Touch it, Lose it!!

So one of my co-workers gave me the best shirt today, and it fits. I love the saying on it. forgive the husband, he took the picture. it says..."Touch the belly, lose a hand." this goes out to all those pregnant woman, who are struggling with or have delt with the strangest people, (ones you don't even know) coming up to you and rubbing your tummy, like your budda and you are gonna grant them three wishes. Come on people.

So I haven't done any pics of the prego belly yet. I swear the camera really does put on 10 extra pounds. (or does it)? The husband was the amazing photographer for both of these pics. I'll try to get some better photos of the baby belly as it continues to expose itself.

Gymnastics

So lately I've really been feeling the tossing and turning of Baby Jared ____ Weeks. He is all over the place, and I'm starting to think if I start doing cartwheels maybe it'll settle things down. I'm still working and going strong, but the Husband isn't letting me over do it. with the moving that is coming up he is very particular about me getting help and not pitching in. (which totally goes against all standards of growing up on the farm.) and acording to my last check up weight gain is steady and not too much, we're sitting just under 5 pounds in gain. (going from what Mark and the doctor's assistant are telling me. I still don't know my weight, keeping my 6 year record.)

Home Inspections

Well here we are done with our Inspections. and for a house built in 1978 we didn't do to shabby.

Newer roof = still has flex to it (that is good), only two shingles pulled outta place by high winds

Water heater = 3-4 years old

NO TERMITES

NO VISIBLE MOLD

A/C unit = newer unit, so we don't have to use the Evap cooler (similar to swamp cooler)

those are the 5 main things. other than that just minor repairs here and there to bring her up to and above standards. So it's visited the doctor for it's checkup.

The story on how it happened

K, this is the story on how we got the house verbally and why we are in the process of getting it down on paper.

So on Sunday the 12th of Oct. 2008 my husband (the wonderful man of a calculator he is) dicided to tell me that we couldn't afford a home financially. Which bummed me just a tad, (i'm pregnant, I guess tad is an exauration). Then he did some more math and after I had started to accept the fact, he threw another curve ball at me saying his math was off the first time and apparently we could afford a house. At which time the spirits lifted and moments later became disheartened, cause he said he forgot a few expenses. (At which time I told him to shut the trap and quit doing math on Sunday and get ready for church) "I'm pregnant and I can't handle the flip-floping!" he did so and was forgiven. we went to church and after dinner at his mom's (who has willingly cooked Sunday dinner for the last 2.5 years. which makes my record a haven't cooked a Sunday dinner the entire time we've been married. Yeah for me!

So my husband was a little leary of looking at homes on Monday Oct. 13, but I told him lets at least look at what is out there at the lower prices. So we ran across about 5 that we liked and were willing to make low-ball offers on. The current one we are working on is the one we liked the most. we wrote and signed an offer for the home and offered them 70,000 asking for 3% down on closing and a home warrenty and closing on Nov. 24, due to holiday times.

Well on Oct. 14, tuesday our realtor called us and said that the listing agent (the person listing the house, working for the bank) called her and said that he would much rather see a family get the home than an investor and that he had submitted our offer that morning and had just recieved an offer from an investor and he was hoping that the bank would repond soon so he wouldn't have to submitt the investors offer, well the bank was slaking and he had to submitt the investors offer. so when we got the e-mail that said "Due to multiple offers recieved, Give us your highest and best offer." my husband and me started to think about it and he went into calculator mode. I told the realtor to go ahead and deal with one of her sellers (cause she had just received an offer on one of her listings.) While she was on the phone, she gottta call from the listing agent on our house and through a series of call backs she found out that the investor had probably said his original offer was his standing offer, and the bank was willing to counter us back at 74,900 and paying 3% for closing. we told her we would take it. She said she had already told the other agent that we would. (She knows us to well, plus we were discussing of offering 80,000 for it. we save 6k.). So verbally we had a home, at 5:00 pm on Tuesday Oct. 14, 2008.

On wed. Oct. 15, 2008, our steady and very patient realtor waited for the listing agents to send her the addendums (paperwork, to make it legal). The poor woman was told she would have them by noon, and didn't get them till 3-3:30 at which point she flew to our house and we signed and initaled more papers. To make the sale paperly legal.

Sorry about my long windedness I had to cover 4 days, I'll try to stay more updated.

I'm sure this is how our realtor feels after dealing with us. lol.

Starting the Process... to be ....

HOMEOWNERS!!!! Well technically Home-LOANERS. lol, We have found a house and have just signed the extra 'addendums' (paperwork, process started) to Legally Own a Home.

ok, so you are dieing to know what we got. here you go...

