Showings

Since the horrible offer on our house a couple of weeks ago, not much has been happening with the house. We dropped the price a little and thought that would increase the activity but nothing. Until Wednesday that is, when we had a mid-day showing. Then yesterday I was called and someone wanted to see the house around 4, so Gina and I both hustled home to get everything cleaned up and Shelby out of the house. Well, as soon as I walked in the door after they left, I was on the phone with the appointment desk again. The people that had been out of our house less than 15 minutes wanted to come back, at 8pm last night. I am pretty sure that it is a good sign when someone wants to see your house twice in a 4 hour time frame.

The name game

So I kept thinking about this post and just haven't gotten around to actually writing it. Then I see this morning that Steph has posted something about it , so now I have to respond. Gina and I had agreed that the name discussion would not occur until we knew the gender. However, that changed after we went over to her sister's for dinner and they started discussing baby names. And you want to know my opinion on the first real true test of parenthood, it has to be coming up with baby names. You don't want to give your child a name that will incite ridicule the rest of their lives, or something so common that they have to go by first name and last initial. So what is the happy medium in between? On top of that you have Gina's list, which has a lot of last names as first and gender ambiguous names, both of which I am against. And I don't really have a list, b/c I don't want to think about boys names if it is going to be a girl, then be upset when I fall in love with a name that we can't use. But the list I did come up with to appease Gina was no good, and of course had Cameron on it (see Steph's post if you haven't already), so nothing. I think it would be easy if we had a great family name that we knew we could use, but nothing has jumped out at this point. Pretty soon, I am just going to go buy a baby name book, put a blindfold on, and use the first name I put my finger on when I open the book. At least then when our child gets asked why we gave him/her that name, (s)he will have a good story.

Happy Gilmore

So this is one of my favorite Adam Sandler movies, especially because it involves both hockey and golf. But the real reason I am thinking about it this weekend is because of one line. Early in the movie, Happy is playing golf with Bob Barker and they get into a fight. Well, just before Happy punches Bob, he says, "The Price is WRONG %^*&". It gets me everytime. And it is apropos today because yesterday the couple that put in the first offer on the house rejected our final counter offer. And after each of theirs, that is exactly what I wanted to say.

The good news is that today we had someone come back for their second showing of hte house, so we hope to have another offer soon. And I hope their offer doesn't cause me to need "Anger Management" because you "Don't Mess with the Zohan".

Negotiations begin ...

We received an offer on our house on Monday that was ridiculously low, plus they wanted us to pay their closing costs, plus they wanted our washer, dryer and refrigerator and all the window treatments. In other words, they were trying to buy the house and all its contents for about $20K under our asking price. I wanted to just flat out say no and move on, but we decided to counter. Well they countered our counter today, and are still trying to get the house for cheap. I feel like we are in a good position because we aren't desperate to sell and our house is getting a lot of activity on the market. Unfortunately, if we don't come to an agreement, there is always the possibility of not getting another offer. So we have some deciding to do and hope that the outcome ends up in our favor, either in the immediate future or down the line.

the ultrasound update ...

So i was wrong, the baby is now the size of a plum and the due date is still February 25th. Next ultrasound is either the 5th or 8th of September.

1st ultrasound

So Gina had her first ultrasound today, and it was really exciting. The baby yawned and got the hiccup's while we were watching, which was just amazing. And to think (s)he is barely bigger than a grape, according to one of the baby books that Gina is reading. We have to wait another 8 weeks to find out if it is a boy or a girl, according to the doctor, but the expected date has been moved up a couple of days to 2-22-09 now.

Date night

So Gina and I had big plans last night to go see "Dark Knight". I had been looking forward to seeing it all week. Then our plans got scrapped because our realtor called and someone wanted to view our house at 715. I wanted to say no so bad, but this would be their second visit to the house, and we were told it was between our house and one other. Now I am just dying to see "Dark Knight", and to hear back about the showing. The worst part was not scrapping the movie, it was that I had to rush to cut the grass while Gina cleaned the house, a radical departure from enjoying an ice cold movie theater and a huge bucket of popcorn. At lunch I still had not heard back, so I called our agent. The other house is in East Memphis, so I don't know what to think. Location is probably the biggest competition, as I assume our house is probably newer and more modern, for the price range. But we have never felt that our location was bad, so I am hoping we get an offer this week. Until then, Gina and I are going to make plans every night in the hopes that we have to cancel for a showing.

Facebook

Ok, so I just got started on Facebook recently and it is the wildest thing. I was messing around last night with it and found people that I haven't talked to since elementary school. And because I switched schools 5 times, from Ridgeway Elementary, to White Station Middle to WSHS to MUS, to the University of Colorado and finishing at the U of M, I had a lot of different searches to try. I haven't been able to find any of the people I know from CU yet, so that is disappointing. I am still figuring it all out, but I think it is going to be great catching up with so many people.

Long weekend

So I took a vacation last week for 4 days of golf in Alabama on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. I took my camera and left it in my suitcase every day, so no pictures, but the courses we played were some of the prettiest you will ever see. My golf game ... not so pretty. Actually, it was quite ugly. I have lost my swing. I was lucky to hit the ball 100 yards on most shots, and some of these holes were playing ridiculously long. I still had a great time, and look forward to next years trip, as this has become an annual outing, usually coinciding with the British Open.

The really big news that got me all excited is that we have already had 2 showings of the house. It probably doesn't mean much, but to have 2 the first week on the market has me excited at the possibilities. I am interested in the feedback from the potential buyers to our listing agent.

In other news

Our house goes on the market today. We spent all weekend getting it cleaned up, boxing up extra things, removing furniture, and I even painted. The agent comes back out today to take all the pictures and whatever else it is they are going to do so that our house can sell in the next 3 months. Yeah, good luck with that, right! We don't have to move, but this was being thought about before we found out we were having a baby, so that prompted us to move a little quicker. If the house doesn't sell in the next couple of months we will pull it off the market and wait a couple of years. So if you know anyone looking for a great home in Cordova, that is spacious and perfect for entertaining, you know where to point them. And Shannon, I am sorry, but this is not so that we can move to A2, as awesome as that would be.

Countdown ...

So I ended up not going with Gina to the doctor yesterday. It wasn't going to be a long appointment, and all they did was confirm that she is pregnant again. But I will be going in August for the first ultra-sound. Gina told me August and I reacted with a gasp, like it was so far away. And then I realized it is less than 4 weeks away. So I am already counting down the days to that appointment. Between now and then I don't know what I will post about. Probably the random dreams I started having last night.


I normally can not remember my dreams, but last night I had 2 or 3 that were very vivid. I blame this on Shannon & Carrie and the post about "wait-mares". Luckily, none of mine last night involved a restaurant. I haven't had a "wait-mare" in over a year and it is wonderful. I hope I didn't just jinx myself.


Anyway, first ultra-sound in August, find out if it's a boy or girl in October, and delivery is tentatively scheduled for February 25th, 2009 ... let the waiting games begin.

Random thoughts

So Gina has her first real doctor's appointment since finding out she is pregnant tomorrow and I am going with her. I am pretty sure it won't be as exciting as I hope. My guess is we will go in and they will confirm she is pregnant and then tell her to come back in a month. I am ready to find out if it is a boy or a girl, so we can start thinking about names, b/c we won't discuss it until we know. And I am dying to know if the family is right and we will be having twins. Update tomorrow on what actually transpires.

Gina is pregnant!!!!!!

Welcome to the new blog. Gina went to the doctor and confirmed on Thursday that she is pregnant and we are so excited. We plan on updating often to keep up with the pregnancy and the new addition(s) to the family.