Calvin Thomas!! (and more house info)

We may have found our house? I'm not sure. But I think we're sure. And after that's all said, we need to know if this is the right decision or not. Crystal ball...where ARE you!?

We don't know what to do. We're pretty sure we want this house and we can do it now. Our realtor is checking into things that we would need to change to make this happen and work for our family (ie. add a shed and dig out an egress window for Adam's office). The price is excellent and really, there are only minimal cosmetic changes we'd want to do over time (outside of the immediate shed and office for Adam).

We are downsizing which is oddly enough, a breath of fresh air for me (for now, ha...). The Iowa house and yard were too much/big. I always felt like I was barely keeping up and always behind. I'm excited for the plans we have for the basement to make it fully work for our family when the girls are bigger and need more space. For now, they'd have an awesome basement floor to ride bikes on and throw balls all over without breaking anything. (maybe we could have a pitching room for the girls...ha, Adam would be thrilled at the idea).

We looked at a new construction today that was again, beautiful. All new constructions that we see are. Tile, kitchen, master everything, blah blah blah gorgeous. Yard too small (story of our lives).

I know this makes no sense and is just a ton of rambling about houses, but we're getting really close to making a choice, I think. Maybe we'll change our minds tomorrow. For now, I'm feeling really comfortable if we were to offer on this house and get it. Our girls will be happy here, our dogs will have the space they need, and I feel like I could participate in MORE of the girls' lives on many levels if we were to be here.

All that boring housing news aside, WE MET BABY CALVIN today! Calvin Thomas (Tom & Carrie's baby) graced the world with his presence Saturday morning. He and Morgan are exactly 4 years minus 1 week apart in age. Every two years or so, another little Schmidt comes along (insert inappropriate giggle here). He's 20.25" long, 8#7oz, and a handsome little guy. We are so excited we'll be close to see him grow up. Welcome to the family, little big guy!

Ok, it's time for ice cream before Week 6 starts. Wish us luck on the house issues and we wish Tom and Carrie luck on their sleep for the next week and beyond. :)