So the past 33 days (exactly) have been such a crazy whirlwind of happenings! Let me recap:
On August 19th, the day after we returned from our last summer vacation I received a call from the Department of Homeland Security. They needed to come talk to us about our landlord. After a quick Google search I learned he was currently in prison for child pornography. The next day they showed up with a search warrant and took almost 300 pictures of our house. That was a Tuesday.
That Friday morning, Nick got a call that his boss was no longer with the company, this lead to 2 weeks of prep and interviews and stress for Nick. But his hard work and dedication to Kohl's for the last 8 years paid off and he was promoted on September 9th! This should keep us in the Milwaukee area for awhile - although it is not Michigan, I am looking forward to being more "settled".
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| Nick planning his next big move in his new office! |
The day we found out about his promotion we looked into getting pre-approved for a mortgage, despite still owning our condo in Michigan. We were approved! We went on 2 house hunts and were very discouraged with what we were seeing, nothing had quite what we wanted in a long-term home. After renting so long, we knew what we wanted!
We then decided to meet with a builder to see if new construction was even a possibility, and to our surprise they had a home that was going to be ready at the end of October that was exactly what we wanted! The Monday after we met with the builder (September 16th), we had our doctor's appointment to find out we were expecting a little baby boy! Over the course of that week we negotiated our offer and on Friday, September 20th we officially came to an agreement on our new home! We should be able to move in by the end of October!
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| Home Sweet Home! |
So that is what is new with us. I think that probably covers the top 3 most stressful life events in 33 days... new job, new house, new baby ;)
And just for some pics of Ella:
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| Snuggling with Grandpa |
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| Reading stories with Grandma |
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| Bathing Beauty |
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| She climbed in (and out!) all on her own! |
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| Cleaning out the cupboards! |
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| A comparison... 21 Weeks with Ella on the left, and 21 Weeks with baby boy on the right |
We're so proud of you and Nick!
ReplyDeleteCongrats, congrats, and congrats! Booooo that you aren't heading back to the mitten state soon but across the pond will do ;) Good luck with the move--can't wait to hear more!
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