We spent yesterday morning walking our neighborhood to check out some houses for sale as we need to get moving on finding a new place to live. We think having a baby and a two year old will not make that process any easier so we thought scouting locations now would be a good idea. Our neighborhood is jammed full of children of ages so it looks like a really nice place for the kids to grow up. The day was beautiful and we hadn't enjoyed the fall foliage in years so it was a nice morning to go for a long walk. We found several houses within the area that are in our price range so we feel good about that. We need to take a good look at the schools to make sure Quinny will be set for elementary school. Just thinking about him getting on the bus seems a little too far in the future but we figure no time like the present.

Late afternoon the whole family, including our feeling neglected pooch because we aren't home during the day anymore, headed out to our friend's house for some play time and a bar-b-que. They had a nice playground set up with swings, a sandbox and a slide so Quinny was in heaven. They have a 4 year old boy and a 7 year old girl so they were a little older but did a nice job taking care of him so he felt comfortable. It's funny to watch him because he's shy when meeting new people. He gets this smirk on his face when he's too shy to smile, but he really wants to. You can tell he's just playing coy. He learned to climb up the steps which were straight vertical instead of an incline so he is learning new skills and coordination everyday. He's still very determined to win and keeps trying and trying until he can do it. I love that perseverance in him and I hope it sticks with him. It will certainly serve him well as he continues to grow up. I think with him being so big physically older kids and adults expect more out of him. Sometimes I feel bad because he can't keep up but that may also force him to learn at an accelerated rate. It's sort of a double edged sword.

We didn't have the baby so it looks like we are going to make it to Monday. Carrie didn't sleep well again and I woke we up last night with the TV on and to someone rummaging through the bathroom. She was up to something in there. I am like what is going on in here? Usually, I'm the night owl in the family so it was a role reversal for a night. I know sleep is going to be few and far between shortly so I have been crashing out on the weekends. I was fast asleep on the couch by 9 pm last night. Q still has his sleepless moments. He got up at 4:50 this morning after not hitting the sack until 8:30 last night, which is about an hour later for him than usual. We are just nervous and on high alert looking for the baby to be moving around. We've had plenty of stress this time around with all the goings on. Did I mention our stove at the Florida house blew up?

Yup, we got a call that there was a gas leak in the attic, which I am skeptical of. The meter is right outside the kitchen and we have three things that run on gas; the dryer, the stove and the water heater. The water heater is in the garage attached to the kitchen. Being that it's Florida and we don't have basements/mud rooms the dryer is in the kitchen. So the gas line only needs to go through the outside wall to hit those appliances. Why they would run the gas line through the attic is beyond me, but it was apparently an emergency and they called the gas guy to come out and shut off the gas in the middle of the night. We are now the proud owners of a new gas stove. Being a landlord is sweet! At the Florida house we bought a washer, a dryer, an air conditioner, a water heater and now a stove. We only have a dishwasher, which we know is on the last leg and a refrigerator that isn't new. Hopefully we won't need to replace those things anytime soon.

And as our never ending buying spree continues we decided to forgo the crib for this baby. We are rolling the dice a bit thinking we can move Q into a toddler bed and use his crib for baby number two. If we ultimately decide this isn't going to fly we are buying some time by putting the baby in the pack and play and keeping them in our room for the first 2-3 months. The baby's room will be a Jack and Jill away from Q's bedroom and we are worried the baby will wake Q up and then we will have two kids partying the night away. We have learned that once Quinny is up he's not going back down. You should see us sneaking into his room commando style complete with camouflage to cover him up on these cold nights. We are so fearful he'll wake up it takes 10 minutes to sneak in and out of there. We know the consequences all to well. We are going to purchase a dresser, a chair to sleep in and a kitchen table so we have a place to eat. That chair was the single greatest investment we've ever made. I've bet I've put more than 150 nights in that chair. In the old house the dining room was next to the kitchen. In this house it's a bit of a haul so we need place where we can all get together and throw food on the floor closer to the sink. People wonder why Fatty (Lucky) is so fat. He's our very own vacuum cleaner. He's getting his two squares plus the left overs from 3 other meals being tossed on the floor.

We will continue to keep everyone updated. Monday is a big day going into the doctor. We will see what they say and I will continue to update the blog to keep folks informed. They do have wifi in the hospital so we can keep the updates coming. Our bags are packed, the route is planned and we have added Carrie's parents to be able to pick up Q up from day care. He has no idea what he's in store for. We hope people remember him when they are showering the new baby with attention. It will be a lot harder for him so he's in our thoughts. We have him decked out in his Packer jersey today and he's got, "Go Pack Go!" down. Here are a couple of photos of him flying around on the couch. He's really into jumping right now and he's turning into a bit of a daredevil.