Social Life

Some weeks are filled with events and things to do and it seems that those weeks always fall on the days/weeks where I would just rather sit home and watch movies.  This week is one of those weeks.  We had game night on Monday, the Wilmington Apartment Association Social last night, I have a friends Birthday dinner tonight, a photoshoot for Chi Fashionista tomorrow and I am seriously hoping I can rest friday!! I know I should be taking full advantage of these events and spending as much time out and with my friends as possible since we are hoping to concieve soon.  I know that once we concieve and have our child our social lives will be basically non existant but I can't help but wish on weeks like this that I could just stay home in my PJs!

Everyday is Learning Process

Today I made one of those big adult moves and called someone with interest in getting a mortgage... and I was surprised at all the different factors that come in to play when you are getting a mortgage.  I mean you know about the obvious ones such as credit score, income, debits, etc.  But they also take into account the amount of time you've been employed with a certain company and how you are being taxed.  For example: Zach and I aren't capable of getting a mortgage loan because Zach is taxed as though he is self employed and has only been "self-employed" for one year and they require 2 years worth of tax records.  I would have never thought that would be the reason for us not to be able to get a mortgage.  But I did learn many interesting things such as the range of house we could  most likely get approved for which was higher than I was expecting as well as the possible payments we would pay with this range.  I found the whole phone call very informative! The guy I spoke with was very nice and helpful! I had been so worried about all the bad news this guy was going to have for me and how he would look at us so awful but he was so helpful and it was just the opposite of what I was expecting.  Just another reminder not to judge a book by it's cover!

Surgery/Recovery

The Surgery was a success as far as we can tell the mass was a blood cyst and was not cancer! HURRAY! And they were able to remove just the mass so both of my ovaries are still in tact. Also while they were inside me they discovered my fallopian tubes were doing something funny and they were able to move them to make it easier for me to get pregnant. All that being said.. I am now in full recovery... I even went back to work today. I am still in some pain but it is tolerable and I feel much better knowing the mass is removed, everything is going well inside my abdomen and that I am back to being a mostly healthy 23 year old!

With all that being said I am glad to being back to normal and Now I can resume my house hunt and planning for baby Saulter :D

Time for Updates...

I know it has been awhile since I blogged and really speaking not a whole lot has happened. Zach and I made it through our first year of Marriage. I am now employed full time as an Office Manager at Avalon Apartments. We still have our babies... with the exception of our male Kitty Mozart who passed away in December. We still live in our apartment in Wilmington and things are just the same. I have decided though that it is time to begin blogging again because Zach and I are working on a few changes in our lives and I find alot of days my mind filled with questions and no answers or direct people to ask... So I have decided to continue our blog as a way for me to get some of these things out there and seek advice from others.

Today is the day for my surgery. I am having a mass removed from my left ovary. They are uncertain about what the mass is or why it is there. Since the mass is rather large they may also be removing my left ovary. While I'm still under they plan to biopsy the mass to determine more about its make up. Depending on what they find during the biopsy they may have to cut me open (they plan to do the procedure laproscopcaily) if they do this I will be in recovery for over 30 days and out of work. We are really hoping everything is fine and the pre-testing and the doctors are pretty sure it will all be fine. But with this scare Zach and I have decided it is time to try and conceive a child as soon as recovery and things are over.

Zach and I are very excited about the possibilities of bringing in a new life into the world and are concerned at the same time. We are worried about the financial strain a baby will cause on our already struggling situation and we know we will have to make a lot of changes to our current life style. Not to mention that I won't be able to work for at least 3 months and I would prefer to stay home with our children for at least a year! I am currently working on getting Chi Fashionista to become a successful business so that we could hopefully bring in some income the supplement Zach's income. There are many things that go into the idea to bringing a baby into this world and many questions and changes to be made. Any advice for conceiving and adjusting to the idea of a child would be welcome.