Changes

Hi everyone!  It's been a while since I've updated...we've been very busy!  We sold our house, and we've moved!  A week ago, we said goodbye to our house (I bawled like a baby!), and moved into an apartment while we work on building a new house.  We had been waiting so long to sell it, but once it was official, I was very sad.  We had a LOT of wonderful memories in that house...it was very bittersweet  We will be meeting with the builder soon to get started on our new house...I can't wait until it's done!  We have settled in well at our apartment in Bellevue, and Korie really seems to like it so far...she's always talking about our "new house", and she really likes her room, the pool, and the dog park.  We also celebrated Korie's 2nd birthday with a party at the lake.  She had a great time with all our family, and of course got some fun presents.  Can't believe my baby girl is 2!!!  It's been a whirlwind month, that's for sure! 

We had Korie's 2 year pictures taken a couple of weeks ago, and they turned out great!  We did a few maternity pictures as well.  Korie did really well, but you can tell towards the end she was losing patience and cooperation.  :)  Below is a link to an album of her 2 year pictures (let me know if the link doesn't work for some reason).  I will be ordered some prints soon, so if anyone has any specific requests, email me please!

https://www.facebook.com/leslie.p.hansen?preview_cover=10151433846345614#!/media/set/?set=a.10151433843325614.1073741828.688640613&type=3

Now that we've moved and we're settled in, I will try to be better about updating and posting pictures of Korie.  We still have about 6 weeks or so until Baby Boy is due to make his arrival, and then I'm sure I'll be slacking again!

Baby Boy Update

Today I had my 28 week appointment, and Baby Boy is still looking good and right on track!  Well, he's measuring big (surprise, surprise!), so maybe a little ahead of schedule.  But either way, he appears to be healthy and he is definitely active...sometimes I think he's trying to jump out of my stomach!  :)  Now that we're finally into May, it won't be long now.  Hopefully we have somewhere to live by the time he arrives in July!  :)  Here is Baby Boy's "bump" at 27 weeks.

3rd trimester...woohoo!

A Day at the Zoo

A few weeks ago, we took advantage of a nice Sunday and went to the zoo.  (Us and everyone else in Omaha...it was packed!)  The older Korie gets, the more she loves the zoo!  She loves animals so much, and she had a great time!  She always loves the aquarium, of course, and she also loves the gorillas and monkeys.  By the time we were done, she was exhausted (as you can see from the last picture...she was asleep within 5 minutes of being in the truck)!

Good News All Around!

Hi everyone!  We have a couple of pieces of good news.  First of all, I am able to go back to work!  Nothing has changed as far as my doctor is concerned, but my manager was able to work out a way for me to come back to work in a "limited" capacity.  I am able to work as the QVN (quick view nurse) in the ER, the nurse who sits in the waiting room and checks patients in, "sorting" them based on their complaint and how they look...this keeps really sick kids from getting overlooked in the waiting room when we have long wait times.  I'm lucky that my shift is from 4pm to midnight, and we normally staff a QVN from 3-11pm (our busiest time), so the times are just slightly modified for me.  It is quite a relief!

Secondly, WE ACCEPTED AN OFFER ON OUR HOUSE!  Finally, after all the stress and inconvenience of having a house on the market while pregnant with a toddler, we are selling!  Paperwork still needs to be finalized, but as of right now, we close on June 7th.  Now, the real stress begins!  We need to decide where we are going to live, and if we're going to build.  We've been strongly leaning towards building a new house in Carson (so we get exactly what we want, because after this, I'm never moving again!), but that also means:  finding a place to live for about 6 months (aka renting), moving twice (ugh!), and of course, more money and stress with building.  However, we have not ruled out Council Bluffs, if the perfect house and situation presented itself...it sure would be easier.  So, we have a lot of decisions to make in the next week or two, but of course we're thrilled!

Here are a few recent pictures of Korie, who of course has no idea what she's in for in the new few months...moving (possibly twice) and a new baby!  :)

Playing with tractors, trucks, and cars, her obsession these days

Outside enjoying the warmer weather, finally!

She loves to ring the doorbell

A day at the park, having fun with Daddy

Cheese!

Sweet little napper

She loves sitting in the laundry basket (not sure why!)

Pictures of Korie

Here are a few recent pictures of Korie from my phone.  She is growing up so fast!

Coloring, with a view (at the lake for Mommy's baby shower)

It's a pigtail kind of day...on our way to Kindermusik

Sweet girl

Poor girl with a shiner (lost a fight with a toy tub at her cousins' house)

Two peas in a pod, eating ice cream together

A lunch date with Mommy

Silly girl at breakfast

Viva la Mexico!

OK, here are some pictures from Mexico!  I took over 600 (I know you're all shocked), but I scaled it down to 200 in this Facebook album.  The link is below.  Let me know if you can't view them for some reason.  Enjoy!


https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151327899175614.1073741827.688640613&type=1&l=d5d0a19247

We're back!

Hi everyone.  We are back from Mexico!  Korie had a great time on her first big vacation, and Mommy found out that vacation is MUCH different when you are chasing around and constantly worrying about your toddler!  But a good time was had by all...pictures coming soon (of course I took a ton)!

In the meantime, here are some pictures from Korie from the last few days.

First time riding front-facing in the car...she loves it!

Spotted some horses on our walk at Lake Cunningham yesterday; Korie got to pet their noses!

Family walk at Lake Cunningham on a nice (but too windy) day

Playing in the backyard

Excited to see Woofy after getting home from vacation