s. It was quite stressful trying to pack so fast but we had a cash offer that we couldn't refuse.
Joel and I really wanted to buy another house but I didn't want to rush the process just so we could "have a house" so we decided to move in with my mom in Chandler. It was very tight living space with all three of us and oh I was PREGNANT. :)
We found out in January that we were having another baby I was so excited and thought it was perfect timing since Jeffrey was 2 1/2.
So we lived with my mom for about 4 months, in those months we both worked like crazy and tried to figure out our next step.
During those months my mom met her future husband ( I was a little skeptical at first) but I am so happy for her! My mom got married in June and moved to Kansas City, MO with Corey they love it there, although I miss them greatly. So with my mom moving away we decided to look for a place to stay... and we found a great house in Queen Creek area that we are renting. I was totally against renting for the longest time but now I really like it because if something breaks I call the landlord and they fix it.
During that time Joel was still working for the school district as a bus driver but he was ready to move on from it.... he worked a security job for a couple of months then the Army offered him a full time job doing construction for some barracks the
y were building in Florence. He took the job and loved it, the benefits were awesom
e. Very cheap heath care which was perfect since we were having a baby soon :) After the job finished Joel applied to be Corrections Officer and he got it! He started his 6 week training last week and so far is really enjoying it.
During the summer I worked my tail off..... I was the VBS director for our church again this year and I worked full time at Starbucks. I had many long and overwhelming days, but it is always worth to see 500 kids get excited about learning about God!
After the summer past it was time to focus on our baby GIRL :) I was beyond excited to find out we were having a girl and mostly in shock I had them check numerous times at the ultra sound.
My pregnancy went very well, I did have few signs of high blood pressure so they kept a close eye on me.
My due date was September 14th ( I assumed I was going to be a week late like I was with Jeffrey)
We had her named picked out to be Liberty Bettina Page. Bettina is family name and my middle name, since Jeffrey has Joel's middle name we thought it would be perfect for her to have mine.
I had decided to work up pretty much to my due date, my last day of work was September 10th... I was excited to take off 12 weeks and enjoy some down time until the baby arrived. Well....
our little love decided to come a little early :) On 9/11/11 our sweet baby Liberty was born at 9:30am 7lbs 7oz and 20 1/2 inches long she was perfect!
My labor went very smooth and fast I was sad that
my mom wasn't able to make it out but I can't wait for her to come visit in just a few short days :)
So wow a lot to catch up on... I love being on leave I have become quite crafty and enjoy spending time with my babies :)
Next week Jeffrey will be turing 3! Im so not ready for it, I wish he could stay little forever.
So there is a quick ( sort of ) update of our lives.... I hope to get better about updating :)
