tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70595815884524122642024-03-13T21:05:39.081-07:00Dash of SassSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-22528325536737851592012-12-17T06:56:00.000-08:002012-12-17T07:05:59.138-08:00It's Been a While...Wow - It's been a while. I've been spending a lot of time reflecting over the past few days. I felt the need to write so...I wrote a letter to my baby boy. Someday he will read it and he will understand. As adults- you will understand where this is coming from. This was really important for me to write so I hope you'll enjoy reading. Sorry there are no pictures - just words. <br />
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I'm hoping to be sharing more with everyone soon. Until then... <br />
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Dear Dean,<br />
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Sweet baby boy...I'm so sorry it's been such a long time since I've put pen to paper to write to you. Since I'm with you every day I don't think to write - but the days go by so fast and you change so much - I feel like I'm going to forget everything. I need to be better about writing down your milestones and accomplishments. For example, out of the blue yesterday, Dec. 16, 2012, you decided you wanted to feed yourself with your own spoon! I couldn't believe it! I was so proud of you! <br />
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On my way to work this morning I turned off the radio and I spent the whole hour reflecting on how life has changed for me, for you, and for so many others. I spent the time thinking about you and about all the things you don't understand yet. I thought about all the things I want you to know, and about all the things I wish I could shield you from permanently. Someday you will understand. I wish you didn't have to, but I can't keep everything from you. It wouldn't be fair, and it wouldn't be right. Sometimes we are exposed to things that we shouldn't have to be exposed to. Sometimes we will suffer when it isn't fair. Sometimes we will be spared, and we can use this good fortune to help others and to do good things. <br />
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There have been some things going on in the world lately that remind me to take a moment to appreciate how fortunate I am. To take the time to reflect on how precious your little life is, and everyone's lives are for that matter. I want you to know that I think about you every second of every day. I think about how beautiful you are. How smart you are. How proud I am of you every moment. How impressed I am by your small accomplishments and your huge milestones. You remind me of how important it is to celebrate the small things. How important it is to recognize and appreciate all the little things in life. <br />
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Some day you will understand how lucky and privileged you are to be surrounded by wonderful family and friends. You have a support system and role models that some people only dream they could have. As your mama - I hope to raise you to understand how lucky we are. I hope to instill values in you that we can all be proud of. I hope to teach you to appreciate everyone, to treat all people with respect, to raise you with a sense of understanding and patience. I hope to help you grow into a good person who does good things. I hope that you will use the morals you learn to help other people, to stand up for others, and to be a person others know they can always rely on.<br />
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As your parent, I fear for you. I know that the world is not always a safe place. I know now that I cannot take things for granted. I know that I cannot let my guard down. I know that although I want to trust everyone I encounter - it won't always be possible. I know that sometimes the best laid plans don't turn out the way one anticipates. However, I also know that we can't live our lives in fear. We must go on. We must be brave and confident. We must live a life we can be proud of. Sometimes things will happen that are beyond our control - but we must deal with these things. We can learn from these things.<br />
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I hope I am a good enough parent to teach you to be a strong person. I hope I can instill the values in you that I think are important. I hope you choose to use these values to do good things. I hope that our society can share the same values. I hope that the world you know when you grow up is a world you can be proud of. <br />
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Most of all I hope you grow into a person who chooses to do good. Everyone has a choice - in all things. You will learn this some day. I know that all people make mistakes. We all make bad choices from time to time - but I hope that you will make choices you are proud of. I hope you will learn from your bad choices and make better choices the next time around. <br />
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I am so proud of you little boy. I love you more than words can ever describe. You have taught me so much already in your short life. I will learn from you and make better choices because of you. I promise to always try to be the best parent I know how to be. I will always keep trying and keep learning new things. I promise to always try to relate to you and to share my experiences with you. I will always try to take a moment to appreciate life and to appreciate how fortunate I am. You have taught me a new type of love. I hope that some day you can experience the same love for a child. It will change your life. It will change everything you've ever known. <br />
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I love you handsome boy! <br />
Love,<br />
Mama<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-28469616590872027022012-02-28T18:34:00.007-08:002012-03-06T10:21:36.710-08:00Some Favorite Pictures From Dean's First WeeksHere are some of my favorite pictures from Dean's first weeks. He has changed so much already! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1-sPdRJj6lplZak3fuyr1xkxIWOBoPDF3PPxUnQsnTErCsAVuZmS4R007P3iRk5mBsEhiG-2m-rCIk6NjzcHF2B_hlWJrxGea5PfrHDIyUM0nxDwFvpc6TPijmxcNsdfiDw3dYN-2KQ/s320/Taking+it+easy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714380624426711682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfR1hVsLbOiGykpg_5Knh0Uw-EHlufetqjmUfEo7wo2hnv4vp7On7uxiHeZCEM7kEyh4PGA41UKA6JDgHq7wSZ1eSXiNhlvg_EP0iE9gWeA_AHXm9nQXLM4C299S6Bkv02Go4JJTULkHw/s1600/Kristen%2527s+Photo+of+Dean.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfR1hVsLbOiGykpg_5Knh0Uw-EHlufetqjmUfEo7wo2hnv4vp7On7uxiHeZCEM7kEyh4PGA41UKA6JDgHq7wSZ1eSXiNhlvg_EP0iE9gWeA_AHXm9nQXLM4C299S6Bkv02Go4JJTULkHw/s320/Kristen%2527s+Photo+of+Dean.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714380662520386386" /></a><br /><br />And for a fun little comparison - here are two more recent pictures from Dean's third week. Wow, what a difference!! He's turning into quite the little porker!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmqObAhq6SUnDcAtSazXGwgV0PMtX8ojSNxqbxZP4WgiXGjGkjR3AMd7ICPwILn71Ruj69ZD2kVC-cjl_X9fIkS55DTHSjPfVQKQ07PFdEwK6Bf_JJphSBpsDmYHZnf1576JtAJNFNbM/s1600/milk+coma.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmqObAhq6SUnDcAtSazXGwgV0PMtX8ojSNxqbxZP4WgiXGjGkjR3AMd7ICPwILn71Ruj69ZD2kVC-cjl_X9fIkS55DTHSjPfVQKQ07PFdEwK6Bf_JJphSBpsDmYHZnf1576JtAJNFNbM/s320/milk+coma.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714380649281311762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0Olz_wopzXJWbzP9iRdoW_1CGUigWYIqo50NPu_hesAb2sYcwR1igJ5AxH-axO8OOK_9Hc948frPH3G6xg3EIhsCmrhC_TbhudICF2kl8JVSou-DT15eDXx_KIyjk_3QCMBh_2YWqgA/s1600/sucking+on+his+whole+hand.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0Olz_wopzXJWbzP9iRdoW_1CGUigWYIqo50NPu_hesAb2sYcwR1igJ5AxH-axO8OOK_9Hc948frPH3G6xg3EIhsCmrhC_TbhudICF2kl8JVSou-DT15eDXx_KIyjk_3QCMBh_2YWqgA/s320/sucking+on+his+whole+hand.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714380641770102114" /></a><br /><br /><br />p.s. I thought you might like to know some of the nicknames I have for Dean. He isn't even 5 weeks old yet, and I already call him by a bunch of different names. Here's a list: peanut, little peanut, little man, little boy, lovey, love, love bug, squeaker, porker, and poop squeak. I think there are others that I can't think of right now. I'll be sure to let you know when I remember them. :)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-52945151087476355772012-02-27T09:52:00.007-08:002012-02-28T18:18:32.522-08:00It's Been a While...Pictures from Dean's BirthSorry it's been so long since I've posted. We've been having a lot of fun over here getting to know each other. Dean is a great baby and we have been very lucky. He has his cranky moments, but he's so cute I just don't care (most of the time!) I cannot believe that he'll be a month old tomorrow. Where did the time go?
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<br />Since I posted Dean's birth story I figured I ought to get caught up on things by starting with a post of pictures from Dean's birth. I won't include everything, just a select few for those who are interested...
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<br />Enjoy!!
<br />(Sorry about the order of the photographs - I figured you'd rather see the pictures than have to wait any longer while I play around with switching the order)
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-36048770421406816972012-02-08T06:28:00.000-08:002012-02-09T06:37:10.759-08:00On the Day you Were Born...Dean's Birth StoryHi All,<br /><br />Since many of you have been asking - I've decided to share Dean's birth story with you by way of a letter I've written to him. I've actually been writing to Dean since we knew we had a little one on the way. I didn't know him yet - or even that he was a he - but it didn't matter. Someday I'll share all the letters with him so he will know how much he was loved from the very beginning. I'm not sure if he'll be as amused by all of this as I am, but I couldn't very well not document everything for the future. That's just what I do! <br /><br />I'll apologize in advance because this post is incredibly text heavy. Also, if you don't want to know too much - stop reading now. I didn't include every last detail of the day, but I did mention most. <br /><br />Pictures will follow but bear with me while we figure things out over here. It's a work in progress! <br /><br />In the meantime, here's my letter to Dean about the day he was born...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dear Dean,<br /><br />I am so excited to be sitting here writing this letter to you. Mostly because I know who YOU are now! Incredible! First off, you are Dean Anthony Benedetti. You are an absolutely adorable, handsome, beautiful, cute, perfect little man! You arrived on February 1, 2012 at 9:51pm. You weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces, and measured in at 20" long. You were born with 10 perfect little fingers, 10 perfect little toes, the skinniest little legs and arms I've ever seen, and a full head of amazingly long dark hair. We were so surprised at how beautiful you were...and that you were a boy! We didn't find out if you were a boy or girl and the surprise was...in a word...PERFECT! You are amazing!<br /><br />Let's backtrack a little. You little man, were overcooked! That's right. You were born at 40 weeks, 6 days. I guess you were nice and cozy in your warm home and didn't feel the need to experience any other home yet. This on it's own is incredible considering you tried to make your first appearance at 27 weeks. I guess I did a good job of following the doctors orders so you stayed put long enough to become nice and healthy, and ready for the world.<br /><br />On Tuesday, January 31st I had an ultrasound and a doctors appointment scheduled in order to check on you since you hadn't arrived yet. We discovered that you were doing ok, but that you didn't have much amniotic fluid. Considering this can be an indication that the placenta is deteriorating it was decided that I would be induced earlier than the date we had set of Friday February 3rd. So, Wednesday the 1st was the day. I was warned that inductions can take between 24 and 36 hours so I mentally prepared myself for what was ahead of me (as much as I could.) I left the appointment feeling anxious and excited. I really didn't know what to expect, even though everything had been explained to me. I knew I was finally going to meet you and that's all that mattered, but I was still frightened about how you were going to make it into this world. Mom G-K and I spent the rest of the afternoon keeping busy strolling Newbury Street, informing family and friends of the new plan for your birth, and doing last minute errands. When your dad got home from work we went out to dinner with Mom G-K and Emily to celebrate, enjoy our "last supper," and keep distracted. Then it was home to pack and attempt to get a little rest. Of course, there wasn't much rest to be had, and before I knew it it was time to leave for the hospital.<br /><br />February 1, 2012 was a beautiful day in many ways. The weather was supposed to be perfect - an unseasonably warm 50 degrees and sunny. It was going to be a long day and I wasn't going to be able to eat once the induction was started so Mom G-K made us breakfast and then we stopped at starbucks so I could get a drink. Then we were off to the hospital. It was such a strange experience. I was so nervous and anxious I wasn't sure what to do with myself. When we got to the labor and delivery floor I was taken straight to my room. As luck would have it we got the best room in the whole place! The biggest corner room with a wall full of windows with a great view of Boston. After I was situated I got several visits from my labor and delivery nurse, the world's most awkward medical student, the resident on call, and several other people. After all the visits my lovely nurse Amanda came back to get the pitocin started. She and my doctor decided that since I was already dilated about 2-3 cm and that I was having contractions on my own every 2-3 minutes, that pitocin was most likely all I needed in order to make the contractions more regular and more effective. I've been having contractions for months so I was just waiting to see how different these contractions would feel. After a few hours they started to get painful. Of course, this didn't happen until after your dad and Mom G-K left to get a late lunch. By the time they got back I was feeling uncomfortable and scared. They helped to settle me back down. We tried walking the halls, moving around the room, sitting in different types of chairs,(not to be overly graphic - but sitting on the toilet for a while,) and ultimately moved on to sitting on the exercise ball.<br /><br />Around 5:30, Dad K arrived and Mom G-K went downstairs to find him. By this point I was in pain. Just as mom left...my water broke, at 5:40pm. Up until this point that was the scariest thing that had happened. It just startled me! And it didn't stop! What a weird feeling. As to be expected - after my water broke there was no longer any cushioning between your head and my pelvis and things because even more painful. Mom and Dad G-K came back up for a little bit. They kept me entertained as much as possible. During each contraction I really had to concentrate and focus on breathing through the pain until it was over. The pitocin made the contractions so regular. They had been every single minute since they begin and they were strong! They lasted just about the entire minute so there wasn't any break between them. I was becoming exhausted and frustrated. I tried leaning over the bed for support. That worked for about an hour. Your dad was fantastic throughout the whole process. He was coaching me to breath, rubbing my back, and just standing by me. By 7pm I could barely hold myself up since the contractions were so strong. I decided it was time for Mom and Dad to leave and to be checked to see how much progress I'd made. It was also time for a shift change so my new nurse Joanne came in as Amanda stepped out. The next 45 minutes were a complete blur. I was bombared by Joanne, medical students, residents, my doctor, etc... I was in so much pain, and it happened so fast that everyone just came in to see what was going on. They had a 15 second window to check me and they determined that I was already at 8 cm. I couldn't believe it! I was so happy to hear the news...but also frightened that there was still a ways to go. I was having the urge to bear down and my body was doing it on its own. I couldn't control it and it wasn't time yet. Pushing at this point would cause my cervix to swell, and therefore it wouldn't be able to dilate large enough to fit your little head through. I asked my doctor realistically how long were we talking. I needed concrete information in order to make a decision about what to do. I had made it so far and I was shocked and overjoyed by the news, and yet I was beyond frightened that I wouldn't be able to take it for a few more hours. When she said we were realistically talking about 2-3 more hours I decided, with your dad's help, that the epidural was the way to go. Without the pitocin contractions usually happen every few minutes, giving you a break in between to get back in the right frame of mind and prepare for the next one. With the pitocin mine were coming every single minute and not letting up at all in between. They were that much stronger and more unbearable. After I made the decision to get the epidural there was an onslaught of people rushing in and out of my room. They made your dad leave and everyone frantically rushed around preparing me and the room. Since my contractions weren't letting up, I was going to have to sit still on the bed through them while getting the epidural. The procedure took about 20-30 minutes and poor nurse Joanne must have lost a few fingers during the process. She held my hand, coaching me to breathe and relax as much as possible, reminded me to fight the urge to bear down, and stick it out. They finally gave me a test dose of the medicine and told me that I had to lay down and just try to fight it for another 20 minutes. Since we were playing catch up with the medicine they gave me an extra dose to try to get things working. They brought Michael back in and he continued to coach me through the next 20 minutes of contractions. Finally, it started to take affect.