House Update!

Ok so today we heard the final news. As you know, an appraisal was done on our house and came in $4000 under our purchase price. Since Fulton homes didn't want to lower our price, they did a reconsideration on the appraisal. And guess what...it came back at the same price. So they did one final reconsideration to see if they could bring up the price. And...still the same price. As a result, they gave up and lowered our purchase price $4000 to meet the appraisal. Hurray!

Our loan documents have now been sent to the underwriters as of this afternoon. In two business days they will tell us if they need anymore information. Then 5 business days after that, we will sign our closing documents. Then 5 more business days after that, we get our keys!! Phew! What a long process. Our house is finished and it's hard just sitting around waiting for everything to go through.

But we are excited!!! This is wonderful wonderful news!!

Brrrrr....

It was soooo cold today! It came out of no where! I had Talmage in shorts this morning and quickly changed him to sweat pants and a matching sweat shirt. I can't believe I'm dressing him in winter clothes already! It's so nice!

This morning was our walk-through for our house. It was exciting yet depressing. Our house will be OFFICIALLY done on Monday, November 2. But, sadly, we won't be getting our keys on that day. The mortgage company and Fulton homes are still figuring out our appraisal situation. Not fun! We still don't have a clue when we will close. It's so hard...knowing our house is done and just waiting for us and there's nothing we can do about it! But, alas, we shall move in soon enough. And I will definately update when we do!

Oh yes, and Talmage is sick today. I think he has a tummy ache so he's been fussy all day. But, he's been cuddly too which ahs been fun. He does not have an appetite and has eaten very little today. Tonight he seems to be acting a little bit more like normal so we'll see how tomorrow goes!

Closing Date Postponed...

We will not be closing on November 2 like we had planned. We are still having our walk-through the same day though. What happened is that our house was appraised for $4000 less than the actual price that we agreed to pay for the house. That means we can't get a loan for more than our house is worth. Soooo...we are working with Fulton Mortgage Home Loans who are on our side and trying to convince Fulton Homes to reduce our house price to meet the appraised price. It's either Fulton Homes comes down on their price $4000 or we pay $4000 (of which we do not have!) to knock the price down to the appraised price or....we walk away. :( But we are hopeful that everything will work out and Fulton homes will have a kind heart and sell us our house for what's its worth! You think it'd be a no brainer huh?! Oh well...such is the life of a first-time new build home-buyer!

House update: Our carpet is in right now! They just put it in today! All that's left to do is put in the appliances and do touch-ups! Our walk-through is on Wednesday and who knows what will happen after that!

Woo Hoo!

Today I officially weigh one pound less than I did the day we got married! Woo hoo! But, I don't feel like I look as good as I did then. Having a baby kind of changes your body! Oh yea, and I am down 14 pounds from the time I found out I was pregnant. CRAZY! I can't believe I really weighed that much when I first got pregnant. I guess love and marriage can do that to you. Anyways, I just wanted to give an update. I'm so excited and am so glad I finally found a workout routine that WORKS! No extreme dieting or anything...just working out and trying to eat healthy. I just wish I would've found out about this a year ago!

We close November 2nd!

This is what our house looks like right now...

In two weeks from tomorrow we close on our first home! It is so exciting to see new things changing and being added to our house everyday. Building a home is such a fun process and we can't wait to move in. Our closing date is Monday, Novemeber 2 but we don't "officially" move in until Thursday Novemeber 5. My dad's remodeling company will be putting tile in for us on Tuesday and Wednesday. I can't wait to see how it all turns out! Yay...we are finally moving for GOOD! In 2 1/2 years of being married, we've moved 5 times and this will be our 6th so we are happy to have a place to call HOME! Can't wait to decorate!

Mummy Cookies

Yesterday I felt like baking and since it's almost Halloween, we made Mummy cookies! Talmage had so much fun playing with the cookie cutters and eating the dough. We made chocolate sugar cookies and used a gingerbread cookie cutter to make the body of the mummy. Here's the result:

Picture at the Park

 

13 1/2 months old! I love his BLUE eyes!

Look what we found!

...And it didn't even phase him one bit!

My Handsome Hubby

I know this blog is mostly focused on Talmage so I wanted to share some things about Jacob. Here are only some of the many things I love about him!

1. He is my eternal companion.
2.He keeps happy and always has me laughing.
3.He tells cheesy jokes and thinks they are funny.
4. He loves coming home to play with Talmage.
5. Will eat ANYTHING I cook.
6. He got his eagle.
7. He's almost always the one reminding us to have scripture study and prayer.
8. He makes sure he is holding my hand when we pray.
9. He collects dvd's.
10. He loves cheese crisps on Sunday.
11. I love his hands and the way he holds mine.
12. He is so so smart! He always answers my questions, even if they are dumb!
13. He's always looking for the good in EVERYTHING!
14. Appreciates me for the small things.
15. He loves to cuddle with me.
16. He always has good advice.
17. He's always doing impression of famous people.
18. He loves to put cottage cheese on anything and everything.
19. He's always there to give me a blessing when I need one.
20. always has the best surprises.
21. He works so hard to provide for our family and never complains.
22. i love his spontaneous ideas.
23. He can fall asleep as soon as he lays down.
24. He loves everyone.
25. He loves kids! At every family event, you can find him playing with his nieces and nephews!
26. He gets so excited about little things!
27. Loves to have fun!
28. Always puts me first.
29. He's very romantic and thoughtful.
30. He wants a big family.
31. He is our only provider and makes sure he makes enough money so I can stay home with Talmage.
32. He is so handsome!
33. Best daddy ever!
34. Loves to be with his family!
35. Loves to stay up late with me and watch Dick Van Dyke shows.
36. Loves to budget and come up with savings plans.
37. He's very complimentary!
38. Calls me hunny.

...And so so so much more!!

I love you hubby! You're the greatest! My one and only forever and ever and ever! Kisses!

The Lewis' Lately...

It's been awhile since I've updated...sorry. I've just been too lazy to upload pictures to the computer. Here are a few updates and things we've been doing...

1. Jacob is back to normal now!

2. Talmage is soooooooo close to walking. He takes a step or two here ad there but nothing yet. Here is a video of him a few wekks ago pushing a chair around the kitchen. This is one of his favorit activities.


3. We are closing on our house on November 2! Yay! It is so close to being done. Our cabinets are even in! LOVE it!

4. Talmage and I went over to my friend Clarissa's house. Talmage played with her little girl, Bou while Clarissa helped me sew a cute little teddy bear for Talmage! I love how it turned out! I couldn't have done it without Clarissa though!



5.Talmage has been watching "Your Baby Can Read" dvds and has learned so much! He's learned arms up, arms down, waving, and can say cat. And he's only been doing this for 5 days!

6. And I've lost 6 lbs and 7 inches total from working out everyday. I love it! I wanted to be as fit as possible to prepare me for the next pregnancy. No, I'm not pregnant but maybe soon. We'll see what the Lord has planned for our family. I can't wait for Talmage to have a playmate though! He absolutely LOVES kids and babies. It's so cute!


7.And here are some fun pictures I've taken of Talmage lately.