I apologize in advanced for my scarce posting in the next week or two. Between packing, finishing up the semester, screening for work, and moving, there will be hardly any time to blog - much less even sit at the computer.
This afternoon starts the craziness of screening. I will be in Azle this evening, Waco Monday, Frisco Wednesday through Friday, and Lovejoy on Saturday. Oh and we'll be painting our new home when we get the keys on Wednesday. And packing throughout the week and moving in on Saturday. Oh yeah, and Murphy goes to his board-and-train on Thursday. Not to mention, I have a final exam in one class and a 15 page paper due in another that I want to finish before we move. Phew. As you can see, it is going to be a hectic time.
Therefore, I'm sorry for the lack of posting from me but know that I will have PLENTY to post when I get back. And maybe, quite possibly, hopefully, I will be able to check in here-and-there for some quick posting?
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The BIG Announcement!!!
YES!! Baby Elayne Ruth will be gracing us with her presence in September - with her tapping feet, jazz hands, and acrobatics included. As seen on all of the ultrasounds.
We can't wait!
Monday, April 22, 2013
Busy Weekend
The baby movement is still going strong!!!
The motion has come-and-gone. It's so exciting and wonderful! Too bad no one else can feel from the outside yet. But you know, I accept my victories at face-value.
This weekend was a fun and semi-eventful one for Phillip and me. On Friday we headed over to my mom's to help my sister put together some furniture for her move (two weeks after ours) and watch some Stars and Rangers.
On Saturday, we bought paint for the "new" house! Phillip's man cave and the nursery are the only two rooms we're painting, but nonetheless we bought paint. Phillip's room will be gray with red accent walls. It'll look really nice with his sports memorabilia (wow, I just spelled that word correct, first try) and furniture. We also got him an astro turf rug for the floor. He didn't need it, but it was on a huge markdown from last year and we couldn't resist adding even more character to the space. After all, it'll be the first thing you see when you walk in the front door.
For the nursery, we are also painting it gray. Three walls will be solid gray, and one wall will be gray and white thick horizontal stripes. One stripe will be orange (for a boy) or pink (for a girl). Here's a picture I found online to show you...
Obviously we couldn't buy the orange/pink paint this weekend, but we got samples! I can't wait to tell all of you tomorrow!
Yesterday, we cleaned, I headed back to Bedford to help my sister more. And then we finished the night out cleaning some more. Our property management company comes today to walk through our house and take pictures to market it for future tenants. Did I mention that if our house gets leased before the technical end of our lease that they will refund us the rent!? Meaning, even though our lease technically ends June 30, if they lease it to a new tenant on, say, May 15, they'll reimburse us the six weeks worth of rent! Isn't that nice of them!? So we're crossing our fingers for the next few days as they show it. Hopefully it goes as fast as it did when we rented it a year ago.
Oh! And we have a new bedroom color scheme complete with bedding. That's what I get for going with Heather to apartment shop for her. I found a duvet/duvet cover and pillows and curtains. So I snatched them up! Our new scheme will be clean, modern, and hotel-like with shades of white and gray with silver accents. Very relaxing, simple, and easy to replace pieces when our new baby decides to destroy everything.
The motion has come-and-gone. It's so exciting and wonderful! Too bad no one else can feel from the outside yet. But you know, I accept my victories at face-value.
This weekend was a fun and semi-eventful one for Phillip and me. On Friday we headed over to my mom's to help my sister put together some furniture for her move (two weeks after ours) and watch some Stars and Rangers.
On Saturday, we bought paint for the "new" house! Phillip's man cave and the nursery are the only two rooms we're painting, but nonetheless we bought paint. Phillip's room will be gray with red accent walls. It'll look really nice with his sports memorabilia (wow, I just spelled that word correct, first try) and furniture. We also got him an astro turf rug for the floor. He didn't need it, but it was on a huge markdown from last year and we couldn't resist adding even more character to the space. After all, it'll be the first thing you see when you walk in the front door.
For the nursery, we are also painting it gray. Three walls will be solid gray, and one wall will be gray and white thick horizontal stripes. One stripe will be orange (for a boy) or pink (for a girl). Here's a picture I found online to show you...
