T Minus 63 Days and Some Major Changes

My phone beeped at me this morning to let me know that I am now 31 weeks pregnant and will (most likely) have my sweet baby in JUST 63 days!  While I am super excited, AHHHHHHHH, we have a lot to do to get ready for the little guy or girl.  All of the baby stuff is in the garage.  And since we are closing on the sale of our home on the 24th and were supposed to also be closing on the purchase that same day, let’s just say things aren’t exactly conveniently located or organized out there.  We were supposed to move to our new home at the end of May and be all set up with the nursery by July.

NEW PLAN-Well, we found out about 10 days ago that we were NOT going to be purchasing that home (with the awesome backyard and tons o’ space) in Allen.  Instead, we are moving to Austin.  Jay’s company is closing the Dallas office and moving everyone (well, they have laid off a few people but the remaining people are moving) to Austin.  They are opening new offices in several cities (New York City, Miami, Mexico City and the Grand Cayman's) but we have, without debate, chosen Austin from that list.

We are SO very sad to leave our family and friends but after much prayer and discussion we feel it’s what God is leading us to do.  Staying here would mean job hunting and really, neither of us wants to do that.  And it’s a great opportunity for Jay’s career.
But yes, leaving all of our support network right as we have Pirate coming is scary, crazy and sad.  However, we are thankful to only be 3 hours away and still be in Texas.

So, with all of that excitement and chaos we have to get this house baby ready and turn the guest room/office into a nursery and fast.  I’m sure Pirate will sleep in my room the entire time we are in Plano but we’ll still have to have all of the baby clothes, swing, etc. set up and ready to go.  And then the four of us will move to Austin at the end of August. 

I’m so proud of Jay and his role at the company and how he works tirelessly to take care of us.  The boys already comment on “how hard daddy works so that mommy can raise us.”  I love that they have started (as much as they can at these ages) to appreciate their sweet daddy and all that he does to provide such a wonderful life for his family.

Ok, well, I’m not caught up on pictures or stories but hey at least I’ve blogged about the move. . .and that we’ll forever be a family of 5 in just SIXTY THREE days!