We are moved and settled - yay! We absolutely love our new place... it already feels like a home. We love looking out the window and seeing a neighborhood rather than apartment buildings. I think we are 95% unpacked and organized for what we are unpacking. Unfortunately we are without the internet until Tuesday next week so we've felt out of the blogging loop. Expect some pictures of the inside to be posted Tuesday or Wednesday, though! (oh, and I love the stairs - call me a dork!)
Kelley starts his new job on Tuesday and we're very excited! He will miss his lazy days but being an inherent hard worker it will suit him just fine to leave those days behind. I just worked a few days this week and the commute (Salem to Corvallis) isn't bad at all. I just blare church music so I can avoid the road rage (which Kelley says is worse now that I'm prego). Haha - I don't think it's so bad but maybe...
The ultrasound happens in less than 2 weeks (Sept 2) - be excited!! Kelley is still hoping for twins - silly guy. Any guesses from you - boy or girl?
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
MOVING!!
Joo Lin and I are excited because we are able to pick up the key to our new place tomorrow. Then we get to move on Saturday. We are both excited and can't wait to move! If you are bored on Saturday, please feel free to stop by and help move some boxes. We will be starting around 10 AM on Saturday!
Monday, August 11, 2008
is it really there?
Well, i'm super excited to get a "baby belly" - just a tiny bump to right now... can you see it?? The left pic is 7 weeks and the right pic is 16 1/2 weeks. So maybe it's all in my head (and Kelley's) but we are so thrilled! :) I've gotten comments that I don't look like I'm 17 weeks along yet...I'll have to take their word for it.
I am eating better these days, although still not real hungry. Mostly just eating because I know I should. Smells are always there but I can control how I react. I can eat some chicken (not grilled so much) and simple salads now. Other than my little bump that's growing nothing else has changed. Of course there is lots I need to do... start exercising, stop worrying about what I can't control, and maybe sleep more...? Kelley still takes great care of me and talks to the baby every night.
I believe I've felt a few little movements but they were brief so I'm not positive. Kelley can't wait for the day that he can feel the movement too - he says I'm so lucky I get to experience this.
Kelley really liked the photo below as I am "bonding" with the baby by pointing out the little life inside me.
Every day is amazing and we can't wait until January when we get to hold the little baby we've created. I have to give a shout out to all the new mommies or mommies-to-be that I know - you are great and your kids are adorable!
I am eating better these days, although still not real hungry. Mostly just eating because I know I should. Smells are always there but I can control how I react. I can eat some chicken (not grilled so much) and simple salads now. Other than my little bump that's growing nothing else has changed. Of course there is lots I need to do... start exercising, stop worrying about what I can't control, and maybe sleep more...? Kelley still takes great care of me and talks to the baby every night.
I believe I've felt a few little movements but they were brief so I'm not positive. Kelley can't wait for the day that he can feel the movement too - he says I'm so lucky I get to experience this.
Kelley really liked the photo below as I am "bonding" with the baby by pointing out the little life inside me.
Every day is amazing and we can't wait until January when we get to hold the little baby we've created. I have to give a shout out to all the new mommies or mommies-to-be that I know - you are great and your kids are adorable!
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
New Home!
Joo Lin and I found out yesterday that we got into the duplex that we had applied for. We are both excited and we were surprised at how fast everything has gone. I found an ad for the place on craiglist (my new favorite site) on Thursday and we stopped by on Friday to have a tour. It is a cute duplex, two years old, and it has some faults but don't we all. The current owners of the duplex went a little crazy redoing the inside and I guess they ran out of money so they were not able to finish the yard. So the yard consists of mounds of dirt and spiderwebs. Joo Lin isn't excited about that but I told her that I would take care of the spiders. As I am not a big fan of spiders, this should make for an interesting experience.
We are going up to Salem today to sign the papers and if we have time, we will stop by and take pictures of it. Our tentative date for moving is the 16th. We are starting to realize that we have a lot of stuff so packing should be eventful.
UPDATED:
Here are some pictures of our new pad!
We are going up to Salem today to sign the papers and if we have time, we will stop by and take pictures of it. Our tentative date for moving is the 16th. We are starting to realize that we have a lot of stuff so packing should be eventful.
UPDATED:
Here are some pictures of our new pad!
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Exciting News
Joo Lin and I have some exciting news that we would like to share. We are moving to Salem! On Thursday, Legacy Health Systems offered me (Kelley) a position as a Desktop Engineer with their company in Portland and I will be starting with them at the end of this month.
I have been looking for quite sometime and I was finally able to find a position that offered me something that I was looking for, more hands on work and a better pay so that Joo Lin can stay at home with the baby(s). (I am still holding out hope that we are having twins, we should find out if this will be a reality at the end of the month as we will be having a 4D ultrasound.) Until the baby(s) is/are born, we will be living in Salem, so that Joo Lin and I can commute to our jobs. Once the baby is born, or shortly before it, we will be migrating up north to be closer to my work. We are both extremely excited about this opportunity and we can't wait to share in our new experience!
I have been looking for quite sometime and I was finally able to find a position that offered me something that I was looking for, more hands on work and a better pay so that Joo Lin can stay at home with the baby(s). (I am still holding out hope that we are having twins, we should find out if this will be a reality at the end of the month as we will be having a 4D ultrasound.) Until the baby(s) is/are born, we will be living in Salem, so that Joo Lin and I can commute to our jobs. Once the baby is born, or shortly before it, we will be migrating up north to be closer to my work. We are both extremely excited about this opportunity and we can't wait to share in our new experience!
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