Changes

We've sold our house. Well, actually I'm getting ahead of myself. We are under contract. Closing date in October 3rd. Very soon. Haven't packed a thing. Trying to organize moving, storage, apartment, etc...

We are building a house in Allen, about 10-15 minutes from this house. It's a 5 bedroom, and has more room for our (rapidly) growing family. Two of the boys will share a larger room, and the other two will each have their own. There is a guest room downstairs, and that's one of the best parts. So glad our family and friends will have plenty of room to stay with us. Second best thing about the new house... A BIG pantry. Can't even explain how exciting that is. This is the house for the long-haul. Well, that is what we are hoping for anyway. Looking forward to planting trees, painting walls, and making it home.

Feeling very excited, and slightly overwhelmed with living in an apartment for 4 months. But a least there won't be any yard work or much cleaning to do!

Also a little sad. I love our home. All three boys have been born since we moved in, and there are so many memories. I not very sentimental over stuff - I don't like much "clutter" and tend to throw LOTS away, or donate it. But I am feeling very sentimental about this house. Every time I look outside and see all the trees and blooming flowers, it makes me feel proud of all the work we (okay, Colin) did. And the flooring we put down, and doorknobs & light fixtures we changed out. All the walls we painted, and re-painted. Memories of our family and friends visiting. My dad being here, and hanging up the pot rack with Colin. And putting in shelves in the laundry room. It's scary leaving behind those moments, and I am afraid I will start to forget them all when I don't see the daily reminders of them.

But, I'm looking forward to making memories in our new home. Being a little closer to Dallas so Colin's commute will be a bit shorter. A little closer to the Catholic School where we are thinking of sending the boys. And we should be moving in mid January, and have some time to settle before baby #4 arrives in March.

Speaking of Baby #4, we went to the perinatal specialist this morning, and baby looks great. He (or she) was all curled up in a ball so they couldn't take a guess of the sex (it was really early to tell anyway). Also, the best news was that the cyst is less than half of the size it was! I think it was measuring over 7 cm before - now it's down to 3 cm! Praise God! It may just go away without any problems. Here's hoping for a healthy baby.