life lately...

This whole sleep training business that seemed to be all consuming these last few weeks...IT'S PAID OFF!!!!! Jay and I had forgotten what sleep felt like, we no longer just lay there in anticipation of the ever longing, timely scheduled burst of cries! Tristan has been going to bed every night between 8 and 9. It has been wonderful! Jay and I are able to have our quiet time together...something we haven't had in so long! It has been wonderful! Tristan went to bed last night at 845 and was up at 830 this morning...I know right?! It is sort of one of those things I hit myself with, because I wish we had done this a lot sooner! It will definently be done earlier with our next child!!

HOUSE UPDATE! So, we (and by we...JAY!) decided we should wait for a house. He doesn't want to move into a house and stay there for 5-7 years and pick back up and move again! Which I had a hard time coming to grips with, since 5-7 years seemed like a decent time to stay in a home before upgrading. I would of been opposed to it if it were more of a move in and move straight back out...but it wasn't the case. I can't say I was happy with that decision at all, but I could understand and respect where he was coming from. We were having a hard time finding the right place for us. Prayers and prayers....I knew God was saying, "not right now...". That is the hardest answer to hear, but after finding sooo many houses we liked, they all had contracts on them before we could even say WRITE UP A CONTRACT, foundation needs desprite repair. Needs a new a/c unit and new roof. Sellers aren't willing to come down on price at all! Oh this is a foreclosure and it could take up to months to close if they even decide to accept your offer. NEEDS MAJOR TLC. Awful layouts....I was beginning to just come to the realization that I shouldn't get attached to any properties, because my downfall had been (literally) visualizing our stuff in this house...to become our home! So disappointment after disappointment I sort of mentally gave up. I knew God's answer and I am okay with it. I have to be. I would rather be places where He wants us, than to place ourselves in house where we shouldn't be. All for a home tax credit, which would of been wonderful! Jay kept saying, "Just get that out of your head. We aren't buying a house solely on the basis of 8 grand being in our pockets...I won't let us make a commitment to something like that if it's not the right timing or the right place for us...." Made me so mad, but he was so right (how could I let him actually know he was right!? I couldn't do that!!! hahaha) SOOOOO, now (and I will admit, I like this idea a lot more) we are going to keep our eye out on land! We want to build a cute little 3 bed, 2.5 bath house on 10-12 acres of land. I love that idea!!!!! Jay had a layout he showed me, I thought it was precious! I told him my concerns and wants in that house and he made some changes to it that he thought were great. He said I have complete reign on decorating it...with a few minor details lol but over all...We are looking for the perfect land...NOTHING is out there right now within our budget. So we are keeping an eye out and in the meantime, we can keep saving our money and get all of our odds and ends together. I am soooo excited! We hope to have land before the end of the year is up (and of course a GO on building)! Prayers prayers prayers!! The great thing about us building on our land of 10-12 acres is in the future...we can just add on to our house...renovate and remodel to stay up with our needs. So essentially a lifetime property!

Tristan is down for a mid morning nap. My house is soooo clean and fresh looking. Shampoo'ed the carpet, vaccuumed about 10 times in 1 day! Dusted. Mopped....sooo nice! Spring cleaning too! It's been great!

Have a happy Monday (it's so nice outside!)