Patience Grasshopper...

Patience is the key =)

We have been patiently awaiting on multiple changes to take place for several months. 

1) A healthy baby boy, Joshua:

I am 37 weeks along tomorrow.

Anxious for his arrival, everything is ready and the hospital bags are packed. Todays appointments went well, the doctor says he is a very happy baby according to the monitor and said you have like 5 hours left if you wanted apreterm baby, so Joshua can come anytime now. Matt's Dad is predicting this Saturday for the full moon will be Joshua's arrival. Matt wants any minute now, the moment I have a contraction or make a noise he perks up and is jumping to go grab bags and start the car. LOL I'm ready anytime, I got 3 weeks vacation and nothing planned. =)

2) Matt's new job:

After months of waiting for this job to open up and dealing with the bullshit at his current job, he starts his new job on August 22nd. Amazing benefits and busy season with overtime starts the end of this month, he is a little bummed that overtime and bus time will be right around Joshua's arrival but we are both okay with that fact knowing that come the holiday months things are going to be financially better then they have been the past 8 years we have been living on our own after graduation. Although after all the crap he has dealt with at work for his current job, they changed his boss and Matt really likes him and the boss really likes Matt. He took it to heart when Matt put in his 2 weeks notice & begged him to stay. Matt was truthful with him about the way he had been mistreated at this company for 3 years now with only a .20 cent raise in 3 years and constant issues with the old boss, then the new benefits and job he was going to and his boss told him to go and did not blame him for leaving and looking out for us & Joshua's best interest. 

3) A new home, The Flying Witch Farm:

The closing date for the Farm is September 20th, and then the work to be done and painting party before the actual moving in date. Friday Matt's Dads will be moving into the Penthouse until we all move up to the farm, since the closing sale on the trailer is next week. Matt and I are very excited to move up to the farm with the Dads and be able to raise Joshua up there. The financial end will be awesome for all of us, the space and ability to live off what we are raising in the gardens and animals. Matt and I always said we wanted to own a house before having a baby,but we realized last year when we made the decision to try for a baby we were not going to be able to own a house and that was okay. Knowing we will be moving to the farm has really made Joshua's arrival even more amazing. We are looking forward to living  and sharing space with the Dads, having a positive atmosphere for us and Joshua, and the fact that myself and Mike cook for an army for most meals will come in useful trading off cooking nights & cooking for more then 2 people. There shall be plenty of food at the Flying Witch Farm! LOL... Bring on the Holidays and the extreme amounts of delicious goodies!  Nom nom nom!

4) A lifetime friend:

As crazy busy as I have been, and mind racing with things to get done, starting this vacation off spending time with an old friend I dont see very often was amazing. Valerie came up yesterday to visit and come to Joshua's ultrasound. With her crazy busy lifestyle on the go I greatly appreciate the fact she made time to see me. She is going to be Joshua's God-Mother and I have known her since the day she was born. Her mom Rose was my moms Best Friend and where my middle name came from. Having a friend like Vals is nice, we go such long periods of time before seeing each other and yet we still can just pick up, hang out and laugh. I love her like a sister, and being around her I am very relaxed. A little bummed we did not dig out a curling iron and get on some crazy hair like when we were kids. LOL but there is plenty of time another get together to do so. Just happy to be able to start off my vacation and final pregnancy days on a positive note. =)

Making the positive changes and waiting things out have really paid off and Matt & I are very excited for everything to come in the future. We appreciate all the support and love we have had and continue to get. =)