Baby Girl D...

If you don't already know... Aaron and I are having a girl. The due date has changed to 23 April, 2011... and that is the date we are sticking to because it is earlier than 5 May, and I am just excited to see my baby girl -- so why not right!? At our ultrasound last week we learned our baby has healthy heart (MAJOR relief right there!!! I have an arrhythmia so baby's heart was a big worry!) , is at a healthy size (average size of 8oz.), has big eyes (no surprise there, I've always had big eyes. My dad always said when I was a baby I was just a pair of blue eyes. Haha!), oh and a drama queen already! This little girl is stubborn like her dad (and mom, if I'm honest...) and LOVES her space! If anything take away her moving space, or invades her little bubble she will beat at it, and wiggle her little self around like a pinball. The ultrasound tech kept repeating what a stubborn drama queen you have! Baby was not happy at having the US wand prodding, and poking at her! She kept waving her arms around, and trying to move away. It was funny! Thankfully we were still able to get a read on her gender. I will admit, I wanted a boy first so that my little girl would have a big brother to protect her at school, and when mom and dad couldn't be by her side... but she has a very protective father, and grandma D that already have her back! Besides, I know how tough girls can be! We have a name picked out, but I am one of those mom's that has to see the baby before I pin a set name on her. I want to make sure it fits! A name is an important thing you know! You have to live with it all your life, and in a way, it sort of defines you. There is an update on Baby Girl Durrant...

(Aaron and I after telling Eva that the baby was a girl!)

As for the rest of life, Aaron and I are doing well! Not even a drop of morning sickness for me, just constant exhaustion. Which, I can handle! Aaron and I are still house hunting, and job searching. Aaron loves what he does, but the company he works for is a little frustrating at times! Especially as we are trying to find a way to get Sundays off for Aaron. I would love it if we were able to spend our Sabbath Day together again! Not to mention, as we are looking at houses in Grantsville/Tooele area it would be nice if he didn't work in Salt Lake! I learned pretty quick no one wants to hire a pregnant lady. Nevertheless, I have continued to press on and continue the job search! I want us out of debt asap! I hate having small things over our head like credit card balances, and overdraft payments, and school loans. They are wonderful things, and very handy... but I would like to have them paid off and taken care of! Not to mention these small monthly payments are driving me nuts! If we just had our car loans, car insurance, rent each month, with a credit card payment when we used the card that would be one thing... but live goes on. I should be grateful that we are able to make ends meet, and still go out and have fun with the money we do make, and I am! I just like the idea of being as debt free as possible before the baby comes, so that when we have the medical bills from that, and the new living costs of diapers, wipes, etc -- It isn't a huge adjustment.

Just an FYI -- Houses in Tooele are freaking cheap! We found a 6 bedrooom, 4 1/2 bath, attached and detached garage on 2 acres of land for 90,000. It's even a nice house! We are also looking at a few others in Tooele. All of them have at least 1 acre of land, and are under 150,000. Grantsville has some killer deals too! Jasa found one for 150,00 that had new tile, and cabinets, was a 5 bedroom, on a fair bit of land! (She and Zane have opted to not buy a house right now as they are looking into a 3 year mission in Central Asia. I hope when she and Zane return back to Utah that they move out to our area!)