The time has come...

So yesterday Clint and I joined reality and realized we really are moving this week. Scary... yes, exciting... yes, overwhelming... definitely! We honestly have no where near what we need done to move this week but I suppose we will just have to make it all work. Thankfully we have family and friends that love us very much and are willing to help out with getting done what needs to be done. So tomorrow I will finish up what I can, Tuesday is closing and then an interview in Independence, Wednesday is packing, Thursday is loading and heading down to our new home, Friday we will unload and the rest of the weekend we will unpack and attempt to get settled. I head back here for Sunday to work so I hope we get a lot done over the weekend and fit in some rest to. I will miss you Iowa... there will never be another place that will feel quite as much like home.

It's a ????

Yep that's right the ultrasound tech couldn't tell! After a half hour of poking, jumping, turning, coughing and everything else we could think of to get the little one to move we gave up. The baby had not only had it's legs crossed but also very stratigically placed it's hands right where we were trying to look! Maybe we have a modest kid or maybe it's just as stubborn as it's parents. I will probably have another ultrasound in 8 weeks, if my OB in KC will let me, so we will give it another shot then. It threw a wrench in to our decorating plans but such is life. Maybe there will be news next time.

Here's a belly pic... 19weeks and 4 days. It has begun.

Boy or Girl?

Tomorrow is the big day... will it be a boy or a girl? Clint and I are excited either way and really just want a happy, healthy baby. We have bedding and names picked out for both. I'm hoping the little one decides to cooperate so we can find out. It's like waiting for Christmas when you're a little kid. All week the excitement has been building. Thankfully Clint will be back for the ultrasound. I can't imagine having to find out alone. I will post what we find out!

The move is scheduled

So I scheduled our move to Missouri this morning. Part of me is jumping with joy that there is now a bright light at the end of the tunnel and part of me is stunned and saddened that this day is here. We have known for so long that we would move at some time to some place but had no clue when or where. It was so much easier to accept when it was just something we talked about. It will be hard to leave behind everything I have known for my whole life. My family, friends, coworkers, church and neighbors all will stay here and we will start this journey alone. Which means we will have the chance to develop all these relationships with new people and places together. We will be able to find our favorite places together and make our new home what we want it to. That part will be fun! Never fear, we will be back to Iowa a lot. How could we not? We will only be 31/2 hours away and with a new baby I am sure we will be required to come back for visits often! So I should probably get to when we are moving. We are closing in Missouri on the 13th of October. We will pack and load October 14th and 15th and everything will be delivered on the 16th.

Clint and I both love Iowa and will miss everything and everyone very much but we are excited for the new chapter and hope you will all make appearances in it often!

Update

We got a house!!!

We will be living in Oak Grove. MO as of mid October. I am still looking for a job but at least we have a place to live so Clint can be down there. It's a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom California split with an unfinished walkout basement. Way bigger then our last home but room for us to grow. The yard is large so even the dogs will have a place to call theirs!

We sold our house here!!!

After being on the market for 9 days be got our first offer. We accepted the final offer the next day and close the end of October. It is very hard for me to see it go. I have a connection with that house, regardless of how corney it may sound. It was our first home together and we both spent a lot of time and effort trying to make it our own. Now we know what the next one will be like, but no house will ever have the soft spot in my heart that this one does.

It's all becoming more and more real. A true bittersweet moment in my life. I am so excited to turn the page and start something new. Being in a place without family and friends to rely on is going to be tough at first but I think it will be good for our relationship and will make us rely on each other more. I am sure we will be back here to see family and friends quite often but don't forget we like visitors to!

News News and more News

The Meek family is full of new news these days... let's start with what I think is the most exciting...

1. We are expecting our first child!!! I am 16 1/2 weeks and yes my stomach has 'popped'. (pictures will come at some point). Clint and I are very excited to be adding on to our family... especially with a human this time! We will find out if it is a boy or a girl in a few short weeks!

2. We are moving. This is an exciting adventure for us but is also bitter sweet. Clint accepted a position with FMH some time ago that included relocating but now that the time is here it is starting to hit home. I grew up in IA and Clint has been there for some time now. Both of our immediate families and much of my extended family and 90% of our friends are in DM making it tough to say good bye. We will be moving to Missouri. Clint's territory will be from KC to AR and from the west side to around Booneville and then straight down for those of you who know the state. This is a great opportunity for Clint and will mean he should be home more often! We will be only a few hours away so please come visit!!! I promise we will be back as often as we can also.

3. Relating to number 2... we put our house on the market last week and received an offer last night. We are going to counter but are so excited that we received an offer in less then 2 weeks and are hoping they accept our counter. To make things even better, we are currently down in MO and are putting an offer in on a home here this morning. Pray the owner accepts it and things can move forward. We went in to this believing that this was the right decision for our family and that everything would work out for the best. So far, I can't complain. The home we are looking to purchase is in Oak Grove which is just 2 towns east of Independence on the east side of KC. We love the area and are looking forward to making it our home. Oak Grove is still a smaller town and not completely connected to KC which is part of why we liked it. Easy access for Clint's travel and hospitals near by for my job as well. I will post later to let you know what happens!

I just want to know!

So I'm not going to lie, I am getting extremely impatient about our upcoming move. Those small details of when and where are still unknown and it's driving me bonkers! I miss having a husband during the week and sometimes the weekends. I'm trying very hard to be positive but come on, some one throw us a bone here! We are excited for the chance to explore a new area, be truly on our own, get a new house, new jobs, and see each other more often. Lots of positives here I just wish I knew when I could expect them to start. Patience never was my strong point.