An update

Here is what has happened for the past 6 weeks.

Ivan and I have started house hunting. We are looking for homes in the Salt Lake area (mostly in South Jordan and Bountiful). We want to be in an area where there are lots of young families and children for our kids to grow up with (and of course, good schools). We have put an offer in on three short sale homes all in the South Jordan area - two of them are in the Daybreak community (a planned community like Celebration in Orlando - lots of planned parks, community programs, and very cute homes). For those of you whom do not know, a short-sale is the step before foreclosure of a home, the price of the home must be approved (along with lots of paperwork) by the bank and is sold at a reduced price. So it probably will be several weeks or a few months before we hear if any of our offers have been accepted. The third home that we have put an offer in on is in South Jordan/Riverton. It is also a short-sale and is more of a fixer-upper (just because was trashed by the previous owners) and it was built in 1996 so it needs some updates. But the home is large 3200 sq ft (1600 sq ft unfinished basement) and on 0.25 acre, has a park very close by, and is close to the highway for commuting. Because it needs some updating, Ivan and I are excited to put our stamp on the home, but we are just waiting to see what the bank will say.

Check out the homes on www.utahrealestate.com and punch in the MLS #s and you can see all of the pictures of the homes.

MLS # 820646
Favorite home in DayBreak

MLS # 845547
Big grey home that is a fixer-upper

MLS# 853529
One of the homes in DayBreak

In mid-January, Allison, Ivan, and I flew to Orlando for a visit. Ivan stayed for 4 days and then flew back for work. Allison and I stayed for 10 days total and enjoyed time with my family and visited Ivan's family as well. My mom through a baby shower or "sprinkle" for our baby boy since everything I have is pink, purple, or ladybug (and Ivan will have none of that on our son). The shower was great and it was great to see everyone from Orlando at one time. We all enjoyed the weather change and Allison loved playing outside on the porch. It was a wonderful trip and of course I will post some pictures ASAP.

Finally, we are awaiting the birth of our baby boy. Unfortunately, Ivan and I are having a hard time agreeing on a name (I like classic names and he likes contemporary/unusual names), so we have nothing. We, of course, will keep everyone posted on the name progress. As far as pregnancy, I am feeling great - aside from feeling REALLY pregnant. It is hard to move around and chase after a 15 month old and bend down for all of her toys and such - but that is the nature of the beast. I am hoping to avoid a cesarean section this time, but we will see how things go. Until then, I have lots of contractions at work, but everything seems to be going smoothly and my doctor is not too concerned.

Well that is all for now, I will add some pictures soon...