6 Months Old

I can't believe our Sweet Baby Girl is 6 months old.  With all the craziness of the move and how busy we have been I must admit this day kind of snuck up on me.  Annaliese started sitting (self supporting) a few weeks ago and was finally able to sit long enough for me to snap a shot last week.  She sits for several minuets at a time.  She is such a sweet baby and a true joy.  We are so BLESSED!!!!

 ANNALIESE SITTING FOR THE FIRST TIME

 I'M 6 MONTHS OLD TODAY

 MY FIRST FOOD:  YUMMY I LOVE FOOD

Working on the New House

It has been almost a month since we closed on the house and I would love to say all of our projects are done but that couldn't be further from the truth.  But to look at the brighter side we have made progress and we have fully moved in.  Our house hold goods that were in long term storage from when the military movers packed our house last August were delivered last week.  I spent this weekend emptying boxes and we are getting there.  Here are some pictures of some of the work/progress we have done.  We are almost finished w/the floors, we have all the tile laid and grouted we just have to finish attaching the trim work and do a final clean on them.

KITCHEN FLOORS BEFORE

 

RIPPING UP THE VINYL

 

LAYING THE UNDERLAYMENT

TILE IN PROGRESS

 CHADDIE WORKING HARD

TILE IS LAID, TIME TO GROUT

 OH WAIT WE HAVE TO FINISH THE LAUNDRY ROOM TOO

 

AND THE MASTER BATH:  BEFORE

IN PROGRESS

AFTER: STILL HAVE CLEAN UP TO DO

AND THE BASEMENT FLOORS BEFORE 

GOODBYE CARPET: AFTER

DINING ROOM WALLS, WHICH SHADE OF RED

 I GUESS THIS ONE WILL DO, NOW TO ADD THE JUDGES PANNELING

 IN PROGRESS

New House....Almost

We had our walk-thru inspection this morning and we are beyond thrilled and so excited.  I had no new pictures to post but really there is not much new to see until we get in there and change everything :-).  We were so hesitant to build again after our experience w/the builder in GA but this experience has been far less stressful and we are very satisfied thus far w/the final product...very much unlike our GA home.  That being said that doesn't mean we don't want to go through and put our personal touch on the property, which may seem odd for a brand new house but there are certain things that either builder didn't offer or his cost to high so we figured we would go in and do ourselves after we closed.   On the change list is we are taking out the carpet in some of rooms in the basement and replacing w/laminate, replacing the vinyl flooring in the master bath and kitchen w/tile as well as  adding a backsplash to the kitchen and wet bar areas.  We had the builder do the 2 hall baths w/tile as the cost wasn't too outrageous but the cost to put tile in the kitchen and master bath were about 4 x what we could do it for ourselves so that is our first DIY project we will be doing. We are also painting the entire interior the builder only offers to shades of white so we hired a painter to paint all the common spaces a nice taupe color while we will paint all the bedrooms, dining room and play room w/different fun colors.  Also a first for us is we will be adding some wall paper to the back wall of the master bedroom for a feature wall.  The last major project we have is adding crown molding, chair rail and wainscoting to different spaces in the house.  So excited to make these changes as I think it will really warm the place up and make it feel even more like HOME!!!!  Other smaller projects including, epoxying the garage floor, hanging ceiling fans and window treatments.  Not sure how long it will take to get everything done but we will prioritize and do one project at a time and thankfully we have reinforcements coming in...Chad's parents are coming  for a week to help coral the rug rats while Chad and I focus on our house projects.  Moving weekend is officially 12-14 May and  there is no flexibility on that day as we have renters moving into the condo on the 15th so I guess we best get to work LOL.  I'm sure i will have lot of pictures and updates to share along the way....wish us luck on all our DIY projects :-)

5 Months Old

Pictures to follow, but had to share an update on our little beauty...Annaliese is 5 months old as of last Saturday (21 April).  Seriously though, where has the time gone?  Cant believe 5 months have gone by since we welcomed our sweet little angel into this world.  She has been such a gift.  Annaliese has such a sweet disposition, ready to hand out smiles and giggles every chance she gets.  She is a great eater and sleeps well, even w/the inconsistent schedule she has been on, she just rolls w/the punches.  I am so grateful for her ability to adapt as life has been crazy and unpredictable and little all over the place the past few months.  Im definitely committed to getting her on a good schedule once we get settled in the house and I don't have to stay out all morning 2x a week for the twins while they are in preschool and Chad and I aren't running around all weekend getting things for the house.  Im looking forward to thing settling down a bit and I'm sure Annaliese will be forever grateful for that moment too.  We started spoon feeding baby oatmeal last week and added apples this week.  She is doing great w/spoon feeding and once she figured out it was food she was all for it.  She has slept through the night a few times for us but usually is up one time to feed during the night...most nights she wakes around 11-11:30 which  Chad and I haven't gone to bed yet so it works out perfect, I will feed her and then she won't wake again until 7:30.  See I told you she is a good girl :-).  I look so forward to watching her grow and see her little personality emerge more and more.

Happy Easter

Wishing All a very Blessed Easter!!!!

Easter Sunday was a beautiful if not slightly cool day here in MD...but really we could not have asked for anything more. Kids had a great day, going through their Easter Baskets and we did a little egg hunt for them in the little green space in front of our unit. A nice quiet Easter Sunday for us :-)

Annaliese's first Easter basket (clothes, bibs, socks and a book)

LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!!!

House Update #4

The house is coming along nicely. New this week we have wood floors, the stair case is finished and stained, most lights are in and most of the plumbing fixtures...we are almost there!!!!

Finally a sunny day to take a picture of the house

So excited about my big sink :-)

Guest Bath Shower

Guest Bathroom

Kids Shower

Kids Vanity

Fun Rain Shower Head in Master Shower :-)

Kitchen Cabinets almost done...still needs the crown molding

(love my double oven!!!)

Foyer/Staircase