The time has come....

Our baby is over a month old....as of today actually she's one month and six days old....not that either of us are counting or anything....

She's gotten so strong these last few weeks...holding her head up longer and actually showing some control of it..

She has also found her voice...she can cry when she needs to...which isn't very often.

As we continue on our way through parenting I am quite satisfied with how things have gone...we are still cloth diapering (thanks Carin and Denise!) and we have tried a few baby wearing slings and like being able to wear her places instead of carrying her either on her own or in a car seat. Her stroller has been used though and that was fun..that thing corners on a dime!!! LOL

Our family has some pretty big news to announce and we figured this was the best way to let people know.

As most of you know, we have been unemployed for some time now and even though we have both had a few interviews even those calls have stopped....we can't keep the house(luckily it was a land contract and we are working it out). Lansing has always been a place we have loved. We have family and friends here and we love seeing everyone lots. We have tried and tried to make the best for our family here and now our family is bigger and requires a lot more...and Lansing can't seem to provide that anymore.

So we have sat down and made a decision...as a family - Heather and I - we made a decision to give a try to a move that we have always dreamed of doing. So at the end of August we will be picking up our family and moving to the Pacific Northwest. We will be staying with my parents and grandma and crashing Heather's cousin's sometimes too.

This is something Heather and I have always wanted to do...move to Washington and the time seems to have been thrust into our laps. This will give us a chance to find jobs in a state that's in better shape than Michigan, and it will give Heather a chance to legally adopt Lucy which is an amazing thing.

We hope everyone will be able to come visit at some point. Once we have a place of our own, our doors will always be open to friends and family visits....we'll take you to the ocean, the mountains, camping, hiking, and anything else you would like to do!!!

Please keep us in your thoughts and hopes as we make this big transition in our lives.

Jessica