Changes

Our family has lived in San Diego for a week now. We rented a house in south Carlsbad about a mile from the beach. We are still getting to know the area, but we are learning quickly that there is no way we will be able to afford a house of our own in this area. However, we will keep an eye on the market for the next year, maybe the prices will drop even lower. If it is not possible, we will just move a little more south or a little more inland from the beach. Jared is enjoying his new job working for the county of San Diego, and Brent and I have been frequent visitors to the beach (everyday, twice a day). Brent loves his new room, and is in a big boy bed now. We decided to skip the toddler bed and just put him into a twin that we already had. We are determined to not accumulate anymore stuff! I'm anxious for our new insurance to kick in so I can go to the doctors and see how the baby is doing, only a couple more weeks till we find out what we are having. I'm still in the "I look chubby" phase, which totally bites, but last time I didn't start showing until 5 months.
I'm actually really enjoying being a mother right now. Brent is turning into such a sweet, smart, funny little boy. He is talking, and playing pretend games at the beach. I love to hear him talk about things. The other day we were walking and he saw "two white dogs". he actually said it just like that. He counts to 15 on his own, loves triangles and circles, and has some of his colors down. Although I think he might be slightly color blind. :)
Anyways, life is good and ever changing.

Moving to San Diego!!!

Well, it's official! We are moving to San Diego (Encinitas, by La Jolla). Jared got a job working for the county of San Diego as a conservation biologist, and we couldn't be happier. Everything has fallen into place so easily, and we are super excited to live minutes from the beach. Jared starts his job on August 20th, so we will be officially moving there on the 16th of August. It has always been our dream to make it back to the coast, so that we can enjoy the culture that Jared and I love so much. Jared is especially excited to be able to surf as much as he wants, and I'm sooooooo glad to be getting out of the heat so that I can be outside with Brent and future children. We will be living about 40 minutes south of my family, which is the perfect amount of distance. We will be renting a house until we find just the right one for our family, I cannot wait! I feel so blessed how things have come together for us in the last couple of months, and I feel very excited to start a new chapter of our life. Please come visit us!!!!