House for Sale!

Our house went on the market yesterday evening. Today, the house was shown 4 times. There is another one scheduled for tomorrow. We priced it agressively, hoping that it would sell quickly and we could start our new life in Lawrence. We are pretty anxious to get things started in Lawrence with baby #2 due to arrive in early August.

Our home is located in Arvada, Colorado right next to Standley Lake. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Brand new windows, roof, exterior siding and paint, ceramic tile, etc etc etc. Nice, quiet neighborhood with pool and tennis courts. Email, call or comment me if you are interested or know someone who is...and you want more information!

Living Room

Dining Room

Kitchen

Master Bedroom (has master bath)

Basement Bedroom

Second Bathroom

Basement Family Room

View from loft

Built-in Custom Desk in Loft

View of the second bedroom from loft

Deck

6 Month Belly Shot

This week is 26 weeks for me - or 6 1/2 months. I had my 6 month OB appointment - and my last with Dr. Christie - a couple weeks ago. The baby's heartbeat was in the 120's and I'm at 122 lbs. It was my last OB appointment with Dr. Christie. I'm so disappointed that she won't be delivering our baby. :( She was genuinely disappointed too. We said our goodbyes and then she came back into the exam room just to give me a hug. What a sweet heart. I have an appointment with Dr. Durland in Lawrence today. I've heard good things about her from multiple people so I'm hoping that we see eye-to-eye and I don't have to go interview any other OB's. I don't have a ton of time left to do that! :) I'm in Emporia, KS this week. Linkan and I am staying with my parents. Ben started his new job with Westar on Monday. The house goes on the market this week. The pics look awesome! Hopefully it will sell fast. We would love to get the house sold and another one bought so that we are somewhat settled before the baby comes. Wouldn't that be amazing? We are praying hard! This week, my little sister asked me if women gain extra weight in other areas of their bodies while they are pregnant. I answered that some women do. She replied and said that my butt was bigger than she had ever seen it. I was going to punch her but then remembered that she is 8. :)

Linkan's Lizard

5 Month Belly Shot

It has been sooo busy lately that I completely forgot to take a 5 month belly shot. We lovingly refer to Baby Post #2 as "the forgotten one". I would read my pregnancy books every night during my first...wanting to know exactly how Linkan was growing and how I should be feeling, etc. I haven't cracked a book open yet. Sometimes I forget I'm pregnant! I really have to think about it when someone asks how far along I am in weeks. Having a toddler to chase around kind of changes your focus.

Although, my little bun is doing a very good job of reminding me that he/she is here...much more frequently now. I'm officially waddling (it feels better that way) and breathing heavy after I get up the stairs. ;) Getting in and out of bed (I have a tall bed) is becoming a lot of fun lately too. haha

ANYWAY, here are the only 5 month shots I could find...not real good but I'll do better for 6 months! PS-I'm 25 weeks this week so this post is a little over-due!

Meh-eee-co

What a wonderful week we had together in beautiful Cozumel. Ben and I were last there in 2004 and we visited for a day of diving again in 2006. It's a beautiful, laid back island and the scuba diving is spectacular. We are so blessed to have had time together - just us - before it really gets really crazy in the Postlethwait household with our pending move to Kansas in weeks and the arrival of our 2nd baby in August. Ben spent one day & night diving and saw lots of marine life including turtles, eels, sharks, lobster, barracuda, grouper, etc. I will join him next time when I'm not with-child! We rented a car one day and explored the island. We stopped at Bob Marley's Paradise Cafe on the beach where I had coconut water in a chilled coconut. Yum! Then we cooled off on an uninhabited beach where Ben spotted a tarantula on the rock about about 6 inches from where Linkan and I were standing. Cue the music. Ahhhh, freak out! (I wanted to upload a pic of the spider but it's on my phone and I can't find my little micro card converter right now. I'll have to upload it later! ) After that, we stopped at Chen Rio beach where we played for awhile and then headed back to town. Other notables...one night, we were back in our hotel room getting Linkan ready for bed. She was wound up and acting like a giggly little monkey. Dad let her run around the room naked to shake her wiggles out and the next thing we know, the little turd made one right on the floor. We laughed sooo hard!

