As always it's been a while, we apologize:) Life has been busy but really good...we're constantly in awe of how perfect God's timing was in moving us up here and so grateful for being here. Avery loves that family members just stop in and we get to see Aunts/Uncles and Grandparents all the time!
Now onto the country song part of our lives...:) Last week, as we're meeting with a mortgage broker, realtor, etc. looking more seriously into buying a home, Andy's car died...:( It would cost more money than it's worth to fix SO we fixed the bare minimum, got it back to our place, and are waiting to hear from a company that comes and tows cars for free and pays you for the parts:) In the meantime, the Pratt's have been more than generous in letting us borrow their car, the mini cooper which Andy is driving like a champ. We've gone test driving this past weekend (for those that know Haley as a Pratt you should be really proud we didn't come home with a new car:) and we're most likely looking into a certified pre-owned Toyota Sienna or Kia Sedona (both vans...Andy couldn't be more excited!) We've got our information in at Carmax and Costco, both certified pre-owned dealers and we're just waiting to find the right one to test drive!
Also, on a sad note, despite the fact that I (Haley) eat over 100% of my daily iron intake orally it just isn't cutting it with baby Mary Lou eating it all...At the beginning of the pregnancy my hemoglobin was 11 (normal range for my age is 11.4-14); the last set of labs that were drawn showed my hgb to be 9.4, so despite all of my iron intake it has dropped significantly. As you can imagine the Dr. is not too thrilled with this and I have started getting iron infusions. I am only receiving 3 of them, once a week for three weeks, they started last Thursday. They are 1.5 hours long but will hopefully help with the fatigue/dizziness I've been experiencing as well as the crazy restless legs I've been having. Unfortunately, as of today, I haven't noticed any difference at all BUT i'm hoping maybe the 2nd transfusion will really get things going:)
It was very weird being the patient...I didn't love it:)
Other than working we're hanging out a lot with family, enjoying the hot weather, figuring out housing/car stuff, and getting ready for baby Mary Lou's arrival! The girls' room is coming together, it's been painted and we're slowly figuring out what things will go where (the room is very small:) Avery loves the fact that she's having a little sister, she constantly hugs and kisses my belly (that is now growing at quite a fast rate) and asks her baby sister to kick for her. She's already showing signs of being a really good big sister!
Avery is growing a ton. Her vocabulary grows daily and she cracks us up with the things she comes up with, she also loves to talk on the phone. She's also recently added to movie "a bug's life" to her favorite things to watch, it's adorable to watch her just sit there in awe of the movie (and show a scary face during the scary parts:)
One of the projects we're doing for their room is making little initial signs for each girl on their side of the room...Avery's is done! (we have to wait to do baby #2's cause we haven't chosen a name:)
Some of the days before going to work I pack up Avery's lunch and we head to the community pool for some sunshine before work...I love it cause I just get to layout and enjoy the sun and Avery loves it because she gets to hang out in the pool and play on the steps. Here is a video of the most recent trip!
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