March 15, 2012

28 Week Update

Usually I don't go this far between pregnancy updates but things have been pretty crazy around the Pattillo house this month. From my last post you probably know that we moved into a house! This is my Spring Break week so Brian decided to take it off so we could get the house all put together. It has been so nice having him home with me to get everything all set up and ready to go. I will post pictures of our house all set up once we get it all ready. 
The past few weeks of pregnancy have been great. However, I can see many new changes taking place as I entered into my 3rd trimester. Tyler is kicking and moving constantly. Brian loves to sit with his hand on my stomach and feel him kicking and moving. One time Tyler was kicking so much it looked like he was doing back flips as my stomach moved all around. It is so crazy to think that there is a little person growing inside of me! I still am feeling great but have noticed that it is harder for me to bend down and move around because my tummy keeps getting in the way. I was looking back at all of my belly pictures and this week I think is so much bigger than even my 23 week update. It is crazy how your belly just "pops". The only down side of the past few weeks has been dealing with my kidney stones. I have had kidney stones twice in the past and know that there are stones just hanging out inside of me so I am not surprised that my pregnancy has kind of stirred them up again. I am hopeful that they won't get too bad :). One of the things on my to-do list for the next few weeks is to interview and pick a pediatrician. My next appointment is at the end of March and after that appointment I start seeing the doctor every 2 weeks. I can't believe that it is getting so close to FINALLY meeting Tyler. I can't wait!

March 3, 2012

We bought a house!

This weeks was a very important week for Brian and I....we closed on our first home! Once we found out we were pregnant with Tyler we began thinking about possibly buying, renting, or even possibly building a house. Back in December we were literally one day away from signing the paperwork to begin building a house. Throughout this whole process Brian and I have been praying that the Lord would lead us to the right house and neighborhood and if we were moving towards the wrong house that he would make it clear. Well, he made it very clear that building this house was not the right move for us. At the time we didn't understand and honestly were a little disappointed. 
In January we contacted one of Brian's former co-workers (who is now a realtor) and asked him to start sending us listings of houses that were either for rent or sale. We would look through the listings but never were impressed with any of the houses. Then at the beginning of February we saw a house that we thought looked perfect. We went and looked at it on a Wednesday and before leaving the house we had put an offer on it. Our realtor let us know that the house had only been on the market for 4 days at this point and had already had 20 showings and 4 offers. Thankfully they decided to take our offer! 
Brian and I are so excited about moving into our new home. Last night we went over to move some stuff in and one of our new neighbors came over to introduce themselves. They were so nice and even offered to help us move in! They also told us that the neighborhood is really friendly and loves to have block parties. We left last night so excited and truly feeling like this was all orchestrated by the Lord. We are so excited to see what He has in store for us in this neighborhood! Here are some pictures of the house. Once it gets all set up I will post new pictures.
backyard

upstairs "play" room

view when you walk in the front door


kitchen

master bathroom

living room

master bedroom