<br /><br />The next hour and half were much more relaxed. I was able to rest a little bit and let my body do what it needed to do. Since the contractions were so strong and consistent they actually turned off the pitocin to see if my body would react on it's own. I was contracting every 2-3 minutes on my own and that was enough to continue the process. (Perhaps if they'd done that when they checked me I would have been able to make it though. Either way - it doesn't matter!) The hormone change and epidural were causing me to shake like crazy, but I didn't care. All that mattered was that I were making progress and that we were about to meet you!<br /><br />At 9 they decided to check me again. All the doctors and residents were delivering other babies so we had to wait a few minutes. At 9:15 the resident came to check me and was having trouble determining how dilated I was...and that's when he said, "Woah, that's because that's the head right there!" I was fully dilated and your head was at +2...meaning it was time to push! Joanne and your Dad got me situated a few minutes later and I started to push with each contraction. After a few minutes the room was filled with the new doctor on call, new resident, medical student, and other support people. I continued to push and each time I could see your little head coming out. What an incredible experience. Your dad was amazed by everything. It helped me to watch him. We were so amazed and couldn't believe how close we were to meeting you. After only 35 minutes of pushing, you arrived! First came your head, and then a few more small pushes brought out your shoulders, and before we knew it...you were here! They placed you on my belly as your dad cut your umbilical cord. I held you as they rubbed you down and made sure you were breathing well and that everything was ok. Within seconds of your birth, your dad told me you were a boy! I couldn't believe it! I wanted to say your name, but I didn't know it yet! I just held you - watched you - and kept saying how I couldn't believe it. We were so in love with you!<br /><br />It took about 45 minutes to patch me back up, all the while we got to hold you and talk to you on my chest and get to know you. After everything was fixed up and we'd had about an hour with you, they took you over to the warming table to get weighed, measured, receive your vitamin k shot and your antibiotic eye ointment. I wasn't able to move, but your dad went with you to be with you and to take pictures. Immediately after it was time to start breastfeeding. With Joanne's help we made it happen. It was such a surreal experience. In a way I was entirely "there," and at the same time I was somewhere totally different. I couldn't believe that you were here, and that I had created you. I couldn't believe that you were mine, and that you were the most beautiful baby I'd ever seen, and so perfect in every way. I couldn't believe how fast things had happened and that your birth day would always be the perfect palindrome that it was - 2.1.12. I couldn't believe how wonderful your dad was and how he was the perfect coach and the perfect dad. I was completely consumed by how incredible you were.<br /><br />We stayed in labor and delivery for another hour or so, and then we were moved down to our new room for the next few days. Your first three days were a whirlwind of eating, pooping, crying, and sleeping. We were checked on every couple hours and both were progressing nicely. We functioned in a hazy world of no sleep, and complete bliss.<br /><br />I'll tell you more soon, but right now it's time to get cleaned up and get discharged. We're going home!<br /><br />The perfect new family of three.<br /><br />What more could we ask for?!<br />I love you so much baby Dean. You are perfect in every way. We are the luckiest parents and we know it!<br /><br />Love you,<br />Your MOMSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-90069542026768462832012-02-04T06:20:00.001-08:002012-02-04T06:28:31.329-08:00It's a Boy!!DEAN ANTHONY BENEDETTI<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Dbl6844g7W-PwSrJ_PljD2ihQdkQSlLXahVCoPB6gsVU7zfvrKj22nMYZfJUEcPXJIZ6YxgA2C2S-F4RcQRGvwzy4Mpj0AaWmDHXsujsjbqq9Fc6jpcD5r-1OkJjQIZHpQF-ELL1QiQ/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Dbl6844g7W-PwSrJ_PljD2ihQdkQSlLXahVCoPB6gsVU7zfvrKj22nMYZfJUEcPXJIZ6YxgA2C2S-F4RcQRGvwzy4Mpj0AaWmDHXsujsjbqq9Fc6jpcD5r-1OkJjQIZHpQF-ELL1QiQ/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705287077708432946" /></a><br /><br />February 1, 2012<br />9:51pm<br />7 pounds 3 ounces<br />20 inches<br /><br />PERFECT IN EVERY WAY!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-90072961723255250372012-01-17T06:43:00.000-08:002012-01-17T07:17:42.264-08:00Update - or Lack of an UpdateJust a quick note to say... "No News Yet" <br /><br />I know I haven't written in a while and it's got a few of you wondering what's going on. Sadly - nothing yet! <br /><br />Lesson learned: Never leave your readers hanging when you're due in a week in a half! It occured to me this morning that when someone asks me when I'm due. My response will be "next Friday," not "in 1 month" or "in 2 weeks". Wow! <br /><br />I'm ready! We're ready! Everything's ready...except the little person. That's ok we'll wait for you... Right now you're having a severe case of the hiccups (a twice a day occurrence.) I must say you are one extremely active little baby. Sometimes your constant kicking leaves me feeling bruised on the inside, but it's all worth it. There is nothing as incredible as knowing you are thriving and growing away inside me. It's also a little creepy, but mostly incredible! I'm already starting to feel sad about this stage being behind us...but I'm more than ready to meet you! <br /><br />On that note...I'll leave you with a few pictures for the last week or so... <br /><br />First off - Michael's coworkers threw a surprise baby shower for him at work. They decorated this desk, ordered lunch, ice cream, and gave him a baby gift. Very nice!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5VcF7gkBSZwQL-lKjbAxzAglrYbHmpIrX-rwjuom9_9c2lrL9d9xfrnvqKfGHeHXidyh3W4cEvoARJfFZY2Hsmo4bzZdJZRg84URNPKHHWGLY1GYk-UJ3B9ZI2eFK4cijHj2VaxIC84/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5VcF7gkBSZwQL-lKjbAxzAglrYbHmpIrX-rwjuom9_9c2lrL9d9xfrnvqKfGHeHXidyh3W4cEvoARJfFZY2Hsmo4bzZdJZRg84URNPKHHWGLY1GYk-UJ3B9ZI2eFK4cijHj2VaxIC84/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698618162418637394" /></a><br /><br />I finally made Michael an appointment for a haircut on Saturday. He desperately needed one (but will adamantly disagree with me about that!) The way I see it, we're going to have a LOT of pictures taken in the coming weeks and I didn't want him to look like a slob...hehehe. Anyhow he complained about having to get a hair cut, he complained about it being so early (10am-not early) and whined and whined...until I suggested he come home with muffins after. That perked him right up! He showed up after his haircut with muffins, dunkin donuts coffee for him, starbucks for her, and gingerbread cookies for later. Good man. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1uDjL-Qs86Kzxf_ekngA5MdujX4nB7mD8XqntXG1-dpmFIctoPig0vGCe6CnI9mpe4UNK5W4z7lHSUu_QE3VuLsnWgLIGQm3vU321ypY3-d_N-pe4PLA3lOp_4SALQfATHFGSZCiZdo/s1600/photo+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1uDjL-Qs86Kzxf_ekngA5MdujX4nB7mD8XqntXG1-dpmFIctoPig0vGCe6CnI9mpe4UNK5W4z7lHSUu_QE3VuLsnWgLIGQm3vU321ypY3-d_N-pe4PLA3lOp_4SALQfATHFGSZCiZdo/s320/photo+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698618153042688450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNLpsqMWS6ye46r_vacOTq0m1J6U9cobowiUxbAIzLW82V-CDjWwiUKUuQLZa1YcyOO1qmxFIQ8WfJRR3kix7AsX3L9UUX74F7ZMW1Ovkp5u2d5BqPtCUBPtNBvaLdbBFSqn4yJEtdbA/s1600/photo+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNLpsqMWS6ye46r_vacOTq0m1J6U9cobowiUxbAIzLW82V-CDjWwiUKUuQLZa1YcyOO1qmxFIQ8WfJRR3kix7AsX3L9UUX74F7ZMW1Ovkp5u2d5BqPtCUBPtNBvaLdbBFSqn4yJEtdbA/s320/photo+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698618144058712450" /></a><br /><br />Next I went on a little mission to get out of the house and get moving a bit. I made a stop at The Gap to look at all the cute baby things...<br />That's when I saw this!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iOpx37txTERDCSVLc_iZaJUTEfopsMo2coKJu1-YnqUCKsPy9VRvTYUEoujdmeigQJJdwe7h98AtQy_NK8ih35_aZzfu0a9UwSBp6X7QmlWQU0JXc5ggQ1V7Sw-zO7FiBL15HwmqAK4/s1600/photo+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iOpx37txTERDCSVLc_iZaJUTEfopsMo2coKJu1-YnqUCKsPy9VRvTYUEoujdmeigQJJdwe7h98AtQy_NK8ih35_aZzfu0a9UwSBp6X7QmlWQU0JXc5ggQ1V7Sw-zO7FiBL15HwmqAK4/s320/photo+3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698618134009964658" /></a><br />Anyhow who knows us will tell you just how excited I was when I saw this. But, alas I did not buy it. It was on sale, but it was a final sale item that couldn't be returned. I decided it was a little too boyish for our potential girl baby, so it stayed at the store. <br /><br />While there, I tried on a few maternity tops that were on sale. Notice - no pants - anything that requires taking off my shoes more than absolutely necessary is out of the question these days. I didn't buy anything - but I did take a little self portrait for you. <br />38 Weeks: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCmMFoAipwXdcPZy8J6lbR3BmN5SYjWg4OH060FJjAvaZuAKyLIhwdBQuyKoGEQ6wuD9JbOFgYYtbyioqaAoO8djCCSoav_c1HFshEmHPkO8sEe51Q0bKbUQF6v6ZxSg_G4YI-FCFmEA/s1600/photo+4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 162px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCmMFoAipwXdcPZy8J6lbR3BmN5SYjWg4OH060FJjAvaZuAKyLIhwdBQuyKoGEQ6wuD9JbOFgYYtbyioqaAoO8djCCSoav_c1HFshEmHPkO8sEe51Q0bKbUQF6v6ZxSg_G4YI-FCFmEA/s320/photo+4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698618132937717170" /></a><br /><br />Getting close!!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-47648167800745371912012-01-09T06:48:00.001-08:002012-01-09T13:35:25.384-08:00Weekend HappeningsWe had an interesting weekend. It was a strange combination of getting a lot done but getting nothing done at the same time. My ban on activity is officially being lifted so I felt the need to take advantage. The real reason I felt the urge to get things done was this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApCjIWXOSGqxDkNjvBtYmfwbwGXIg6KZWiY9PYmdn6-EhrntJApMlHPaI1UhDpgABxxKm8rB1_cW5hFH-8nl0gyMOr5wt-JfvFjzi7gO4TXLj7078UgQ-uMKcXOIn2JkCDG4sE0GICWo/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApCjIWXOSGqxDkNjvBtYmfwbwGXIg6KZWiY9PYmdn6-EhrntJApMlHPaI1UhDpgABxxKm8rB1_cW5hFH-8nl0gyMOr5wt-JfvFjzi7gO4TXLj7078UgQ-uMKcXOIn2JkCDG4sE0GICWo/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695649896957646498" /></a><br /><br />Can you tell from my terrible cell phone self portrait? The baby has definitely dropped! Of course this happens on Friday when my entire side of the family is in San Francisco for the big 90th and 80th birthday bash! Great timing. But as you can tell from the timing of this post, all is good. No babies were born this weekend while everyone was away. Well I'm sure babies were born - just not mine! <br /><br />Back to Friday. We noticed on Thursday night that things were-a-changing. Progress-yes, but bad timing. Friday was a tough day for me. It had been a long week at work and Friday ending up being a very full day. I worked from 9-7. Those last two hours really did me in. By the end of the day I was having a lot of trouble walking due to some sciatic nerve pain, not to mention the stabbing pains I was feeling in my pelvis. Awesome. When I finally left the gallery I was just physically exhausted, emotionally drained, and feeling upset that I wasn't able to go to CA to celebrate with my family. All I could think was that they were all having a great time together and I felt left out. Selfish I know, but that's how I was feeling. <br /><br />Thankfully our Friday dinner plans were rescheduled to Saturday. I needed that break. As much as I love our Friday dinners, I just felt like I couldn't get myself out of my funk enough to be sociable. <br /><br />Saturday I did some reading and tv watching with some cleaning and organizing mixed in there as well. I also ironed and put the new crib skirt on the baby's crib...thanks to Mom G-K! I love it!!! Here's a picture:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiG9GPqOg0GNp28yVnnDwVC_FyOfbZRlT_rbOsHaqs5tE-Rh3RYTnsTwH3mbkfakcYC04S6x8BpmS_dF74qx58x1rGKaoGagaoN8W7g_-nhj-qVWfOZkOeO7cSgiMTirsJLVPcCrJOek/s1600/DSC03585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiG9GPqOg0GNp28yVnnDwVC_FyOfbZRlT_rbOsHaqs5tE-Rh3RYTnsTwH3mbkfakcYC04S6x8BpmS_dF74qx58x1rGKaoGagaoN8W7g_-nhj-qVWfOZkOeO7cSgiMTirsJLVPcCrJOek/s320/DSC03585.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695644555436196082" /></a><br /><br />What do you think? <br />Works great with the paper pom poms - ties everything together nicely. Thanks Mom! Nice work!!<br /><br />Michael spent the day working on updating our computer, backing everything up, and getting things set up for two users, etc... <br /><br />Sunday was a bit of a blur. I spent the morning mopping downstairs with my favorite toy - my steam mop! That's right - I love my steam mop. Seriously - it's wonderful. I think it might have been a Christmas present from last year, or the year before from the husband. Not your typical Christmas gift, but I love it. Anyhow after I finished downstairs I needed a bit of a break before heading upstairs. As I got started upstairs it seemed that my steam mop had - well - lost steam. hehehe. No really though, there was no steam, something was wrong. I tried to unplug it, let it cool off and try again. No luck. I unplugged it again, let it cool for a bit, and then attempted to take the head off the mop. This is about when things went terribly wrong. It seemed as though the head was stuck. I gave it a little jiggle and it came loose...so loose that it shot across the bathroom, dirty steamy water spraying straight across the room, onto the walls, toilet, sink, floor, window, EVERYWHERE! Thankfully I only got blasted on my hand and wasn't burnt by the hot water. I stood there, stunned, wondering what to do. After a few minutes of laughing about it, I went to find some rags to clean the now filthy bathroom. Oh well - things happen. (By the way - my birthday is coming up. In case you're wondering what you can get me - how about a new steam mop! just kidding - sort of.) <br /><br />After that adventure I decided to venture out to the grocery store (our favorite produce place as well as the regular store,) and do a few other errands. About halfway through my adventure I regretted going alone. I've never walked so slow through the grocery store in my life. So slow in fact that Michael called to make sure I was ok since I'd be gone so long! While I was gone he worked on a few projects...<br /><br />Finally sealing the grout in our new kitchen backsplash. Thank you!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZbIFOxJrrW-oAPKzVzKgxJXXp-sL2N0FyW2dzPJtC_LZX4cnYA78pzbs5WfJ4YYj9VgAC25YARWBK2WRxpV8rnLmDPvgExQtbCEGqz8Ip6w_EUHlzMcZBAwVs49Mr0FqIuzzMQMhZTA/s1600/DSC03580.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZbIFOxJrrW-oAPKzVzKgxJXXp-sL2N0FyW2dzPJtC_LZX4cnYA78pzbs5WfJ4YYj9VgAC25YARWBK2WRxpV8rnLmDPvgExQtbCEGqz8Ip6w_EUHlzMcZBAwVs49Mr0FqIuzzMQMhZTA/s320/DSC03580.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695645041332729330" /></a><br /><br />He also worked on plastering around the new thermostat so we can paint the wall again and finish up that project.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuH1FZZZcUp-cTDSARjW7EpEn6930Rnm5UCEnD6gypkTtxb02gA7Ibyz36n7K2KvygR36lkfuGS99dpC4DyF1iuWcIh0qjoB9STfjkgXHelDIpkOXBcKK742hsEV9-0nqNKCptGUYTJ-M/s1600/DSC03582.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuH1FZZZcUp-cTDSARjW7EpEn6930Rnm5UCEnD6gypkTtxb02gA7Ibyz36n7K2KvygR36lkfuGS99dpC4DyF1iuWcIh0qjoB9STfjkgXHelDIpkOXBcKK742hsEV9-0nqNKCptGUYTJ-M/s320/DSC03582.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695645034284495010" /></a><br /><br />While I was out I also picked up a couple baskets for the baby's room. We needed something to store the baby-wearing devices in as well as some other things that won't fit in the baby's dresser. This wasn't what I originally had in mind, but I kind of like them. Maybe Mom G-K will make us some fabric liners for the baskets?!?! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFrdFFuHM_Na4sg7OhS8m7jhzEuz6yP_UgmLxl4X5f_kyxLm9TwqnbSMiQrLdO3XurLc2MkNmTamjraj0b7_fgRBiGFhPYW5YkpdfajUKG6JURgdw6hksh3CsGie_vu5zXjmvru2aBe8/s1600/DSC03583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFrdFFuHM_Na4sg7OhS8m7jhzEuz6yP_UgmLxl4X5f_kyxLm9TwqnbSMiQrLdO3XurLc2MkNmTamjraj0b7_fgRBiGFhPYW5YkpdfajUKG6JURgdw6hksh3CsGie_vu5zXjmvru2aBe8/s320/DSC03583.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695644565555847554" /></a><br /><br />I also spotted this bench as well. I don't love the color of the fabric, but it's the only bench I've seen in months that actually fits in the mudroom. It looks better in person - trust me. We don't have much room in there so this was a major find! It'll look much better when we get rid of the coat rack and put hooks and a shelf above the bench. Dad B? Project? :) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXez1bEiWsABAK2uoFHPmUeJ3sTSh3UQOgiGY8cN0fkNLbx4fgBqH5QATjC1LTyOCUixto6a_MWAI9csCxCUpsuHQyrH15wz0LIzARfQCxaxUmXITbz5OPBAYsyLxfPHiYF1afaVQqZfo/s1600/DSC03588.