My new career path.

I have decided I am going back to school to be a plumber.  I just paid one almost $600 to repair what we thought was a "simple" valve replacement.  YIKES.  Those guys make MONEY.  Thank goodness for Dave Ramsey and his emergency fund advice. Comes in handy for stuff like this!  Here's the status of our kitchen...

So yes, the house is coming along with only a few minor setbacks.  The cabinets were ONLY a month late (UGH) and so we are working on getting those installed this weekend.  I LOVE them, but am just irritated they took so long to come in.  There are also two small parts missing that were supposed to be here two weeks ago.  Let's just say I am not happy with our cabinet people right now.  at all.

I was supposed to have our entire kitchen remodeled by halloween.  And Christmas is in two weeks..so yeah, thanks a lot, cabinet people.  The granite template is being done this next week and if everything (please pray that it does) goes smoothly, we will have our kitchen finished the week before Christmas.  My brothers, mom and stepdad are also spending Christmas here, so I'd love for it to be finished. please oh please!

The floors looks awesome, we love them.  For those who don't know, we replaced our entire house with TILE that looks like wood! I was hesitant at first because tile is so hard, but I love the cold feel on your feet ( hello, we live in South Florida) and W hasn't had a bust yet. We have carpets in every room so that makes it look nice and cozy and gives much needed softness.  I keep saying I'm going to take photos, but we always have projects! We currently have no closet doors in our house, the new cabinets are assembled but siting in our dining room, and the kitchen table has EVERY content of our kitchen on top of it.  yep.  true life of living through a remodel.  oh yeah, and I'm 7 months pregnant!  I'll be 30 weeks next week!  Time is flying with the holidays coming and going.

I went to the doctor this week and that scale was NOT nice to me.  I've gained just shy of 7 pounds less than what I gained the entire time with Winslow.  and I have ten weeks to go.  Yikes.  I better slow down on the m&m's and frostys.

Speaking of Winslow, he is potty trained during the day! I am so proud of this little guy.  He did great.  The first few days were so exhausting for me but after about a week, we both got it down!  He never has a tee tee accident, we go run errands like we normally would, and just this week he has made lots of progress with number #2!  If you've ever potty trained a little one, you know that poo can be scary sometimes.  So we are taking it slow and he gets lollipops for going #2 in the potty.  And lots of high fives and fist bumps!

What's next for us?  Baseboards still need to be reinstalled in the bedrooms, nursery and W's room painted, closet doors put back on, new kitchen...yeah. our to do list hasn't shrunk much.

Hopefully it will soon!

I am feeling okay, I keep getting good reports at the doc, which I am so thankful for.  I just feel like a whale most days.  Two "nice old ladies" told me I was going to have my baby next week.  Nope, not really.  Thanks for making me feel HUGE.

Anyway, off I go!  Nap time is over, the plumber is almost done and next up: the tile guy is coming back to cut a few places in the kitchen so the cabinets can fit correctly.  It never seems to end.  ;)

And because Christmas is the best time of year, here's our tree! Hopefuly I'll post about our trip to Texas for thanksgiving soon, and some holiday decor!  I love Christmas!  

Checking in...and potty training.

Y'all.  I'm 26 weeks pregnant.

wow.  it's really flying by now.  I am almost to third trimester! YAY!

Also, moving into a fixer upper is exhausting..especially when you're pregnant.  I promise to do a post with photos but for now, I'll list what we've done so far!

We've been in the house since Nov 1. So far we have:


-Painted the living/dining/kitchen/master/hallway/entry.  Still have the nursery and W's room to go.
-This time when I was pregnant with Winslow, I was almost done with his nursery. Haha...now? I haven't done ONE THING. #secondchildprobs
-All new floors.  Which I LOVE.  We did TILE, believe it or not, in the entire house. It's wood look tile, so it looks like wood! I love it and it's perfect for Florida.
-Chalkboard wall in the dining room.
-Ordered new kitchen cabinets that are 2 weeks late. ARGH.  I am pretty sure that's how cabinets work..they are never on schedule.  So hopefully by December we will have our new kitchen. They should be here next week and then we will order granite.
-Removed a "small wall" in the kitchen to open it up. OMG, i love the difference. I can't wait to post photos.
-Did landscaping outside
-Painted the garage door and shutters. it looks so much better.
-Repainted ALL the baseboards. We will replace them this weekend.  It's going to be like a huge puzzle...NOT FUN.  We did label the back of MOST of them, but not all.
- Got new wood blinds for the house.

Hmm..I think that's about it for now! We have a few more "bigger" projects to do, and then it'll be small ones from here on out.

As far as pregnancy goes, it's going well! I'm exhausted most of the day with my crazy little man but that's normal, I think.

Little brother does have a name, but we are waiting until birth to share it. ;)  I know, i'm one of those people.  We will tell family but probably won't do a formal announcement.

He's busy kicking around and keeping me awake at night. I never try to get annoyed because I longed for this day for so long.  I know the blessing and miracle of carrying a child and never want to complain.

Oh yeah! Did i mention how we are POTTY TRAINING?  We are on day two and this is one of the hardest parts of parenting so far! Sheesh, it's so draining.  Asking "do you need to go tee tee?" Every 20 minutes, running to the potty, sitting in the bathroom all day...it's not something I love doing, but I will be glad when he is done! He's done awesome so far, just a couple small accidents.  I am so proud of him.  He gets rewarded with "ya ya pops" (Dum Dums) or M&Ms and homeboy LOVES them.

Alright...off to bed! I feel like an 80 year old woman, but these days are LONG for me.  :)

Will update soon!

Halloween 2015

Just a few photos from our Halloween. Yes, yes I did dress up as Jerry Jeff Jones.  Resident redneck of the neighborhood.