The Move back to Michigan

Wow, its been a month, I don't usually slack off that much! Its been a great few weeks. We made our trip out to MI on July 27th after the 53 foot semi was loaded with 12ft of our stuff. (the other 41 feet was a load of salami headed to MI hehe). Crazy that our whole apt fit into 12ft, but hey that meant the moving cost was less. We headed out on that monday by 3pm out of LA, and did not hit that much traffic. Got to St. George Utah that night. The few nights we spent in Denver, where we stayed with our friend Lynn's parents, wonderful hosts, and then the next night was in Omaha, Nebraska. We got into Holland at 9pm that thursday night, picked up Russ' for dinner then headed over to see our house. The semi delivered our stuff the next day, and it took just 45 minutes to unload. Within the first few days, the whole house was set up. Its weird to fit a 1 bedroom apt in a much larger space, it does not take very long to unload ;). Shawn started his job that Monday after we got here, and I have been trying to stay busy visiting with friends and family. Thanks to all our friends and family for the safe travel prayers, they worked! and we are enjoying our time in Michigan.

The Semi that picked up our stuff :) the other 41 ft was salami, yes, salami.


Shawn being prepared and pumping up our tires what a handy man :)

On our way on the I 70!!!Shawn and I in Utah

The Colorado River

Our friends parents that let us stay with them one night.

Enough Said.

Yes I couldn't get the whole sign in the picture, but you get the idea!

Entering Illinois, SO CLOSE!!
Oh Michigan!!!
26 weeks at the Michigan welcome center :)

Oh lindsey, almost lost amidst all of our stuff in our new home!!

And so it begins....

We have reached our 24 week mark also this week, and
she is kicking a lot to let us know she is there!

So the packing and chaos has begun. A few boxes are now scattered throughout our apt in an organized fashion. Our clothes we wont need till we get to MI, our unneeded kitchen stuff, coats and jackets, books, and shoes are now all packed. Before this weekend we hope to have the bathroom done, and maybe some more of the kitchen and living room.

Next week is our final week in CA, and we are looking forward to spending time with friends before we leave. The truck comes on Monday July 27th, and Shawn and I will be leaving that Monday also, hopefully getting into Holland by late Thursday night the 30th.

22 Weeks!!!

So here are the ultrasound pictures, sorry no new one this week. Bottom right is the 6 week pic, bottom left and middle left is 10 weeks, the middle right and top right is 14 weeks and the most blurry one on the top left is 18 weeks. Pretty crazy how fast the little peepers has grown!

Our 22 week check up went great, no new news and unfortunately no ultrasound or picture. We did get to hear the heart beat. When our Doctor tried to find her heart beat, she kept kicking the wand thingy away, so the Doctor had a hard time finding her, it was amusing. Our next visit to the doc will be our last in California and we had to tell our Doctor the news of us moving, which was sad since we both love her and trust her. So July 24th is our next appt, and Shawn's last day at work before the big move. I have decided to ride along (notice ride, not drive) along in the car with Shawn. I may take a driving shift here or there, but we will see. I just couldn't bear the thought of flying out of CA for the last time all alone. I mean, a pregnant woman, on an airplane, bawling her eyes out, not a pretty picture! Plus, Shawn and I came to CA together, and we will leave CA together, that seems like a nice idea. AND how often will we drive from CA to MI? Probably never again! Who knows. So the truck comes July 27th, and we will leave as soon as it is all packed up. We will get as far as we can on that Monday, and see where we end up, Vegas?? :) hopefully a little farther than that.

22 Weeks

Some may be curious what we have been living in for the past 4 years. Well here are some images of our 600 sq foot Apt. We are not going to know what to do with
ourselves in our 1350 sq ft house!!

Our kitchen and dining area

Our Bedroom (little messy b/c of packing)

The sink in our bathroom. The shower and toilet are to the left. Its been a great place to live, walkable to many different places in Santa Monica, like our grocery store, bank, restaurants, and even Shawn's job, which has always been across the street. We will miss you apt, you have been a great place to live and a nice vacation spot to many family members and friends!

My Cousin

I know this has been a website for us to update those around us about the baby and how we are doing, but today I want to ask for everyone to pray for those two teenage boys that were struck by a drunk driver on US 31 in Holland, MI. One of them is my cousin, Christian, and the other was his friend Curtis. Please pray for Curtis' family as this young 19 year old boy was killed by this drunk driver and as Christian has a long recovery ahead of him. Its hard to see the purpose in these things when they are so young, and for a long time a purpose may never become clear. Please pray for strength, and recovery as well as peace for both of these families.
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x135730059/Two-cyclists-struck-by-car-on-U-S-31

Moving Plans in Place

So for all of those that are wondering WHEN the big moving day is going to be, well, some plans are underway. We will be loading up our stuff on Monday July 27th. Yes that is just 5 short weeks from today!! It seems so crazy that the day is so close, but yet feels so far away. Shawn will be driving our car to Michigan, not sure whether I am up for that or if I would rather take a one way flight to Michigan. We are going to have to say goodbye to so many people!! and that will be the hardest part of all. Some packing has started, books and kitchen stuff that we wont need between now and then is all packed away. Will keep everyone updated!!!

Anyone in Holland have any advise on Doctors in the area?? Have to get baby girl Anderson a new doctor unfortunately, since we love our doctor out here. Thanks!!

A House, A Job, and 20 Weeks along!!

Our New Home!!!
Last week tuesday, June 9 we officially closed on our home in Holland, MI. We are excited to start doing some changes to it, to make it our own. The kitchen is perfect, but some changes need to be made to the upstairs and especially to what will be the nursery before any furniture can go into it.

On June 10, the next day Shawn went to a job interview and was officially offered a position at the company he worked for before we moved to California and he is ecstatic.

So yesterday marked my 20 week point, which is HALF WAY. It sounds like 5 months, but since your pregnant for more like 10 months, I actually have 5 months to go. At 18 weeks we had an ultrasound and found out that the baby is a GIRL. We are very excited for this though niether of us had a strong preference either way. I am still feeling pretty good, trying to take it easy with some light walking and exercise. We are now able to feel the kicking from the surface, so that is really awesome to experience.

We are getting ready to start packing as we are moving in about 6 weeks from today. It is all very exciting though we know it will also be a difficult move leaving all of our friends here.

Vacation to Big Sur, San Fran, and Yosemite

17 weeks along in Yosemite.

Me and my big brother, Jamie at the Golden Gate Bridge.

The Redwood Trees were HUGE!!

Yes I am officially done with school!!

My mom my brother and I played a rousing game of Yatzee, yes I won!!

So last week Thursday, Shawn and I returned from a long vacation up north in California with my brother and my mom. It was a great time having them in town for my graduation and then being able to see some new sights in CA with them. We drove up north taking Hwy 1, it was beautiful, then stayed in a cabin in Big Sur. It was a nice and relaxing stay in the Redwoods while playing a little yatzee :) . Then on to the city of San Francisco! The trolly's and buses were very entertaining, as well as the very windy and cool weather. After my Mom and Jamie left to go back home, Shawn and I continued on to Yosemite National Park. We stayed in another cabin, saw two bears and did some light hiking. We got to see my cousins baby on the way home too, making a pit stop in Visalia, CA. All in All it was a great trip!