The Beginning

Well, here it is July 18th and the good news is, that even though we didn't close today on our house, it will be Tuesday at 2:00!! Wa-hooo. We had to wait on some papers from the government to pay for our closing costs (well worth the wait), and now it' s almost here. I'm pretty excited about it now. :)

Today, Avery had some pre-op stuff to complete at the hospital here for Monday. I didn't realize it meant paper work, but tudo bem (it's all good). After that, Avery just needed blood drawn. That's all. That's enough. I've done this two times before and know that a) it's hard to get a good vein, b) they end up calling someone in from pediatrics to do it, and c) they lay her on the bed there to do all this. I told the nurse all of this, and she promptly asked me to hold her on their blood-drawing-chairs. Of course it all panned out how I knew it would, but not before having Avery scream til she's blue before they called in for the ped nurse. I am upset at myself for not insisting on doing it my way first. I'm thankful that Avery is little and forgot all about this (I think anyway) by this afternoon, even if I don't. She is all smiles tonight and was happily blowing her bubbles. Time is a wonderful thing.

Right now Ave is okay and I am okay. Life is good. I'm fine when people ask how Avery is doing. Yet, when someone asks me how I am doing, I get all emotional. Today I was holding it together fine, but when a nurse asked me if I was okay, I nodded and cried. Another lady getting her blood drawn said as she left, "It's okay for mom to cry too". :)

Zachery is surviving the heat here by taking his "swimming baths" as we call it. At bath time, we fill the tub with cool water (per his request) and he proceeds to do laps in his "pool". :) Lots of splashing, but all smiles.

I can hardly believe it, come Tuesday, Eric and I will be all grown up being homeowners! We sign, rip out carpet, paint, move, unpack and live happily ever after, the end.