almost due and actually feeling quite well right now. not sleeping good, and my feet hurt all the time, but other than that i think i am doing well! really enjoying all his movements, even though some are quite unbearable!

my best friend from camas washington calls me up a few weeks ago (the week we were moving) and says "hey we are in aberdeen can we come by?" such a surprise and so much fun. her two girls are so stinking adorable and our kids havent played together in about a year. they were best little chums just like i would have hoped. especially rosamund and valen. the cuteness together is unbearable!! micaiah is 1 1/2 years older than dahlia and rosamund is a few months younger than valen, but age certainly doesnt matter.... they had a blast. and we had a great time visiting with shekinah and her awesome husband jeremy whom i adore! it is sad we dont live closer to them, but 1 1/2 hours isnt that bad, it could be worse!

here is our living room. there is a dark brown wall to the right that used to be bright purple, thankfully the landlord let us paint it! also there is a wood burning fire place. oh and a bay window... i guess i should have taken a better picture(: we love it!

our kitchen is great! the floor is vinyl and i am so glad it isnt tile. i have dropped several dishes which have all bounced around instead of smashing into bits... including valens head!!

this room is the second living space and we use it for a play room. also having a tv and sofa in there makes it more versatile. it is really nice to be able to keep all their play things in one room, especially since there bedroom is upstairs.

i am hoping to tackle the paint job in our bedroom this saturday morning if our boy doesnt come before then. i am going to do one accent wall. they didnt say it was ok to paint different colors, but if we paint it back it should be fine. very excited for some color!!

I am hoping to have this baby before my due date, which is next saturday sept 5th. this weekend would be a nice time i think .... at my last midwife appointment, she said that the baby is so incredibly low it is crazy. but since he is, the opening of my cervix is too far back to tell the status (which frankly is a bit confusing to me) so who knows if i am dilated or close or anything... but i feel ready and am excited to give birth and go through the whole process. my midwife will be with me and that gives me much comfort. she is so awesome, and i am confident i can manage labor better than last time. lately my belly keeps shooting straight out, i would post a picture but we still cannot find our cord, hopefully we will find it before he comes! ive also gained nearly 40 lbs which is more than with either of my other children.... i do admit these past two weeks i have been eating a little more ice cream than i should. (: but oh well, i will be ok (:

our home is mostly in shape, except for our bedroom. which is really a bummer. i hate being in there with all the clutter and lavender walls! we need to paint but i dont think that is going to happen any time soon unfortunately. maybe someone should submit my story to hgtv and get our room a makeover! (:

anyways, we are ready and will see a baby soon!

we will keep you posted!

finally our internet was hooked back up on the 12th, it felt like forever. we absolutely love our home and are very glad to be out of our last place. i didnt realize how much i hated it until we moved here. i was actually getting comfortable in our last place and accepting that we might be there for a while longer. but now that we are free.... thank you God! seriously, this new house is amazing. 2500 square feet, 5 bedrrooms, 2 full bathrooms, radiant heat downstairs, large laundry room, extra room in the backyard with heat and electicity. great neighborhood, extra living room and a large kitchen. we couldnt be happier... unless it had a patio and hot tub! (:

but our living situation is a bit different than before. we have chosen to live with another couple that we know. they have been married about a year and have no children. we all had been thinking about this idea for a while and happened to mention to each other a few months ago.

justin and i have been tossing around this idea about living in community with other people for a while. the goal of it isn't to save money (but we hope to) and it's not to have fun (but we hope to), the main goal is to grow and learn about ourselves and help each other love God more and share things in love. we've talked to a few friends who have done things like this and they all agreed that it was difficult at times but very worthwhile. we haven't committed to an end date yet, but it will be at least six months. the layout of the house is really perfect for this type of living situation so that helps a lot.

some people think we are absolutely nuts, but that is ok... get used to that. (: we all felt confirmation about this and still do. there really was a lot of thought and prayer put into this. furthermore, katie and andrew love our kids and they really like them in return. this situation wouldnt just work with anyone. we are excited we have found this couple to journey with us right now. they are great! further furthermore, when you throw yourself into a situation and say "Lord change me" he certainly will. there is a lot happening in our lives right now, and for that reason i was a bit hesitant at times, but God has given me peace about it, so that is amazing in itself. i tend to be a worrier and cannot make decisions fast at all.... gotta think about whatever it is for a long long time before plunging.

the funny thing was, we were not finding a house for rent that would really work for us. we almost took a place that was in a clone village and just terrible, and it came to the day we needed to give our notice or not move at all.... we all decided to give our notices even though we didnt find anything. the next day, we found this house in the paper and thought it was too good to be true. looked at it the next day and signed up! it was the exact layout we were looking for.

the house isnt completely organized yet, but will be soon. we cannot find our camera cord to put pictures onto our computer... when i do i will post them!! sorry about that! posts without pictures are boring i know (: