So Much Change!

Wow.... a lot has happened since last Tuesday. I have wanted to post so many times, but have just been so BUSY!

On the 19th we went to the Habitat for Humanity re-store grand opening. It was fun and we got to see Nancy, Robin, Tad, Carol, and Dennis, all people involved with Habitat and that we worked with on our house. If you are going to be doing some house work, check out the HFH re-store for supplies! That night we went to our church's softball game and then to the ice cream social afterwards. We had a good time and got to visit with some of our friends.

On Thursday, during work I got a call from Sean. He said he had good news, he got a job, and that he was starting Friday, the next day! Talk about short notice. Sean had sent a resume and cover letter to John Griffiths who is the general contractor of the Traverse City Building Repair (another connection with Habitat fo Humanity!). He was the site supervisor of Amy's blitz build, and he let us all use his warehouse before the build to paint our doors and trim etc. He is a really great guy, and when Sean and I were talking about where he could work and make enough money to make it worth it, we came back to construction because Sean has 5 years of experience. And we thought of John because he knew Sean and had worked with him some during the build. Anyway, Sean has actually been considering becoming a firefighter, but there is a lot of certificates and classes Sean would have to take before he could do that. So, he needed something in the mean time, and construction seemed like the way to go for now. Sean had been following up with John, and we were waiting to hear from him, but he had told Sean he might not need someone until mid-August. Well with all the damage the storms caused, they have been slammed with work, so he called Sean to see if he could start the next day. Sean didn't even have to do an interview or anything, but like I said John knew Sean. And since I worked on Friday as well that meant we needed grandma to watch the kids on short notice! Thankfully Sean's mom was able to help us out.

Ok, so that night Annette had invited us to a Beach Bums game. It was a lot of fun, thanks netterz! Ethan and Julia really liked the mascotts, Sunburn and Suntan. We sat in the seats for a while, then got up and got this picture with sunburn. Then Ethan got to go out onto the field and sing "take me out to the ball game" He didn't know the words, but he was so excited! Then we made our way over to the play area. Ethan was having fun rolling down the hill, and Julia was busy walking around. The Beach Bums didn't win, but we had a lot of fun.














So we both worked Friday and then we went to Fazoli's to celebrate Sean's new job. Sean also worked on Saturday(they don't always have to do Saturday's but they do once in a while). I had the day with the kids and enjoyed relaxing with them. On Sunday we went to church and then tried to get caught up on some house work. Then we we went over to my parents house because my mom was going to watch the kids for us on Monday. Sean getting a job is a good thing, but it has also caused some concerns with babysitting. Right now I am still working Mon., Tues. afternoon, Thurs., and Fri. So that means we need someone to watch the kids because Sean is working Mon. - Fri. The week of Aug. 16th I will be going to my normal job share schedule of Mon., Tues., and Wed. morning. That will be my schedule from then on. Luckily we have great grandma's. Sean's mom is going to do Tues. and Friday's and my mom is going to do Mon. and Thurs. for the next two weeks. I am not sure exactly what we will go once my job share schedule starts, but Sean's mom is willing to help us out, we just need to figure everything out. I have been really having a hard time being away from the kids, and especially now that Sean is working full time. The child care thing is so hard to figure out sometimes, and I would rather be with my kids. But once I am down to 2 1/2 days hopefully it will be a little better. Also, we will have to see if things continue to work out with Sean's job, because they hired him as a seasonal employee for three months to see how it goes and if all goes well they will hire him full time after that. God has a plan for us and things always work out, it's just hard sometimes not knowing whats coming!

On Tuesday I had a checkup with Dr. Danz and she did an ultrasound to confirm my due date. According to the first one, my due date is Jan. 31st 2007 which made me 12 wks and 6 days at the appt. Well the ultrasound said I was 13 wks and 1 day, so she didn't change my due date. The baby has grown a lot, and I am already starting to look pregnant! Dr. Danz said the baby was up aganist the uterus and not out in the fluid so she couldn't get a really good picture, but I could see the baby moving around, it is so incredible! Sean was going to come with me but he couldn't ask for time off his first week of work! He will be coming with me to the ultrasound at 21 weeks. I don't think we are going to find out the sex though, you will all just have to wait and find out the sex after the baby is here!
















Wednesday was our 4th wedding anniversary! I love you hunny! Sean had to work, and I had to get up at 6:50 am on my day off!! I had to take Ethan to a dentist appt. He had been complaining about his tooth hurting, and about a month ago he had some cavities filled. Well, it turns out he had an infection in the root of the deep cavity and they has to treat it with some medicine that cleared it out and then put a temporary filling in until his next appt. They said there is a small chance he might have to have the tooth pulled if the root doens't get better, but they said it wouldn't affect his adult teeth. So far he has been great. Then I had a appointment with my WIC nurse and after that I went shopping. When we got home, I took a nap when the kids did because I was exhausted! Then I got ready to go out, I bought a new dress! Aaron and Heather were coming over to watch the kids so we could go out to dinner. We went to Boone's (it's a tradition) and shared the prime rib, yumm! We both ate way too much! Then we went and walked along the beach. We decided to head home because I had to go over to my moms because she was going to watch the kids on Thurs. Well when we were talking with Heather and Aaron, they said they would take the kids so we didn't need to go to my moms (it was already like 10:30pm). Thanks Heather and Aaron!!! They had a lot of fun with the kids! I felt bad tough cause when I called my parents house to tell then we weren't coming, my sister Annette told me she had made cupcakes and had them on the counter in the shape of a heart. I picked some of them up from her at work on my way home on Thurs. They were good, thank Annette! Aaron watched the kids on Thursday because he was off and my mom wanted to get ready to go camping (they are going Fri- Sun.). So it all worked out. Then we went to Heathers game that night and they won 16-0!!! Wow, they are just awesome! This is the tournaments and they haven't lost a game all season!

We have two Birthday parties this weekend - Jadon's 2nd b-day party on Sat. and Kaia's 2nd b-day party on Sun. Happy Birthday little ones!!! We know both of the families (Kayla and Dane Hadfield and their kids Jadon and Amberly and then Jeff and Nicole Beebe and their kids Kaia and Owen) from church.

There are a lot of changes going on lately! We are just trying to take it one day at a time!

FYI We love watching America's Funniest Home Videos, what a great laugh!