Still Waiting!!! ARRRRRrrrr

I posted a blog about three blogs ago saying that waiting game no more.  Well that is true to the fact that we know that we are going to be moving, but we still don't know when.  We are supposed to be moving this weekend, but the people that are in the place are still there.  They were supposed to be closing on the house last weekend, but they didn't.  We are still waiting and now Christmas is getting closer and I have not put up our tree.  It is really frustrating, but oh well... what can we do? 

I have been packing little things that we are not going to be needing.  I have been writing if they are going to storage or the house on the box to stay organized.  Hopefully it will work out as easy as I have planned in my head, but who knows.  Arlee is getting into everything while I am packing and luckily she is not crawling yet or it would be even worse.  I have been so lucky that she has been taking naps, so I can pack more.  Hans has been studying and working a lot so I have been doing it by myself little by little. 

We are hoping that they will be able to close this weekend at the latest or we will probably be staying until after Christmas.  I was talking to Hans' mom and telling her that if we put up our tree they would close and call us as soon as we were done.  I might just put it up to see if it will work.  Still debating on that one, but I will let you know.

Chelsey

Arlee's first sickness

Last week Arlee wasn't sleeping very well and I was to the point of just leaving her in her room to cry it out.  I had it!  I felt really bad, but after two days of little sleeping and the third day being of no sleep by 3AM I woke Hans up and asked him to take her.  He was great to take her for me so I could finally get some sleep.  I could do anything but cry and that is what I do with no sleep.  Arlee was so tired and everything, but too sick to fall asleep.  She had a runny nose and a little cough for about two weeks, but it was enough.  I told Hans that I was going to take her to the doctor if not for anything, but a piece of mind.  I took her to the doctor in the morning and he looked at her ears and they were fine, he looked for signs of teething and no teething, he looked at her throat and said that it was a little red and then he tested her for strep and it was negative.  What was wrong with my little baby then?  He said that she might have a sinus infection, but the only way that they could test for it would be to stick a needle in her face or a catscan.  Her doctor told me some other things, but lost me after he said that she would start feeling better by taking the prescription.  I was so glad that there was going to be a solution to all the problems that she was having. 
I got Arlee's prescription filled and gave it to her and she has been feeling a lot better.  I am so thankful for medicine and doctors who know how to give a mommy some much needed sleep.  Thank you Doctor Harris!!! : ) 

Eight Months Old!!!

Arlee is now eight months old. It is crazy how time has flown by! She weighs about eighteen pounds and twenty-seven inches long. While she is attempting to crawl, she is as curious as any little one. She grabs everything and almost instantly puts it into her mouth; if it will fit that is. Arlee has a little cold, but I think that she is getting over it. Yea! I was even thinking about taking her to the doctor last night. She was so congested and sounded aweful, but hey she fell asleep so all was well.

It was her very first Thanksgiving yesterday, but isn't old enough to enjoy all the delicious baked goods, cooked turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing. A few things that she is old enough to do is: cry anytime anyone wanted to hold her, talk to her or even just look at her. After a little bit of that she calmed down and just enjoyed herself. Silly little bug!

Chelsey

Arlee is her Daddy's Princess!

Arlee drinking out her cup all by herself.  Such a big girl.

Arlee has a new toy!!!  Zoom Zoom in her little box car

Arlee's First Halloween

This year was Arlee's first Halloween. She was dressed up as a Lady Bug. She looked so cute. To tie in with Arlee's outfit Hans and I were SWAT. We wore all black and had SWAT on our shirts. Then we carried around fly swatters and that was out outfits. Of course we don't "swat" Arlee, but I thought it was a really cute idea for us this year.

This is my pumpkin that I carved this year. It is a witch.

This is Hans' pumpkin and it is a tomb raider. There is a diamond on the bottom of the picture that he is after.

Arlee's cousin Brock was spiderman. They really like each other as you can tell. (I didn't have Arlee's hat on.... It just kept falling off.)

Here we have some of Hans' family: (Left to right) Amy-dressed up as the one Spiderman saves. (she is pregnant), Brock- spiderman, Jens (Hans' brother)- a bad guy that Spiderman catches, Me- SWAT, Arlee- Lady Bug, Hans- SWAT, Ulla (Hans' mom)- the clown

Amy, Brock and Jens

Arlee with my sunglasses on... Makes really cute "bug eyes" :)

This is a picture that we took right before we left for our adventures.

Arlee is all ready to go!

This was on Friday night at my friends' house. Gage and Arlee playing with their party cups. They loved them.

Arlee and Gage dressed up for the party.... they are holding hands- how cute! Gage is a lion.

This weekend was a lot of fun. Halloween used to be one of my least favorite holidays, but this year was great to take Arlee around and see everyone. We are looking forward to next year when she will really enjoy the trick or treating.

Chels

Waiting game no more!

We have found a place to live! We are so excited. Hans' mom called and said that one of her friends told her of a place that we might be interested in. When I was talking to her about it I got really excited and wanted to see it. I made an appointment for the next day. Hans and I went over there and we fell in love with the house. We have three bedrooms and two bathrooms. There is a huge yard and a volleyball net that we can use in the summer with our BBQ that we love to have. The lease will be until December of 2010. We will finally be ready to buy a house by then. The people that live there are on a mission in Chile so all their stuff is there, but it is going to be great!
With this house we have to keep up the yard, garden and the house. On some occasions I will have to answer the phones for the travel business that is run out of the basement when the people who work there are out of town on a tour. Our rent is only $90 a month. Of course, while we are living there we will have to do the other things, but we are doing that here where we are living now. They have a riding lawn mower so I am not to sad about that.
Right now there is a lady and her two kids living there and they are buying a house in Idaho. They will be closing on it the end of November- first part of December; so we will move in after they are out. I know, I know what a great time to move. I am sure that everything will work out somehow. This will be our third move in the winter and it will be four when we move again. I will keep you updated, until next time... have a great Halloween.

Chels

Waiting game....

Arlee is taking a nap so I thought I would blog a little bit. Since my grandpa passed away we havn't been sure if we are going to be able to keep renting his house. My aunt is going to buy it and they still want to rent it to us, but we aren't sure if we can afford to stay if they make the rent too high.

.....Arlee woke up, but she is letting me type still. Anyway, now Hans is home... It has been a crazy day. SOoooo like I was saying; it has been a huge waiting game and it is getting old. Right now my aunt is still working on the house closing process. I just had the fourth appraiser come to the house today. This time it was the bank's appraiser. I really hope that we can stay here and not have to move before we buy a house when Hans is out of school in about two years. So hopefully we will know by the middle of November. I would really like to know before Thanksgiving, so I can start looking for a place and then I won't decorate for Christmas if we are not going to be here. If any of you know of any good deals in the Salt Lake area, let me know. I better talk to Hans before he is off to work.

Chels

Arlee's Sixth Month/ Family Photos

So last time that we got pictures done, Arlee was about three weeks old. It was the worst time ever. She was still in the stage that she ate every two hours or two and a half if we were lucky. So by the time that we got there for our scheduled time she was hungry again. They tried to take pictures anyway and we only got about 13 taken and most of them I didn't like. Mind you that to get those 13 pictures we had to come back twice and once again... Arlee was hungry! : ( So you would have to expect that Hans and I thought it was going to be more of a chore than anything. It went great! Arlee was fed, full and as cute as can be. I have include some of my favs.



Arlee crying right at the end of the pictures... You know I had to put this one on here. ; )

I love this picture. She is so adorable!

Arlee on her tippie toes, just like a ballerinia

She looks to me like she is up to something

I love this picture.

Anyway, I hope you love them as much as we do : )

The Hoges