We're totally and completely moved over from our apartment to our house. Everything will still be going slowly since we have to re-drywall Holly's bedroom closet and carpet the room as well as clean the other carpets in the basement and purchase a closet system for our bedroom, but slowly and surely we'll get there! Right now Conor and I are sleeping in the guest bedroom and Holly has continued to share Conor's office. It doesn't feel like that much has changed, but in a few months... We're super happy with how everything looks and we can't wait to get our art pieces and photographs up on the walls and everything organized the way we want it!
I'm so glad to be in my second trimester! I'm desperately hoping the nausea takes a hike now! That would be a blessing. The baby is doing well - I had an ultrasound yesterday and let me tell you, this baby has some of the cutest chicken legs I've ever seen! I was able to see the spine, the bulbous head, the belly, the legs, the umbilical cord... it's so amazing. Honestly, babies are miracles. This little tot is quite the squirmer. I've already felt movement, some really big. I'm excited about having a wiggly baby and at the same time dreading it because baby movement encourages contractions (which I've been getting now for nearly two months). I was a little sad that we couldn't see any gender defining features, but that makes sense since baby is measuring smaller than 14 weeks. Luckily my doctor took pity on me and choose to keep my due date as is. I do have my anatomical ultrasound scheduled though. On September 21 we'll hopefully find out if we'll be doing blue or more pink! I know time will fly, but I'm still quite anxious for that Tuesday to come!
Well we took possession on Friday and since, we've sanded down the upstairs baseboards (which were once a sickly green and then a pink-brown), primed the master bedroom in the basement, taped off the majority of the basement in preparation for painting and vacuumed a gazillion times. There's been lots of other things done, however progress has been slow. I unfortunately can't do much over at the house seeing as I'm just barely 12 weeks pregnant and therefore in my first trimester. I can't really be in the house when the walls are being washed or when there's paint going up. Kind of a bummer.
We've ran into our share of "bumps." The most daunting being the mold in Holly's bedroom and the scary laundry room. Great. Add to that wallpaper that wasn't removed properly in the designated office, needing to use oil-based primer on some spots and we probably have to replace the eaves. Ahh, tis sweet to be a homeowner!
As of this afternoon, Conor and I are officially homeowners! It's been a long process, but we're so glad we hung in there. We can't wait to get sanding, painting, etc. Well, actually I can't paint (fumes + still in my first trimester = not good). But I think I'd rather paint than pack. Tomorrow, I will make myself house useful by sanding down the baseboards. Yipee!!