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXez1bEiWsABAK2uoFHPmUeJ3sTSh3UQOgiGY8cN0fkNLbx4fgBqH5QATjC1LTyOCUixto6a_MWAI9csCxCUpsuHQyrH15wz0LIzARfQCxaxUmXITbz5OPBAYsyLxfPHiYF1afaVQqZfo/s320/DSC03588.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695644535059379266" /></a><br /><br />The last of my weekend projects involved finally organizing this stuff:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYnsfuZUHR9j0Ze3dNXLr1aCgjiT6IQa8XpfLhbubDGupmnGU29WoOP3WkRvU2kykFncUTRlDNnKHaKGNYTdn5bVBsZ6akSvTaRgeO8GuGB24P6dip8_Fb0JVOl3aHmbKc5pErXI-bRI/s1600/DSC03586.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYnsfuZUHR9j0Ze3dNXLr1aCgjiT6IQa8XpfLhbubDGupmnGU29WoOP3WkRvU2kykFncUTRlDNnKHaKGNYTdn5bVBsZ6akSvTaRgeO8GuGB24P6dip8_Fb0JVOl3aHmbKc5pErXI-bRI/s320/DSC03586.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695644547948966706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVkdszELiz4OouI2qUuE3ps1eKwq48_WMZuAibj_bAqnUwhMUMVReXYBqjBvtUfxMtpzka-YVtc9F7Fn-7Ys-Wvs_wAkpKTHBfbMxCTuZzGvOH0i_bek90XUiK0inA4Uc7HTl5055pIo/s1600/DSC03587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVkdszELiz4OouI2qUuE3ps1eKwq48_WMZuAibj_bAqnUwhMUMVReXYBqjBvtUfxMtpzka-YVtc9F7Fn-7Ys-Wvs_wAkpKTHBfbMxCTuZzGvOH0i_bek90XUiK0inA4Uc7HTl5055pIo/s320/DSC03587.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695644542928278290" /></a><br /><br />What's this pile of stuff you ask? My hospital bag and other necessities of course! YIKES! Feels pretty official to have that all ready to go! <br /><br />I finished off the weekend by trying a couple new recipes for homemade granola bars (chocolate chip of course,) and chickpea hummus burgers. The burgers were just ok. And don't you worry - I bought real burgers for the mister as well. I figured he wouldn't be thrilled with my attempt at yet another vegetarian meal. And the granola bars were a fail. I mean they are tasty, but far more cake-like than granola bar-ish. My cuisinart got in quite the workout with these two recipes. We finished off the night by going to see Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with our Friday night plans. Yes that's right, they are people, but they count as a plan these days! ;)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-35333035563999520892012-01-05T17:00:00.000-08:002012-01-05T17:00:03.674-08:00Baby Bump ProgressionThe latest installment... <br /><br />36.5 weeks - Like the self portrait? I was trying on a few things, and quickly gave up when I realized I'd have to take my shoes off. Forget that...it's just not worth it! (sorry for the bad cell phone picture)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGFD6QAITdYNKscnXvRoPRizg4A5hSQOA31-MFRjfOO2bsFwusyWJ4kx2uHaWSzLOBLdV27OuKSIebxNY28wKQUtEIv_2V1olUhL6rvY4u68_0TeJK6yKE69mi0nWYYYeqUFFVKaTMms/s1600/me+fitting+room.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGFD6QAITdYNKscnXvRoPRizg4A5hSQOA31-MFRjfOO2bsFwusyWJ4kx2uHaWSzLOBLdV27OuKSIebxNY28wKQUtEIv_2V1olUhL6rvY4u68_0TeJK6yKE69mi0nWYYYeqUFFVKaTMms/s320/me+fitting+room.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693787843980230514" /></a><br /><br /><br />35 Weeks - Might be the end of stripes for me. Warning - bad self portrait cell phone picture!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKn45xf4ubgx45ec01TNvZ_Hu6np8H3D5ZSCM94w3SaNdOcD2XewLaMzCFs_YGb30UN11OavbeBOVzro0IvSnRtFAqjSNwzK8ogMwpvgpC_J6XYqHBSvRrpd5XhuLrNi3f8e6pNg1Pue0/s1600/me.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKn45xf4ubgx45ec01TNvZ_Hu6np8H3D5ZSCM94w3SaNdOcD2XewLaMzCFs_YGb30UN11OavbeBOVzro0IvSnRtFAqjSNwzK8ogMwpvgpC_J6XYqHBSvRrpd5XhuLrNi3f8e6pNg1Pue0/s320/me.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693787846622554034" /></a><br /><br />32 Weeks...and feeling big! (and a little unprepared and out of time!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF5crqahj0YO43QmcQc1wbtCLQIVFSIJzh8ptZkqg-qigzzaABs8v-GHdr3jNLm-ypcQgKwuX4752CsOeePOr5mownTyhl8s1IIi5SKHaEhlOcdm6bfrIAHWIgrnmDfArpTsRCC5Pip0/s1600/DSC03551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF5crqahj0YO43QmcQc1wbtCLQIVFSIJzh8ptZkqg-qigzzaABs8v-GHdr3jNLm-ypcQgKwuX4752CsOeePOr5mownTyhl8s1IIi5SKHaEhlOcdm6bfrIAHWIgrnmDfArpTsRCC5Pip0/s320/DSC03551.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683024803151448482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ53igXAUjkfjFK_gVTXDreaNTn1dfMgP1zTLuM3LbzqSW1kq3mWLhwvXbM6gu9_gegurKh-TaZxW-9UPQJPtbF5oZUEDZ8jIEikYVl2yXM0MatEyvIaLwsfHCkU7sIM6JX48X1Ck8DTA/s1600/DSC03554.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ53igXAUjkfjFK_gVTXDreaNTn1dfMgP1zTLuM3LbzqSW1kq3mWLhwvXbM6gu9_gegurKh-TaZxW-9UPQJPtbF5oZUEDZ8jIEikYVl2yXM0MatEyvIaLwsfHCkU7sIM6JX48X1Ck8DTA/s320/DSC03554.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683024801519537506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PZ5gK_ObkMq8Vlkb-fsj0wAb_hjkJRusTtXcXXYcXW5wUNvDUys8-vC5MMU5d9xtSScNhgMqiv_cJ1PEQuC0NfgOsI-n6jt4CVXJqm2l2IYOlnCz7DtAs7-L0CLQzNo4stYabKD_ZOw/s1600/DSC03555.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PZ5gK_ObkMq8Vlkb-fsj0wAb_hjkJRusTtXcXXYcXW5wUNvDUys8-vC5MMU5d9xtSScNhgMqiv_cJ1PEQuC0NfgOsI-n6jt4CVXJqm2l2IYOlnCz7DtAs7-L0CLQzNo4stYabKD_ZOw/s320/DSC03555.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683024782612151842" /></a><br /><br />29 Weeks...and starting to realize how much effort it takes to put socks and shoes on! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiVb8Tt_1XgXFLBUL2EGd-gxwV54M4T7jMpLSeW44H1Pn5xxptNGQRAxRGd4S9pQA1A680vVCq39_A_KHLY1i57Agci32af4ckjXw7n5jQ9ygRx3AhqU5OOIHtJV0p2g7PtGZDXDbHsQ/s1600/DSC03508.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiVb8Tt_1XgXFLBUL2EGd-gxwV54M4T7jMpLSeW44H1Pn5xxptNGQRAxRGd4S9pQA1A680vVCq39_A_KHLY1i57Agci32af4ckjXw7n5jQ9ygRx3AhqU5OOIHtJV0p2g7PtGZDXDbHsQ/s320/DSC03508.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675233409957536226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA-oP8RAn57EGHxJMMfc4O888Qo0a6NqZpX4iOnpmlI6sqw2IQcUXmmPr7gQLup8YfTaTjtG4EG6KJtTPbdR6RqBc5Kqfd4sl9fSnUkndqzg2ufFSZVDtHcA9VpIttPs4qS5rRtt2tbI/s1600/DSC03509.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA-oP8RAn57EGHxJMMfc4O888Qo0a6NqZpX4iOnpmlI6sqw2IQcUXmmPr7gQLup8YfTaTjtG4EG6KJtTPbdR6RqBc5Kqfd4sl9fSnUkndqzg2ufFSZVDtHcA9VpIttPs4qS5rRtt2tbI/s320/DSC03509.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675233406115989442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjrz95W0adUniCBk7kr1Z8oPIOXzoWuRptuVAEFS0Og1p8f3GLNlYpvJgjHaNtdXshX7tduepk11wMjmCY022EzespO8S7s21BofMKUWwOaT92s2YfXLP5gSD_Po6wIQT8CUvdhym0T8/s1600/DSC03511.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjrz95W0adUniCBk7kr1Z8oPIOXzoWuRptuVAEFS0Og1p8f3GLNlYpvJgjHaNtdXshX7tduepk11wMjmCY022EzespO8S7s21BofMKUWwOaT92s2YfXLP5gSD_Po6wIQT8CUvdhym0T8/s320/DSC03511.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675233385598433730" /></a><br /><br /><br />27, almost 28 Weeks (looking a little haggard after an impromptu after work cleaning frenzy - I think they'd call this nesting!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gWglIKAoUZCGaLhzwuyi7Fifew2XEZE0Y4w1bsvKWIZxI_JANbRw49W-GlYwxa5RvcbuIBWRq2wjIATuNE_b_TAM2T12PPMOUwsO2dUcSAKXfsdtDh5SJAUU33p7v0mOR0y4hm0zRwM/s1600/DSC03476.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 107px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gWglIKAoUZCGaLhzwuyi7Fifew2XEZE0Y4w1bsvKWIZxI_JANbRw49W-GlYwxa5RvcbuIBWRq2wjIATuNE_b_TAM2T12PPMOUwsO2dUcSAKXfsdtDh5SJAUU33p7v0mOR0y4hm0zRwM/s320/DSC03476.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670811667707509730" /></a><br /><br /><br />26 Weeks (I think) post apple picking break with Emily!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdbemGb4snYpQf8I2tvBgYdpzq8ciAt_-fqxU47HBg5GzX4zDNkq2hfjMM34JPeZlRvmOpJ8Ey2swzBxns9VtUjfjUU6YXmjKc1GG1pl1M_3rdUR38CvVXU8PZkNTPRMiyVvkqrgmDe8/s1600/IMG_4575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdbemGb4snYpQf8I2tvBgYdpzq8ciAt_-fqxU47HBg5GzX4zDNkq2hfjMM34JPeZlRvmOpJ8Ey2swzBxns9VtUjfjUU6YXmjKc1GG1pl1M_3rdUR38CvVXU8PZkNTPRMiyVvkqrgmDe8/s320/IMG_4575.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673007218629425394" /></a><br /><br /><br />23 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH_pU4orynOwfrEHVj6LJqe7V9qyG9ZRXwEvGoC9B5T3YFKREiQnSFt3S4CBymb4lunTzEqcB3k8V8JUh7-7l1oI0R6ertz5cXM1BGdaDFz3_MZ862Ohsr3RWOAHm8GcOZ968h_Zt374/s1600/DSC03378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH_pU4orynOwfrEHVj6LJqe7V9qyG9ZRXwEvGoC9B5T3YFKREiQnSFt3S4CBymb4lunTzEqcB3k8V8JUh7-7l1oI0R6ertz5cXM1BGdaDFz3_MZ862Ohsr3RWOAHm8GcOZ968h_Zt374/s320/DSC03378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960544469066258" /></a><br /><br /><br />22 Weeks (Post Spin Class Sweaty Picture)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfLr5ZQyDzt9uhBZv8yzVeAuFHgh2AKzUzeHzMorSngEzy1ALLyt0lC7ooEUWCGI9cPy4QL3YpHEUloRdIYM3De3q9UbYnf3VVwsMUMGbppq2kWas-EJHzIoPf_2x2QZCECuY3Yv-Zmw/s1600/DSC03375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfLr5ZQyDzt9uhBZv8yzVeAuFHgh2AKzUzeHzMorSngEzy1ALLyt0lC7ooEUWCGI9cPy4QL3YpHEUloRdIYM3De3q9UbYnf3VVwsMUMGbppq2kWas-EJHzIoPf_2x2QZCECuY3Yv-Zmw/s320/DSC03375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960543591850754" /></a><br /><br /><br />21 Weeks (Hiking in Santa Fe while on our anniversary/baby-moon trip)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWdozZiiLYwjzTV0n3hdYtP-wrgDcT5OnO4RCoP1fUtO4Ka5gv18Xf6HNNJLSk0o1lO_3apOaGcRHMtZ22W8BNvEtutOv3GhMfdRw2bzOqAonCXyUyA_1C-bADaHX-AjdUrp5IUN8WIM/s1600/DSC03319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWdozZiiLYwjzTV0n3hdYtP-wrgDcT5OnO4RCoP1fUtO4Ka5gv18Xf6HNNJLSk0o1lO_3apOaGcRHMtZ22W8BNvEtutOv3GhMfdRw2bzOqAonCXyUyA_1C-bADaHX-AjdUrp5IUN8WIM/s320/DSC03319.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960596651831090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw5p3Z9gMPaJsdysOR928B8sFTd-w0e4Qex66w-tplZOdETaPgRmdChj3uiNfnIN0EbtXQ78xZsh-rv8cTYJp26Z3_idtXVbzbFuH38wXSHqSWQhfzJh0MGDAVpHtlbQq2QcssnMwyQA/s1600/DSC03326.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw5p3Z9gMPaJsdysOR928B8sFTd-w0e4Qex66w-tplZOdETaPgRmdChj3uiNfnIN0EbtXQ78xZsh-rv8cTYJp26Z3_idtXVbzbFuH38wXSHqSWQhfzJh0MGDAVpHtlbQq2QcssnMwyQA/s320/DSC03326.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960566737605826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyPBQ8qOL7JomFkRKNje8vz5SzKt2mOupZrXEBrQ87Aw4bOlzGpg2eUTMHT5TE9MdA8WhyphenhyphenvO43gfmIAFauR8-cpps29aDTZsJKlz72WUKq5ijaR2sqJofdNdMAqRVbvU-tMMIFyj9d9o/s1600/DSC03346.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyPBQ8qOL7JomFkRKNje8vz5SzKt2mOupZrXEBrQ87Aw4bOlzGpg2eUTMHT5TE9MdA8WhyphenhyphenvO43gfmIAFauR8-cpps29aDTZsJKlz72WUKq5ijaR2sqJofdNdMAqRVbvU-tMMIFyj9d9o/s320/DSC03346.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960561700142066" /></a><br /><br /><br />21 Weeks (Seated Mom's Eye View)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopkx3z0EB980aNtFKKbDpLZecbCNAfMnDlARH9LgJjgKd048qFQOPs-WaOd7Amm4a_ydGyBYFEpCqwgWNxIshYMWLnplzXBaBO9BEi9hirrNr5eLLACPSJc1qJKXCzlDYO9y71o_azxA/s1600/DSC03315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopkx3z0EB980aNtFKKbDpLZecbCNAfMnDlARH9LgJjgKd048qFQOPs-WaOd7Amm4a_ydGyBYFEpCqwgWNxIshYMWLnplzXBaBO9BEi9hirrNr5eLLACPSJc1qJKXCzlDYO9y71o_azxA/s320/DSC03315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960882616996418" /></a><br /><br /><br />21 Weeks (Celebrating our 2nd Anniversary)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKNsd6jC7oqN8WVNpqtDfa-XLUFI-ebbrj01ZEt8CdSMmc44lwO4Mc72YQzBen1mG_rmW1LMGbZJn0mWJG_kE3ATWkv-Ubra_d_X-ksxGSqHDfCB4xja16wlwL08ojj4OQO2QrcFwytw/s1600/DSC03266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKNsd6jC7oqN8WVNpqtDfa-XLUFI-ebbrj01ZEt8CdSMmc44lwO4Mc72YQzBen1mG_rmW1LMGbZJn0mWJG_kE3ATWkv-Ubra_d_X-ksxGSqHDfCB4xja16wlwL08ojj4OQO2QrcFwytw/s320/DSC03266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960887744552098" /></a><br /><br /><br />20 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg793utO7ZJnofcrcHEeXqaVyfZygXjZZHAe0ZAMHb8-fC4Ync7peROj9VlwTiRXZ1LXrJPaeswTUAVoYrXzwcm9dWgsGHQXPF55wOi9JK-t5nNw7MbBCv6yQ0VxEgVNNjHRW8Ahm7O8RQ/s1600/DSC03207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg793utO7ZJnofcrcHEeXqaVyfZygXjZZHAe0ZAMHb8-fC4Ync7peROj9VlwTiRXZ1LXrJPaeswTUAVoYrXzwcm9dWgsGHQXPF55wOi9JK-t5nNw7MbBCv6yQ0VxEgVNNjHRW8Ahm7O8RQ/s320/DSC03207.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960897355857826" /></a><br /><br /><br />18 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm86AhE3KwznzL7gaNUT5Hqp5s_iS_aiYoo_4HD1kQoJK89l8ghPikr4SONJ-8B16yXjOYUEudB4xfwvST0mRD5EjDifgNFkpLeuyMspu7YDwE5s7hCuPzWJ1Wn4p4BvjayT1F5Dlnjk/s1600/DSC03168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm86AhE3KwznzL7gaNUT5Hqp5s_iS_aiYoo_4HD1kQoJK89l8ghPikr4SONJ-8B16yXjOYUEudB4xfwvST0mRD5EjDifgNFkpLeuyMspu7YDwE5s7hCuPzWJ1Wn4p4BvjayT1F5Dlnjk/s320/DSC03168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960900958089778" /></a><br /><br /><br />14 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDPF_r7X_fYn3x7APvjTTMgJqmlfz3AASNE50UeTKnhQKzx-NGswurqb282c9meracwCv6nKLsjI4LlYpDsnIN3tgc6H483YLzu6d_OXG2JkXbYjrIn4Tt7KgornN1YjzW6hYOZ2a4ZY/s1600/DSC03147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDPF_r7X_fYn3x7APvjTTMgJqmlfz3AASNE50UeTKnhQKzx-NGswurqb282c9meracwCv6nKLsjI4LlYpDsnIN3tgc6H483YLzu6d_OXG2JkXbYjrIn4Tt7KgornN1YjzW6hYOZ2a4ZY/s320/DSC03147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960924452427890" /></a><br /><br /><br />12-13 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmEBHLTGczdOS8ceCqMf3PQaSgVGxfj87L2MsS0dT9AmERFN5pidwY-M7RFxBRjo3sRhSb7TWb4RgDzvmISw5oKkxT-Pf_xRCU8o1pXfdVypgNdBMZ_yMwfsqqMYVud-mqjM_BJE8210/s1600/DSC03119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmEBHLTGczdOS8ceCqMf3PQaSgVGxfj87L2MsS0dT9AmERFN5pidwY-M7RFxBRjo3sRhSb7TWb4RgDzvmISw5oKkxT-Pf_xRCU8o1pXfdVypgNdBMZ_yMwfsqqMYVud-mqjM_BJE8210/s320/DSC03119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961115946662098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmT0kxPgb7A9QPzjAHdTiyt-N0yG9WejkVfSE7DOSOylJmm9akqO9q0HbszYP7SEtGmx2FuD4iP6Y-77iQe8AwWPP0NyJLjedqTFCxn0oJxfyXWaFxAJlwQEwg3XET54qn9eDkzKuJkA/s1600/DSC03120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmT0kxPgb7A9QPzjAHdTiyt-N0yG9WejkVfSE7DOSOylJmm9akqO9q0HbszYP7SEtGmx2FuD4iP6Y-77iQe8AwWPP0NyJLjedqTFCxn0oJxfyXWaFxAJlwQEwg3XET54qn9eDkzKuJkA/s320/DSC03120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961104390992098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIk7NMbvAmcIsTrbPiI6F2YlosmiSHoPam553H-3w7jqrY5LK-kVxL7OStyjWhat7l658dCPj11M0wXFbm8Lz9Wmr4iQVfzWhoqWhIdOzdV7zGnXMIAFQp6t72UgiXuMmKbxkYo1ic98/s1600/DSC03122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIk7NMbvAmcIsTrbPiI6F2YlosmiSHoPam553H-3w7jqrY5LK-kVxL7OStyjWhat7l658dCPj11M0wXFbm8Lz9Wmr4iQVfzWhoqWhIdOzdV7zGnXMIAFQp6t72UgiXuMmKbxkYo1ic98/s320/DSC03122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961097456859586" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-37960301103423125292012-01-04T06:41:00.000-08:002012-01-04T08:05:04.566-08:00Around the House....First things first... Happy Holidays Everyone! It's been a while and a few things have gone on around the house. Not a whole lot, but some small projects here and there. <br /><br />I'll start with my most favorite small project! Here's a picture...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDznUnF0BhuXTrXtX6G2glx3fK9JdsvyfiSPR3zJCJxMpQk0O8FeWCOYY8QWbB-xKAbfDSb7PRvbRUw5lCQNX2Ei2a26ejyJaHqGE-rJgW0vEbCaPY_EXQdNFXci9ZeiCCb9b6h024QE/s1600/photo+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDznUnF0BhuXTrXtX6G2glx3fK9JdsvyfiSPR3zJCJxMpQk0O8FeWCOYY8QWbB-xKAbfDSb7PRvbRUw5lCQNX2Ei2a26ejyJaHqGE-rJgW0vEbCaPY_EXQdNFXci9ZeiCCb9b6h024QE/s320/photo+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693787363049648450" /></a><br /><br />Did you figure out what's new? <br /><br />If not, look again because we grew a headboard (AT LAST!!!!) You may recall from way back when that I intended to make my own. I purchased fabric, batting, etc... Eventually we realized the project would be a little more labor intensive than we thought because we don't have a wall to lean a headboard onto. It would have to be freestanding and pretty supportive on it's own. Since I'm of little use around the house these days, and HauteLook was having a sale on upholstered furniture I decided to bite the bullet and just buy a headboard. Boy am I glad I did! <br /><br />Side note: I love our local UPS delivery man. He's such a nice older guy! He's been to the house a couple times recently and always looks at me, (realizing I'm home alone) and offers to bring everything inside and even take it to the appropriate room for me. He's the best! <br /><br />Anyhow when the headboard (and husband) arrived at the house, I forced the husband to get to work on it! I helped a little, but pretty much didn't do anything useful in getting it set up. I did make two trips down to the basement for supplies he hadn't realized he'd need. Anyhow I can't tell you how wonderful it is to not have to fish for my pillows off the floor in the middle of the night. Ahhh headboard...you've made my life so much easier! <br /><br /><br />Next up...I (with a little help from the husband) put together the baby's swing/bouncy seat. I say...with a little help...because the directions were so terrible (and my brain doesn't work quite as well as it should) I ended up putting two parts together incorrectly and needed a little muscle to undo my mistakes. Oops! Why does all this baby stuff come in a million pieces with virtually no directions? Why can't the directions come with words as well? Pictures just don't cut it! <br />Anyhow...here it is!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4f16uR9qMmFQYFR0H76G_568zjCb0HfU-nN8P_MUvAsn46kE4uYBRzZW5HBflgQuxlMHmk723ae-1DIDPCeVFM4aW5D1iDwJ3SJclzYVTXAKBGoFB0rJobp0Lh2N5pfn0bc2obpz6Lc/s1600/DSC03573.