Little Boy a comin'

I haven't been posting anything about how the pregnancy is going, so I thought I'd better update. Here's an ultrasound at my 25 week mark.



Today is my 28 week mark. Nothing really but good news. He had a cyst of spinal fluid in his brain when we did the original ultra sound, so 4 weeks later they did another ultrasound to see how it was doing. The doctor said if there was a prize for the most normal baby that day, I would win it. It went completely away.

It's getting a little (lot) more uncomfortable as the days go on. I'm still able to run 30 minutes every morning, but I go pretty slow. This cute old couple was walking down the street holding hands this morning and I was barely passing them, and it's not because they were walking fast.

Paul is working hard at school and work. He's been pretty tired. I kind of like going to bed early with him and Shayden. 8:00, and we're all zonked.

The house situation is going good. The inspector can't go in until Friday, and everything is contingent on whether it gets a good report. Just a few more details: It was built in 1923 and is a little over 1,000 sq. ft. Because it is a foreclosed home we know nothing about it's history and it is a VERY good price. The bank just wants to get rid of it. That can be kind of scary, though because it could have problems. Paul and I walked through it about 3 times, and we don't see any serious problems. It has updated electrical and plumbing, double paned windows, new roof, new carpet and new paint. There's obvious work that needs done on the outside, where we'll probably get rid of the pink, and some work on the ceiling in the bathroom. It only has a bathtub, no shower, and the kitchen needs a new floor and better countertops. The bathroom is kind of weird. It's connected to the closet of the master bedroom. The oven is newer, but can't open, so we'll have to cut the counter a bit. It's livable now, and we'll probably only do one thing at a time when there's money to do it. We'll basically be paying in mortgage what we're paying in rent. Do you think we're smart in doing this? I've been thinking about our options, and learning a lot of the lingo and finances in how house buying works. We could probably have up to 4 kids in that house (supposing we have that many) because the upstairs is really 2 bedrooms, one is just smaller and can only be considered an office. Shayden will probably be just old enough to use the stairs good. The basement, 100 sq. ft., is going to be great for storage and a little work area for Paul. He wants to have a spot to work on projects. The minuses of this house is that there is no covering for the car and we'll have to build the yard from almost scratch.

I guess if it's supposed to happen, it will, but if not it won't. We feel pretty good about going through with it. That's the update for today.