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What a ride the building process was for us over the last 7 months. We put an offer in and it was accepted at the end of July and by the first week of August we had been approved and signed our contract. It was a whirlwind, when we weren't even looking in July!

In September we were pretty shocked to find out we were expecting (read that story here) so we called the builder and asked if they had any properties that were available sooner, they did! A property that was about a month ahead, so it was going to put us in around the beginning of March. They hadn't even started construction on that one yet, so it was perfect. With the major construction going on at the SLC airport right now, I guess its really hard to keep Subcontractors on a job, because the airport is looking for anyone and everyone and paying them more than the residential builders are paying, so naturally subs are accepting the airport jobs. Our condo slowly began to fall behind on the building timeline and at the end of December they notified us that it would be late April, at the earliest, that we would be in. I am being induced early April so that does not work. We also only had a place to live until March 1st, so we would have had to move twice in 2 months, and 3 times in 9 months. NOT FUN.

I spent a few days seriously stressed about what we should do and started weighing out my options. I decided to call our builder one more time and ask if they had any quick move ins that were ready or would be ready in February. I was SO happy to hear back that they had three, and that one was exactly what we had been building. Same colors, same layout, same location in the building. IT WAS PERFECT. I was soooo happy. We jumped on that and had signed papers within 24 hours so no one else could beat us to it!

We moved in on Saturday. I am 31 weeks pregnant and not feeling well at all, my doctor told me last week that if I lifted anything heavier than Lyla I would likely start preterm labor and that I seriously needed to take it easy. They still want me on "modified bed rest" so it was really hard for me to ask everyone to move things for us when I was hardly any help at all. I was SO grateful for the help we received moving. I seriously don't think they know how much I appreciate each and everyone of their help. We literally could not have done it without everyone who came.

We are mostly settled in now almost all of the rooms are decorated and we are completely organized in our closets. The nursery still needs the decorations hung, which we plan to tackle this weekend. I even started washing baby clothes and packing the baby's bag for the hospital! I have had the nesting itch for months so its been so nice to finally be able to get to it after all this time of waiting to have our stuff out of storage and in our home!

I am so excited to have this little place of our own! A place to raise our girls, to learn of the Gospel, to laugh together, cry together, and learn. I know we will have such fond memories in this home and I am so excited about it!

Lot of love,
Brookeydee