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4f16uR9qMmFQYFR0H76G_568zjCb0HfU-nN8P_MUvAsn46kE4uYBRzZW5HBflgQuxlMHmk723ae-1DIDPCeVFM4aW5D1iDwJ3SJclzYVTXAKBGoFB0rJobp0Lh2N5pfn0bc2obpz6Lc/s320/DSC03573.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693787394804215282" /></a><br /><br />And onto the baby's room... <br />Mom G-K came for a visit last week. She cooked up a storm, put all the baby's books on the baby's bookshelf, and we picked out some fabric for the crib skirt she's making. It was so great having her here! Come again soon!<br />Here's a little preview of her hard work in the baby's room... (We brought the chair up from the living room and I think it'll work out great! I also threw in my Brian Hibbard Horse painting and a few stuffed animals for good measure...)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-puJyjmHC7KCK1KzO48YeUEKBrJQch7_Hc1WDmXv7oBTMU3rpW-xc48afrmOJ8eEQOHOHJsmDECjgk67knJtX9MUGLHBVHWJ6M8ITrzqLgixEbcsW4NvDgB8_mdhukRKShrXOu5eqmw/s1600/DSC03576.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-puJyjmHC7KCK1KzO48YeUEKBrJQch7_Hc1WDmXv7oBTMU3rpW-xc48afrmOJ8eEQOHOHJsmDECjgk67knJtX9MUGLHBVHWJ6M8ITrzqLgixEbcsW4NvDgB8_mdhukRKShrXOu5eqmw/s320/DSC03576.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693787386618116002" /></a><br /><br />Another view:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq0RhgUGjv394_a3hjR1gWQbWjTaC0bO8XWyd-tlWy7ZVno2oaTBJ_53Jg0liHzeLXek3AT09icpAiHvv-qP7bOp9oaeeG3Gx9AM-AAa8soo3Pt3aKZke56yZ5PsEnOHrPZJ0UnvSbh8/s1600/DSC03579.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq0RhgUGjv394_a3hjR1gWQbWjTaC0bO8XWyd-tlWy7ZVno2oaTBJ_53Jg0liHzeLXek3AT09icpAiHvv-qP7bOp9oaeeG3Gx9AM-AAa8soo3Pt3aKZke56yZ5PsEnOHrPZJ0UnvSbh8/s320/DSC03579.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693787378934140034" /></a><br /><br />Here's the fabric we selected for the crib skirt. It obviously isn't done here, but to give you a sense of what we picked out... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8hlvmSxalbfn5GL70A6aby9SYdgmOE9miNSI90vUVAH-RESovePB7CkuXeuMNk8kVN5guFaSIKqAmsA-oESSIollgN3hSp18_36hu6ZbgXw6EU4tI27NX8EKiJcVVUXL6gSHfd-OAeU/s1600/photo+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8hlvmSxalbfn5GL70A6aby9SYdgmOE9miNSI90vUVAH-RESovePB7CkuXeuMNk8kVN5guFaSIKqAmsA-oESSIollgN3hSp18_36hu6ZbgXw6EU4tI27NX8EKiJcVVUXL6gSHfd-OAeU/s320/photo+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693787365481004258" /></a><br /><br />I think it'll be great! The pattern and colors mimic the paper pom poms I hung over the dresser/changing table. There's also enough fabric to make a pillow for the chair. Fantastic!!<br /><br /><br />Last...but not least, we get to the car seat/stroller fiasco. Why a fiasco you ask? Well...let me explain! Over the weekend we got to work installing the car seat (thank you Papa and Marilyn!) in the car. We had it nice and secure when I looked down at the sticker on the side of the seat. It said, "not to be used with infants over 22lbs." Huh? Not what we had picked out-or so I thought! As I remembered it, we had picked out a seat that was good up to 30lbs. I was very confused so I ran inside and looked up our registry and sure enough, the seat we installed was only good up to 22lbs. We had specifically picked out the travel system by Chicco because it was the highest rated and good up to 30lbs. After a bit of detective work I realized they sell two different travel systems and we'd inadvertently picked out the wrong one. (Mostly because we liked the color and pattern the best - not realizing it was different from the others.) If we kept the one we had installed, it would mean that we'd have to purchase two separate infant car seats before graduating to the next size up in car seats. UGH! So I called around to all the baby's r us stores in the area, only to find out that no one carries the travel system we wanted and that to order meant we might not receive it for two weeks. Not acceptable considering we only have three weeks to go here (give or take a week or two.) I finally found a store in Everett that carried them so we rushed over to see what we could accomplish. Surprisingly they took back the car seat, base, and stroller (which were all put together and therefore wouldn't go back into the big box they came in) without a fuss. Wow...that was easy. Then we went to pick out the correct system only to discover that it was truly hideous in person. The colors were terrible and we both agreed it was not going to be ideal. That's when we discovered the one we now own. It's the same brand, works up to 30lbs, and is going to be just find for the little person. It's a little boy-ish, but what can you do?! Poor Michael had to spend yet another night putting more baby stuff together. <br /><br />Here it is!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYCcRq7XZ7LJH6cCWvfse0ujdTaz9oA3ze4c5bgLGK72XhJNjkLu8ogSWBZhlV4olSrWddvP5gUenImynrbtwHm9yt7qPqNP0z6ei2oVlkpaJHYtx9CTvnVnIgD4SZ7AIQztBKQxuEY4/s1600/DSC03575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYCcRq7XZ7LJH6cCWvfse0ujdTaz9oA3ze4c5bgLGK72XhJNjkLu8ogSWBZhlV4olSrWddvP5gUenImynrbtwHm9yt7qPqNP0z6ei2oVlkpaJHYtx9CTvnVnIgD4SZ7AIQztBKQxuEY4/s320/DSC03575.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693787565005316434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpuk52KQ-3Y2RoUQUIwpGdBajd9QuMAmzbOIT5Sh_h911exTyMiNs5ZByR1FNAQ1xpC8A5-9XMwENllQxL74Ktb0P2LoHKbWilYgmnXPGTh5i0Y2wSVsNh-6cQT81rQnaNHkbHB0uOuE/s1600/DSC03574.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpuk52KQ-3Y2RoUQUIwpGdBajd9QuMAmzbOIT5Sh_h911exTyMiNs5ZByR1FNAQ1xpC8A5-9XMwENllQxL74Ktb0P2LoHKbWilYgmnXPGTh5i0Y2wSVsNh-6cQT81rQnaNHkbHB0uOuE/s320/DSC03574.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693787561950946498" /></a><br /><br />Should the little bugger come out and play (or eat, sleep, poop, and cry as he/she will most likely do for a while) - we're ready! ;)<br /><br />p.s. I swear, if I lose any more brain cells we are in really big trouble! I'd like to blame the car seat fiasco on someone else but I just can't get away with that.<br /><br />p.p.s. The husband is a good man! Just wanted to throw that out there! He doesn't get enough credit for all that he is doing lately. I feel the need to publicly thank him! He's been doing housework, cooking, cleaning, gift wrapping, and whatever else I ask him to do. I still do some of it, but he has been an enormous help to me and I appreciate it! He's also been doing things he wouldn't typically dare do. Case in point, yesterday morning as I was getting dressed I sat down on the bed and just stared at my boots. I was pondering how best to put them on, when the husband walked in and saw that I was getting overwhelmed by something as silly as my boots! Rather than laughing at me (as he typically does) he walked over and offered to put my boots on for me. It saved my morning! Thank you! I had to give the man a little credit! :)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-527988761745871072011-12-22T07:17:00.000-08:002011-12-22T07:50:29.656-08:00Baby's Room UpdatesGetting things in order around the house has been a long, slow process lately. Between feeling large, being tired, and all the contractions, it's become more and more challenging to accomplish simple tasks. The good news is that my fantastic husband has picked up a lot of the slack around here. I have to direct (and sometimes ask for things to be done several times,) but he gets it done! THANK YOU!! <br /><br />Thankfully we're getting closer and closer to actually needing all the things we're preparing. I originally had a long list of ideas and projects I wanted to accomplish, but as time as passed I've decided that it just isn't necessary to do everything I wanted to do. What can I say...I give up! <br /><br />So on that note...here's a little project I worked on last week. Since we don't know if the little person is a boy or girl, we needed to infuse his/her room with some color without making it too girly or boyish. <br /><br />Remember how we last had things:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXpvMu7F123OD_amCaWQUoct5H1I3sNjiVsQam04dU6GvF9trb6wKws-QIkxonP4dE_uitKnlzSzn1mvwxv5XPTh1gWpThyphenhyphendB6ewDn1PtOuSUFZe1RfksbdSHWHn5zL_AebvCIFEip-Q/s1600/photo+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXpvMu7F123OD_amCaWQUoct5H1I3sNjiVsQam04dU6GvF9trb6wKws-QIkxonP4dE_uitKnlzSzn1mvwxv5XPTh1gWpThyphenhyphendB6ewDn1PtOuSUFZe1RfksbdSHWHn5zL_AebvCIFEip-Q/s320/photo+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688972932544279634" /></a><br /><br />Well after a little trial and error I had a good base going... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rx91rLno53bc-kvnX3JbzaPp5nUqmczzQhaiKiDTyxUqejkQffOX4fGWhtZo3Z8G27vOqSwUXGTfZCzF06aKMW7aM_agp91Nhf9aMeR8k6XpEak7JoFDgqQfNNQuQTx7jsG0mCP8q_k/s1600/photo+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rx91rLno53bc-kvnX3JbzaPp5nUqmczzQhaiKiDTyxUqejkQffOX4fGWhtZo3Z8G27vOqSwUXGTfZCzF06aKMW7aM_agp91Nhf9aMeR8k6XpEak7JoFDgqQfNNQuQTx7jsG0mCP8q_k/s320/photo+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688972923988070242" /></a><br /><br />It's hard to tell in the picture but because of the sloping ceiling some of these pom poms hang a bit low. In fact I hit my head on them slightly. But hey - they'll be fun for the little guy or gal to swat around once he or she is big enough and they're made of tissue paper so no one will get hurt if they are playing with them!<br /><br />Here's the finished product:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTjEc6fSE99kSfqr4B9IrsirvDZ86BUJloVu3M3bDEyidVijx9m6W6LmCDjkp3pOxwP1janL-h_NLmTA4bvMKJV4ZMmAD-RFWDrpYj7Y3eMDWkg8s5bJoq5x0IJuxQxa_BSZ_zd4zcRU/s1600/photo+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTjEc6fSE99kSfqr4B9IrsirvDZ86BUJloVu3M3bDEyidVijx9m6W6LmCDjkp3pOxwP1janL-h_NLmTA4bvMKJV4ZMmAD-RFWDrpYj7Y3eMDWkg8s5bJoq5x0IJuxQxa_BSZ_zd4zcRU/s320/photo+3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688972916419357026" /></a><br /><br />Next up we have the bookshelf. We originally wanted to get a low, wide bookshelf for another wall. It's still in our future plans but for the time being we decided on another solution. Now the main reason for this book shelf is that we decided to get a video baby monitor. I'm not so sure it's necessary, but I'm sure there will be times when it's fun to have. I'm not thrilled with the idea of spying on the little person but then again it'll be fun to watch him or her when they wake up and see if they climb up the side of the crib or play nicely with themselves until we come get him or her. The angle of the camera can be adjusted from our monitor so we can spin it around the room to other locations remotely and/or zoom in and out. It also has a neat intercom feature so we can speak to the baby when we aren't in the room. Again - neat futures, not really necessary, but might be fun to have. <br /><br />Back to the bookshelf... <br /><br />We realized that there was no where to place the video camera in the baby's room where it could be angled to see into the crib. Oops. So we needed some type of shelf to put the camera on. One option would have been to wall mount the camera - but then we're back to the same issue with the sloping ceiling. In the crib nook there isn't a wall available where we could mount the camera. The next idea was to put up an acrylic shelf or floating shelves on the wall where this bookshelf is now resting. The problem with this idea is with our old plaster walls we've had a lot of trouble hanging things in the past. Neither of us wanted to mess with that. So we found this shelf and decided to give it a try! It provides a perfect angle for the camera and will also house some family pictures and books. It won't be fantastic when the little person is able to walk around and hang on it, but it will work out great for now! <br /><br />What do you think?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b6lusuv4BPHHgae8k3Pa5B2jfhmW2XfxBOY9hOHN89_cJoB66_0BptOumkbtpotwMhxxKDeMKlpGDvTH77v0NaXyFkFCIqlOA1jeV-n4csyy3t4-5Jo0D-DdAEAAnEUlcQ2c27IlrcA/s1600/photo+5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-b6lusuv4BPHHgae8k3Pa5B2jfhmW2XfxBOY9hOHN89_cJoB66_0BptOumkbtpotwMhxxKDeMKlpGDvTH77v0NaXyFkFCIqlOA1jeV-n4csyy3t4-5Jo0D-DdAEAAnEUlcQ2c27IlrcA/s320/photo+5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688972911378533938" /></a><br /><br />And last but not least - I know you're all dying for a belly update. Sorry for the bad cell phone picture and my lounge clothes... 35 weeks! Getting close! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7EDNehl5ohdzIzQYhIuLR2ZrQ26D78ebk7HuofUNUWct-xT8Fsxuw8E1e6ciPtZruLrO5PYFd3n1xQkrT49IHnPlwOYoOHrPd5vJPPYQlHnxXdzbvFb2AetC5R8Ap0GqjRxJBBbuVJU/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 122px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7EDNehl5ohdzIzQYhIuLR2ZrQ26D78ebk7HuofUNUWct-xT8Fsxuw8E1e6ciPtZruLrO5PYFd3n1xQkrT49IHnPlwOYoOHrPd5vJPPYQlHnxXdzbvFb2AetC5R8Ap0GqjRxJBBbuVJU/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688972907037353490" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-33452038314232596302011-12-13T07:09:00.000-08:002011-12-16T07:10:17.505-08:00Preparing for the BabyI've been trying to spend a few minutes every day or two preparing for the baby's arrival. I spent some time over the past two weeks washing all the baby's things and slowly starting to get things organized in the baby's room. It feels like a huge, daunting task, so I'm trying to take it one step at a time. As you know I'm also not supposed to do much so it's making it seem like there's so much more to accomplish when I'm can't even carry around the laundry basket. Sigh! Even the simplest tasks bring on the contractions and it's very frustrating for me. I know what's important, but I'm having a hard time staying put and not doing much. <br /><br />On that note...here's a little glimpse into what's actually gotten accomplished for the little person's arrival. <br /><br />First up...the crib! It's all put together WITH a mattress, mattress cover (and sheets that aren't on it yet! Might as well keep them clean until they are needed!) It's nice to see it more as it will be... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDpMgl1TqYQcuqUYR1TO-NPZe0gHlHfTS35haB92ePSPShc0Ls6nYZ5Xdw6eMca1Mee8tHfEwc4Jjowcc_cKSCcJxFvlhgfP3V_c7wQfJyXtL6OUZHIIS0eL_s-HwCTB_jlrnBykfkUY/s1600/photo+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDpMgl1TqYQcuqUYR1TO-NPZe0gHlHfTS35haB92ePSPShc0Ls6nYZ5Xdw6eMca1Mee8tHfEwc4Jjowcc_cKSCcJxFvlhgfP3V_c7wQfJyXtL6OUZHIIS0eL_s-HwCTB_jlrnBykfkUY/s320/photo+3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685630864432126466" /></a><br /><br />Mom G-K will be making a perfect crib skirt for the baby, but until then I threw on a hand me down version that was never actually used as far as I can tell!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0y3J7GBBEIzDb90EyoyrDL5CQWW1PrWxQmGIM_V5HbOTmNMm9qsKYP0tHWAFC4x0Fh1T6M_Ekr8WLm55GLpeUDevf7F4C-g7mCALQ5guFetm6NQ4h4Z9TXDUDqT3vlsZZ7nGDRbkFlk/s1600/photo+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0y3J7GBBEIzDb90EyoyrDL5CQWW1PrWxQmGIM_V5HbOTmNMm9qsKYP0tHWAFC4x0Fh1T6M_Ekr8WLm55GLpeUDevf7F4C-g7mCALQ5guFetm6NQ4h4Z9TXDUDqT3vlsZZ7nGDRbkFlk/s320/photo+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685630855305157490" /></a><br /><br />Next up...the baby got a nice soft rug! It's supposed to be navy blue, but it certainly looks more like black to me! Oh well! I had originally wanted something really colorful and fun, but didn't find anything I was really excited about! The best thing about this rug is if we ultimately do find something better for the baby's room, this will work great in the guest room! Win-Win! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1D4mPyclOt5zIeveKvKeAf6imrsv_tnG6kwsVVUfC9fM2E-ou_ZyN6j4rEvl_Oi0OV34Bgz8TXbuSKgROV6SdcqMm-JKAcc5lPbHsmFuVLpikPQnzRgj43oBZo6V_o5NavGLgAVQklic/s1600/photo+6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1D4mPyclOt5zIeveKvKeAf6imrsv_tnG6kwsVVUfC9fM2E-ou_ZyN6j4rEvl_Oi0OV34Bgz8TXbuSKgROV6SdcqMm-JKAcc5lPbHsmFuVLpikPQnzRgj43oBZo6V_o5NavGLgAVQklic/s320/photo+6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685630846540509842" /></a><br /><br />As luck would have it, the Pack and Play we wanted is discontinued. Mom and Dad G-K tried to buy it for us at the store, online, on Amazon...you name it! No luck. I tried too...no luck! So instead...they splurged and got us the Baby Bjorn version for travel. It'll be great because it only weigh 11lbs, unlike the typical Pack and Play. Anyhow, Julie gave us the Pack and Play they used when their girls were little. It isn't exactly like what we picked out, but it will do the trick for having a place for the baby to sleep and be changed downstairs for the first couple of months.<br /><br />They said it was missing some parts perhaps so we decided to put it together and check out if it was usable. Surprisingly it's missing some major parts, namely the metal dowels that actually hold the whole mattress part up! How do you lose those? Anyhow Michael thinks he can fix it with some wooden dowels. If so, it'll be perfect for us for a while - and then it can go to Mom and Dad G-K's house for our visits in the future. <br /><br />Here's a picture of it mostly put together:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiqS53j5b8WNifho-o6Oag-HL4ZzX6_2VhmkTuartXh4NIzUQvucpS_RCil2p1lF3u9UjpSfggTwescfwdsXUV62Xe1eEcGg-gPI0dQbNqyEsF-5o8N6VL8mQd3RCZodRpp48buljnJI/s1600/DSC03571.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiqS53j5b8WNifho-o6Oag-HL4ZzX6_2VhmkTuartXh4NIzUQvucpS_RCil2p1lF3u9UjpSfggTwescfwdsXUV62Xe1eEcGg-gPI0dQbNqyEsF-5o8N6VL8mQd3RCZodRpp48buljnJI/s320/DSC03571.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685630843137534002" /></a><br /><br />The next project was putting together the high chair to ensure it was good to go and didn't need to be exchanged for one that wasn't broken (just in case!) We know it won't be used for a while, but at least we know it's good to go when we want to use it! <br />Here it is...very retro looking! We picked this one out based on advice from all my new mom friends out there. They all said, pick something that can be easily rolled around, and can be most easily cleaned. This one only has two pieces of plastic that are molded to form the seat. That's exactly two things that might potentially need to be wiped down. And the tray is one solid piece as well-and diswasher safe! Easy peasy! (hopefully!) