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Update Part 2

All in all the move went smoothly. Ryan and I got lectures from both sides of our families for me NOT to lift anything. They didn't want me going into labor! There were a few moments that stood out: 1) On moving day, Ryan's brother, Nick locked his keys in his truck and had to call someone to unlock it (they tried for 30 minutes trying to do it themselves). 2) The moving truck and my Jeep were parked next to each other in the driveway. My passenger door was open and Ryan went to lift the lift gate on the truck. I went to put clothes in the car and heard a crunching sound. Apparently he didn't see that my door open and the gate got wedged in the door. Noting major, just a little dent. 3)Our first night at the new house was Sunday, Feb 15th. The next morning we had to get up early for Zac's ear surgery. Ryan and I took the dogs outside and locked ourselves out!! The lock on the bottom is not a push button, it turns one way to lock from the inside- we didn't know that! Poor Zac was staring at us from the other side of the door. It was cold out! Luckily I had on my winter coat, but didn't grab my phone or keys. Of course the next day we had an appt. for our garage door w/ keypad to be installed. So I had to go to a neighbor's house (found a house with a light on at 5:15 in the morning!). I called my Mom, luckily I had given her a house key the night before. Other than that, we're starting to get settled and it feels like home. We also got a fence installed, it was completed last Friday. We moved at the perfect time. Just enough time to get settled before the girls arrive! No rest for a long time!!

Back Online!

We finally have TV/Internet again! It's time for an update! A lot has happened in the past 3 weeks. We moved from our previous house that we lived at for 5 years to Grain Valley to be closer to my family. When we moved to Peculiar, we didn't think about being close to family, since kids we're not in our immediate future. Once Zac was born, we realized how important being with family was. Even though we were only about 40 minutes away, it was still far enough that we didn't get to visit as often as we wanted. Right when I found out I was pregnant again, we knew moving was a must. Especially when we found out we were expecting twins! Also our previous house was a front-to-back split, not ideal with kiddos. It was definitely inconvenient carrying Zac, groceries, and taking the dogs outside up and down the stairs. We pretty much lived in the kitchen because it was upstairs. The living room was downstairs, and we had a baby gate blocking the stairs for Zac. It was too much of a hassle to go up and down. We feel very blessed and fortunate to have been able to move to a brand-new ranch house. The layout is perfect for our family. At first we were looking at 4 bedrooms, but didn't like the layouts. This house is on a corner lot,3 car-garage, 3 bedrooms, and backs up to the woods. It is so nice looking at trees instead of neighbors! The basement is unfinished, but huge! It's the whole length of the house. Eventually we will finish it and Zac can have a room downstairs. I'm sure he'll want to get away from his sisters as they get older!

The Big Move

Ryan and I started moving yesterday on Valentine's Day. I know, how romantic right? But how many people can say they got a house for V-Day?? Ryan loaded what he could into the truck by himself and as he unloaded the boxes into the new house, I unpacked. Don't worry everyone, I did NO heavy lifting. Grandma Donna came by to help- I think she wanted to make sure I didn't over do it :) We mainly worked on the kitchen. Today Ryan's brother Nick and brother-in-law Dan are going to help with the heavy stuff: furniture and appliances. Mom is also going to help me unpack. I swear, I need to just wear my camera around my neck. I forgot the darn thing at the new house! I was busy taking pictures and set it down on the coffee table and forgot it! Sooo my 28th weeks belly pic will be delayed along with pics of the house. Since our house is new and it's the only one on the street (for now), lines haven't been layed for cable. Right across the street Comcast has lines,which is who we have. Ryan decided to try At&T, but they won't be able to come out for 3 weeks!! (we needed a Saturday installation day). That being said, our computer will be unhooked today. I will still try to keep our blog updated and pictures posted. Access to the Internet is restricted at work, so I will have to go to Mom's and Grandma's house to use their computer! I'm thinking a laptop will be in the near future.... Last note: Zac has to have tubes put in his ears tomorrow. Surgery is at 7:15am and we have to be there by 6:15am. What a crazy three-day weekend! I see my specialist and OBGYN later in the afternoon. At least we were able to schedule them on the holiday, less work I have to miss. Ryan and I know tubes are a routine procedure, but we're still worried since they have to put our little baby to sleep. Keep Zac in your thoughts tomorrow!