So we have this little baby coming. I want to say it's a girl, but I just don't feel one way or the other. Jeremy is sure it's a girl. I am about 13 1/2 weeks right now. On July 9 I'll be 16 weeks, so any time after that I should be able to find out what I'm having. My next appointment is a week from today, though, and that's awful close to July 9. I might decide to wait until 4 weeks again. I just don't know. I look like if I'm this far along I'm probably carrying twins. Huge! But we did an ultrasound a few weeks ago, and it's only one baby. I'm kind of relieved! I don't think my body could take it.
I haven't even spread the word on Facebook yet. I might wait until the end for that. I don't know. I have a friend who was expecting just a few days before me, and she had a miscarriage. And what makes it worse is that she lost a baby just 6 months or so before that. It breaks my heart. I just don't feel like I could tell her. Of course, if it were me I'd feel sad about it whenever I was told, but still. Plus, I'm feeling all hush-hush anyway. It's not that I'm really worried about what people will say or anything. I can't put my finger on why.
The other thing is that we're thinking of moving. That's not really new. We've been scheming about how to get back to Cedar City since we left. The sad thing is that Jeremy's brother and sister who live in Globe are suddenly moving before we are, and we're the ones who've been wanting to leave for so long. Boooo! Anyway, yeah, Aaron moved to Pima so he can teach at EAC. They'll pay him way better there, and it's going to be great. Poor Kenzie is melting, though! They're building a new house right next to that little pond that's sort of near Kimberly's old house, and ground should be broken for it tomorrow. Exciting! And Austin and Becca are moving back to Rexburg to be near some of Austin's siblings. That one seems counterintuitive to me. He doesn't have a job. They don't have a house. I think he might be planning to keep working on freelance illustration, but I'm not sure how they've been paying their bills as it is. I'm kind of worried about them. Still, it's not for me to decide, and they're not the first people who have moved somewhere without having a job in place. *wink, wink*
So anyway, here's a link to the house listing on Trulia. It's right near the stadium. When I looked out the front door I could see people diving off the diving board at the pool. We looked at a few different houses that day, one of which was just gorgeous! But when we stepped into this one it felt different. It felt more like us. I hadn't considered it at first because it only has 4 bedrooms. And as it turns out, one of the bedrooms is tiny! But we have a plan. One of the walls has a big fireplace, as you can see in the pics. And as much as I like the little sittin' spot across that wall that goes with the fireplace, we don't want a fireplace. We're going to take it out. And on the other side of that wall is the garage. We're going to make it into 2 bedrooms and put the four older boys in there. That means that we'll have to run air ducts as well, but we can do that. I like how big the other bedrooms are. The house is recently painted, and I like the colors they chose. The pictures on that website don't include the big yellow family room or the big master bedroom. The kitchen is on the small side, and I'm worried a little bit about fitting our big table in the dining room. We're going to set up the big one. We kind of need it. But I was thinking that maybe what we should do is take out some of the carpet from the living room and extend the tiled surface. The carpet and kitchen floor kind of need replaced anyway. The carpet is old and the kitchen floor was done poorly. I wish it wasn't because I like the color of it, but if we have to extend it anyway, well, I guess we could go see if they have it at Home Depot and then patch the gaps with putty or grout or something, huh?
Also, the pantry is big! Hooray! And there are lots of closets and a fenced backyard and a big pine tree out front! The downstairs bathroom is tiny, and since it's right by where the boys' rooms will be we want to expand it and add a shower. That would be smart! That would mean we'd have to move the washer and dryer hookups and take out a door, but it's doable.
And another nice thing is that the loan we're getting will not require a down payment. We'll help pay closing costs, but I'm glad we don't have to pay a huge chunk of money! That will make these upgrades possible. We still have a big chunk of money from selling the house in Utah, and that will help. :)
We are also looking into a job. When Benji was a baby (I think that's when it was) Jeremy was trying to get on at Edward Jones. They turned him down back then. We were very disappointed, and we think it was kind of a personal thing. The guy that was thinking about hiring Jeremy happened to be the father of a guy who really, really wanted to marry Katie and got turned down and was super, super bitter about it. Looking back, though, I wouldn't have changed it. We've done a lot of other good things, and I'm thankful. But this time, there's a guy in Thatcher (I believe) who happens to be about to retire from Edward Jones. That means that there will already be a load of clients who will need a guy to help them. So Jeremy is working on that process. On Saturday he worked on second load of paperwork, and it took like 2 hours! They wanted to know IRS stuff and his cumulative GPA and all his addresses and employers for like the last 10 years. It was a crazy amount of questions. Now they'll run a bunch of background and IRS checks. I sure hope he can get this! It would be great! He's been wanting to own his own business, and this is right up his alley. We'd been looking at something similar in Cedar City, but it had some things he didn't like. One was that he'd start out pounding the pavement selling insurance. He hates insurance! The other was that he'd be working for commissions right from the start. And he'd have to pay for all his own training. At Edward Jones they'll pay for his training, and the first thing he'll get is an investor's license. Perfect! He's really excited about that. And they start you at salary for the first few years, and the salary is comparable to the salary at your last job, and then you switch to commissions. So we're sure praying that this will work out!
Now as for reasons why we're moving and why Thatcher:
1. We're getting to where we just don't fit very well here, and this house is broken. We also have a currently awful cockroach problem. Nothing we do seems to be making a dent. It is so distressing. And that's a huge understatement. At least we're not dealing with mice... for now. We got rid of that population, but they have this tendency to come back. OK, that's enough venting.
2. We want to get out of Globe. It's just not the kind of environment we want for our children. We lived in Thatcher when Hyrum was born, and we liked it there. The only downsides: heat, allergies, cliques. I'm a little worried that I'll be unable to find friends, but the nice thing is that I have a friend who is working at EAC across the street, and she can come and see me! :) Plus, we survived the heat and allergies before, and this time we're armed with inhalers, a nebulizer, and allergy medicine that works. :)
3. The house is about 5 minutes from a Temple!
4. Aunt Stacey (my Mama's sister) is the same distance away as the Temple! And Aaron is not much further, and Paul is in Safford. Pfff! So much for worries about friends!
5. Hyrum has started college, and being in Thatcher right across from EAC would make it so easy for him to take as many classes as he wants. Plus, Joshua is close on his heels age-wise, and we've got a bunch more kiddos.
I'm sure there are more reasons. That's enough for now. But anyway, we made an offer. They countered. We accepted. Then they countered their counter, and we said no. So then they canceled their counter counter, and off we go. We will be doing inspections this week.
And now I'd better get! Gonna be a busy week!