Kisses for daddy

Chen Rio Beach

Playing in the sand at Chen Rio

Bob Marley's Paradise Cafe


Sea turtle

Family shot in the infinity pool at the resort

Kansas or Bust!

Well, I never thought I'd say the next two things...let alone pair them together in a sentence buuuut...

THE POSTLETHWAITS ARE MOVING BACK TO KANSAS...AND WE'RE SOOO EXCITED ABOUT IT!

Yep, we know this is coming out of left field...but thas how we roll. So, here is the short story. Ben accepted a position with Westar Energy (his former employer in Topeka) to become their Green Team and Business Sustainability Coordinator. Ben tells me that the Green Team part of the position coordinates projects (and volunteers) all over the state that involve environmental education and sustainability. Stuff like creating trails, planting trees, wildlife habitat preservation, etc. The sustainability portion of the job is new to Westar and to the position. It means that he will be tasked with reducing Westar's environmental impact through bigger projects such as solar, wind power, water conservation etc. Some pretty cool stuff. It's his dream job. It's the kind of position that he went to school and got his Biology degree for. It's just that very few that graduate with that degree, actually get to do a job this cool. He's pretty pumped. Heck, WE are pretty pumped.

He was approached about the opportunity back in November so we have had a lot of time to pray over this decision. Initially, I was NOT on board. The thought of leaving my beloved Colorado was heartbreaking. I won't dwell too much on everything that I love and am going to miss about Colorado....it would make this blog 3 pages long. Suffice to say that we have built a good life here, complete with the most amazing church we've ever been a part of... and a wonderful support system of friends that we consider family. I wrestled with God over it for a good week...trying to get over the sinking feeling in my stomach. Ultimately, it was God who changed my heart and help me get past my selfishness. I'm thankful that it only took a week! It was like I went to bed one night, not wanting to leave...and the waking up the next morning with a totally new perspective and excitement for the next big adventure for our family. The bottom line for me was that it was paramount to our family dynamic to have Ben doing a job that he was passionate about (Plus all the positives of moving back to Kansas...being closer to family and existing friends to name a couple.) Doing something you hate for 50-60 hours every week has consequences. It affects everything...especially your family unit. However, I will say that I admire Ben because he sucked it up and maintained a good attitude despite how miserable he was. He put the needs of his family first as the primary wage earner. Sure, there were periods where he wasn't all "puppy dogs and ice cream" but he tried so, so hard not to bring work home. I admire him immensely for his career achievements. He works very hard, gets things done, and is a natural-born leader. I'm incredibly honored to be associated with him, let alone be his wife and mother of his children. His efforts are being blessed by our Heavenly Father, for sure! "Home" to me, is where ever he is...and rest assured, I would follow him anywhere.

Like I said, that is the "short" version! ;) Ben starts his new job the last week in April. Eeek! We are in for a CRAZY-BUSY next few months. I'm thankful that I'm only 5 1/2 months pregnant at this point. I still have time to get our affairs in order before Baby #2 arrives. God's timing is so perfect. I marvel at how He works. We will be selling our home here and looking for a new home in the Lawrence area. Rock Chalk! I don't know when Linkan and I will be moving to Kansas to join Ben. Hopefully, it won't take too much longer to wrap up our affairs here in Colorado.

We're heading to Cozumel tomorrow (don't even think about robbing my house, I have a house sitter...ha) for a family vacation and the timing could not have been more perfect. Again, I marvel at God's timing. The next couple of months are going to be so busy. Our family will be running in different directions, by default...so we are going to savor every minute of quality time that we will have together while on vacation.

To our beloved Colorado family, we hope to see each and every one of you before we leave the state. We already miss you and we're not even gone!