Oh the irony!

The first time Mr Jones and I went to see the house with our realtor, there was a bird in the front landscaping area that was none too happy with us getting near her and her nest/eggs. We assumed she was a kildeer and made sure to give her a lot of room when we walked by. Nonetheless, she squawked and ruffled her feathers every time we walked past.

We were proven wrong. The home inspector identified the bird as a sand piper, not a kildeer. Google images confirms he is right.

The funny part about this story? Our address is xxxx Sand Piper Dr. Too ironic.

Apparently, we like to move fast

About a week and a half ago, Mr Jones and I decided it was time to start looking at houses. Baby needs a room of his/her own...and apartment living just wasn't cutting it for us.

We quickly started browsing realty sites and came across our dream house...for a crazy cheap price. We thought it was too good to be true so we called on it the next day and scheduled a time to see the house.

The only downside was the previous owners didn't like being foreclosed on so they took the kitchen with them. Yes, the entire kitchen. Cabinets, appliances, sink...you name it, they took it.

Within seconds of walking through the front door, we knew this was our house. Kitchen or no kitchen. The layout is exactly what we both want (a big great room with the 2nd floor overlooking it). We made a full price offer the next day (last Wednesday) and the bank accepted our offer on Friday!!

I held off on this post until today because I wanted to be sure everything checked out with the home inspection. Everything looks great so Mr Jones and I are officially homeowners!

I promise I will update with room pictures once we get in and start working on everything!

We have a Secret...and it's a BIG one!

****Post written on Saturday, June 5, at 6:30 am****

I woke up early this morning, around 5:45. I couldn't sleep...and for good reason. I was going to find out if my dreams had come true. Was I going to be a mommy or would we need to try again next month?

After yesterday's "Are there 2 lines or not?" test (which is, ironically, very clear in the picture), I decided to pull out the big guns, the digital test! An agonizing 3 minutes of staring at the screen later, "Pregnant" appeared. Let me tell you, I was in shock. Heck, I wasn't even sure if I was seeing things...it was 5:50 in the morning after all!

After the initial "OMG!" moment (and staring at the screen to make sure I was reading it right), I went back out in the bedroom, leaned over Mr Jones, and whispered, "Baby, we're going to be parents!"

Best feeling in the world.