Finally...

Before this past summer, Frank had been working hard on getting some work done on our house. We started the wainscoting, we started the painting, almost finished Owen's bedroom and started taking wallpaper down in Gavin's room. Then I got pregnant and it all came to a stop. I couldn't even believe how tired I was and how sick I was and suddenly the boys were just too much to handle while he would be working away on the house. So we decided to stop for the summer and resume work again in the winter. Don't think we haven't done anything all summer because that is far from the truth. This summer with a little extra help from Frank's mom to help with the kids, and a bunch of friends for the hard stuff, we had our lawn scraped off and re-leveled. We (and when I say "we" I mean Frank) laid new sod, and tore down our old deck and started building a new one, and laid a new stone walkway along the side of our house and a small patio in the back. Our lawn looks wonderful after constant watering and some tlc and the deck is looking great. We are not done the deck yet. We needed to order some more wood to finish off the stairs and the railings and eventually build a privacy screen around the hot tub. We have the materials now, we just need more time to complete it. I'm thinking the spring.

Anyway, I am feeling much better. I am still very tired and getting kinda sore in this final trimester but I can handle it now that I'm done puking and taking small naps throughout the day. So today Frank finally started working again on our wainscoting! That is one thing I can't wait to get finished. He's finished the wood-work part and now just needs to fill in the holes and paint it which is a pretty quick job. After that is done I think we will paint the front closet doors white and decorate that front entrance area a bit with pictures or a mirror or something. It just feels so good to be making some progress again!!

As far as baby stuff is concerned, I am not even thinking about that yet. I have all the clothes I need, all the baby gear and a pack and play for the little guy to sleep in. I'm not moving Owen out of the nursery for a while yet either. For now, I just want to make my house a little more "finished" and then possibly start on Gavin and Owen's room, or do the stairs carpet, or the railings, or the family room, or... oh boy. One thing at a time!!!

Pictures will follow soon.