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2n0MDDac-V0vWRpDmND7rAIYlKgi2IZByz8VQ-dqZC0xZpmY45YCiAqietl43J77MQ4EWFhyphenhypheni386I567332hhYMdio5s2Q-n8jRpPU-gn3KHUdKLZ3gWirqTvBbL29S3up5rOV-ylYI/s1600/DSC03569.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2n0MDDac-V0vWRpDmND7rAIYlKgi2IZByz8VQ-dqZC0xZpmY45YCiAqietl43J77MQ4EWFhyphenhypheni386I567332hhYMdio5s2Q-n8jRpPU-gn3KHUdKLZ3gWirqTvBbL29S3up5rOV-ylYI/s320/DSC03569.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685630822746917938" /></a><br /><br />We also ventured out one night to spend all our Baby's R Us gift cards on some last necessities. Here's just one small stack of our loot!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VXdsqUkANQXuLadKC-n5GUpLtMWkps7a6dm5KkbNcz2xESLwCq2tJxHdCYOfXIPWTBSPw96Se5leLsX1ZwjisACPuQyPhsauStTP0loIJMJCe62KZH39yJzziK2iOfCzR0mgq00NDdo/s1600/photo+5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VXdsqUkANQXuLadKC-n5GUpLtMWkps7a6dm5KkbNcz2xESLwCq2tJxHdCYOfXIPWTBSPw96Se5leLsX1ZwjisACPuQyPhsauStTP0loIJMJCe62KZH39yJzziK2iOfCzR0mgq00NDdo/s320/photo+5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685631406861753938" /></a><br /><br />I've also worked to start pulling the room together. It's coming along...slowly. Here's one view...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh97tGAoCFgSZ4j7LpUTr-82-jRq0EhKInHue82hVZzk9WVa4BiK4t-pggsXJ6BZElVohXKxR1-7_s3NXaJorQSH0cSDnNu7OzRKoaVCh7HXvD9ypnZF9VKXlf3ZnozEGhWT9la332-Wg/s1600/photo+4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh97tGAoCFgSZ4j7LpUTr-82-jRq0EhKInHue82hVZzk9WVa4BiK4t-pggsXJ6BZElVohXKxR1-7_s3NXaJorQSH0cSDnNu7OzRKoaVCh7HXvD9ypnZF9VKXlf3ZnozEGhWT9la332-Wg/s320/photo+4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685631394469459874" /></a><br /><br />See we actually have a changing pad now. The pillow will get relocated eventually but it's living here for now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIrsd-ELU3HIH9HbPasrijQ1NdlnqKCTdXudUWmZflYnZsSUBywFJETN7SgZFVCQ_Jep1OpWyWTQnYmGRzeL4tGwmW42534d-jJxQ8nyg6SuHTVoqnVeX4f-STIFXctsplaDJwCvR_1w/s1600/photo+7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIrsd-ELU3HIH9HbPasrijQ1NdlnqKCTdXudUWmZflYnZsSUBywFJETN7SgZFVCQ_Jep1OpWyWTQnYmGRzeL4tGwmW42534d-jJxQ8nyg6SuHTVoqnVeX4f-STIFXctsplaDJwCvR_1w/s320/photo+7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685631411927595938" /></a><br /><br />Lastly, we now have clean baby things that are actually put away in the dresser and ready to be used. <br />From the bottom drawers up... <br />We have blankets and receiving blankets:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXLFWYxspfMSV70uF5M74wH07IwLs8F_VyDsXCA8HdKO9JBC_IqeFrPmmuOTuK0log7sS1QVg5ap0ZSSH4KxAoUwZ_LuqXI5KwRhrVB9avqnPi7skkdxk1lgiA8h1VwAjL03ygSZ72go/s1600/photo+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXLFWYxspfMSV70uF5M74wH07IwLs8F_VyDsXCA8HdKO9JBC_IqeFrPmmuOTuK0log7sS1QVg5ap0ZSSH4KxAoUwZ_LuqXI5KwRhrVB9avqnPi7skkdxk1lgiA8h1VwAjL03ygSZ72go/s320/photo+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685631391106836482" /></a><br /><br />Changing pad covers, crib sheets, and Pack and Play sheets:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihq4sKqv9lyosoxVAfpOudHmLA3StYoDwoP_juGU3w7MmErqs_MUo7asI0tJMnxnzqE4XQy5ICqPccUNj5RMNaDRtMDmp1uyNyiXYyALq3F_wuOUi4-oOTjxFenVIkqv9ECoP5yxmW6MM/s1600/Photo+11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihq4sKqv9lyosoxVAfpOudHmLA3StYoDwoP_juGU3w7MmErqs_MUo7asI0tJMnxnzqE4XQy5ICqPccUNj5RMNaDRtMDmp1uyNyiXYyALq3F_wuOUi4-oOTjxFenVIkqv9ECoP5yxmW6MM/s320/Photo+11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685631609930370802" /></a><br /><br />Clothes that will fit the little person right away (hopefully!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQHKV2fYlDmKGDuSPF_OvUqrbKRVZyxsbmtF6VpHW-OVJbrpfJwZEED7oAUneq50N63UV1L3O_L54tWu_9R4ebTCQlF4pZEdwwRzrXpZ_IsId-4dieSiYoXh0OIMAihT1_EDq1ad5qO4/s1600/photo+10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQHKV2fYlDmKGDuSPF_OvUqrbKRVZyxsbmtF6VpHW-OVJbrpfJwZEED7oAUneq50N63UV1L3O_L54tWu_9R4ebTCQlF4pZEdwwRzrXpZ_IsId-4dieSiYoXh0OIMAihT1_EDq1ad5qO4/s320/photo+10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685631599639937394" /></a><br /><br />Bath towels, wash clothes, and bigger clothes that won't fit yet:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeUvrvuQPX9KT_d8TWlR-BzLn7VjRFYBQ9lOBxLKGgQ0VYKs4PMpsyuu7dmg-_17p9rt-ZVmPy9w61nqWjI-X3thhmCBbvIVWipQZn2ILe1C6CmlIrozPIy4rWuZ7WBE4qQM5R-IwiMA/s1600/photo+9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeUvrvuQPX9KT_d8TWlR-BzLn7VjRFYBQ9lOBxLKGgQ0VYKs4PMpsyuu7dmg-_17p9rt-ZVmPy9w61nqWjI-X3thhmCBbvIVWipQZn2ILe1C6CmlIrozPIy4rWuZ7WBE4qQM5R-IwiMA/s320/photo+9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685631593139219378" /></a><br /><br />And at the very top drawer, we have diapers, wipes, baby first aid and grooming kit, and I'm not sure what else will go here yet. Burp cloths perhaps? What else do I want more handy so I don't have to bend over and search for?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHIOfjDhRA9-8uwM-W4dwtP9BrppraOmmqoENNxFzopyvPagb6UmdtoYJA0tpYgwes-UvXT4dj1XHk0RffvXlZUSnKn7VrDeoJQyZGbQdr9rxIxWPWuNWRYBknnAMvx7gdc4YW0Rr2us/s1600/Photo+8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHIOfjDhRA9-8uwM-W4dwtP9BrppraOmmqoENNxFzopyvPagb6UmdtoYJA0tpYgwes-UvXT4dj1XHk0RffvXlZUSnKn7VrDeoJQyZGbQdr9rxIxWPWuNWRYBknnAMvx7gdc4YW0Rr2us/s320/Photo+8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685631427639095042" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-56452271702697671292011-12-13T07:08:00.000-08:002011-12-14T07:28:15.707-08:00Other Electrical Projects Around the HouseWhile the electrician was at the house, we loaded him up with other projects. Some of these things we'd typically do ourselves (ahem - or the husband would do himself) but considering everything we have going on, we figured, let's just make arrangements to get everything done!<br /><br />First up - we now have cable in our bedroom. Mind you we don't own a tv for the bedroom, but cable is there should we decide we want it! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WnxDOb1DKbmMDeuYD6_k2DO8j2Oc7_kGCUH6kAxAk0CYxMjlMIIT1e3Nc2dPLcGOMUND7mYLq3znm7mwsB23GSt3grnwADlYhx8R1wqtQX3TnpyuNhXfBOBSPWGXKINbj4PcDyPxzPs/s1600/DSC03567.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WnxDOb1DKbmMDeuYD6_k2DO8j2Oc7_kGCUH6kAxAk0CYxMjlMIIT1e3Nc2dPLcGOMUND7mYLq3znm7mwsB23GSt3grnwADlYhx8R1wqtQX3TnpyuNhXfBOBSPWGXKINbj4PcDyPxzPs/s320/DSC03567.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685630398688478914" /></a><br /><br />And because I love it so much...here's another picture of the baby's light fixture. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJ0aCTDPsjniBVmwhWemroVdGK9-F-WP3S59Q-rIFhC74ti4jYs86G2Fz0iI81B7W4kpDPbfuLQPPPBQTEz0JFzaHxT-ytJjOGzDEgl30a4oGyT7m04-2YFS6liugA3EwWiEBX0l2kRc/s1600/DSC03565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJ0aCTDPsjniBVmwhWemroVdGK9-F-WP3S59Q-rIFhC74ti4jYs86G2Fz0iI81B7W4kpDPbfuLQPPPBQTEz0JFzaHxT-ytJjOGzDEgl30a4oGyT7m04-2YFS6liugA3EwWiEBX0l2kRc/s320/DSC03565.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685630393290350978" /></a><br /><br />The baby's the proud owner of a dimmer switch as well...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRHDQOqxPfZGaaOq4n6ScCYLcfkA3fE7rTAvmCvCeKWwebs9em8RBCavqXFbNnb5Ft6Q5Ps_DoznujuqnNubtOuflCWrseDFe0pkET1V4CKpstsDG8exEg3xY3I-63STb9SC31-CU67o/s1600/DSC03566.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRHDQOqxPfZGaaOq4n6ScCYLcfkA3fE7rTAvmCvCeKWwebs9em8RBCavqXFbNnb5Ft6Q5Ps_DoznujuqnNubtOuflCWrseDFe0pkET1V4CKpstsDG8exEg3xY3I-63STb9SC31-CU67o/s320/DSC03566.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685630385501989522" /></a><br /><br />And so are we! The hallway/staircase light now has a dimmer! We're going to love this with all the late night feedings and diaper changes that we have coming up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC02LpLUAYUOLMXplqJ2qjPyZ1QiHchoDZxVJm6YkSTz8iMAlnuihC8k8zaLoAjFKYsgp865Gku1vpalYKQv6nOdvKxUDwBss6Dqm9I1Zzcz2J_28mccmQhBWYC339RJAx1OjQppZtxX0/s1600/DSC03562.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC02LpLUAYUOLMXplqJ2qjPyZ1QiHchoDZxVJm6YkSTz8iMAlnuihC8k8zaLoAjFKYsgp865Gku1vpalYKQv6nOdvKxUDwBss6Dqm9I1Zzcz2J_28mccmQhBWYC339RJAx1OjQppZtxX0/s320/DSC03562.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685630383272645138" /></a><br /><br />And lastly we grew a modern day digital thermostat! It's amazing! We come home to a warm house and wake up to a warm house now. It's incredible! Sadly, our wall didn't make out so well. We need to patch up the plaster and repaint a bit but we'll get to that. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFE9FEiFsHCZPtkMP45PuZ00Sx5LQSAbhljYpmjidDV5fse7daFoaYi2jCao-QkH22R260ClswGEl1nlO9fXLJ1dwKAYlfJQyogaYb-KqpJOr82sSISXyECuCEmO4_cJ4_eYJNu-M4Gg8/s1600/DSC03561.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFE9FEiFsHCZPtkMP45PuZ00Sx5LQSAbhljYpmjidDV5fse7daFoaYi2jCao-QkH22R260ClswGEl1nlO9fXLJ1dwKAYlfJQyogaYb-KqpJOr82sSISXyECuCEmO4_cJ4_eYJNu-M4Gg8/s320/DSC03561.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685630376561337794" /></a><br /><br />Knocking things off the list! That's what it's all about these days...Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-49327088206073413612011-12-13T06:46:00.000-08:002011-12-13T07:08:13.917-08:00Baby's Light FixtureRemember this old fixture? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxj8b8yIVS-NqP9CxyGTRzCfwYchm_hGWCn02j94BslF-mAp4aJ-xzMJ6GT6CAuFEkIs6JdmVtRKBCG73zqubvQILz_TV3l7LSahSvpGSsAAjp64h2iA5Lr10IQvsINT_cZIyL6NEw6Mo/s1600/DSC03512.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxj8b8yIVS-NqP9CxyGTRzCfwYchm_hGWCn02j94BslF-mAp4aJ-xzMJ6GT6CAuFEkIs6JdmVtRKBCG73zqubvQILz_TV3l7LSahSvpGSsAAjp64h2iA5Lr10IQvsINT_cZIyL6NEw6Mo/s320/DSC03512.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683026297325775010" /></a><br /><br />There was one in our bedroom, the guest room, the hallway, and the baby's room! Either someone before us really liked this fixture, or must have gotten a great deal on them! <br /><br />Either way, I knew they needed to go (and FAST!) We've already replaced the hallway fixture and our bedroom fixture. Next up...the baby's fixture.<br /><br />As you already know, I love getting all the daily sale emails from sites like Rue La La, Joss & Main, ideeli, and HauteLook. I rarely buy anything, and when I do, I try my best to research the items before purchasing as most things cannot be returned. One day I found this light fixture that I thought would be fantastic in the baby's room. It was on sale for about $300 off the retail price. I made a point of researching the brand that made it, found the fixture on their website, and called their customer service number to ensure the fixture could be altered to suit our needs, etc... I felt comfortable ordering it after having had all my questions answered. Much to my surprise the fixture arrived within days (not weeks as I was told.) It's very exciting when that happens!<br /><br />Anyhow a couple weekends ago I put the husband to work installing the new fixture. I usually help, but this time I promised to do so from a chair in the baby's room rather than standing on a ladder. After opening the box, we discovered that this was the only instructions given for putting all the parts together. Not really sufficient if you ask us! There were no words at all. Just one page with a picture that wasn't exactly clear. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdBfTVLeG0nxHgttKbpJd0Tm6icZxnHCd4yhC4ORiZL30Nqf9nHx0mDD_z0CvRaJOp046U_g4EjEhlX9xZaJlckffwFxbDqHJ9Adjb8hfE66xUxb1ttnit5-ULqziOLrm1iBu12_e1Rs/s1600/DSC03513.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdBfTVLeG0nxHgttKbpJd0Tm6icZxnHCd4yhC4ORiZL30Nqf9nHx0mDD_z0CvRaJOp046U_g4EjEhlX9xZaJlckffwFxbDqHJ9Adjb8hfE66xUxb1ttnit5-ULqziOLrm1iBu12_e1Rs/s320/DSC03513.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683026281043832322" /></a><br /><br />Here are some of the parts:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyGQuswGnIT26dTR7shLGs6sMe6oNoXdCLrjpD3bnqo0-L2NJwg4NWzHBbN214Ttb0Y4Y6vhFJvYnnpR7aMPx2-zhhqqNeg63gRQx3wglUpsyut-9ZmiuRunPeEItk7KyzC0OHM2mV6s/s1600/DSC03514.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyGQuswGnIT26dTR7shLGs6sMe6oNoXdCLrjpD3bnqo0-L2NJwg4NWzHBbN214Ttb0Y4Y6vhFJvYnnpR7aMPx2-zhhqqNeg63gRQx3wglUpsyut-9ZmiuRunPeEItk7KyzC0OHM2mV6s/s320/DSC03514.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683026271251678530" /></a><br /><br />Now you should know the husband is pretty much an expert at these things...and he couldn't figure the darn thing out! After analyzing what was sent and calling Dad B for advice, we decided to have an electrician come install the new fixture. We felt like we'd given up too easily, but we knew there was no way we'd be able to figure out the wiring. It was quite wacky and not at all like what we'd seen in the past. We knew we had other electrical projects for the electrician so we figured that we might as well save ourselves the trouble and just have him do everything we wanted done at once.<br /><br />The next weekend the electrician came out to check out what needed to be done at the house, said no problem, and we scheduled a day for him to come do all the work. <br /><br />The following Thursday the electrician got to work. After doing his other projects, he attacked the fixture...only to find out that it was indeed like nothing he'd ever dealt with. We weren't crazy! The poor guy spent an entire day installing it! He had to retrofit the darn thing to work! Of course I called to check in and learned all this information, but at this point it would have been silly to just give up. So our little sale priced fixture, plus a full day of electrician's work turned out to be a big ole waste of $$$. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the new fixture and it's perfect for the baby's room, but it cost us an absolute fortune when all was said and done. <br /><br />Oh and I didn't mention that he didn't even finish installing the darn thing. We spend another hour putting the rest of it together when we got home that night. <br /><br />I know what you're thinking...enough talk. Let's just see the finished product! <br /><br />Ok here it is!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSJL3sxh8VMD7nhaBrnP9_iupYXXPGkCPv-ll9cVLNCotEFnidp4Eo1d1QHcF_QV3DXVhmNzNf9Wo3tod_Ii8JqV7p2Mj6w6m2VInJqYgWRC2VXHcPPn86VU8jilP1L1fKe4HHT57lmw/s1600/DSC03564.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSJL3sxh8VMD7nhaBrnP9_iupYXXPGkCPv-ll9cVLNCotEFnidp4Eo1d1QHcF_QV3DXVhmNzNf9Wo3tod_Ii8JqV7p2Mj6w6m2VInJqYgWRC2VXHcPPn86VU8jilP1L1fKe4HHT57lmw/s320/DSC03564.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685628331674502850" /></a><br /><br />By the way...can you see the blue box poking out? We weren't thrilled about that so the electrician went back to the house yesterday to remedy this situation. I figure for a full day's worth of work-it should have looked finished at least! Here's another picture because I love this fixture so much...but imagine it now with a larger plate that covered the electrical box. Looks much better!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsW91SHQLg8eZmV9OOrdy-dtBosOhXXmGtQgYJm8_Rk9-GxSsVBo4VvPmQYsqDnDbMH-0W10gzK1cVqZPg-9lW2XowIoX1W7aH57Q-Tv6IMPnxJAL5fegFUY_Pi7n4ZI_5uj24fCpy0Y/s1600/DSC03563.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsW91SHQLg8eZmV9OOrdy-dtBosOhXXmGtQgYJm8_Rk9-GxSsVBo4VvPmQYsqDnDbMH-0W10gzK1cVqZPg-9lW2XowIoX1W7aH57Q-Tv6IMPnxJAL5fegFUY_Pi7n4ZI_5uj24fCpy0Y/s320/DSC03563.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685628328502285298" /></a><br /><br />Like it?Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-91637945250792524522011-12-06T06:34:00.001-08:002011-12-06T06:41:21.280-08:00Baby Bump Progession32 Weeks...and feeling big! (and a little unprepared and out of time!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF5crqahj0YO43QmcQc1wbtCLQIVFSIJzh8ptZkqg-qigzzaABs8v-GHdr3jNLm-ypcQgKwuX4752CsOeePOr5mownTyhl8s1IIi5SKHaEhlOcdm6bfrIAHWIgrnmDfArpTsRCC5Pip0/s1600/DSC03551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF5crqahj0YO43QmcQc1wbtCLQIVFSIJzh8ptZkqg-qigzzaABs8v-GHdr3jNLm-ypcQgKwuX4752CsOeePOr5mownTyhl8s1IIi5SKHaEhlOcdm6bfrIAHWIgrnmDfArpTsRCC5Pip0/s320/DSC03551.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683024803151448482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ53igXAUjkfjFK_gVTXDreaNTn1dfMgP1zTLuM3LbzqSW1kq3mWLhwvXbM6gu9_gegurKh-TaZxW-9UPQJPtbF5oZUEDZ8jIEikYVl2yXM0MatEyvIaLwsfHCkU7sIM6JX48X1Ck8DTA/s1600/DSC03554.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ53igXAUjkfjFK_gVTXDreaNTn1dfMgP1zTLuM3LbzqSW1kq3mWLhwvXbM6gu9_gegurKh-TaZxW-9UPQJPtbF5oZUEDZ8jIEikYVl2yXM0MatEyvIaLwsfHCkU7sIM6JX48X1Ck8DTA/s320/DSC03554.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683024801519537506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PZ5gK_ObkMq8Vlkb-fsj0wAb_hjkJRusTtXcXXYcXW5wUNvDUys8-vC5MMU5d9xtSScNhgMqiv_cJ1PEQuC0NfgOsI-n6jt4CVXJqm2l2IYOlnCz7DtAs7-L0CLQzNo4stYabKD_ZOw/s1600/DSC03555.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PZ5gK_ObkMq8Vlkb-fsj0wAb_hjkJRusTtXcXXYcXW5wUNvDUys8-vC5MMU5d9xtSScNhgMqiv_cJ1PEQuC0NfgOsI-n6jt4CVXJqm2l2IYOlnCz7DtAs7-L0CLQzNo4stYabKD_ZOw/s320/DSC03555.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683024782612151842" /></a><br /><br />29 Weeks...and starting to realize how much effort it takes to put socks and shoes on! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiVb8Tt_1XgXFLBUL2EGd-gxwV54M4T7jMpLSeW44H1Pn5xxptNGQRAxRGd4S9pQA1A680vVCq39_A_KHLY1i57Agci32af4ckjXw7n5jQ9ygRx3AhqU5OOIHtJV0p2g7PtGZDXDbHsQ/s1600/DSC03508.