Showing posts with label moving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label moving. Show all posts

28 September 2012

Back to Blog

It is true, what they say about Instagram:  
It will take over your blogging life.

It's been three and a half months since we last met and my oh my has our little Chandler grown. At SEVEN MONTHS OLD (Can you believe that?), he eats solid foods, sleeps around 13 hours every single night and naps around 3 hours every day, is still absolutely glued to his paci, is working on crawling and cutting teeth, says "dada" and is still the happiest little chubby bunny we know. 

He's such a good baby! 


 


I would love to say that I'm back for good, but with our moving date coming up quickly (don't worry, we're not going far), I can't promise I'll have internet right away. I'll do my best and update when possible, but until then, please feel free to follow us on Instagram (@divaqueendowler)for daily chan-stagrams!

Side-note: HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY TO ME! :D 

02 January 2012

Happy New Year!

2011 was a year of many firsts. 

Jordan and I tackled the last half of our first deployment 
(with ease, I might add)...

We celebrated our first wedding anniversary...

We took our very first road trip together (across the desert, in June, in a car with no air conditioning, which broke down once along the way), which included Jordan meeting his extended family-in-love for the first time, our very first camping trip, and a whirlwind weekend in Las Vegas...

We found out we are having our very first baby...

We vacationed in Europe (a first for me)...

We moved to Colorado...

We celebrated our very first holidays together...
 
We bought our first car...


And at midnight on December 31st we welcomed the new year, for the first time, together. 2011 was a great year. 
2012 is going to be even better.

25 October 2011

Hello from Colorado Springs!

[isn't our new neighborhood so pretty?]
We made it safe and sound to Colorado and are slowly moving in to our new home. So far, we absolutely love it! It's beautiful and mountainous and the people around here have been so helpful and nice. The leaves are changing, just as they are in Utah. I'm really surprised at how many times I have found myself smiling at my new surroundings- it's a lot like home, already.
Our new apartment is AWESOME. We took a big chance, moving into a place we'd never even seen the inside of, but it's even better than we imagined. The ceilings are high, the windows overlook beautiful scenery, the deck is amazing, the bedrooms are spacious and the walls are painted the creamiest shade of almond. We love our new home and can't wait to have all of our housewares delivered and unpacked (the Army estimates it'll be here around the 21st of November). 
Baby Dowler is growing and kicking, simultaneously, and makes sure I don't ever forget he's in there. He's as big as a cantaloupe this week! Knowing he's a boy and not just a critter makes things so much more real. Jordan finally felt him kick this week, which was exciting for both of us. Funny how he kicks like an all star, all day long.. until the exact moment his daddy puts his hand on my belly. Stubborn little guy- I like to think he didn't get that from me (although it's quite possible he did). 
For all who have asked, yes we DO have a name picked out and no, he won't be named after anyone. We've decided not to tell everyone the name, for now. It gives us a little more wiggle room, in case we come across something we like even better (which is highly unlikely, since the name we've chosen is quite possibly the best name in the history of names) and it gives a little mystery, which is always fun.

21 October 2011

Goodbye Utah

Today is our last day living in Utah. We leave for Colorado Springs, Colorado late tonight and move into our new apartment tomorrow. As we're packing up the very last of our boxes and loading up the car, I can't help but feel a little bit sad to be leaving Utah. I wish I could take the beautiful mountains with us- it seems especially difficult to leave them when they look as beautiful as they do today:


We'll miss our home, but we're moving on to bigger and better things in Colorado. We'll be back to visit as soon as possible (I'll be back in the beginning of January for my baby shower- more details to follow) and will continue to keep you all updated on the very important happenings of our little family. It may be pretty quiet around here until we get settled in our new home, but we'll be back- don't worry. Farewell, Utah!