Announcement and need support :)

[Dave5Cs]

Congrats you guys. We think it is great and what fun and education the Baby will get from traveling around and seeing the real world, meeting people in different parts of the country. They will grow up very aware and independently thinking, able to address many situations that other can not. Way to go and very positive thought coming your way!..........

Dave & Doreen Walker

[OneLapper]

Congrats Scott and Heather!

I'm a dad of 3, and with my SO's kids, there are six, ages 18 to 6.

Infants are super portable.  They sleep like a bug in a rug in their car seat for the first couple of months! Bus, apartment, house, won't make any difference to a baby..... but socialization is super important.  Conventional schools provide that socialization which home schooled kids sometimes don't get.  Any good parent will realize that all kids need to interact with other kids on a regular basis.

The first few years, have fun, don't worry about living in a bus, enjoy it while it last because, my goodness, they grow up fast!  By that time, the second one will be on it's way and it's instant playmate!

[Geoff]

By the time your kid is ready for school (and perhaps you will have more little ones), you will probably be burned out on living in a bus anyway so the transition to living in a more permanent home will make sense.

Save your money.  There is no equity in a bus conversion.

--Geoff

[eagle19952]

Caution...little girls learn the "wrap the little finger deal" faster than boys...

So...if the blanket is pink, here's what will happen... "Daddy....can I have a pony...." 

[Seangie]

Scott -

I'd like to think we have a long term relationship

I think some of the best relationships we have made have been on the road in the bus.  Its really has been amazing. 

I think our kids are very socialized.  Socialized by time spent building amazing relationships with other solid Christian kids from good families.  Instead of just having friends from one neighborhood they have friends from all over the country.  They can also carry a conversation with an adult by talking about things other than the latest boy band and what's on TV. 

How many good friends does a person need anyways?  The only relationships I still have from childhood are family.  My best relationships are those people whom I haven't seen in a year or more and can just drop in and say hello and take off right from where we last started.

I sometimes envy people who live in the same house their mom lived in.  Go to school where their Grandpa did.  Have a 8/5 job doing what their dad did and do the same thing week in and week out. And vacation for two weeks every year in the same timeshare in Boca Raton.  It's a simple life.  Its safe.  Its predictable.  I don't envy their life so much as I envy their ability to live it. 

My wife and I are just not wired that way.  We had the nice house with 3 car garage and the HOA.  We were miserable.  We tried so hard to do the American thing and it just didn't work for us. 

We love traveling.  We love being willing and available.  We love helping and praying and sharing with anyone.  Is it easy?  No.  Is it safe?  No.  Do people understand it?  Most don't.  Will we ever get tired of this lifestyle?  I highly doubt it.  Its exciting and rewarding.  Its often times a hard days work.  It forces you to be honest and learn new things. 

Have the baby on the road.  It will be amazing.  Hopefully we can be there when it happens. 

Can't wait to see you both again.  Congratulations.  Its gonna be an awesome adventure.

-Sean

[Oonrahnjay]

    Us old guys can only look back through the fog of time (and I'll admit to being so out of touch I don't know much) but it is going to be a great adventure and I wish you the best, too.

[uncle ned]

Scott

As some of us old folks say "GOOD LUCK AND DO WHAT YOU LIKE"   We will set by with envy as you two do what we wish we had done in our youth.

If you every come through western NC be sure and let us know.

Good luck
uncle ned

PS the only thing better than kids are grankids

[John316]

Scott,

That is the coolest thing I have read on here in years! Congratulations to you and your wife!

Don't worry about the naysayers. You will do fantastic raising a kid on your bus. Everything will work out well. Kudos to you guys!

John

[digesterman]

What does your wife want to do? What are her feelings about this? She is undisputedly the one that will be impacted the most.

[Oonrahnjay]

     Don't forget that you have two big advantages on your side -- you are already established in your bus (you don't have to worry if you picked too small a heating system for next winter, or how long your water tank lasts - you've been there and you know how your bus works as a home) and you have all the choices in the world; you can go where you want to, take work you want, choose to "settle down" for as long as you need to if you want.  You're going to be fine, just work with it as you go.

[akroyaleagle]

Congratulations!

[eagle19952]

PS ponies fit in trailers 

[TheHollands!]

Congrats Scott and Heather, we live life in seasons, any decision you make you are not stuck with. We love having our kids on the road and are so glad we didn't wait till they had grown to enjoy this adventure together. We didn't know how long we would do this when we began and still don't moving forward. When it is no longer a good fit for how we want to do life we can make that change then. We met a family recently who had a baby on a sailboat. Look forward to seeing you guys again, probably with a baby! Craig

[BCM Stacy]

Congratulations!!!   

[Brian Diehl]

Congratulations!  Remember that children are a blessing from the Lord and cherish the days He gives you with them.  As far as full timing goes I say do it.  Here is some inspiration for you:  www.bumfuzzle.com.  Warning - they have an incredible story and you can get sucked into their blog.