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiVb8Tt_1XgXFLBUL2EGd-gxwV54M4T7jMpLSeW44H1Pn5xxptNGQRAxRGd4S9pQA1A680vVCq39_A_KHLY1i57Agci32af4ckjXw7n5jQ9ygRx3AhqU5OOIHtJV0p2g7PtGZDXDbHsQ/s320/DSC03508.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675233409957536226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA-oP8RAn57EGHxJMMfc4O888Qo0a6NqZpX4iOnpmlI6sqw2IQcUXmmPr7gQLup8YfTaTjtG4EG6KJtTPbdR6RqBc5Kqfd4sl9fSnUkndqzg2ufFSZVDtHcA9VpIttPs4qS5rRtt2tbI/s1600/DSC03509.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA-oP8RAn57EGHxJMMfc4O888Qo0a6NqZpX4iOnpmlI6sqw2IQcUXmmPr7gQLup8YfTaTjtG4EG6KJtTPbdR6RqBc5Kqfd4sl9fSnUkndqzg2ufFSZVDtHcA9VpIttPs4qS5rRtt2tbI/s320/DSC03509.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675233406115989442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjrz95W0adUniCBk7kr1Z8oPIOXzoWuRptuVAEFS0Og1p8f3GLNlYpvJgjHaNtdXshX7tduepk11wMjmCY022EzespO8S7s21BofMKUWwOaT92s2YfXLP5gSD_Po6wIQT8CUvdhym0T8/s1600/DSC03511.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjrz95W0adUniCBk7kr1Z8oPIOXzoWuRptuVAEFS0Og1p8f3GLNlYpvJgjHaNtdXshX7tduepk11wMjmCY022EzespO8S7s21BofMKUWwOaT92s2YfXLP5gSD_Po6wIQT8CUvdhym0T8/s320/DSC03511.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675233385598433730" /></a><br /><br /><br />27, almost 28 Weeks (looking a little haggard after an impromptu after work cleaning frenzy - I think they'd call this nesting!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gWglIKAoUZCGaLhzwuyi7Fifew2XEZE0Y4w1bsvKWIZxI_JANbRw49W-GlYwxa5RvcbuIBWRq2wjIATuNE_b_TAM2T12PPMOUwsO2dUcSAKXfsdtDh5SJAUU33p7v0mOR0y4hm0zRwM/s1600/DSC03476.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 107px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gWglIKAoUZCGaLhzwuyi7Fifew2XEZE0Y4w1bsvKWIZxI_JANbRw49W-GlYwxa5RvcbuIBWRq2wjIATuNE_b_TAM2T12PPMOUwsO2dUcSAKXfsdtDh5SJAUU33p7v0mOR0y4hm0zRwM/s320/DSC03476.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670811667707509730" /></a><br /><br /><br />26 Weeks (I think) post apple picking break with Emily!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdbemGb4snYpQf8I2tvBgYdpzq8ciAt_-fqxU47HBg5GzX4zDNkq2hfjMM34JPeZlRvmOpJ8Ey2swzBxns9VtUjfjUU6YXmjKc1GG1pl1M_3rdUR38CvVXU8PZkNTPRMiyVvkqrgmDe8/s1600/IMG_4575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdbemGb4snYpQf8I2tvBgYdpzq8ciAt_-fqxU47HBg5GzX4zDNkq2hfjMM34JPeZlRvmOpJ8Ey2swzBxns9VtUjfjUU6YXmjKc1GG1pl1M_3rdUR38CvVXU8PZkNTPRMiyVvkqrgmDe8/s320/IMG_4575.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673007218629425394" /></a><br /><br /><br />23 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH_pU4orynOwfrEHVj6LJqe7V9qyG9ZRXwEvGoC9B5T3YFKREiQnSFt3S4CBymb4lunTzEqcB3k8V8JUh7-7l1oI0R6ertz5cXM1BGdaDFz3_MZ862Ohsr3RWOAHm8GcOZ968h_Zt374/s1600/DSC03378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH_pU4orynOwfrEHVj6LJqe7V9qyG9ZRXwEvGoC9B5T3YFKREiQnSFt3S4CBymb4lunTzEqcB3k8V8JUh7-7l1oI0R6ertz5cXM1BGdaDFz3_MZ862Ohsr3RWOAHm8GcOZ968h_Zt374/s320/DSC03378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960544469066258" /></a><br /><br /><br />22 Weeks (Post Spin Class Sweaty Picture)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfLr5ZQyDzt9uhBZv8yzVeAuFHgh2AKzUzeHzMorSngEzy1ALLyt0lC7ooEUWCGI9cPy4QL3YpHEUloRdIYM3De3q9UbYnf3VVwsMUMGbppq2kWas-EJHzIoPf_2x2QZCECuY3Yv-Zmw/s1600/DSC03375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfLr5ZQyDzt9uhBZv8yzVeAuFHgh2AKzUzeHzMorSngEzy1ALLyt0lC7ooEUWCGI9cPy4QL3YpHEUloRdIYM3De3q9UbYnf3VVwsMUMGbppq2kWas-EJHzIoPf_2x2QZCECuY3Yv-Zmw/s320/DSC03375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960543591850754" /></a><br /><br /><br />21 Weeks (Hiking in Santa Fe while on our anniversary/baby-moon trip)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWdozZiiLYwjzTV0n3hdYtP-wrgDcT5OnO4RCoP1fUtO4Ka5gv18Xf6HNNJLSk0o1lO_3apOaGcRHMtZ22W8BNvEtutOv3GhMfdRw2bzOqAonCXyUyA_1C-bADaHX-AjdUrp5IUN8WIM/s1600/DSC03319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWdozZiiLYwjzTV0n3hdYtP-wrgDcT5OnO4RCoP1fUtO4Ka5gv18Xf6HNNJLSk0o1lO_3apOaGcRHMtZ22W8BNvEtutOv3GhMfdRw2bzOqAonCXyUyA_1C-bADaHX-AjdUrp5IUN8WIM/s320/DSC03319.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960596651831090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw5p3Z9gMPaJsdysOR928B8sFTd-w0e4Qex66w-tplZOdETaPgRmdChj3uiNfnIN0EbtXQ78xZsh-rv8cTYJp26Z3_idtXVbzbFuH38wXSHqSWQhfzJh0MGDAVpHtlbQq2QcssnMwyQA/s1600/DSC03326.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopkx3z0EB980aNtFKKbDpLZecbCNAfMnDlARH9LgJjgKd048qFQOPs-WaOd7Amm4a_ydGyBYFEpCqwgWNxIshYMWLnplzXBaBO9BEi9hirrNr5eLLACPSJc1qJKXCzlDYO9y71o_azxA/s320/DSC03315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960882616996418" /></a><br /><br /><br />21 Weeks (Celebrating our 2nd Anniversary)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKNsd6jC7oqN8WVNpqtDfa-XLUFI-ebbrj01ZEt8CdSMmc44lwO4Mc72YQzBen1mG_rmW1LMGbZJn0mWJG_kE3ATWkv-Ubra_d_X-ksxGSqHDfCB4xja16wlwL08ojj4OQO2QrcFwytw/s1600/DSC03266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKNsd6jC7oqN8WVNpqtDfa-XLUFI-ebbrj01ZEt8CdSMmc44lwO4Mc72YQzBen1mG_rmW1LMGbZJn0mWJG_kE3ATWkv-Ubra_d_X-ksxGSqHDfCB4xja16wlwL08ojj4OQO2QrcFwytw/s320/DSC03266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960887744552098" /></a><br /><br /><br />20 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg793utO7ZJnofcrcHEeXqaVyfZygXjZZHAe0ZAMHb8-fC4Ync7peROj9VlwTiRXZ1LXrJPaeswTUAVoYrXzwcm9dWgsGHQXPF55wOi9JK-t5nNw7MbBCv6yQ0VxEgVNNjHRW8Ahm7O8RQ/s1600/DSC03207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg793utO7ZJnofcrcHEeXqaVyfZygXjZZHAe0ZAMHb8-fC4Ync7peROj9VlwTiRXZ1LXrJPaeswTUAVoYrXzwcm9dWgsGHQXPF55wOi9JK-t5nNw7MbBCv6yQ0VxEgVNNjHRW8Ahm7O8RQ/s320/DSC03207.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960897355857826" /></a><br /><br /><br />18 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm86AhE3KwznzL7gaNUT5Hqp5s_iS_aiYoo_4HD1kQoJK89l8ghPikr4SONJ-8B16yXjOYUEudB4xfwvST0mRD5EjDifgNFkpLeuyMspu7YDwE5s7hCuPzWJ1Wn4p4BvjayT1F5Dlnjk/s1600/DSC03168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm86AhE3KwznzL7gaNUT5Hqp5s_iS_aiYoo_4HD1kQoJK89l8ghPikr4SONJ-8B16yXjOYUEudB4xfwvST0mRD5EjDifgNFkpLeuyMspu7YDwE5s7hCuPzWJ1Wn4p4BvjayT1F5Dlnjk/s320/DSC03168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960900958089778" /></a><br /><br /><br />14 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDPF_r7X_fYn3x7APvjTTMgJqmlfz3AASNE50UeTKnhQKzx-NGswurqb282c9meracwCv6nKLsjI4LlYpDsnIN3tgc6H483YLzu6d_OXG2JkXbYjrIn4Tt7KgornN1YjzW6hYOZ2a4ZY/s1600/DSC03147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDPF_r7X_fYn3x7APvjTTMgJqmlfz3AASNE50UeTKnhQKzx-NGswurqb282c9meracwCv6nKLsjI4LlYpDsnIN3tgc6H483YLzu6d_OXG2JkXbYjrIn4Tt7KgornN1YjzW6hYOZ2a4ZY/s320/DSC03147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960924452427890" /></a><br /><br /><br />12-13 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmEBHLTGczdOS8ceCqMf3PQaSgVGxfj87L2MsS0dT9AmERFN5pidwY-M7RFxBRjo3sRhSb7TWb4RgDzvmISw5oKkxT-Pf_xRCU8o1pXfdVypgNdBMZ_yMwfsqqMYVud-mqjM_BJE8210/s1600/DSC03119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmEBHLTGczdOS8ceCqMf3PQaSgVGxfj87L2MsS0dT9AmERFN5pidwY-M7RFxBRjo3sRhSb7TWb4RgDzvmISw5oKkxT-Pf_xRCU8o1pXfdVypgNdBMZ_yMwfsqqMYVud-mqjM_BJE8210/s320/DSC03119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961115946662098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmT0kxPgb7A9QPzjAHdTiyt-N0yG9WejkVfSE7DOSOylJmm9akqO9q0HbszYP7SEtGmx2FuD4iP6Y-77iQe8AwWPP0NyJLjedqTFCxn0oJxfyXWaFxAJlwQEwg3XET54qn9eDkzKuJkA/s1600/DSC03120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmT0kxPgb7A9QPzjAHdTiyt-N0yG9WejkVfSE7DOSOylJmm9akqO9q0HbszYP7SEtGmx2FuD4iP6Y-77iQe8AwWPP0NyJLjedqTFCxn0oJxfyXWaFxAJlwQEwg3XET54qn9eDkzKuJkA/s320/DSC03120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961104390992098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIk7NMbvAmcIsTrbPiI6F2YlosmiSHoPam553H-3w7jqrY5LK-kVxL7OStyjWhat7l658dCPj11M0wXFbm8Lz9Wmr4iQVfzWhoqWhIdOzdV7zGnXMIAFQp6t72UgiXuMmKbxkYo1ic98/s1600/DSC03122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIk7NMbvAmcIsTrbPiI6F2YlosmiSHoPam553H-3w7jqrY5LK-kVxL7OStyjWhat7l658dCPj11M0wXFbm8Lz9Wmr4iQVfzWhoqWhIdOzdV7zGnXMIAFQp6t72UgiXuMmKbxkYo1ic98/s320/DSC03122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961097456859586" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-11610093966495130122011-11-15T06:45:00.000-08:002011-11-18T12:58:20.066-08:00Baby Bump ProgressionHere's a little update---<br /><br />29 Weeks...and starting to realize how much effort it takes to put socks and shoes on! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiVb8Tt_1XgXFLBUL2EGd-gxwV54M4T7jMpLSeW44H1Pn5xxptNGQRAxRGd4S9pQA1A680vVCq39_A_KHLY1i57Agci32af4ckjXw7n5jQ9ygRx3AhqU5OOIHtJV0p2g7PtGZDXDbHsQ/s1600/DSC03508.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiVb8Tt_1XgXFLBUL2EGd-gxwV54M4T7jMpLSeW44H1Pn5xxptNGQRAxRGd4S9pQA1A680vVCq39_A_KHLY1i57Agci32af4ckjXw7n5jQ9ygRx3AhqU5OOIHtJV0p2g7PtGZDXDbHsQ/s320/DSC03508.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675233409957536226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA-oP8RAn57EGHxJMMfc4O888Qo0a6NqZpX4iOnpmlI6sqw2IQcUXmmPr7gQLup8YfTaTjtG4EG6KJtTPbdR6RqBc5Kqfd4sl9fSnUkndqzg2ufFSZVDtHcA9VpIttPs4qS5rRtt2tbI/s1600/DSC03509.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA-oP8RAn57EGHxJMMfc4O888Qo0a6NqZpX4iOnpmlI6sqw2IQcUXmmPr7gQLup8YfTaTjtG4EG6KJtTPbdR6RqBc5Kqfd4sl9fSnUkndqzg2ufFSZVDtHcA9VpIttPs4qS5rRtt2tbI/s320/DSC03509.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675233406115989442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjrz95W0adUniCBk7kr1Z8oPIOXzoWuRptuVAEFS0Og1p8f3GLNlYpvJgjHaNtdXshX7tduepk11wMjmCY022EzespO8S7s21BofMKUWwOaT92s2YfXLP5gSD_Po6wIQT8CUvdhym0T8/s1600/DSC03511.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjrz95W0adUniCBk7kr1Z8oPIOXzoWuRptuVAEFS0Og1p8f3GLNlYpvJgjHaNtdXshX7tduepk11wMjmCY022EzespO8S7s21BofMKUWwOaT92s2YfXLP5gSD_Po6wIQT8CUvdhym0T8/s320/DSC03511.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675233385598433730" /></a><br /><br /><br />27, almost 28 Weeks (looking a little haggard after an impromptu after work cleaning frenzy - I think they'd call this nesting!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gWglIKAoUZCGaLhzwuyi7Fifew2XEZE0Y4w1bsvKWIZxI_JANbRw49W-GlYwxa5RvcbuIBWRq2wjIATuNE_b_TAM2T12PPMOUwsO2dUcSAKXfsdtDh5SJAUU33p7v0mOR0y4hm0zRwM/s1600/DSC03476.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 107px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gWglIKAoUZCGaLhzwuyi7Fifew2XEZE0Y4w1bsvKWIZxI_JANbRw49W-GlYwxa5RvcbuIBWRq2wjIATuNE_b_TAM2T12PPMOUwsO2dUcSAKXfsdtDh5SJAUU33p7v0mOR0y4hm0zRwM/s320/DSC03476.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670811667707509730" /></a><br /><br /><br />26 Weeks (I think) post apple picking break with Emily!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdbemGb4snYpQf8I2tvBgYdpzq8ciAt_-fqxU47HBg5GzX4zDNkq2hfjMM34JPeZlRvmOpJ8Ey2swzBxns9VtUjfjUU6YXmjKc1GG1pl1M_3rdUR38CvVXU8PZkNTPRMiyVvkqrgmDe8/s1600/IMG_4575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdbemGb4snYpQf8I2tvBgYdpzq8ciAt_-fqxU47HBg5GzX4zDNkq2hfjMM34JPeZlRvmOpJ8Ey2swzBxns9VtUjfjUU6YXmjKc1GG1pl1M_3rdUR38CvVXU8PZkNTPRMiyVvkqrgmDe8/s320/IMG_4575.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673007218629425394" /></a><br /><br /><br />23 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH_pU4orynOwfrEHVj6LJqe7V9qyG9ZRXwEvGoC9B5T3YFKREiQnSFt3S4CBymb4lunTzEqcB3k8V8JUh7-7l1oI0R6ertz5cXM1BGdaDFz3_MZ862Ohsr3RWOAHm8GcOZ968h_Zt374/s1600/DSC03378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH_pU4orynOwfrEHVj6LJqe7V9qyG9ZRXwEvGoC9B5T3YFKREiQnSFt3S4CBymb4lunTzEqcB3k8V8JUh7-7l1oI0R6ertz5cXM1BGdaDFz3_MZ862Ohsr3RWOAHm8GcOZ968h_Zt374/s320/DSC03378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960544469066258" /></a><br /><br /><br />22 Weeks (Post Spin Class Sweaty Picture)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfLr5ZQyDzt9uhBZv8yzVeAuFHgh2AKzUzeHzMorSngEzy1ALLyt0lC7ooEUWCGI9cPy4QL3YpHEUloRdIYM3De3q9UbYnf3VVwsMUMGbppq2kWas-EJHzIoPf_2x2QZCECuY3Yv-Zmw/s1600/DSC03375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfLr5ZQyDzt9uhBZv8yzVeAuFHgh2AKzUzeHzMorSngEzy1ALLyt0lC7ooEUWCGI9cPy4QL3YpHEUloRdIYM3De3q9UbYnf3VVwsMUMGbppq2kWas-EJHzIoPf_2x2QZCECuY3Yv-Zmw/s320/DSC03375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960543591850754" /></a><br /><br /><br />21 Weeks (Hiking in Santa Fe while on our anniversary/baby-moon trip)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWdozZiiLYwjzTV0n3hdYtP-wrgDcT5OnO4RCoP1fUtO4Ka5gv18Xf6HNNJLSk0o1lO_3apOaGcRHMtZ22W8BNvEtutOv3GhMfdRw2bzOqAonCXyUyA_1C-bADaHX-AjdUrp5IUN8WIM/s1600/DSC03319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWdozZiiLYwjzTV0n3hdYtP-wrgDcT5OnO4RCoP1fUtO4Ka5gv18Xf6HNNJLSk0o1lO_3apOaGcRHMtZ22W8BNvEtutOv3GhMfdRw2bzOqAonCXyUyA_1C-bADaHX-AjdUrp5IUN8WIM/s320/DSC03319.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960596651831090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw5p3Z9gMPaJsdysOR928B8sFTd-w0e4Qex66w-tplZOdETaPgRmdChj3uiNfnIN0EbtXQ78xZsh-rv8cTYJp26Z3_idtXVbzbFuH38wXSHqSWQhfzJh0MGDAVpHtlbQq2QcssnMwyQA/s1600/DSC03326.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw5p3Z9gMPaJsdysOR928B8sFTd-w0e4Qex66w-tplZOdETaPgRmdChj3uiNfnIN0EbtXQ78xZsh-rv8cTYJp26Z3_idtXVbzbFuH38wXSHqSWQhfzJh0MGDAVpHtlbQq2QcssnMwyQA/s320/DSC03326.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960566737605826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyPBQ8qOL7JomFkRKNje8vz5SzKt2mOupZrXEBrQ87Aw4bOlzGpg2eUTMHT5TE9MdA8WhyphenhyphenvO43gfmIAFauR8-cpps29aDTZsJKlz72WUKq5ijaR2sqJofdNdMAqRVbvU-tMMIFyj9d9o/s1600/DSC03346.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyPBQ8qOL7JomFkRKNje8vz5SzKt2mOupZrXEBrQ87Aw4bOlzGpg2eUTMHT5TE9MdA8WhyphenhyphenvO43gfmIAFauR8-cpps29aDTZsJKlz72WUKq5ijaR2sqJofdNdMAqRVbvU-tMMIFyj9d9o/s320/DSC03346.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960561700142066" /></a><br /><br /><br />21 Weeks (Seated Mom's Eye View)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopkx3z0EB980aNtFKKbDpLZecbCNAfMnDlARH9LgJjgKd048qFQOPs-WaOd7Amm4a_ydGyBYFEpCqwgWNxIshYMWLnplzXBaBO9BEi9hirrNr5eLLACPSJc1qJKXCzlDYO9y71o_azxA/s1600/DSC03315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopkx3z0EB980aNtFKKbDpLZecbCNAfMnDlARH9LgJjgKd048qFQOPs-WaOd7Amm4a_ydGyBYFEpCqwgWNxIshYMWLnplzXBaBO9BEi9hirrNr5eLLACPSJc1qJKXCzlDYO9y71o_azxA/s320/DSC03315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960882616996418" /></a><br /><br /><br />21 Weeks (Celebrating our 2nd Anniversary)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKNsd6jC7oqN8WVNpqtDfa-XLUFI-ebbrj01ZEt8CdSMmc44lwO4Mc72YQzBen1mG_rmW1LMGbZJn0mWJG_kE3ATWkv-Ubra_d_X-ksxGSqHDfCB4xja16wlwL08ojj4OQO2QrcFwytw/s1600/DSC03266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKNsd6jC7oqN8WVNpqtDfa-XLUFI-ebbrj01ZEt8CdSMmc44lwO4Mc72YQzBen1mG_rmW1LMGbZJn0mWJG_kE3ATWkv-Ubra_d_X-ksxGSqHDfCB4xja16wlwL08ojj4OQO2QrcFwytw/s320/DSC03266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960887744552098" /></a><br /><br /><br />20 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg793utO7ZJnofcrcHEeXqaVyfZygXjZZHAe0ZAMHb8-fC4Ync7peROj9VlwTiRXZ1LXrJPaeswTUAVoYrXzwcm9dWgsGHQXPF55wOi9JK-t5nNw7MbBCv6yQ0VxEgVNNjHRW8Ahm7O8RQ/s1600/DSC03207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg793utO7ZJnofcrcHEeXqaVyfZygXjZZHAe0ZAMHb8-fC4Ync7peROj9VlwTiRXZ1LXrJPaeswTUAVoYrXzwcm9dWgsGHQXPF55wOi9JK-t5nNw7MbBCv6yQ0VxEgVNNjHRW8Ahm7O8RQ/s320/DSC03207.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960897355857826" /></a><br /><br /><br />18 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm86AhE3KwznzL7gaNUT5Hqp5s_iS_aiYoo_4HD1kQoJK89l8ghPikr4SONJ-8B16yXjOYUEudB4xfwvST0mRD5EjDifgNFkpLeuyMspu7YDwE5s7hCuPzWJ1Wn4p4BvjayT1F5Dlnjk/s1600/DSC03168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm86AhE3KwznzL7gaNUT5Hqp5s_iS_aiYoo_4HD1kQoJK89l8ghPikr4SONJ-8B16yXjOYUEudB4xfwvST0mRD5EjDifgNFkpLeuyMspu7YDwE5s7hCuPzWJ1Wn4p4BvjayT1F5Dlnjk/s320/DSC03168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960900958089778" /></a><br /><br /><br />14 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDPF_r7X_fYn3x7APvjTTMgJqmlfz3AASNE50UeTKnhQKzx-NGswurqb282c9meracwCv6nKLsjI4LlYpDsnIN3tgc6H483YLzu6d_OXG2JkXbYjrIn4Tt7KgornN1YjzW6hYOZ2a4ZY/s1600/DSC03147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDPF_r7X_fYn3x7APvjTTMgJqmlfz3AASNE50UeTKnhQKzx-NGswurqb282c9meracwCv6nKLsjI4LlYpDsnIN3tgc6H483YLzu6d_OXG2JkXbYjrIn4Tt7KgornN1YjzW6hYOZ2a4ZY/s320/DSC03147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960924452427890" /></a><br /><br /><br />12-13 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmEBHLTGczdOS8ceCqMf3PQaSgVGxfj87L2MsS0dT9AmERFN5pidwY-M7RFxBRjo3sRhSb7TWb4RgDzvmISw5oKkxT-Pf_xRCU8o1pXfdVypgNdBMZ_yMwfsqqMYVud-mqjM_BJE8210/s1600/DSC03119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmEBHLTGczdOS8ceCqMf3PQaSgVGxfj87L2MsS0dT9AmERFN5pidwY-M7RFxBRjo3sRhSb7TWb4RgDzvmISw5oKkxT-Pf_xRCU8o1pXfdVypgNdBMZ_yMwfsqqMYVud-mqjM_BJE8210/s320/DSC03119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961115946662098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmT0kxPgb7A9QPzjAHdTiyt-N0yG9WejkVfSE7DOSOylJmm9akqO9q0HbszYP7SEtGmx2FuD4iP6Y-77iQe8AwWPP0NyJLjedqTFCxn0oJxfyXWaFxAJlwQEwg3XET54qn9eDkzKuJkA/s1600/DSC03120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmT0kxPgb7A9QPzjAHdTiyt-N0yG9WejkVfSE7DOSOylJmm9akqO9q0HbszYP7SEtGmx2FuD4iP6Y-77iQe8AwWPP0NyJLjedqTFCxn0oJxfyXWaFxAJlwQEwg3XET54qn9eDkzKuJkA/s320/DSC03120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961104390992098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIk7NMbvAmcIsTrbPiI6F2YlosmiSHoPam553H-3w7jqrY5LK-kVxL7OStyjWhat7l658dCPj11M0wXFbm8Lz9Wmr4iQVfzWhoqWhIdOzdV7zGnXMIAFQp6t72UgiXuMmKbxkYo1ic98/s1600/DSC03122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIk7NMbvAmcIsTrbPiI6F2YlosmiSHoPam553H-3w7jqrY5LK-kVxL7OStyjWhat7l658dCPj11M0wXFbm8Lz9Wmr4iQVfzWhoqWhIdOzdV7zGnXMIAFQp6t72UgiXuMmKbxkYo1ic98/s320/DSC03122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961097456859586" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-56258895318731332772011-11-15T04:40:00.000-08:002011-11-15T10:44:04.671-08:00Around the House....A few things were accomplished this past weekend...and I can take absolutely zero credit for any of it! Mom G-K came to visit. With all the excitement of the last week or so, she decided to come visit and help out around the house. I felt badly about having her drive all the way here to cook and clean - but boy was it a huge help! While I lounged or napped, Mom was hard at work making us food for the next week or two. She also worked on a couple projects that have been on my to do list for forever. <br /><br />First up - she made us Veggie Lasagna, Butternut Squash Risotto, Roasted Vegetables, and Teriyaki Tofu with Wild Rice. She also stocked our fridge! Her goal was to help me to not have to think about what to eat after work this week. So far - it's working out great! I'm having more food aversions these days along with some more nausea - so not having to think about food is a huge relief to me! <br /><br />Mixed in with all the cooking - She helped to finally organize our built-in china cabinet. Rather than looking in and seeing boxes...you now see this!