Supplies, Check

Now we just need to get them installed and we will have working bathrooms again :-)

Abby has been into trouble all day - chewing on lotion bottles and things she isn't supposed to, running like a mad woman at the hardware store, unpacking boxes at the wrong house... Hopefully she will decide to be a better helper this evening and tomorrow, when we've got major work to do.

But, she did sleep 11 hours straight in her own bed so that Steve and I got a full night's sleep, and boy did we need it!

Surprises!

I need to shower, so I'm keeping this very short. Abby, Steve and I ripped up the carpet in our new living room and had a great surprise - beautiful hardwood floors in great condition. We also had some neat floors under the carpet in the half bathroom. It's vintage honeycomb tile from 1926, just like the entryway. Some of the tiles were damaged from the tack strips, but I think we are going to try and leave them at least for now. Maybe I can even get some replacement tiles to fill in the broken ones.

Abby was a good helper again today. We've got a lot left to move, but we made a good dent. We also bought the new toilet, new vanity and sink set, and a new set for the shower. Now we just have to figure out how to get them installed... that could be the tricky part. But we have leaks in the bathtub faucet, leaks in the half bath sink, and leaks in the kitchen sprayer, so they all have to be fixed. Otherwise the water will have to stay off because I am refusing to pay the huge water bill they will cause!

Watch tomorrow (or the next day) for pictures of the awesome floor we found :-)

Official Homeowners

We signed all the paperwork and have the keys... we are now officially homeowners. Yippee! Abby and I have even done some major cleaning in the cabinets. We only have a few left to clean before we can start moving our dishes in.

Other than the big closing we've had an uneventful day. Abby was wonderful for her babysitter Kitty and even smiled and laughed while playing with her. She also had a play date this morning while I was at a local United Way function. It was a very eventful day for her. And tomorrow she has another play date planned while I sneak out to my first official lawyerly function in the U.P. - the local bar association luncheon. Hopefully she continues to be a well behaved lady.

We have lots of gardening to do, lots of cleaning to do, and lots of moving to do. It's going to be a monumental task, but hopefully it will be the last big move we make. That's what we keep telling ourselves.

Week 18 - Almost half way there...

Now that Steve is home again, we can get back to the weekly photographic update. I am back down to 40 1/2 inches around (down a half inch from last week). I am blaming the loss in circumfrence on the flu bug that I had last Friday. I was definitely knocked out - I ate lunch on Thursday and didn't eat a real meal again until lunch on Saturday. It was a very long couple days...

We are going to see the doctor on Wednesday. I'm sure it will be rather uneventful, but I am looking forward to hearing the heartbeat again. Now that I've felt Sparky moving it is much easier to get worried that you haven't felt movement in a while. I'm sure the little kicker is just fine, but it's nice to feel the little guy every once in a while.

Our family is all trying to get healthy so we can travel to Hastings for Thanksgiving. After my big sickness on Friday, Maize got really sick and ended up going to the vet for kennel cough. We had a whole lot of dog cough up and puke to clean up this weekend, but we are finally getting that under control too.

Other than our little adventures, things are going well. I feel good and haven't had a problem doing any of the things I've wanted to do. I survived the last football game of the season, including the really long walk from the dental school to the stadium and back. Unfortunately Michigan couldn't make our last football game as students a win - but then again you can't win them all.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our friends and family who we won't be able to visit with this holiday season! With love - Jen, Steve, Sparky, and Maize :)

Welcome Home Steve

Steve came home, so Sparky can now sleep (or at least let his mom sleep) in peace. Sparky's newest trick is moving around so that it feels like a million worms are crawling around in my stomach - a very odd sensation.

Sparky is getting pretty heavy, or something like that - my legs are achy at the end of the day and I've got a pulled muscle in one of them. I'm hoping that it clears up before the football game this Saturday. I also reached the too big to sit at my desk with a pillow behind my back milestone today. The pillow was nice for extra lower back support, but with it in the chair I was just too far forward and too out of balance to sit comfortably.

One week until we see the doctor again - it should be a relatively uneventful visit, but the ultrasound is only 3 weeks away. I am voting boy but Steve is hoping girl. We shall see...