House

Well it looks like we have the house we want subject to the sale of this house. We could still get bumped if someone else puts in a really good offer and we don't want to remove the subject to sale. Our realtor doesn't think that is an issue as he feels this will sell fast but apparently there is a lot of people now interested in the other house.
We have been crazy busy getting stuff out of this place and into storage which means little to no sleep for Tony and I. Lauren also hasn't been sleeping but I think that has to do with she is cutting 3 teeth at the moment.
Thank goodness for friends though as I have had a friend help the last couple days to keep me in check and on track and to watch Lauren while I run around the house like a chicken with its head cut off. The realtor is coming tomorrow to take pictures to put on MLS which should be up by tomorrow night. He was going to come today which was cutting it a bit close but tomorrow will be perfect. There is a few things we have to finish before showing it but hopefully by Saturday we can do that. Again friends to the rescue to help.
We will have an Open house/ Housewarming once we get into it but at this time we don't' get it till the end of April. We are hoping for a little earlier so we can have Laurens birthday in the new place but we don't know yet. I hope so cause all my cake pans are packed away in storage and they are at the back on the bottom so something tells me Tony won't want to go looking for them. Although it could be a good excuse to buy her a new one.

A side note: Lauren got approval for her special diet. We go next week to learn all about it but she needs to be taking her formula really well by then cause they are saying April 1st is the last day of breast milk at the latest they would like it sooner. I am not sure what else to do but weaning isn't happening at all at the moment. I am still open to tips from anyone.

A house

Well it looks like we found a house. I won't jinx it and say where it is or anything but we are going back tonight to check it one more time. If we like it we will put in a bid and see how it goes. Then we put ours up for sale. If anyone wants a 3 bedroom 1 bath rancher in Aldergrove with 1/4 acre lot let me know. It will be for sale. I am nervous about buying another place. It is so expensive. I guess though we have to bite the bullet and we will be ahead in the long run. We will have an open house - house warming so people can come and see it once we are ready. We hope to have a bit of a longer closing date so we will be moving in April I am guessing. That will be interesting as I have a busy Easter long weekend and then Laurens birthday is at the end of the month and I want to celebrate that for sure in a house that is ready. I am nervous and scared but excited all at the same time. It has a renter in the suite which we will keep for about 5 years. This way we can get back on track to have the mortgage paid off sooner. The house is an okay size with the space we will have and when we do get the whole house it will be really nice. By then I am hoping we will have 2 kids and we will want the space as the kids will be bigger by then. I will keep everyone up to date on how it goes.

A little update for Lauren: she is almost sitting and I have a goal of the 23rd so that she will be 10 months. I know she is behind but she is getting there. She still doesn't want the bottle but if I mix it 1/2 breast milk 1/2 formula she won't scream anymore. She doesn't suck on it though and only take about 3 oz in over 2 hours and that is with us squeezing it in her mouth. We need to figure that out. She does reach out for it now and she does put it in her own mouth. She will do this with the bottle and the sippy cup so we are trying maybe just the cup.

Not working

We were supposed to start Lauren on a bedtime bottle of formula. This was for a few reasons. One because she has to start taking formula and I have to start weaning. Two because she isn't even close to sleeping through the night and the doctors feel that my breast milk just isn't enough for her because of the amount that she eats in a day, and three because it is part of her diet and with the amount of breast milk she is getting it is to much Lysine. This is the third night and it isn't working. She doesn't take a bottle as it is. We tried it in a bottle and in a sippy cup both of which she won't take. If she gets any in her mouth she coughs, chokes and spits it out. This goes on for at least 2 hours with her screaming till her throat is so sore she is actually hoarse. She then usually falls asleep in Tony's arms for about 20 minutes till she wakes up hungry and it starts all over again. All 3 nights I have had to then just feed her as she is hungry and won't take the bottle or sippy cup and won't eat the formula. We need something to work and we just don't know what. Her screaming like that for hours just does us in. Her waking up multiple times is exhausting me. I need me time. I need to get away from her for more than 3 hours at a time. I would like to be able to go out with Tony but I also need to go on my own as well. I would love to go out with girlfriends and have some time to ourselves. I really want to go to a movie and I can't cause there isn't enough time between feeds. I am back to work in 3 months and I need her completely weaned and sleeping through the night. I know 3 months sounds like a lot but it isn't. I really need this by the end of the month so that I can go out and do some stuff on my own and leave her with my parents before I go back to work. I love her completely but this just isn't working. I am open to suggestions as something has to work!

House hunting

I have decided I hate this. I know we have to move as this house just isn't big enough. I guess I kind of hoped we would add on but I know that just isn't the way to go. Adding on would be so much stress with us having a baby and who knows how long it would take. It is just easier to move. I just hate moving. I am also not looking forward to having to get our house ready to show. It isn't on the market yet or anything and we are just starting to look for places first. Our house should sell fast as it is a starter home so it is actually harder for us to find a place. We would have so much stuff to put in storage and then I would have people going through my house when I am not home. I think that is the part that bothers me. I don't want people in my house.
We have looked at a few places so far but nothing yet has made us want the places after viewing them. We are picky as we never want to move again. We are also trying to buy as cheaply as possible as we don't want to extend the mortgage by much. My parents and his keep saying that getting a 35 year mortgage now is fine and then when we have more money we can pay it down faster. I am trying to figure out where this "more money" that they keep talking about is going to come from. My mom said that I will get raises every year and that will help but the way I see it the interest rates will go up, property taxes will go up, cost of living will go up. All of that will be way more than my raises. Also stuff for Lauren won't be cheap with her special diet. If i want another child that will be more money. I am just not sure if I want to get into a 35 year mortgage especially since I only have 13 years left on mine now. We are looking at another place this weekend and we will see. This one is way high in our price range but it looks good so far so I am just not sure. It is also in Langley rather than in Aldergrove where the rest have been so it will be a stressful weekend I am sure.