Here are the two cutest kids ever! Don't mind the bad quality of the pictures. They were taken with my phone. And Ella wouldn't hold still, so she's pretty blurry.
Well, we have been very busy. I think things are finally calming down now.
Ella is just growing up way too fast! She is such a little social butterfly, it amazes me. She loves people and kids. It just takes her a few minutes to warm up, and then she starts holding conversations and/or playing. She is also a typical toddler. Getting into stuff, exploring, being curious, and throwing tantrums. The "terrible two's" and definitely upon us, and she's not even two!
Caleb is doing great and growing so fast. He's a great eater and a great sleeper! He has almost slept through the night a few times already. But I feel he's too young still to go that long without eating, so I don't let him (he probably would if I let him). He is such a calm little guy most of the time. Of course he has his times, but I am truly blessed he is a good sleeper and is calm because his big sister is extremely active and busy. I don't know what I would do if he weren't the way he is!
So, almost three weeks ago, we moved into another house. Unlike our last house, this is one that I could live in for a few years. In fact, I want to stay here until we can buy a house. It was a hard house hunt. We started in the beginning of March and the rental market is insane. There are lots of people looking to rent, and not many houses to choose from. We lost out on about three houses after putting in applications because somebody else slipped in an application just a day or so before us and got approved. It was really frustrating. We decided we could afford a little more expensive rent, but none of the houses we saw were worth it to us. Just before Caleb was born, we basically ran out of houses to see. We were freaked because we had already put in our 30 days notice to our property management company. We decided to just take a short break to concentrate on having our baby, and our realtor (she is absolutely amazing, by the way) continued to keep a look out for more houses that pop up. We were getting very scared, but we thought that maybe the wait will be worth it and that something great will come up. Well, it did! So, about three days after Caleb was born, we went to see this house. It was perfect. It was nice inside, the perfect size, and a great layout! The only downside was the rent. It is more expensive than we wanted to pay, and the pet deposit was a little insane, but our wonderful realtor negotiated with them and got us the first month free! That in itself was a HUGE blessing!
Anyway, we have been moving, cleaning the old house, and settling in the new house for the past three weeks. and we're still not completely settled. I think it will be a while before that happens, with the new baby and a toddler to take care of. I will try to post pictures, but I think I said that with the old house and I never did.
There is one word that describes us right now. Pooped.