Obviously we couldn't buy the orange/pink paint this weekend, but we got samples! I can't wait to tell all of you tomorrow!
Yesterday, we cleaned, I headed back to Bedford to help my sister more. And then we finished the night out cleaning some more. Our property management company comes today to walk through our house and take pictures to market it for future tenants. Did I mention that if our house gets leased before the technical end of our lease that they will refund us the rent!? Meaning, even though our lease technically ends June 30, if they lease it to a new tenant on, say, May 15, they'll reimburse us the six weeks worth of rent! Isn't that nice of them!? So we're crossing our fingers for the next few days as they show it. Hopefully it goes as fast as it did when we rented it a year ago.
Oh! And we have a new bedroom color scheme complete with bedding. That's what I get for going with Heather to apartment shop for her. I found a duvet/duvet cover and pillows and curtains. So I snatched them up! Our new scheme will be clean, modern, and hotel-like with shades of white and gray with silver accents. Very relaxing, simple, and easy to replace pieces when our new baby decides to destroy everything.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
20 Weeks: I Felt Him/Her Move!!!!
That's right, readers. I felt movement!!
Thursday night, I was laying in bed and suddenly felt a rolling motion just below my belly button. Nothing huge but something I had never felt before. I was skeptical, but then all day yesterday, I felt the same movement off-and-on! So baby is officially moving and grooving now! And a couple of weeks earlier than predicted!
This weekend we're just kind of hanging out around the house and getting it cleaned up for showings. We're getting ready to move too - slowly but surely. While shopping with Heather for her new apartment, I caved and bought a new bed set. I still LOVE the one we received for our wedding (it will now become the guest bedroom set) but with the dark wood of our furniture, I realized we need to brighten up the space some. So we're going with whites and light grays with silvers and dark grays thrown in as accents. I'm actually really excited about this. I also got some beautiful soft white sheer curtains yesterday to flank our bed in the new house. Hooray!
We find out in only 3 days if we're having a boy or girl! Can you tell we are pretty excited and can't wait!?
Thursday night, I was laying in bed and suddenly felt a rolling motion just below my belly button. Nothing huge but something I had never felt before. I was skeptical, but then all day yesterday, I felt the same movement off-and-on! So baby is officially moving and grooving now! And a couple of weeks earlier than predicted!
This weekend we're just kind of hanging out around the house and getting it cleaned up for showings. We're getting ready to move too - slowly but surely. While shopping with Heather for her new apartment, I caved and bought a new bed set. I still LOVE the one we received for our wedding (it will now become the guest bedroom set) but with the dark wood of our furniture, I realized we need to brighten up the space some. So we're going with whites and light grays with silvers and dark grays thrown in as accents. I'm actually really excited about this. I also got some beautiful soft white sheer curtains yesterday to flank our bed in the new house. Hooray!
We find out in only 3 days if we're having a boy or girl! Can you tell we are pretty excited and can't wait!?
Baby Long
Size: 10 inches (length of a carrot), and weighing in at 1 pound.
Important Developments: Finger prints, hair line, and tons of movement.
Noticeable Symptoms: Back pain, FIRST MOVEMENTS, round ligament pains.
Weight Gain To-Date: Only 9 pounds!!! (The average is 10 pounds.)
Belly Button: Innie still.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
6 More Days
Can you tell how excited I am about finding out for-sure if this baby is a boy or girl? I am also so ready to see the baby and hear the heartbeat. This whole not-feeling-kicks-for-weeks thing is really no fun. Everyone else gets to feel their baby this early. But not me. It makes me wonder if he/she is still in there (until the 3am starvation, growing belly, and muscle pains give me reassurance).
Did I mention how much my back hurts these days? Since the baby is in the back, does that mean he/she is kicking my back instead of belly like most babies? Something to consider...
We also get the keys to our new place in a mere TWO WEEKS. Have I packed a single thing yet? Not at all. I need to get motivated. Stat.
Did I mention how much my back hurts these days? Since the baby is in the back, does that mean he/she is kicking my back instead of belly like most babies? Something to consider...
We also get the keys to our new place in a mere TWO WEEKS. Have I packed a single thing yet? Not at all. I need to get motivated. Stat.
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