Square foot of House=1,114

Square foot of Lot=7,209

Year built=1978

How many levels=1

Pool=No

Parking=2 car carport

Kitchen appliances needed=stove/oven and fridge

bed/bath=2 bed/1 bath

oh yeah=walkin closet in master bedroom (oh yeah)

and the one you've all been waiting for, last year at this exact time 11/2007 original listing price = $197,500 Price we are getting it for on closing date of Nov. 24, 2008 = $74,900 with bank paying 3% of closing cost and us paying 3% (possibly more) down payment bringing total loan amount down to 70,406. making payments for a 2 bed/1 bath less than $700 a month (better than some/most apartments.

Located at Gilbert and Baseline. I'll give address out later. (so noone can steal it from us). muahahahaha. (evil laughter) and a lame pic of outside of it, i'll get a better one later. maybe get a virtual tour going later. lol. YEAH FOR US!!

Backgrounds

I've just figured out how to change my background. yeah. you you all enjoy the festive and futurly cute backgrounds I'll be using. LOL! :)

Baby's first name.

Well we have decided that with Mark's middle name being Jared that we are going to pass that down.

So the baby's first name is Jared. (we haven't decided on a middle name yet, and Mark is content with all three middle names, so I get to choose.) lol muahahah.

(sometimes the initals can get brutal)

#1 - Jared Xavier Weeks - JXW (not after anyone, unless you're thinking X-men)

#2 - Jared Eugene Weeks - Jew (after Julz's dad)

#3 - Jared Allen Weeks - JAW (after Mark's dad)

(I rest my case!) Well leave some comments and let me know what you guys think.

BABY'S GENDER REVEALED!!!!

Baby looking like it just barley getting up. not much movement, we have a sleepy baby. This shot was taken in 3D, you can see forehead and small facial features.

I don't know what the kid is doing with the arms in an X formation but maybe a karate specialist on our hands. Who Knows. this shot is in 3D, tender spots stillin skull, less 'alien-looking' a fuller skull.

Our little one is praying for good mommy and good daddy. top photo is a profile of baby's head and chest area. photo taken in regular ultrasound.

The top photo is baby's whites around the pupil (white circle in eye area) eyelid is closed (sealed) but as you can see, still very transparent. Bottom photo we decided on some black mail for later and we are looking up the nostils of the baby, with upper lip and chin in photo. (arrow pointing it out).

Baby's Foot, long toes it's gonna take after mark with 3 knuckles on each foot. :D just kidding.

We Have a Thumb sucking baby, at least that is what it looks like. any ideas for breaking bad habits early? lol.

I'm proably killing you with all these other features because you want just the one feature revealed, i'm stalling on purpose. So when we found out Mark said, "Boy OH Boy, OH BOY, OH Boy, OH Boy." and there is no mistaking it, spead eagle and you can see, IT'S A BOY!!!!

Names imput?

Do you wanna have a say or an imput or just help out? click the comments at the bottom of the post and leave a comment with a series of names that you think would go. I'll let you know more on MONDAY!! It's the big day. and I'll also be posting the date and time of our house warming party (when we get a house), so you will have the date and time and address of our new location. or maybe i'll leave an e-mail, that you can click on and e=-mail me if you wanna come and then you will get the address. I don't know leave a comment and let me know what would be the best.

~Julz & Mark & Baby~

Update on child's gender

We will find out the Gender of our new addition on Sept. 29, 2008. so keep yourself posted.

:)

Baby Clock

Houses for sale.

Hello again to all, we are totally excited. we have decided to take advantage of the housing market. we have officially signed papers to put an offer down on a house which we both like.

My current job - till febish

I currently work at a massage clinic in Mesa, AZ. if you click the link and then go to the "about us" section. I like the photos of the different therapists that work at this location. oh, I guess I should put up a link to their website since they put my blog on their website. :)
http://www.wellnesstherapyclinic.com/index.asp

Health and Welbeing of those involved.

Well I (Julz) have been very healthly and my only major craving.... SALSA! And still up and going. I've still had no morning sickness. Baby had been good and heart is still beating faster than ever (around 158 BPM = beats per minute). Mark is doing good and enjoying his work. We are both totally excited and mark is now talking to my stomach. Fun Times!

Baby's First Photo Shot!

Here is baby's first photo shot.

First row left side is close up of child's head and upper chest. First row right side is Baby chillin'.

Second row left side is 3D shot of child with almost 'batman' type mask on. brain is still exposed. Second row right side is top view of child the 'butterfly' shape is baby's brain.

Third row left side is closer view of baby kickin' it in the "hammock style." Third row right side is same view only zoomed out.

Here we go!

First Child on the way, Aug. 6, 2008 I was 12 Weeks Pregnant. Due on Feb. 18, 2009.