I am the worst pregnant person

Most are all excited about pregnancy milestones, but I can't remember then an hour after they happen so before I forget, Mike felt X 2 nights ago. Finally.

24 weeks 3 days

My schedule for the next over a week:

Today & tomorrow - work asses off to finish bedrooms for move in date of Friday

Friday - Move in

Saturday - move, 10 am soccer game, come home, move, 3pm soccer game, take Janee to slumber party, move

Sunday - Move, organize, pick janee up, 1pm soccer game, move

Monday - Trip to parents house to pick up Dresser, Desk, 2 bookshelf hutches, and a vanity, come home, move

Tuesday - pack up trailer, soccer practice

Wednesday - Take trailer to Temecula for labor day weekend and celebrate my birthday, minus the kids.

Monday - come home, unpack, move, and organize

Tuesday thru who knows when - move and organize.

Friday - Take kids out to trailer in Temecula and spend the weekend out there with them.

What a cluster.

Thanks mom and dad for taking your vacation right in the midst of this :) I am thankful we can use your lot..I just love how your timing adds to the chaos that a constant in our lives.

And thanks soccer club for planning Janees games on Saturday at 10 and 3. Not close enough together to get them out of the way in one trip to the soccer fields. Oh well.

That's life.

24 weeks, 1 day

Today, I am trying to organize some thoughts on what I need for this new baby X.

I am hoping to replace the car seat and diaper bag, for a bigger model, given I will have all of B's nonsense as well as X's. I am also still in need of a bouncer, for sure, and possibly a swing - although I may act smart for once and hold off on the swing until X is born and see if I can get by with bouncer only.

B was down with the swing every once in awhile, but they are bulky, ugly, and he really didnt like it any better than the bouncer had he of not known better. I did manage to keep the greatest invention ever, which is the snap and go swing attachment. (You can attach your carseat to a swing base). This was the best being B lived in his car seat. And by lived, I mean, slept at night, napped, ate, swung, ect...

I loved the bouncer I had for B, but can't find anything similar. It folded up small, but was sturdy. I hate the ones the have a rounded metal base, which it seems most do. (B learned how to bounce himself right over the edge and ended up on the floor a few times - with seat belt still on). I found one I actually like, and is decent looking to have at your house, but of course, it is the $70.00 model. But, it seems safer than the $40.00 metal cheesy ones. So we will see.

And I think I am the worst parent ever because I hate kid looking stuff. Why does it all have to be so cheesy and gawdy looking?

Then there is the double stroller debate of '09. Front to back, vs. side by side.

Front to back has the biggest basket ever!!!!

Side by side = small basket, but lighter.

Mike thinks I am fine with a heavy stroller, but I will freak out about the lack of storage. I tend to agree but of course I have to 2nd guess every decision I make.

So, today is my day to organize my thoughts and stop being indecisive...

And thank god, I already have most of the things I need and am not having to start from scratch.

23 weeks 6 days

I am sitting here with cinderblock belly again. And it is waaaay low too. Like resting on my upper legs low. Sick.

Mike lovingly told me today that I am going to have to do something about myself once this kid is born. Thank you dear.

Mike freaked out on Thursday night that we should install tile rather than the vinyl tile squares we bought 550 square feet of already. So we ran off to the tile store on Friday, picked out a fabulous tile that we would need to come back to buy Saturday in the truck.

Then, last night, he freaked out again, 86ing the tile, and saying we have to put in laminate flooring.

So, this morning we made plans to visit Lumber Liquidators. Of course, he then changed his mind and decided we should put in vinyl floor.

I made him go look.

We didnt like anything in our price range at lumber liquidators however, once the kids move out, there is some $8.99/square foot real hardwood floor I am dying to have. I hope in 18 years we can afford that? :/

Anyway, we went down the way and found the jackpot of laminate flooring. There were so many fabulous ones, I couldnt decide which one was more fabulous. We bought it.

Even though it is a few cents a square foot more than the vinyl, we figure we break even at least because we dont need to lay down subfloor, buy glue, ect.

Plus it seems more durable. And looks better.

I also ordered the kids blinds today. Blinds.com was the way to go! They were about $20.00 cheaper/blind, and they cut them to size, where as Home Depot sells generic lenghts you have to cut yourself.

Like Mike needs anymore to add to his to do list.

So, flooring will begin tomorrow, a day ahead of schedule.

All the electrical is being installed right now and Rich will be down tomorrow to finish the ductwork and vents.

We are getting SO close..........

And a flashback

Here are some reminders of what this addition used to look like, and some of the fun the men have had over the past 8 weeks......

The progress inside

I should have added to the previous post, the reason the house was stuccoed the way it was. We avoided stuccoing the lower portion of the house because 1) they would have had to stucco below the deck and chop down plants out of the way, and we weren't down with the preparation involved, and 2) it is our intent, to put stone around the base of the house all around.

Anyway, here is the inside to date.

Mike is working on installing electrical finish today, so we can begin flooring tomorrow.

Both the Js picked their own color and I picked Brodys.

And yes, these pictures are the worst, but again, I can't get a good view of the rooms from the inside.

Here is Jesse's room.

Hallway #1

Hallway #2, which has a heinous green tinge to the walls only because the plywood convering up the connection between the inside the rest of the house to the addition is painted a dark olive green.

Brody's room

Janee's room

We are still planning on a move in date on next Friday, and if Mike can finish the electrical today, we are 1 day ahead of schedule. Now, if only Janee didnt surprise us with having 3 soccer games on move in weekend, we might be able to actually get some moving done....................

Stucco

There are a few "befores"

During

And...

Here is the stucco:

Love the plastic and tape everywhere the morning of the party. But, I LOVE the way it turned out.