Pregnancy Update

My God, pregnancy is boring. I know it’s a miracle and there is life growing in me, but for day-to-day stuff? BORING.

I’ve been lucky in that I never once got sick, or even really queasy. I have not craved anything, and I tend to want protein and fruit more than anything (am I annoying you yet, because DAMN I AM). I have not even been that worried about everything that is about to happen to us, likely due to the fact that we are in the middle of this house renovation (getting close to finishing!). And half the time I even forget I am pregnant.

However, when we went for our 13 week ultrasound, I began to get super excited about this babe because it looked so Real!

47 gallons – ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!

Lola is tired of the renovations too.

The finish line is near.

We are ending the last few weeks of house renovations (at least on the inside… the outside is a different story). We have some painting to do, two bathrooms to complete (sanding the sheetrock and installing some of the fixtures) and of course the hardwood floors have to be installed and sanded and finished (we are contracting out the sanding and finishing!). We have not painted any doors or cabinet doors yet, but are waiting for a warm weekend so we can take them outside and knock it out. Same with the baseboards. But the major renovations – the carpet and floor removal, the walls we tore down, the countertop installation (recycled glass in concrete), the complete kitchen overhaul and the sheer amount of paint we have bought (we are at 47 gallons and counting!) is coming to a close. We can see the finish line.

Our original move-in date was April 6th. I think we are going to make that date. Both Jeff and I are in a wedding on April 4th, and as nice as it would be to be able to move on April 5th, I’m not seeing Jeff being in ANY kind of state to do that after a night of partying at our good friends’ wedding. But that’s my spring break, and in a weird turn of events, Jeff has it off too (love his company! They follow the school calendar AND give him vacation time!) and so we would like to have that week to get organized after we move in.

But, we are almost there. We started this process on December 23rd. The end is in sight. It’s almost overwhelming that we have made it this far, but it is so very exciting.

Big Plans!

On Tuesday of this week I told my principal I was going to use one of my furlough days on Friday. I had BIG! PLANS! to get lots of stuff done… I even made up a list! I was planning on getting up early, going to visit daycares for next year, then coming home and working! All day! I was going to paint cabinets, trim and even a room! All by myself!

Well, that changed.

So far, I went to the daycares this morning (not early). Then, I went to Babies R Us to look at cribs, then I came home and met the hardwood guy so he could measure our floors, then I went and got my eyebrows waxed, went to Office Depot to fax something, then to PetSmart for treats for the dog (who was with me), then to Panera for lunch. Then, I came home and played online, then took a little nap and finally decided to paint the bathroom cabinets (I’ve been avoiding this since we bought this house!). That is it! And I’ve sent approximately 10584359583049 text messages to people to waste time.

Then I ate some grapes and decided it was important to check facebook and email to make sure nothing MAJOR has happened (nothing has. Darn.)

I’m thinking it was a productive day.

And so it begins...

I have determined that oranges might be the greatest fruit ever.

I'm thinking this blog can only get better, right?