Almost There: A House Update

The deadline for our house to be ready is July 23rd.  The foreman for the job has assured us that not only will the house be ready by the deadline, but we will have closed, moved in, and be enjoying a drink on the back patio by the 23rd.  That is less than 4 weeks from today.  As you scroll through the pictures you will notice that everything is almost finished!  We still need counter tops, hardwood floors, carpet, toilets, door knobs, grass, and few other finishing touches.  I can't wait!

Notice the added slab to the right of the house.  This is for Grandpa Grady (the boat).  The additional 4 feet of garage is for the Manatee (the other boat).  I lost 3 feet off my dream laundry room that protruded into the garage to accommodate the Manatee.  Yes, our garage is enormous.  By the way, the front door posts are not complete.

Dining Room - This is coming in the front door and to the right.  These are not my favorite light fixtures. 

Living Room - This is standing in the dining room taking a picture.  We shifted the fireplace 3 feet to the left in order to keep our TV on a credenza and not above the fireplace.  I am keeping my fingers crossed that we moved it enough!

Kitchen - The cabinets do not look this red in person, but I am very excited about the slow close cabinet doors and drawers!  The tile floors are very similar to what we had in Texas.

Back Porch - We have cable and speakers wired out here waiting for football season!

Master Bedroom Window
This is very awkward placement for the house next to us.  I am hoping to add some trees!

Another Shot of the Awkward Placement
It is placed like this because we are on a cul-de-sac.

Another Front Shot - The garage you see next to us is the far left side of our neighbor's house.

Animals, Friends, and Swimming

I missed my weekly post goal last week due to being out of town for a week.  At least that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

People keep asking me what Caroline and I are doing to keep busy.  After breakfast we usually start the day off with a walk to see the goats, ponies, cows, and horses that live around the corner from here.  Sometimes Caroline chooses to push her baby and we only make it about half way.  Other days, she chooses to ride in her stroller in order to make it all the way.  Let me tell you, 30 lbs of dead weight is not easy!  After our walk we will play in her room or do an art project.  Our latest art project has been another Pinterest idea that you can find here: 35 Animal Crafts for Kids .  Caroline has loved picking out a different animal each day of the week.  That pretty much sums up our mornings.  I'll post later about our afternoons.

Tiger, Hen, Frog, Lion, and Snake

Last weekend we had the pleasure of going to see one of Jordan's friends from college.  I had not seen them in probably 9 years.  It was so nice to get out of town for the weekend and stay with such awesome hosts.  Caroline had a blast playing with their 4 year old, Carter, and his baby sister, Alex Ann.  On a side note, Caroline was convinced that Carter's baby sister was her baby sister.  The entire weekend she repeatedly asked where her baby sister was and kept saying she needed her baby sister.  Let's just say she was a little confused to say the least!  I assured her that her baby brother was still in Mommy's belly.

C's Favorite Toy of Carter's

Racing to the Finish

Loving on Alex Ann

    
After our weekend with friends, we headed to Honey and Papa's for the rest of the week.  The highlight of the trip was definitely the pool.  Caroline has always been very comfortable in the water, but this week she took that comfort to new heights.

Ahh!  This is Awesome!

Going Under

I think I can!

Just Chillin'

C did awesome in these floaties!

Ready!

Set!

Go!

Pregnancy Journal: 14 Weeks

Hours and hours later....here is my first pregnancy photo journal post!  I regret not doing one when I was pregnant with Caroline, so here I am.  Pinterest has provided me with tons of ideas on making this happen.  I am hoping to include C in most of these pics, but the attempted photo shoot with her holding the peach just did not work out.  Why a peach?  Because our little growing baby is about the size of a peach this week!  I think this concept really confused Caroline.

I am so grateful to God that we have reached the 2nd Trimester without any problems!  I was overly tired and a bit icky feeling, but I happily accepted all ailments because it meant my body was working hard to help our little miracle along.

Our first appointment with my new doctor was on Tuesday.  While the staff was not overly friendly, we did really like the doctor.  The magic began when the tech began the ultrasound.  There was our sweet little baby with two arms, two legs, and a great big head.  The tech was doing her thing when I saw it.  I said, "Oh my gosh, it's a penis!" Jordan said, "No way!"  While Caroline was running around the room saying, "no way, no way, no way," the tech confirmed.  She said she doesn't usually make gender predictions this early unless it is a boy and all the boy parts are there.  Well, they were.  Oh my gosh, we are having a BOY!!  All I can say is that any desires to have another girl all disappeared when I saw the look on Jordan's face.  It was priceless.  He was beaming.  

I am having the hardest time getting the ultrasound pics to load right side up.  I give up.  Here they are anyway!

He was opening and closing his mouth during this shot!

See the Arrow?

Credits: 

The pregnancy journal template was created using scrapbook paper and trim from The CoffeeShop Blog

One of my favorite journal inspirations comes from Pacing the Panic Room