Home Sweet Home from Texas

Welcome to week 12, trimester TWO of my pregnancy :)

YAY!!!

We got back from Austin late last night. Our flights there and back were less than joyful. However we did enjoy five, beautifully sunny, kid-free days. We had quiet dinners, we swam in the pool, and we soaked up the sun.

I really enjoyed the sunshine. It will be a nice change of pace from the 10 months of rain that we get here in Washington State. It was ABOVE 70* every day we were there. squeeeeeeee!

I had the awesome opportunity to meet one of my best girlfriends for the first time while we were in Austin. She lives there, and we are moving very close to where she lives. I've known her for five years, and meeting her for the first time was like hugging my sister for the first time after years of being separated from one another.

We actually got really lucky, after having done some thorough research, and managed to only look at two places before we found the apartment that would work for us. We got a nice four bedroom, two bath apartment with walk-in closets throughout. The older two boys will be sharing, sis will have her own room, and the two babies will share. It will be nice to spread out a little more in the house.

We did have a few obstacles to overcome before getting everything approved for us to move in, but in the end, everything has managed to work out okay, and the apartment is ours.

The movers will be here on the 22nd and 23rd to pack us up. The truck will be loaded on the 24th and then we will make our way to Texas, arriving on or around the 1st of the April. We will be signing our lease then, and hope that at the end of the year's lease we will be on our way into a house of our own.

After spending nearly a week in the greater Austin area, we are happy with our experiences and content with our choice to relocate there.

Today we found out that another friend of ours is also going to be moving from Seattle to Austin with his family, and VERY near where our new apartment is!! It is CRAZY coincidental, but we are super excited about it!! Having good friends around will be awesome :)

Pregnancy wise, not a lot going on aside from the nausea and the incoming heartburn. I'm starting to feel a little more bloated but not bad. My appetite is pretty messed up right now, hungry when I shouldn't be and not hungry at ALL when I should be.

I am concerned about my blood sugar levels as they have been rising some over the last week, but we will find out on Monday how concerned the doctor is about my levels. She might want me to change my testing techniques or the number of tests I take a day so she can get a more accurate reading of my levels.