A house, a park and a costume

First of all, if all goes well.... THIS is ours.....

Our offer was accepted by the bank on Thursday. It is a 2300 square foot tri-level. It needs a bit of updating, but we are so excited. It is more than double the size of the place we are living in now. We are hoping the inspection goes well, if not, we are not going to buy the house. From what we could tell the roof and the AC look pretty new. So, keep your fingers crossed for us!!

We went to the park this weekend. The weather was so nice, but a bit windy. Emma had so much fun. Spencer wasn't too fond of the wind. Shaun played with Emma, while I did this...

She really loves sliding.

Here is Spencer, hating the wind blowing at him. I turned him away from the wind, but it came in the sides.

Emma didn't want to leave, but we needed to go home and make some dinner. We barbequed some burgers. We had cut a head of lettuce to make a salad and Emma just couldn't wait. She stole a huge piece off of the counter and I busted her munching it.

At least I busted her eating lettuce and not a bar of chocolate.

Shaun and Emma went to a few yard sales and found her Halloween costume for this year.

Not bad for $2.00.

Easter....A Week Later

I'm a bit behind with my blogging. Emma has a had a little bit of a cold. We thought she was going to make it through the cold season. But when it comes coughing and hacking in your face, I guess there is no way around it. (A little girl at the store was like coughing on her, I was disgusted) I also started working from home again. And we are house hunting.
Anyway, we had a really nice Easter weekend. We decorated eggs on Saturday and then went to my mom's house and Shaun's Aunt Sheri's house on Sunday for an egg hunt. (Be prepared for picture overload)

Emma enjoyed coloring the eggs with markers.

Egg hunting

Eating her treasure

Spencer got some eggs too

Riding in the wagon with cousin Charlotte

Spencer is continuing to grow way too fast. He is rolling over, drooling, munching on anything that comes near his mouth, and trying to scoot forward when on his belly. It looks like he might be working on some teeth. He is such a happy boy, he smiles and giggles like crazy.

Emma loves her little brother so much. She is like his second mommy. She comforts him, covers him up with a blanket, gives him toys and attempts to pick him up. She always has to give him hugs and kisses when she wakes up and before she goes to bed. She calls him Pencers. For some reason his name is plural when she says it. But, it warms my heart how much she loves him and cares for him.

Clone??

Some people say that Emma is my clone. You be the judge. This is me at various ages. I can see the resemblence.

Finally, Some GOOD news!!!

We just had the BUSIEST weekend ever. Two parties on Saturday and two parties on Sunday. Emma had tons of fun playing outside, since all parties were outside in the PERFECT weather. She loves being outside so much, I wish we had a backyard for her to play in. For now, all we have a concrete slab. She has been doing and saying the cutest things lately. She gets really excited when she sees dogs. She starts yelling, "Doggie, Doggie." But, if they come up to her or bark she gets freaks out. We were at Aunt Sherri's house, where there are tons of dogs in a gated part of the yard, and she wanted to play with something that was past them. They were barking and going crazy when she was walking past. So, what does she do??? She covers her eyes and keeps walking! How cute is that?! Like covering her eyes makes those scary dogs go away. Spencer is getting so big. He is three months old now. He smiles and giggles, it is the cutest thing. He is such a happy boy. He has found his hands and loves to suck on them. And is able to hold toys and put them in his mouth. He is so ticklish everywhere.

Just running around.

Egg hunting

Just the 3 of us

This is his surprised face. It's pretty funny!!

In other news... I went to the doctor yesterday and she said that the biopsies that she was able to get were negative for cancer. But, she still wants to get the endometrial biopsy and do some other procedures. I said no thanks. I will take the conservative route and do another pap test in four months to see if it is still abnormal. Some of the procedures might make it hard for me to get pregnant again and if I do get pregnant I would not be able to carry the baby to term. And since I don't have the best luck, that would probably happen. So, we are just hoping that the next test will be normal and I won't have to go through any more painful tests.

Just Bad Luck

It seems we have been having kind of a run of bad luck. First, a little over a month ago, some guy at Shaun's school hit our car! It wouldn't have too bad, if he had INSURANCE or maybe a JOB!!! So, Shaun tells him he will get an estimate of what it will cost and he can pay us back. The next week the guy says he will just get insurance and say we just got in to the accident that day! Is he crazy?! I don't lie and really don't feel good about lying to an insurance company. Shaun said No Way and we are PATIENTLY awaiting our money!

It's not really bad luck, I guess, but we didn't get the house. The day we put in our bid, nobody else had yet, so we were hoping we were in the clear. Nope!! That day someone else put in a bid, then we had to counter and they went OVER asking and got the house! What were they doing bidding on OUR house!! It's ok, I know where they live!! :)

And the worst thing of all....

I have not been feeling very well lately. Horrible headaches and bodyaches, everyday for weeks. But, that's not it. On March 12th, mine and Shaun's 4 year anniversary, I got a call from my OB/GYN's office. The lady on the phone tells me, "Your pap test came back ABNORMAL, and you need to have a pelvic ultrasound, colposcopy with biopsy, and and endometrial biopsy." And the first thing that comes to my head is, great, now I have cancer! And I have to wait 3 weeks to see the doctor. What kind of torture is this? I have the ultrasound the following Monday, which is normal. Then this Monday it's finally time to see the doctor and have my scary tests done. The doctor tells me that the way my pap test came back it could be pre-cancerous or it could just be abnormal since I just had a baby. So, she starts doing the biopsy of my cervix, which hurts, but isn't as bad as I thought. Then, it's time for the endometrial biopsy. She starts and the pain is horrible. Cramping and shooting pain all the way up to above my ribs. I'm thinking this can't be good. She then proceeds to tell me that something strange happened and she wasn't able to get the biopsy and she is afraid that she might have PUNCTURED my uterus. Great!! She has me lay down for a while, so she can figure out what to do next. So, she sends me right away for an ultrasound. And they see free fluid next to my uterus, and maybe it's blood, maybe it's not!! Still in horrible pain, I'm sitting in my car in the parking lot talking to Shaun on the phone, keeping him updated on what is going on. In the background I hear a horn honk, I ignore it thinking it's just background noise. Then, there is a tap on my window. There is an old guy standing there, he shrugs his shoulders and points at his waiting car. This man seriously just got out of his car to tell me, while I'm crying my eyes out, to move so that he can have my spot!! Could this day get any worse?!! Yes, when my doctor calls me and tells me to come and stay in the hospital for the night. They just want to monitor me and make sure I'm not bleeding internally. Now, I have to wait for the results of biopsies that she did get. Which again, is torture. Maybe this will break my bad luck streak and everything will be fine!

So, this is my sob story. Even though we are going through some trials right now, I know how blessed we are in other ways. And I am so thankful for every blessing that I have been given. My wonderful husband and kids and a family that would do anything to help us in our time of need!

And for something not depressing....

They are always watching you.....