In July, Tom and I started a search for a new home. We debated between buying an existing home and building, and finally landed on a spec home in Stonemill Farms. There is construction going on all around us, and the neighborhood is bigger than we would have liked, but the house itself had everything we wanted. Plenty of room for us to grow into, a yard for Michael and Baby Rooney #2 to play in, an unfinished basement that we can someday make our own, and a house that didn't need much cosmetically. We closed on September 5 and moved in on September 7. So far, it has been wonderful.
The summer was busy with cabin trips, a family vacation and Tom's softball leagues. It will be impossible to remember all the details, so I will update you via pictures. (Or, my brain is just fried and I can't remember them all...)
We are gearing up for the Holidays, as we will be hosting Tom's family this year since I can't travel. I am so looking forward to making our own memories in what we call our "forever house." I can't wait to start traditions that Michael can pass on to his little brother or sister in January. The next few weeks will be exciting, that's for sure!
Baby Rooney #2 is healthy and growing as he/she should. So far, there have been no pregnancy complications, and I am thrilled to report that we passed our Gestational Diabetes test last week. I dread that test and am so happy to be done with it and to know I can eat all the Christmas Cookies I wish. ;) Baby Rooney #2 is due on January 19, but in a few short weeks we will know exactly when we will get to meet this little person. I had thought a lot about my delivery options, as my Doctor is very supportive of VBAC's, but ultimately decided to have another c-section. To me, the risks of trying to have a VBAC far outweighed the desire to not have this baby surgically removed. I am so thankful to have Tom, who supported my decision either way, and a Doctor who supports those same decisions either way as well. Now, if Tom and I could only agree on names for girls.....
Michael and Reggie playing at the Lake
Picnic at Mounds Park. Michael LOVED watching the barges and trains.
Enjoying the cabin and playing in the sand
Michael practicing his baby-skills
Swim Time!
These boys are two peas in a pod
Happy 4th of July! Also, seeing this picture makes me a bit sad- Michael is potty trained now and I miss his cloth diaper butt!
Michael's very first fish. It's a lunker pig!
The Train Museum in Spooner. Family vacation 2013
We forgot to warn Michael of the ship horns, and he is now afraid of them.... Parenting lesson learned.
Apple picking
One bonus to the construction is built-in entertainment for our kiddo
Big Truck Day in Woodbury
Michael and his pal, "Key George"
