Before we left on our house-hunting/Arkansas vacation, Tom decided he needed some peace and quiet during the long drive. He was coming off a string of night shifts and was hoping to get some sleep in the car. So Clara ended up with this:
Tom's parents drove up to help watch Clara while we went househunting. We looked at 14 houses in one day. From 8:30 in the morning to 6:30 at night we drove and looked and drove some more. Most of the houses were a good distance apart and at the end of the day, we drove around 250 miles total. It was exhausting!
Clara and Grandma and Grandpa went to the Bass Pro Shop and spent some quality time together. I think they all had a great time together.
The next day we had narrowed our choices down to four houses and brought Tom's parents and Clara with us to check them out. They were all really nice, but one stood out above the rest. To make a long story short, we got the house! We close towards the end of June and move in shortly after. I can't wait to be in our new house!!
Clara and Grandma and Grandpa went to the Bass Pro Shop and spent some quality time together. I think they all had a great time together.
The next day we had narrowed our choices down to four houses and brought Tom's parents and Clara with us to check them out. They were all really nice, but one stood out above the rest. To make a long story short, we got the house! We close towards the end of June and move in shortly after. I can't wait to be in our new house!!
After the house hunting, we drove south to visit my grandparents. Tom's parents came too and they stayed down on the river to enjoy the scenery and to do some camping. Clara had so much fun being surrounding by grandparents...which means tons of attention. We took a lot of walks down by the river and at the park, ate a ton of great food (pecan pie one night and pineapple pie the next) and spent a lot of time relaxing. Clara saw the tractor again, fed the deer, and went on a lot of walks. She took great naps and slept a long time at night! It was a much needed vacation away from work for Tom and a nice change of scenery for Clara and I. We had a great time and are so happy to be moving closer to this part of the country.
My grandfather is the commisioner of the fire department and was able to get Clara an up-close and personal visit on a fire truck. She enjoyed seeing it, but was a little apprehensive about sitting in the driver's seat.
We are back at home now and Tom is back to work. I think he has something like 25 shifts left in his residency!! Yahoo!! Our house is still for sale...in a perfect world, we would get an offer soon and close towards the end of June! We are hoping and praying this will happen for us. I am 16 weeks along now and have another doctor's appointment on Wednesday. We probably won't find out the sex of the baby for another few weeks. Stay tuned!
