California Folks

Now that we are finally living in a place where we can set up our computer, hopefully I'll update this more often! The last time I updated this, Bee was only 5 pounds. She is now 10 pounds heavier. I know, I know, only 10 pounds? you may be thinking. Although she is quite tiny for almost 9 months, she has no problem getting around and into things she's not supposed to be in. Like the toilet. Or pulling out half a box of diaper wipes. Or waving around Josh's underwear like a flag on Canada Day.

Also, we were still living in Montana, renting from our wonderful friends and landlords, the Millers. Now, the apartment was beautiful, seriously beautiful, but really only made to fit a couple or a single renter. Not a family of three with a ton of baby stuff. But the Millers were so kind to bless us with their cozy little apartment that it was very easy to ignore how crowded it really was with Bee's stuff. To give you an example of how small it was: Bee's room was our closet, and to make room for her swing and later exersaucer, we stored the barstools to the "table" and ate all our meals on the couch. We were just so happy that it didn't really matter until Bee started crawling. Then everything was within her reach and made for a long day of removing things from her sticky fingers. We were able to leave the place almost as we left it. Bee left her mark with a nice throw up stain on the wall.

Now, Josh has a fancy job working for the Department of Defense, where he does, in his own words, "nothing". He's dispatching for the Defense Logistics Agency in Tracy, CA, and we live in Ceres. Which is just outside of Modesto.

So far we like it here. God blessed us with leading us to our new apartment, which is the biggest place we've ever lived in (2 bed, 2 bath), and we live minutes away from the hwy and major shopping stores. The weather is so nice and our apartment is filled with natural light. Bee is loving the space she has to explore, although she's not adjusting to us not being in her line of sight all the time very well. The team that works here has been so nice to us. They saw that we had a baby and switched us to a different apartment that had brand new carpet and lino, "because its better for the baby" and in a better spot for laundry, the pool and the tot lot. We are looking forward to meeting our neighbours and exploring the surrounding areas. San Francisco is on the top of that list!