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKddbYvJubAA2a2D-PJUE3jc0YoVBTgVoxHBQ672va-hMWsJAEso6Y86FcKx8zyfcozubarwzip5qFTKR55P68s6-eCDHR1sDlrJBdMfos049mIBEWVV4HQviVLZXDJQ0yjt6K0r6EMxg/s1600/DSC03499.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKddbYvJubAA2a2D-PJUE3jc0YoVBTgVoxHBQ672va-hMWsJAEso6Y86FcKx8zyfcozubarwzip5qFTKR55P68s6-eCDHR1sDlrJBdMfos049mIBEWVV4HQviVLZXDJQ0yjt6K0r6EMxg/s320/DSC03499.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675235159930051538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfZptKa1-YnibbTN4ftSr17ttTS1RfEXwIotKuE77RTm1htA6uzHWKGZytn6YFXXhAGI2Uod_bxaxAM23lnQ6DRCwq5o5iWkqONzUiwIl9o5cURaAtznSqrnji9zaxPFtDNW8G_mG-k0/s1600/DSC03500.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfZptKa1-YnibbTN4ftSr17ttTS1RfEXwIotKuE77RTm1htA6uzHWKGZytn6YFXXhAGI2Uod_bxaxAM23lnQ6DRCwq5o5iWkqONzUiwIl9o5cURaAtznSqrnji9zaxPFtDNW8G_mG-k0/s320/DSC03500.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675235157774876418" /></a><br /><br />She also helped to organize and clean all our picture frames that have been stashed away since the kitchen renovation began. Just an fyi to anyone doing construction - just because you put things away doesn't mean that they stay clean and dust free. HUGE thanks to Mom for being the one to clean everything. It wasn't a fun job I'm sure!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLmWGqCu7aUIS44_Gyl-DlI3M1nQkvvtkGAGqfU7YSp_dx4b1iL1eojRiRLiR0ONbua7Apf7q_dOwGfF96XCjJGJUYTmwCoJicRzVndtjxG3YCUOGbRo0DAOTPAUVzu7t8dqDTJO9yJI/s1600/DSC03502.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLmWGqCu7aUIS44_Gyl-DlI3M1nQkvvtkGAGqfU7YSp_dx4b1iL1eojRiRLiR0ONbua7Apf7q_dOwGfF96XCjJGJUYTmwCoJicRzVndtjxG3YCUOGbRo0DAOTPAUVzu7t8dqDTJO9yJI/s320/DSC03502.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675234884927276962" /></a><br /><br />In the process she turned our bookshelf into a bookshelf again. She even put out all our DVDs again - with one caveat. She wasn't interested in organizing by genre like I would typically do. I told her it was no problem - I'll get to that during my maternity leave! You all know that this will eat away at me until I get it done. Just kidding-well, sort of. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jQq2vJzyqFhxjy7l0nA08uVPq9JfnU_ZQ5fUZQwKQROK1rq_cemKgmws4eNq_kJHJUpGZUUzr6RG8GV9hBoTNTSaizeYn1qcp_FQyTpyM8g_lZZAiydzRfJL88Tq8TtcDgw2mmkzFWA/s1600/DSC03503.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jQq2vJzyqFhxjy7l0nA08uVPq9JfnU_ZQ5fUZQwKQROK1rq_cemKgmws4eNq_kJHJUpGZUUzr6RG8GV9hBoTNTSaizeYn1qcp_FQyTpyM8g_lZZAiydzRfJL88Tq8TtcDgw2mmkzFWA/s320/DSC03503.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675234887952237842" /></a><br /><br />While mom was hard at work on this project, I sat and kept her company. After a while we wondered what Michael was up to.<br />I took a little trip upstairs and discovered him hard at work on this!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-ZTvxfkrn3bPpSwfaMJYNesTOpvJEA8B6dI53ojg_SExghLBShjcZOsD4750qF25Yl1lMTYtnosee9QjTqyJGp83wvJ5A17N82E8zIGN5BbVYYIgiB6EQjax4iiDljA6269fP3Qe0rQ/s1600/DSC03504.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-ZTvxfkrn3bPpSwfaMJYNesTOpvJEA8B6dI53ojg_SExghLBShjcZOsD4750qF25Yl1lMTYtnosee9QjTqyJGp83wvJ5A17N82E8zIGN5BbVYYIgiB6EQjax4iiDljA6269fP3Qe0rQ/s320/DSC03504.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675234877849897474" /></a><br /><br />We grew a crib this weekend! Yet another big step! I can't believe we have a crib in the baby's room. Feels pretty real to me! <br />I also took a picture of the baby's dresser...I may have made a bit of an online impulse purchase. See that pillow - it was cute, I couldn't resist. The "S" is covered up - but it says "Snuggle Up." We also received the most adorable soothing sounds Lamb over the weekend as well from none other than Mama Pelio! And see that tea container on the right...inside is the cutest little hand knitted hat for the baby from one of our artists at the gallery! So sweet! Mom G-K also brought the baby its first wooden dog puzzle. So cute! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiuBps7UQRdYJJSnJ5x-rYxlrwSoYk8a43SJs27AWlaODR02uTaf6nA6hnjKZedOajMltHRpohrbBEbZJ0Ukc_ZVPRAws0SbW7KRjp05dLQN6TP5fMYCuCgu0vjl8373redGmW8BTuOM/s1600/DSC03505.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiuBps7UQRdYJJSnJ5x-rYxlrwSoYk8a43SJs27AWlaODR02uTaf6nA6hnjKZedOajMltHRpohrbBEbZJ0Ukc_ZVPRAws0SbW7KRjp05dLQN6TP5fMYCuCgu0vjl8373redGmW8BTuOM/s320/DSC03505.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675234878917424994" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-13094053091972236872011-11-09T10:00:00.000-08:002011-11-09T10:24:28.029-08:00Baby Bump ProgressionYou probably already saw this post - but I added a 26 week picture. Enjoy! <br /><br />My baby brain is on a bit of a delay these days. It's true - the whole baby brain thing that is. I'm not as smart as I used to be!<br /><br />It occurred to me that it'd be easier to see the updates and the progression if I showed you the newest picture first. That way you don't have to scroll down the whole post each time. <br /><br />Brilliant! Duh!<br /><br />27, almost 28 Weeks (looking a little haggard after an impromptu after work cleaning frenzy - I think they'd call this nesting!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gWglIKAoUZCGaLhzwuyi7Fifew2XEZE0Y4w1bsvKWIZxI_JANbRw49W-GlYwxa5RvcbuIBWRq2wjIATuNE_b_TAM2T12PPMOUwsO2dUcSAKXfsdtDh5SJAUU33p7v0mOR0y4hm0zRwM/s1600/DSC03476.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 107px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gWglIKAoUZCGaLhzwuyi7Fifew2XEZE0Y4w1bsvKWIZxI_JANbRw49W-GlYwxa5RvcbuIBWRq2wjIATuNE_b_TAM2T12PPMOUwsO2dUcSAKXfsdtDh5SJAUU33p7v0mOR0y4hm0zRwM/s320/DSC03476.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670811667707509730" /></a><br /><br /><br />26 Weeks (I think) post apple picking break with Emily!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdbemGb4snYpQf8I2tvBgYdpzq8ciAt_-fqxU47HBg5GzX4zDNkq2hfjMM34JPeZlRvmOpJ8Ey2swzBxns9VtUjfjUU6YXmjKc1GG1pl1M_3rdUR38CvVXU8PZkNTPRMiyVvkqrgmDe8/s1600/IMG_4575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdbemGb4snYpQf8I2tvBgYdpzq8ciAt_-fqxU47HBg5GzX4zDNkq2hfjMM34JPeZlRvmOpJ8Ey2swzBxns9VtUjfjUU6YXmjKc1GG1pl1M_3rdUR38CvVXU8PZkNTPRMiyVvkqrgmDe8/s320/IMG_4575.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673007218629425394" /></a><br /><br /><br />23 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH_pU4orynOwfrEHVj6LJqe7V9qyG9ZRXwEvGoC9B5T3YFKREiQnSFt3S4CBymb4lunTzEqcB3k8V8JUh7-7l1oI0R6ertz5cXM1BGdaDFz3_MZ862Ohsr3RWOAHm8GcOZ968h_Zt374/s1600/DSC03378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH_pU4orynOwfrEHVj6LJqe7V9qyG9ZRXwEvGoC9B5T3YFKREiQnSFt3S4CBymb4lunTzEqcB3k8V8JUh7-7l1oI0R6ertz5cXM1BGdaDFz3_MZ862Ohsr3RWOAHm8GcOZ968h_Zt374/s320/DSC03378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960544469066258" /></a><br /><br /><br />22 Weeks (Post Spin Class Sweaty Picture)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfLr5ZQyDzt9uhBZv8yzVeAuFHgh2AKzUzeHzMorSngEzy1ALLyt0lC7ooEUWCGI9cPy4QL3YpHEUloRdIYM3De3q9UbYnf3VVwsMUMGbppq2kWas-EJHzIoPf_2x2QZCECuY3Yv-Zmw/s1600/DSC03375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfLr5ZQyDzt9uhBZv8yzVeAuFHgh2AKzUzeHzMorSngEzy1ALLyt0lC7ooEUWCGI9cPy4QL3YpHEUloRdIYM3De3q9UbYnf3VVwsMUMGbppq2kWas-EJHzIoPf_2x2QZCECuY3Yv-Zmw/s320/DSC03375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960543591850754" /></a><br /><br /><br />21 Weeks (Hiking in Santa Fe while on our anniversary/baby-moon trip)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWdozZiiLYwjzTV0n3hdYtP-wrgDcT5OnO4RCoP1fUtO4Ka5gv18Xf6HNNJLSk0o1lO_3apOaGcRHMtZ22W8BNvEtutOv3GhMfdRw2bzOqAonCXyUyA_1C-bADaHX-AjdUrp5IUN8WIM/s1600/DSC03319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWdozZiiLYwjzTV0n3hdYtP-wrgDcT5OnO4RCoP1fUtO4Ka5gv18Xf6HNNJLSk0o1lO_3apOaGcRHMtZ22W8BNvEtutOv3GhMfdRw2bzOqAonCXyUyA_1C-bADaHX-AjdUrp5IUN8WIM/s320/DSC03319.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960596651831090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw5p3Z9gMPaJsdysOR928B8sFTd-w0e4Qex66w-tplZOdETaPgRmdChj3uiNfnIN0EbtXQ78xZsh-rv8cTYJp26Z3_idtXVbzbFuH38wXSHqSWQhfzJh0MGDAVpHtlbQq2QcssnMwyQA/s1600/DSC03326.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw5p3Z9gMPaJsdysOR928B8sFTd-w0e4Qex66w-tplZOdETaPgRmdChj3uiNfnIN0EbtXQ78xZsh-rv8cTYJp26Z3_idtXVbzbFuH38wXSHqSWQhfzJh0MGDAVpHtlbQq2QcssnMwyQA/s320/DSC03326.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960566737605826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyPBQ8qOL7JomFkRKNje8vz5SzKt2mOupZrXEBrQ87Aw4bOlzGpg2eUTMHT5TE9MdA8WhyphenhyphenvO43gfmIAFauR8-cpps29aDTZsJKlz72WUKq5ijaR2sqJofdNdMAqRVbvU-tMMIFyj9d9o/s1600/DSC03346.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyPBQ8qOL7JomFkRKNje8vz5SzKt2mOupZrXEBrQ87Aw4bOlzGpg2eUTMHT5TE9MdA8WhyphenhyphenvO43gfmIAFauR8-cpps29aDTZsJKlz72WUKq5ijaR2sqJofdNdMAqRVbvU-tMMIFyj9d9o/s320/DSC03346.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960561700142066" /></a><br /><br /><br />21 Weeks (Seated Mom's Eye View)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopkx3z0EB980aNtFKKbDpLZecbCNAfMnDlARH9LgJjgKd048qFQOPs-WaOd7Amm4a_ydGyBYFEpCqwgWNxIshYMWLnplzXBaBO9BEi9hirrNr5eLLACPSJc1qJKXCzlDYO9y71o_azxA/s1600/DSC03315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopkx3z0EB980aNtFKKbDpLZecbCNAfMnDlARH9LgJjgKd048qFQOPs-WaOd7Amm4a_ydGyBYFEpCqwgWNxIshYMWLnplzXBaBO9BEi9hirrNr5eLLACPSJc1qJKXCzlDYO9y71o_azxA/s320/DSC03315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960882616996418" /></a><br /><br /><br />21 Weeks (Celebrating our 2nd Anniversary)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKNsd6jC7oqN8WVNpqtDfa-XLUFI-ebbrj01ZEt8CdSMmc44lwO4Mc72YQzBen1mG_rmW1LMGbZJn0mWJG_kE3ATWkv-Ubra_d_X-ksxGSqHDfCB4xja16wlwL08ojj4OQO2QrcFwytw/s1600/DSC03266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKNsd6jC7oqN8WVNpqtDfa-XLUFI-ebbrj01ZEt8CdSMmc44lwO4Mc72YQzBen1mG_rmW1LMGbZJn0mWJG_kE3ATWkv-Ubra_d_X-ksxGSqHDfCB4xja16wlwL08ojj4OQO2QrcFwytw/s320/DSC03266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960887744552098" /></a><br /><br /><br />20 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg793utO7ZJnofcrcHEeXqaVyfZygXjZZHAe0ZAMHb8-fC4Ync7peROj9VlwTiRXZ1LXrJPaeswTUAVoYrXzwcm9dWgsGHQXPF55wOi9JK-t5nNw7MbBCv6yQ0VxEgVNNjHRW8Ahm7O8RQ/s1600/DSC03207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg793utO7ZJnofcrcHEeXqaVyfZygXjZZHAe0ZAMHb8-fC4Ync7peROj9VlwTiRXZ1LXrJPaeswTUAVoYrXzwcm9dWgsGHQXPF55wOi9JK-t5nNw7MbBCv6yQ0VxEgVNNjHRW8Ahm7O8RQ/s320/DSC03207.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960897355857826" /></a><br /><br /><br />18 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm86AhE3KwznzL7gaNUT5Hqp5s_iS_aiYoo_4HD1kQoJK89l8ghPikr4SONJ-8B16yXjOYUEudB4xfwvST0mRD5EjDifgNFkpLeuyMspu7YDwE5s7hCuPzWJ1Wn4p4BvjayT1F5Dlnjk/s1600/DSC03168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm86AhE3KwznzL7gaNUT5Hqp5s_iS_aiYoo_4HD1kQoJK89l8ghPikr4SONJ-8B16yXjOYUEudB4xfwvST0mRD5EjDifgNFkpLeuyMspu7YDwE5s7hCuPzWJ1Wn4p4BvjayT1F5Dlnjk/s320/DSC03168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960900958089778" /></a><br /><br /><br />14 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDPF_r7X_fYn3x7APvjTTMgJqmlfz3AASNE50UeTKnhQKzx-NGswurqb282c9meracwCv6nKLsjI4LlYpDsnIN3tgc6H483YLzu6d_OXG2JkXbYjrIn4Tt7KgornN1YjzW6hYOZ2a4ZY/s1600/DSC03147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDPF_r7X_fYn3x7APvjTTMgJqmlfz3AASNE50UeTKnhQKzx-NGswurqb282c9meracwCv6nKLsjI4LlYpDsnIN3tgc6H483YLzu6d_OXG2JkXbYjrIn4Tt7KgornN1YjzW6hYOZ2a4ZY/s320/DSC03147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960924452427890" /></a><br /><br /><br />12-13 Weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmEBHLTGczdOS8ceCqMf3PQaSgVGxfj87L2MsS0dT9AmERFN5pidwY-M7RFxBRjo3sRhSb7TWb4RgDzvmISw5oKkxT-Pf_xRCU8o1pXfdVypgNdBMZ_yMwfsqqMYVud-mqjM_BJE8210/s1600/DSC03119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmEBHLTGczdOS8ceCqMf3PQaSgVGxfj87L2MsS0dT9AmERFN5pidwY-M7RFxBRjo3sRhSb7TWb4RgDzvmISw5oKkxT-Pf_xRCU8o1pXfdVypgNdBMZ_yMwfsqqMYVud-mqjM_BJE8210/s320/DSC03119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961115946662098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmT0kxPgb7A9QPzjAHdTiyt-N0yG9WejkVfSE7DOSOylJmm9akqO9q0HbszYP7SEtGmx2FuD4iP6Y-77iQe8AwWPP0NyJLjedqTFCxn0oJxfyXWaFxAJlwQEwg3XET54qn9eDkzKuJkA/s1600/DSC03120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmT0kxPgb7A9QPzjAHdTiyt-N0yG9WejkVfSE7DOSOylJmm9akqO9q0HbszYP7SEtGmx2FuD4iP6Y-77iQe8AwWPP0NyJLjedqTFCxn0oJxfyXWaFxAJlwQEwg3XET54qn9eDkzKuJkA/s320/DSC03120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961104390992098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIk7NMbvAmcIsTrbPiI6F2YlosmiSHoPam553H-3w7jqrY5LK-kVxL7OStyjWhat7l658dCPj11M0wXFbm8Lz9Wmr4iQVfzWhoqWhIdOzdV7zGnXMIAFQp6t72UgiXuMmKbxkYo1ic98/s1600/DSC03122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIk7NMbvAmcIsTrbPiI6F2YlosmiSHoPam553H-3w7jqrY5LK-kVxL7OStyjWhat7l658dCPj11M0wXFbm8Lz9Wmr4iQVfzWhoqWhIdOzdV7zGnXMIAFQp6t72UgiXuMmKbxkYo1ic98/s320/DSC03122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961097456859586" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-5493206285581172072011-11-07T06:54:00.000-08:002011-11-09T06:47:36.589-08:00Guest Room UpdateAs many of you already know - we had quite the exciting weekend over here. I won't bore you all with the details. All I'll say is that the little person threatened to make an extra-early appearance. After listening to what I had to say, he/she decided that perhaps it wasn't time to come out and play yet. Thank goodness (for now.)<br /><br />So I don't have much to share with you this week, except this little update on the Guest Room. You may remember that I posted about the ice dam damage last year. If not - there was damage from ice dams last winter. (good- now that you're caught up we can move on.) The damage was primarily seen in the guest room. We're working on remedying the situation before winter is fully upon us. Anyhow in the meantime we had the inside issues addressed. <br /><br />Here's a glimpse at how things have been looking since last winter:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZt8MaErVDv1Sxdb3_sJKw9-JvgTvuB92dBH7fmWC11IzQ_BpJzY_szNNol_pLvOlmKzVW_et9R0g3rMI0HlnDIiADdhIIpe-dPuiJhxD-PDxadQbiVhyphenhyphenlN6-29za35hDpZbwMDdj7svQ/s1600/DSC03434.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZt8MaErVDv1Sxdb3_sJKw9-JvgTvuB92dBH7fmWC11IzQ_BpJzY_szNNol_pLvOlmKzVW_et9R0g3rMI0HlnDIiADdhIIpe-dPuiJhxD-PDxadQbiVhyphenhyphenlN6-29za35hDpZbwMDdj7svQ/s320/DSC03434.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670026116513062610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakYdcOSUVbWZoElOyXex7esHIQrwzVHMtmNgqV3-QJcZy1SEQdMZXupVwXb6Uo8dpX1tOlQppjg-YcyrUXXxH_hvGs6N9eDZIVDrJ0oQOoh67hM12gX7kKLnONmd0q4HrAXcoGEbaXi0/s1600/DSC03435.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakYdcOSUVbWZoElOyXex7esHIQrwzVHMtmNgqV3-QJcZy1SEQdMZXupVwXb6Uo8dpX1tOlQppjg-YcyrUXXxH_hvGs6N9eDZIVDrJ0oQOoh67hM12gX7kKLnONmd0q4HrAXcoGEbaXi0/s320/DSC03435.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670026110649353250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2bMXHWfX_7EVyU92BAxVnWRlUK3joRPhlhv1QjADibkNYZgUU4XfxNvQWjhiBHcea46CU9SsKrwSis2MAcePS1xPyJjlhQdyZ3sODxyaj1eJS5NHdNMBeqLkIhH4qpf7YcRNcQEROo0/s1600/DSC03436.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2bMXHWfX_7EVyU92BAxVnWRlUK3joRPhlhv1QjADibkNYZgUU4XfxNvQWjhiBHcea46CU9SsKrwSis2MAcePS1xPyJjlhQdyZ3sODxyaj1eJS5NHdNMBeqLkIhH4qpf7YcRNcQEROo0/s320/DSC03436.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670026102979683394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbPcs-Il06HetWfUyCbkCIHL6JS30XznbvDQfEhZjrU_bEsJl63itEob5RU-l0_5kpVYUKWVFULKN8SQjVIWzUO3Ku9mQ69qKaFSLT8NHQV9J0P4SXJPZto03F4Go1HlzIonDgY9rHw8/s1600/DSC03437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbPcs-Il06HetWfUyCbkCIHL6JS30XznbvDQfEhZjrU_bEsJl63itEob5RU-l0_5kpVYUKWVFULKN8SQjVIWzUO3Ku9mQ69qKaFSLT8NHQV9J0P4SXJPZto03F4Go1HlzIonDgY9rHw8/s320/DSC03437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670026086837242658" /></a><br /><br />While we had the painters at the house we decided to fix up the ceiling in the guest room as well. First everything had to scraped down. Then it had to be re-plastered. Here's how that looked...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaah0P3Xzpk9vqag38qpsztHdC_MnUhSWmpdFMFFj88g5Ks9Feaz71Bs7mMq8iUTLD0Kh0c8hPouvka90rDk08BmtHf103DqRjhS5hGHJj1t3QGYDXxG7Jwjrk_lEB0choyMsJAkEwvA/s1600/DSC03446.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaah0P3Xzpk9vqag38qpsztHdC_MnUhSWmpdFMFFj88g5Ks9Feaz71Bs7mMq8iUTLD0Kh0c8hPouvka90rDk08BmtHf103DqRjhS5hGHJj1t3QGYDXxG7Jwjrk_lEB0choyMsJAkEwvA/s320/DSC03446.