Maybe the BBQ will do it

We’re just 8 days from our due date, but we’re hoping that a heaping plate of brisket and ribs will get little Victoria on the move. Isabella joined this outside world after a plate full of Italian, so we’re thinking her little sis will be more of a barbecue gal. So we hopped on down to the Salt Lick to see if tonight’s the night. Boy, am I ready to meet her!

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Today the doc confirmed that I am 1 cm dilated and 30% effaced. He’s still banking on her arriving on her due date, August 16th. Check out the growth:

Welcome to the Cove!

We’ve met a few of our new neighbors in our cul-de-sac, and they all seem so sweet! The family to the left of us has already blessed us with a fajita dinner on the night we moved in, and tonight they excitedly knocked on our door and greeted us with big smiles and a homemade cake! Yum!

Boxes Galore!

Well, yesterday was moving day...finally! And it went as smoothly as we had hoped. The movers moved us out of our old casa in 3 hours...WOW! But now we have this mess to deal with. But we have already been blessed with SOOOO much help! Yesterday, Pop, Kathy, Donnie, Kyle, and Rick spent some time helping us out in the yard, garage, and the inside! Today, we’re being blessed with more help from Pop, Kathy, Brisa, Christina, and Jose. What gracious givers!

I’d be a hot mess without all their help....oh wait, being prego already qualifies me to be a hot mess. With three more weeks until her due date, I’m moving slower and slower. So a HUGE thanks to everyone who helped because we’d still be unpacking boxes in October without you.

Like Father, Like Son

Happy Father’s Day! Mark spent his first Father’s Day at home with Pop grilling up some fajitas for the family. Yup, you read that right, HE did the cooking, which was what he wanted to do. No problem with the ladies! Boy, were they yummy!

We've Finally Found the One!

After months and months of searching for the perfect home for our growing family, we finally found it! We started looking back in December, and we thought we’d found the one, but God showed us several times (in His own unexpected ways) that He had something else in mind for us. We placed offers on several different houses, but were turned away for a number of reasons. So five or so months later, He showed us what He had been saving just for us. We are so thankful to Him for His provision and for leading us down the right path. We are also thankful for the patience He gave us during those months and months of searching knowing that our new baby girl would be arriving sometime this August. So today, we closed on our new home on Casimir Cove.

Friday Morning Playdates

Isabella and I always look forward to Friday mornings when we can both get some time with friends our age. Isabella enjoys rolling around with Luke (13 months) and Olivia (7 months), while I get some girl gab time with Mandy and Rebecca. Never would have thought that I would meet such amazing friends on the way to the mailbox!