Let the Destruction/Reconstruction Begin...

We closed on our new/ old house yesterday morning and by afternoon progress on projects had already been made. It is amazing when you have a hubby who loves a good project, and has been unable to work on any projects for several months, what can get done in less than 24 hours. I feel sure the only reason hubby agreed to this house is because in every room there is a project to be had.

It all started with the little lady's room. In order to have the kid's rooms less toxic smelling by the time we moved in hubby decided it would be best to tackle those first.

Little lady even got in on the action and helped hubby paint her new room. She chose a lovely light pinkish purple color.

The next project for her room is to update the built in desk and pegboard wall behind it. The desk will definitely be getting a fresh coat of paint and new drawer pulls. A new laminate top might be a good inexpensive update, its a sort of hideous dirty peachy color now. Still mulling over solutions for the pegboard.

The yard at the house is in full bloom. There are tons of interesting plants and everyday something new is uncovered. Little lady is obsessed with picking flowers. When I say obsessed I really mean it, she is constantly begging to go outside and pick more or screaming for help to pick blooms that are out of reach.

Laundry Room/ Mudroom Before

With half the wood paneling removed, the tile floor will remain. The plumber will be updating a few things in here before work continues.

The mudroom initially was going to be the first project fully completed. After a visit from the plumber it was decided that it would be in the best interest of all parties to start on the bathroom remodels before we actually move in. So that our family of four would not be using the bushes for a bathroom and having to use the hose out back to bathe. The plan is to gut two of the three bathrooms in hopes to have one usable one in time for us to move in by the end of April. Let's all keep our fingers crossed.

 :)

This is the upstairs bathroom, it will be used mainly by the little lady and little man. I am REALLY going to miss this lovely bathroom. Just kidding, there is not a thing in this bathroom that doesn't make me want to puke!

Who doesn't love a peach tub?!

Or a faux gold trimmed sink?

Or my personal favorite, the most beautiful tile floor. It reminds me of school cafeteria tile.

Little man said just thinking about that hideous bathroom wore him out. his job for the day was to hold down the floor in the dining room. He excelled at that!

When I left for the day hubby had made great progress already. The sinks and a good portion of the tile had disappeared.

A few hours later, all the tile, the toilet, the vanity cabinets were all gone. What remains is the tub and quite a bit of wire mesh and mortar. The task for tomorrow is to get all that out and start the next bathroom demo. So stay tuned...

 

A Wonderful Surprise...

I was completely delighted when I opened my mailbox yesterday and found a package from a friend/former co worker inside.

Knowing where it came from I knew exactly what it would be...

An awesome new diaper bag for little man! This picture does not do it justice because you really can't tell how pretty the green and chocolate material is that it is made out of.
It is totally adorable! It also is filled with tons of pockets made with matching polka dot material. My friend's Aunt makes these bags, and she does such a wonderful job. I am thrilled that my friend was kind enough to gift me with such an incredible bag!

 :)

Because seven days was just too damn long...

To go without visiting the pediatricians office!

Little one went to bed last night with the start of what we suspected might be pink eye and sure as shit when she woke up this morning her left eye was completely sealed shut with the nastiest snot looking stuff. You all are lucky I took the picture after I spent 10 minutes cleaning it out with a warm wash cloth.

As we had suspected it is indeed pink eye but unfortunately because the the skin around her eye is redder than the eye itself the doctor was worried it might be the start of some cellulitis, so instead of eye drops we get the pleasure of using 10 days worth of oral antibiotics. Yippee!

Fortunately the doctor said as long as we see improvement overnight, with three doses of antibiotics in her she is safe to go back to school in the morning. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

First Milestones...

Yesterday was little man's two week well check and with that we hit our first milestone. He is now back to his orginal birth weight, whoohoo!

He also made it through an entire appointment without peeing or pooping on anyone!

In other exciting news after several months of swollen hands from pregnancy...

my rings finally fit again! Whoohoo!!!!

First Sick Visit

Nine days old, little man wakes up with a crusty eye. As the day went on it turned from crusty to goopy. Yuck! So off to the the pediatricians office we went. After christening the entire exam table with his pee out of anger over his temperature being taken the very nice doctor we saw determined that the most likely cause of the grotesque eye goop was a blocked tear duct. Armed with a prescription for eye ointment and instructions on how to massage the tear duct he is already on the mend.

Little man recovering yesterday with an eye full of medicine.

On a lighter note,

Big sister just loves to hold little man. Hubby helped to get them situated and then she says to me "Take our picture now!" 

Now if only we could get her to change his diapers!

The First Week

It has been a very hectic week since the birth of little one #2 so this will be a short post as my brain is tired.

Born at 5:42 am ~9lbs1.5oz aka Big Ass Baby!



Love this picture! Big Sister meeting Little Brother for the first time!



Sweet little baby hand.



Seven days old, giving his tough guy face. :)

The Waiting Game...

39 weeks and 1 day into this pregnancy I am beginning to wonder if this kid is ever going to make his grand entrance. After little one #1 arrived a month early it was sort of the consensus that little one #2 would somewhat follow suit. Apparently not so much, he seems content to stay put! 

When I asked if she knew when the baby was going to come she shrugged her shoulders and said, "Next week maybe?" 

So off we went to the park to get our daily walk in and see if we couldn't possibly inspire the baby to come out and say hello.

Maybe climbing the ladder will help?

I strongly considered a trip down the bumpy slide.

I also considered a trip on the swirly slide.

Little one felt that sliding on the belly would be a lot more effective.

 In the end though, even with all of little one's help I decided it would be best to sit back and relax

and enjoy a nice sunny afternoon outside.

:)

1st Haircut

Today was a momentous occasion for the little one and me, I finally broke down and took her to have her FIRST haircut! I have never had the heart to even have her pretty hair trimmed. After a little (okay so a LOT) of  nagging from hubby about how it was looking somewhat scraggly I finally gave in.

 Preparing for the first cut! Yikes!

 She sat so still, it was impressive!

 She did have a little bit of a worried expression the whole time, but never spoke a word.

 Her eyes on the prize she was relieved when it was over and happy she got a yummy lollipop!

 She was proud to show off the pretty braid that the hairdresser did.

A perfect little curl came home with us for the baby book also proof that I actually allowed someone to cut off more than an 1/16 of an inch.

:)