom went into the hospital at 3.8hmg level and now she's at 5.8, even after 4 units of blood. Why is she not getting any higher? Shes scheduled for a colonoscopy and endoscope at 8:00am. So...That question i have will be answered tomorrow...

To be continued.

New home & New news :)

The road to getting here wasnt easy. We've managed to live in a rental home, an apartment, Danny's parents, another apartment and end the process on building a home due to flood plane issues. Now, we have our first home. Closing is aug 17 and fastly approaching. With the help of our family we are able to get in faster than what we originally thought. I couldn't be happier. So excited to give Lucas his first home and share it with the person I love the most. Here are a few photos I stole from the online realtor site :)

We hadn't planned on extending our family until after the new year. Well, atleast that's what I thought. Danny, had other plans. I made an appointment to start birth control on and had text Danny to let him know and ask if this was "ok?" I wasn't expecting the answer I was given. "NO IM NOT OK WITH THAT!" I was in shock. I was expecting "yes babe" and that would be the end of the convo until after the new year. Definitely not the case. Of course I wanted to know why the sudden change of heart. I called and we talked. Long story short, he wants them "sooner rather than later" as he put it. After much thought we have agreed to go ahead and move forward with extending our family instead of waiting.

Again, I couldn't be happier and in hopes to be giving Lucas a sibling. My best friend is my sibling and I hope we can give that too Lucas as well. So fingers crossed for the next few months and send us your prayers :-)

Mwah!

15m check up

Lucas had his 15m check up this weekend....wait. What?! 15m?!?! Seriously, time has gotten away from us. Sitting in the waiting room for 50 minutes was not what I had in mind. Neither did Lucas. Long story short, by the time the called his name I had auctioned him off to the highest bidder. The kid was giving me grey hair!

Once we got into the room he calmed down. Then all hell broke loose. He wanted to part of the exams and then the shots. Those are always fun. Poor guy did all he could but fall off the table. As soon as we were done he fell asleep.

The doc and I spoke about some development issues and answered some questions I had. Peanut butter. Toddler beds. Words. Thankfully he's on track. His stats blew my mind this time. He's always been high in height and middle in weight. At 15m he's:

25lb @60%
35in @99%

Holy Moses. We have a tall kid on our hands :)

Some of Lucas fav things are still the same but we've acquired an extreme liking for cheese balls. He's orange over half the time I see him :)

First family vacation

An opportunity came up for Danny and I and Lucas to take our first vacation. I couldn't say no for the price! Condo on the beach! Yes please. We asked my mom to come along as well. She needed the break just as much as the rest of us. And so, we were off. Friday night we left shortly after Danny got off work at 10:00. We loaded up the car and hit the road by 11:30. Gas stops and restroom breaks. We drove 15 hours to North Reddington Beach, FL. It was so nice. Just shy of Tampa. We had a good time. Seeing Lucas for the first time on the beach was such a good feeling. Danny and I got to experience that as a family and I think we both kinda needed it. We have Lucas at different points in the day so it was awesome to have him all day! I don't think Lucas knew what to do with all the attention :)

We took naps, played in the pool, picked shells for projects, went to the zoo, swam in the pool, went on a 2.5hr cruise for our anniversary, and most importantly spent quality time as a family. Not to mention got a good tan along the way! Here are a few pics of our trip. I loved so many of the ones we had taken but not enough space to put all of them in the blog. So here are a couple...

First haircut :)

We finally did it. Daddy took him to get his first haircut. I missed it but it's ok. I'll have other first time moments to spend with him. Here Are some photos :)