Inspection Day

Well the day did not end as I had hoped. It looks like Tuesday could be the day I just need the strength to make it until then :) Who knew building your dream home could be so trying (well everyone seem to know this info but us)

However I think that this experience has been a good one for my family, marriage and myself. This past year I have learned how to raise a baby boy in a not so normal setting and it seems to be going well. (no well enough to make this our forever home) As for my marriage Tim and I have been presented with a lot of challenges and I think for the most part we handled them well. I do have to be honest it may of taken a couple of retakes to get the reaction God was looking for, but I think that we finally got there. I feel that the house is not the only thing that we gained in this experience. We have become closer and stronger as a couple. Now don't think that we did not fight and but heads because we did and we still do. However we are there for each other now in a way that we weren't before.

Once we sold our home things started to fall apart and we felt like our dreams had been crushed and we were really starting to question how things were going to turn out. I know that doesn't seem odd but we were trying to come up with a solution ourselves and I think that is why this process took as long as it did. It was not until we had reached our breaking point (so we thought) and we threw our hands in the air and asked for help. That next day this wonderful man (friend of my aunt) who we never had met said hey I will build your house free of charge. So man can you say miracle!!!! Tim and I learned that we are there for each other no matter what, but just the two of us are not enough.

And as for myself I have had to learn to accept that my plan A, B, C etc. are just that they are mine not God's. I was spending all this time planning and I failed to let God in on the planning process. Through this experience I have realized that things can always change and that I need to try and make the most out of what I am given because there is a purpose even if I can't see it right away. To be honest when I found out I was going to have a baby I never planned on spending the first year of his life in a one room place, but that is how things worked out. And I was so focused on what I didn't have and couldn't do during his 1st year that I missed so much. This has in a way made me a strong mom (not perfect). Children are so unpredictable at times and I feel that with all of these ups and downs I am more away of this.

I would like to think that I could of learned all this by just listening in church, ABF, growth group and/or quiet time, but I think that going through all of this was the only way. And really things could of been worse and I am thankful that our biggest challenge of the year was this house stuff.

God is an awesome God and I am so thankful for all that his has done. He has blessed me in so many ways and I pray that I can one day be the kind of person that had planned on me being.

CONCRETE

So today is the day that I got a driveway :) To be honest I never thought that this day would come. Now we just need to pray that the house passes inspection on Friday and we are good to go for the most part.

House Preview

Ok so here are pics of the NEW house :)

THis is the garage door opener got to love the warning pic
This is our flooring down stairs thanks to the Bates :)
This is the patio
Here is the view from our patio
Here is the view from my bedroom window
Here is my side of the master closet
Master Bedroom
Master Bath
Carson's room (our other child that we don't have yet -- but that is a project for another day :) )
Max's room
This is the carpet
The big white spot that you see is the fire sprinkler system that we have inside and there are a couple in every room and closet
Dinning room
Stairs
Kids play room
Kitchen (sorry I haven't had a chance to clean up)
Our living room fan
Living Room
Studio/Guest Bathroom

And I just had to add this since I shared the port a potty with you guys :)

Well this is our home and we hope to have a driveway by the end of this week. So if everything goes as planned then we should have our final inspection by THursday or Friday!!!!!

MEAL TIME

So ladies one day your daughters could have this cutie pie as a dinner date. I did not know how fun food really could be until Max came around. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are very interesting in the Watson house (well by house i mean our one room living quarters) If I didn't have such a chubby boy I would swear 99% of the food never made it into the mouth.

Nap Time

Call me crazy but I love to just stare at my sweet MAX. I know I should put him in his bed but I just don't have the will power :)

FIRST STEPS

So Max officially took his first step today. I can not believe that my little man is starting to walk. He did take his first, however he has yet to take his 2nd step so I guess I get to keep my little boy a baby for a while longer.

Changes

Well I am getting started with a family blog. We did the baby website for awhile, but Max is about to be a big boy and its time for a family blog. Max is not the only one changing daily, Tim and I have changed so much since Max has entered our lives. The Lord blessed us with such a wonderful child and we are so in love with our sweet Max.