Brinley learned how to put the rings around the giraffe's neck while at Nana and Papa's.
While we were at Mom and Dad's, Bruce received an e-mail that a house we'd been eyeing dropped in price. We quickly decided to give our realtor a call and set up a walk-through appointment for the following week. The day after we returned to Mississippi, we went over to Mobile to look at the house. Although it was a foreclosure, everything seemed to be okay except for some minor damage, missing blinds/light fixtures/ceiling fans and missing kitchen appliances. We agreed to set up an appointment for the following Saturday (9th) to go over some numbers and possibly give the house a more thorough walk-through.
Brinley decided to help Nana cook breakfast while we were visiting her and Papa's.
A few days go by and we get a call from our realtor--the house has termites! After a few days of being undecided on what to do, Bruce receives a phone call from our realtor saying that four other people had put down offers on the house within the past few days, and that if we were interested in the house that we needed to put an offer down within the next couple of hours. Bruce and I both decided immediately that we didn't feel comfortable being pressured into the situation so we decided to let that house go. We still kept our appointment with our agent, but instead of crunching numbers, we went walking through a couple of more houses that we've been interested in. One of them, we have for sure decided against, but the second one we like quite a bit. We still have a few more houses that we are hoping to walk-thorough this weekend, and then after that point we feel that we'll know which one we're leaning towards.
Now that Brinley is fairly mobile, Bruce and I find stuff stashed in every nook she can reach.
So...that is what has been going on in our lives lately. On a different note, Brinley has been getting a lot more confident with her walking skills. I would estimate that she's at a 50/50 ratio of crawling versus walking. If she's not in a hurry to get somewhere than she'll try walking, but if she spots something across the room that she want to get to immediately, she crawls--she knows that she can get from point A to point B more quickly if she chooses that mode of transportation.
Typically this is A'Pexi's 'Toy Basket', but lately it has become Brinley's 'Anything I Can Stash Into It Basket'.
Brinley has also (finally) figured out how to clap. Since she has never like her hands being touched, Bruce and I have never been able to show her how to do it by clapping her hands together for her. We would just show her by clapping our own hands together. I joked to Bruce that she must have dreamed how to do it, because the first time she clapped was Saturday morning when I came into her bedroom to get her after she woke up. She just started clapping like she was a pro at it and has been doing it well ever since. Speaking of sleeping--and I hope I don't jinx myself by sharing this with all of y'all-- she has been sleeping VERY well since we've been home from Texas. I would say that out of the past week, she has slept through the night (approximately 11 hours) 6 out of 7 times. Not only is she sleeping well at night, but her naps have also become a little longer too. Hopefully we're on to something....
Here's another one of Brinley's favorite places to stash things--the bottom level of our coffee table.
Anyway, I am going to try to keep y'all updated as far as the housing situation goes. Hopefully some success will come out of the walk-throughs this weekend. Wish us luck!
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