BABY UPDATE!!
I'm 20 something weeks now.
And I hit 130! So proud of myself and my body for taking care of this baby! (I had to take a pic to show my family.. Its kinda a big deal! Haha)
On Sunday the 16th of September I hit my 21 week mark and i'm pretty sure I felt the baby moving!
It was very exciting, especially because I had been getting a little anxious about it. I know most first time moms don't feel kicks until around 20-25 weeks but i was getting antsy. I often have rumblings in my tummy so it has been hard to differentiate between whats just my insides and what is baby, but i'm pretty sure that that Sunday, it was the baby so that was fun!
Then on Sept 25th Jon was able to feel the baby too so that was even more exciting!
We almost get to move into the house! this was our bedroom. You can see all the patches in the wall.. must've been some angry boys at the boys ranch haha
So Hailey and I have been trying to sort of rebrand her dog breeding business (she breeds yorkies and maltese 😍😍😍) and were trying to come up with a new name, we wanted to somehow associate it with the ranch, and recently discovered the lot where the ranch is called Sandhill. So, we decided we wanted to start referring to everything as Sandhill Ranch! (still working on the company name, but i LOVE Sandhill ranch!)
Here's one of the yorkie puppers! My heart 😍😍😍
One day we moved a group of our cows to a new pasture. I was in charge of driving the truck and trailer behind everyone to make sure no calves got left behind, so i couldn't complain about that A/C! Seth and Hailey were on foot and dirt bike- and Jon and Misty rode the horses to keep cows moving.
Here's jon on my horse being a stud. Then he realized i was taking pics.
My view from behind.
We didn't have tons of help, but it went well!!
So i don't think I mentioned how this whole ranch thing came about- it's quite the story, and a testimony in the Lords timing, and his hand in each of our lives.
SO longggg story short- or as short as I can summarize without missing anything too important-
Hailey's Grandpa Purchased the ranch years ago and followed one of his dreams to turn it into a Boys ranch for troubled youth.
He had a lot of lofty goals but not a lot of funds. The boys ranch stayed in business for quite a few years, but was having trouble staying afloat because the boys that were residents were under state jurisdiction, so any payment received was from the state, and not from families sending their boys there- so payments were always being received late, and things were just hard. Haileys grandpa passed away which had everything get turned over to Haileys Dad and uncle. Both of them loved the ranch and wanted it to be successful for their dad and his dream, but things just weren't working out. After a while Haileys dad and uncle realized it was no longer profitable as a boys ranch, and to get it back afloat would require more money and resources that they just didn't have. They decided to pursue their own dreams and careers and the boys ranch closed down, the property stayed in the family and they used it just as a rental house for families. They considered/tried to sell the house multiple times but nothing ever worked out.
So it has been rented out to different families throughout the last few years. Everyone still refers to it as the "boys ranch."
Seth and Hailey had been married for almost 2 years and were looking for place to settle down and call their own. They were tired of renting and really wanted their own property. One day they went to the temple and Seth had a very strong feeling they needed to look into buying the boys ranch, but Hailey was not convinced. It was very expensive and a lot to undertake. Seth could not get it out of his mind though and continued to talk about it. On a Saturday they decided to go look again at the ranch together and both had a good feeling about it.
On Sunday Seth and Hailey were at Haileys parents house talking to her dad about the property. Seth had to leave and Haileys dad asked Hailey if Seth was serious about maybe buying it. Hailey told him yes, and he was thrilled! But he didn't want to try to pressure Seth into anything. John (Hailey's dad) loved the idea of the ranch staying in the family but only wanted them to purchase it if they really wanted it and felt good about it. The next few days they worked out all the details of how to make it work if Seth and Hailey decided for sure they wanted it.
Thursday Seth met with some of his investors to see if they would be comfortable with the transition (all his facilities and cattle were based out of Utah) the investors loved the idea. Seth and Hailey officially decided to move forward with it, and then later that afternoon Haileys dad was on a hike with his brothers and completely out of no where his heart stopped and he died of cardiomyopathy.
The family was obviously devastated, but all felt comforted with how things worked out with the ranch and having John's approval on it all.
The partnership between My Jon and Seth also seemed to work out perfectly. They had been talking about working together for a couple months but didn't have anything set because there wasn't really anywhere to do it. With the purchase of the ranch, all of the rest of the details fell into place, timing wise and financial wise.
We feel so blessed and so grateful to be a part of everything and are excited for this partnership and the future!
So now we just wait! The house is currently being lived in by renters who are building their own home in a neighboring city.
It's estimated completion date Oct 1.
Jon and I have been living in our trailer on the ranch, and Seth and Hailey have been living with her mom since her dad passed away.
I also got to go see my bff Liz for her baby shower! She is due in October. Our lives are so funny, we always do things together, I'm excited that we will have kids so close in age! It was lots of fun because there were some Schaumburg people there, always fun to see old friends.
I actually don't have any quotes from Jon! Devastating I know, maybe next month. 😂
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