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670026082749148898" /></a><br /><br />After a day of drying everything was sanded down and re-painted. I didn't take a picture. Sorry about that! You'll just have to use your imagination. <br />At least it's done! <br /><br />On to more important things - like getting some work done so I can go home and sleep. :)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-27869193354249972252011-11-02T00:08:00.000-07:002011-11-02T09:08:43.122-07:00Our BedroomThe painters also did a nice job on our room. <br /><br />As you probably can quite easily picture - I had a tough time picking out the color for our room as well. Typical. At first I was planning to stick with the earth tone idea as our bedding is all chocolate brown and ivory. I got a sample for what I thought was going to be a great color. The consensus from both of us - looks like baby poop! Since we figure we'll be seeing plenty of that soon, we don't need to see it on our walls as well! (The real deal might end up on the walls at some point anyway--who knows!!) <br /><br />So the next idea was either a slate blue or plum color. I narrowed down the options and let Michael pick two samples to try out. (Collaboration at it's finest I tell you!) Here's a glimpse of the process and a few before pictures... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizxyOSNbTY6OzIL5q2RSw_6dyokDPzPB2cf5Uo5selHITFlsS9Y2cMPJbilvzqmGaLwmd1P8X6fHbCq-cR306SqhUqAGa3NfwrE6mRLo88bSxW6qjaeJHZL9VEu6qADYXQTjb1CrUUhg/s1600/DSC03438.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizxyOSNbTY6OzIL5q2RSw_6dyokDPzPB2cf5Uo5selHITFlsS9Y2cMPJbilvzqmGaLwmd1P8X6fHbCq-cR306SqhUqAGa3NfwrE6mRLo88bSxW6qjaeJHZL9VEu6qADYXQTjb1CrUUhg/s320/DSC03438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670028396284474962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JJxlAu2Wm8VbFl5SykqH27qfbuZYbE88j07_bIEy1N1iCAT_T1GUitI7ruIQ09r4QEu7olc98UKOh28UUO9iriHi6MP6LHhRboTBueLM1gX172nwLVFS8g9Fd4kKatMaxW_PPuN6_-Y/s1600/DSC03439.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJR1P-U7p4OXl_OBzy-X_SxuMasa-MGSbxGIu7cpkPV_dgTdleqqHlrVp8wg4XBWDCVSceaRmTqMUJkWTDWb6Ro2E_qH0KTRg7zS9Lj2KhiuEetQ6BMXTtrqrfoKJKN-2-kLWO59fFz4w/s320/DSC03452.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670027559686382050" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ultimately we decided the plum was too purple, and the blue was too gray. Rather than trying out another 15 samples (which we were tempted to do) we decided to pick a similar blue tone that was less gray and go for it! I was pretty worried at first, but it's really growing on me! I'm not one to make rash decisions. I know what you're thinking...It's only paint! But still. I wanted this project to be done and I wanted to be happy with the results. I've never picked a bold color before but it works! Not sure it's great with our bedding, but too bad! We're stuck with it! I think it looks really great with our silver light fixture and the silver radiator. Next up - maybe some matching furniture?? Just an idea! And perhaps some new lamps. Maybe something in Stainless or perhaps glass. ahhhh - someday! <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_TIqZML6MMe5AXsWVs5pRDEHN_ewz4nbQVDfDYIByttk18xlP-lgCSXulFB5CISAyxRu5jaTV5e5_zeTFW_D3o0_wASrPjC7V_t5P6jtLZNhr_KFOPxliUCzk1JOu7cyynDNR49DWc8/s1600/DSC03465.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_TIqZML6MMe5AXsWVs5pRDEHN_ewz4nbQVDfDYIByttk18xlP-lgCSXulFB5CISAyxRu5jaTV5e5_zeTFW_D3o0_wASrPjC7V_t5P6jtLZNhr_KFOPxliUCzk1JOu7cyynDNR49DWc8/s320/DSC03465.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670027552760198306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NwLCA_CeATkhkFFVjlGxC-Tzhn4-LF7UwdQPn4inIk3lHQAaR4xjwobqzgYG7QPhABE1I1Z98FxLlczhMFjwfnAa9-gitAx6tnKFICZDZqXqK3DOwhdfqAJyd0Nz2n8GPUDQWMlXotk/s1600/DSC03466.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU007uL9B6FdlZBcMtl5sLzqSovUrynt5MiOUV_0txUfiXPeSDjGDeAXgZw9VLsYFB2xE8l00HfvZMmLCR9lZ85Vy5Oxxicp-WxVIRAoPnmVNikL6b_PbM3dKd-Gl8FnCvYHXhcTpCo1Q/s320/DSC03470.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670027073376382594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2Gt11H_zx7b1XG6lTm6Uucu1s8iRlBGJisE8uVNMGwiK5qX_7W_PCcChNAFv5EIpvoKnCjyv6bRHQRUDH8Cye_fpt9QvjesXkXbB9fniZy-w-SYFasQrXqWdg_8qROSeHQ_KMc9s_aU/s1600/DSC03471.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2Gt11H_zx7b1XG6lTm6Uucu1s8iRlBGJisE8uVNMGwiK5qX_7W_PCcChNAFv5EIpvoKnCjyv6bRHQRUDH8Cye_fpt9QvjesXkXbB9fniZy-w-SYFasQrXqWdg_8qROSeHQ_KMc9s_aU/s320/DSC03471.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670027067058505826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX1IHyLFeOBibLgW_e5ncfV_ML6uR0JdjtAVxpZu3_Tc446oyEleqbiSkIrtbgxthDPDd87fxjsoCjtlSXqwviW9dqpp7pku58qhEaovvC-rB0mHknHP2-7zTHAj2HcqMxd4CBiNmDAc/s1600/DSC03472.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX1IHyLFeOBibLgW_e5ncfV_ML6uR0JdjtAVxpZu3_Tc446oyEleqbiSkIrtbgxthDPDd87fxjsoCjtlSXqwviW9dqpp7pku58qhEaovvC-rB0mHknHP2-7zTHAj2HcqMxd4CBiNmDAc/s320/DSC03472.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670027064359039090" /></a><br /><br />It's so nice to have consistent woodwork throughout the house also. It really makes things work a little better together. So...what do you think? Was this a project a success? Either way - it's another thing checked off my pre-baby to do list and that makes me one happy camper! Only about 1,999,000 things left to do! And we only have 12 weeks left! (or maybe less) EEK!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-42603407430859808502011-10-25T08:26:00.000-07:002011-11-01T06:53:55.494-07:00Progress in the Baby's RoomAs many of you already know, we gave in and hired painters, not only to do the exterior trim, but also to paint the baby's room, our bedroom, and the ceiling in the guest room. We could have done it, but after thinking about all the work that was required to prep the rooms we decided it would be a lot easier and faster to just have it done. You may recall the doors and trim in both bedrooms were stained wood. Everywhere else in the house the trim had been painted, but for some reason they didn't do two of the bedrooms. It required a lot of sanding and priming. Oh and don't forget to take a look at all the details in the windows that needed to be painted. <br /><br />Without further ado - Get ready for picture overload!!<br /><br />Here's how we last left things: <br /><br />(I had such a hard time picking the "right" gray. To be honest, I'm not thrilled with the end result-but it will be just fine!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLAesJy_imasQ3wmkSbMXwrGnlblIr9qvsTc2EYCK21iyYNZT7y5FTxk8F_ekdRWFadvaRCQ15cP-tp6YnjDnAAPUj0DrHqHEIgXuO3prp0Gai4bjHR5ftCeOX4OFIHydt-hQWum2cMw/s1600/DSC03430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLAesJy_imasQ3wmkSbMXwrGnlblIr9qvsTc2EYCK21iyYNZT7y5FTxk8F_ekdRWFadvaRCQ15cP-tp6YnjDnAAPUj0DrHqHEIgXuO3prp0Gai4bjHR5ftCeOX4OFIHydt-hQWum2cMw/s320/DSC03430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670022899542362962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4nRDbkdeMHIJ7km0NcgdIX-JLmfyDBYtpsqvvmVvropTbpSV_Pr_sVyeuyO261JAoq4l6ywLOouC0Ljl6Zl6Nq_Cm6BioLuguHWr6GWzOGdo_wjahdBpC4quNonQVSfmIkFJC0bEKMM/s1600/DSC03431.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4nRDbkdeMHIJ7km0NcgdIX-JLmfyDBYtpsqvvmVvropTbpSV_Pr_sVyeuyO261JAoq4l6ywLOouC0Ljl6Zl6Nq_Cm6BioLuguHWr6GWzOGdo_wjahdBpC4quNonQVSfmIkFJC0bEKMM/s320/DSC03431.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670022892415920658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCXIh6HqAyJ9ncc3E8CGdHTLdD9IEaCx-kxG9cUc2kNobmpuxIC4-kqkCqXnvWNkxIr1UytyC_NLeCEJutd1v_vku4rceCAAXZ3Oujfc9nT5RQ45tsY0YTi-5AgsXairswfwLX0FHgRs/s1600/DSC03432.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCXIh6HqAyJ9ncc3E8CGdHTLdD9IEaCx-kxG9cUc2kNobmpuxIC4-kqkCqXnvWNkxIr1UytyC_NLeCEJutd1v_vku4rceCAAXZ3Oujfc9nT5RQ45tsY0YTi-5AgsXairswfwLX0FHgRs/s320/DSC03432.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670022882983517746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSR0CZ51blyOfzJGsdTDYJ1Go-5aadGUwFaU_ETAVEEI0gQykqr7us0GKI2koqNsuaoPdB_OgYS_uvS6UYAP0hcbzPzZdV9H_u6d6ZLVsuGb4aXEUjhJhwnDsNuNWVW79CatMueRB3U8/s1600/DSC03433.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSR0CZ51blyOfzJGsdTDYJ1Go-5aadGUwFaU_ETAVEEI0gQykqr7us0GKI2koqNsuaoPdB_OgYS_uvS6UYAP0hcbzPzZdV9H_u6d6ZLVsuGb4aXEUjhJhwnDsNuNWVW79CatMueRB3U8/s320/DSC03433.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670022874621512898" /></a><br /><br />And a little progress after day one:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8R-tJVWGuyiejaLDk8AVpsO_8TLgSelmyunFjcXEjP-LD3s3ZxmxTI9ziL_Ah6oUQJdmsiWnEk9AOQikxJgTichqrZa5ldb7eRHnQZQHbZoB_B2qchL-7DV18leiMzjdpdzFDauQ5MMo/s1600/DSC03454.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8R-tJVWGuyiejaLDk8AVpsO_8TLgSelmyunFjcXEjP-LD3s3ZxmxTI9ziL_Ah6oUQJdmsiWnEk9AOQikxJgTichqrZa5ldb7eRHnQZQHbZoB_B2qchL-7DV18leiMzjdpdzFDauQ5MMo/s320/DSC03454.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670022871198140546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJLSSxk8-MUBzvYxFS3lRxz4IMx4jxf0HRrd6AokY7T89-J3CCrNYDvKCGeW8Qy0Bi-8IcDSoVGHqsRiv3zb7Hio05Ny2C5k7rxGa4aTN9SSdFixnc6rwV-y-pOZOZ-7dNfnAFLS_JtE/s1600/DSC03455.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJLSSxk8-MUBzvYxFS3lRxz4IMx4jxf0HRrd6AokY7T89-J3CCrNYDvKCGeW8Qy0Bi-8IcDSoVGHqsRiv3zb7Hio05Ny2C5k7rxGa4aTN9SSdFixnc6rwV-y-pOZOZ-7dNfnAFLS_JtE/s320/DSC03455.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670022377882905570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBHT6DYbqVs4PrOWqBN5FLi9-jQ_Zw0zMy4zhkHb1daWn5c22awY6KvZI5R9CY5kxqdypQrlK3boZtNsi2ISZHtp8faZ7oI1JdTo_WHJ_x0oK3P9k0ndv7xdGBtLkcSPZgNo3sVHcfrA/s1600/DSC03456.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBHT6DYbqVs4PrOWqBN5FLi9-jQ_Zw0zMy4zhkHb1daWn5c22awY6KvZI5R9CY5kxqdypQrlK3boZtNsi2ISZHtp8faZ7oI1JdTo_WHJ_x0oK3P9k0ndv7xdGBtLkcSPZgNo3sVHcfrA/s320/DSC03456.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670022369204911922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGb-mxP11PaTbLsG2eOmZoTKuTil_8T_NzJ17P8LEvmA2nf6RVK_Mblz6ahWT_yIodidY181ExpfAeB2TVyespRdm382F6aMhmTGja49RQisIKP9GWzT7YeoV543zOrQym88ROc0_HNok/s1600/DSC03457.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGb-mxP11PaTbLsG2eOmZoTKuTil_8T_NzJ17P8LEvmA2nf6RVK_Mblz6ahWT_yIodidY181ExpfAeB2TVyespRdm382F6aMhmTGja49RQisIKP9GWzT7YeoV543zOrQym88ROc0_HNok/s320/DSC03457.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670022360529210450" /></a><br /><br />After testing out four gray options, I made my decision. I figured better to go light than dark and we can always punch things up with some colorful accents or a colorful rug. The other decision we made was to go with a sort of two tone gray paint job. With the strange roofline in this room it's hard to distinguish between wall and ceiling. So the tapered walls and ceiling received a couple coats of gray paint as well, the regular version of the color we picked. The walls are actually 15% darker, but it's hard to tell. This was a great decision because I think it would have looked awkward with a ton of white paint going on...<br /><br />And the finished product! I was hoping for a darker gray, but hey - it works and everything looks so much better painted! I love the trim painted in a crisp white! So much cleaner and more modern looking. The gray looks a little soft, but quite nice with the white dresser/changing table. Can't wait to get the rest of the room put together! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemFSCr1TpJubpGgJITYqNUKu9ngMWh6X7ja2Z08ibFQvofJkzFXBwJWqKW2xiiq5QEYc-w0byoKnMyb7ZBvgCaOBySB17XXjt4oMECtLu3tXXbwewW-fMOIzjnXefdEcR85w4CNHDbdA/s1600/DSC03458.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemFSCr1TpJubpGgJITYqNUKu9ngMWh6X7ja2Z08ibFQvofJkzFXBwJWqKW2xiiq5QEYc-w0byoKnMyb7ZBvgCaOBySB17XXjt4oMECtLu3tXXbwewW-fMOIzjnXefdEcR85w4CNHDbdA/s320/DSC03458.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670022350924985890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7egH3kMNwA-3ImMxQA6BvCC9tYCFcL_4pfv8CexJIi2-Ndf0C1OAwzbVKVdJ9dGd5CDPwmU7ab7HtTmhMIxaIJuzFvZP86i3ADBTsqUbwZsLfP8copeWYDPtoQ-hfe58bEXMOTYjeNU/s1600/DSC03459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7egH3kMNwA-3ImMxQA6BvCC9tYCFcL_4pfv8CexJIi2-Ndf0C1OAwzbVKVdJ9dGd5CDPwmU7ab7HtTmhMIxaIJuzFvZP86i3ADBTsqUbwZsLfP8copeWYDPtoQ-hfe58bEXMOTYjeNU/s320/DSC03459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670022347441449922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT71w_mJWoi-nA1TDbwVlvvzjttNJ9ldFp-NJEswwUuS-WKr1q52KN7z7RVAu0y4wOUok-mX3es3YxxRpOjzAbX1NzAvx2zhy_bRS-xKEoPlctF7HjEURRTbPjpTu0NCxELpbCacLw3wo/s1600/DSC03461.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT71w_mJWoi-nA1TDbwVlvvzjttNJ9ldFp-NJEswwUuS-WKr1q52KN7z7RVAu0y4wOUok-mX3es3YxxRpOjzAbX1NzAvx2zhy_bRS-xKEoPlctF7HjEURRTbPjpTu0NCxELpbCacLw3wo/s320/DSC03461.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670021848447813394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhuuzs7unxkVKYLwVa-JHn0gf_gjffdHslMnBzolPM5wYL_NMUSTkQKMgo7rmdYU6ABwmI9ucLFgeP9POSxWj7p2OALISC4giUDUaR6mp2dizN4Bf246RQHXNezcpw79fcJaqMr4LGB4/s1600/DSC03462.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhuuzs7unxkVKYLwVa-JHn0gf_gjffdHslMnBzolPM5wYL_NMUSTkQKMgo7rmdYU6ABwmI9ucLFgeP9POSxWj7p2OALISC4giUDUaR6mp2dizN4Bf246RQHXNezcpw79fcJaqMr4LGB4/s320/DSC03462.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670021829939770546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHDXtN7UYlS9b9AhaXYU_tgCwaMjO6Zn1OvJNsdV3zzt76aIZZj-b9wQM9IIodcpcyj50-CF5xhyHD1sxQdt2N24yw_rmYF4gWi9wpsBHvkZjmlSyWHunQf4UozS6ubn0hlJftLcUE-4/s1600/DSC03463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHDXtN7UYlS9b9AhaXYU_tgCwaMjO6Zn1OvJNsdV3zzt76aIZZj-b9wQM9IIodcpcyj50-CF5xhyHD1sxQdt2N24yw_rmYF4gWi9wpsBHvkZjmlSyWHunQf4UozS6ubn0hlJftLcUE-4/s320/DSC03463.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670021824023684050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauGhG7PUOEozsI_PmPpMuLAeIyufXmmogjRttQM_VMl1S0sri5zfi3hYjaSD4MCgEm1wK0lxx0gEMF_A6_3xCjIix9UWkEwqachp0qITjc2KHRcwbZeX4xfkvkkHgDbtdbxYRwuLheZI/s1600/DSC03464.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauGhG7PUOEozsI_PmPpMuLAeIyufXmmogjRttQM_VMl1S0sri5zfi3hYjaSD4MCgEm1wK0lxx0gEMF_A6_3xCjIix9UWkEwqachp0qITjc2KHRcwbZeX4xfkvkkHgDbtdbxYRwuLheZI/s320/DSC03464.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670021812247267426" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-11493416623815658772011-10-25T08:23:00.000-07:002011-10-27T08:02:18.754-07:00Weekend ThingsI had a very long list of weekend to do's last weekend. Most of the items weren't accomplished - but some of them were! That's progress at least!<br /><br />First up - Sell our old sofa and desk! The sofa was a great size when we lived in Brookline, but never really fit well into our house. That and it happened to be quite uncomfortable on your neck. You know those chairs that push your head forward ever so slightly? This had the same characteristic. It was clean and in great shape, but we'd already purchased a replacement a while back so it was time for it to officially go! After all, the area it occupied is threatening to become the pack and play/toy/reading/play area for someone. The desk was my old college desk that I got Junior year. It's a great desk, but it's really just a to-be-filed paper collector at this point. It was living in the baby's room in a perfectly sized little nook but with someone new taking over that room - it was time to say farewell to the desk as well! <br /><br />I posted both on Craigs List. Fortunately the sofa sold quickly! We just had to help them transport it...and the buyers weren't exactly accommodating! We ended up doing it at 9:30pm on Monday night. Seriously?? Oh well, it's off our hands now; hands which have been filled with a (small) wad-o-cash in exchange! Not too shabby! <br />Here's the Craig's List picture:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqD8ynZV3HfYrTYH9a7zJPAnzSKGKp-DQoo_fta7qcdqLJDUmZgB9WJGZ-n19i7dryJuJRFuV05CLaxkCTzDavx-F31nD1UtMb8NQnAlicMdS6FDb_MttlFDm3X3b_sQ2_0VHCjNEEjY8/s1600/DSC03393.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqD8ynZV3HfYrTYH9a7zJPAnzSKGKp-DQoo_fta7qcdqLJDUmZgB9WJGZ-n19i7dryJuJRFuV05CLaxkCTzDavx-F31nD1UtMb8NQnAlicMdS6FDb_MttlFDm3X3b_sQ2_0VHCjNEEjY8/s320/DSC03393.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667455585394788546" /></a><br /><br />(Because we're nice, and the buyers looked like they could perhaps use it, we threw in the old scuffed up coffee table as well. Those of you who know me well are probably wondering why I didn't just paint it. The truth is, it was pretty boring looking and we have no where to put it. Considering it was a super cheap table to begin with and about hundred years old (ok maybe 20,) I decided to just be generous and throw it in! The buyers were appreciative so it was worth it!)<br /><br />This guy on the other hand got no takers. :(<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJOAqa0VllocCFE-3d1RPLoP2h1Y9z4BerkMzTW_Y29pg5CLDX4Gq7OGECD1i1C0Yokmzw2jzGJVC6iG7Xcxea0sbndDrXCaIv5SRcfkwHJyOZ6Bqj496-NVZ9KHUvIeGBjDpwPjPgZ0/s1600/DSC03395.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJOAqa0VllocCFE-3d1RPLoP2h1Y9z4BerkMzTW_Y29pg5CLDX4Gq7OGECD1i1C0Yokmzw2jzGJVC6iG7Xcxea0sbndDrXCaIv5SRcfkwHJyOZ6Bqj496-NVZ9KHUvIeGBjDpwPjPgZ0/s320/DSC03395.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667455456702712114" /></a><br /><br />Know anyone who wants it? It needs to go soon! <br /><br />In other weekend happenings I decided to go through some of the stuff that had collected around the desk and on the desk. We have a ton of office/school supplies - such as binders and notebooks. Anyone want them? I also went through all the pens to determine what worked and what didn't. All the "keep" office supplies were relocated to the newly organized junk drawers in the kitchen. One drawer is done - but the other stills needs some attention.<br /><br />Here's a little peak - <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8k4bQy4KVjNOqoPxmh-hzY9jy1q3awFK9eMx_u1r0cSv_xcTGKGlbJVL_tsvfSvjZlwBkjaByPJ7XWIkPj-5-Eyp4ui8QRwUIvenqisiF8g9hH2YhA5QvIQJ6Ovpzbg-1vcgkf1kOzo/s1600/DSC03424.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8k4bQy4KVjNOqoPxmh-hzY9jy1q3awFK9eMx_u1r0cSv_xcTGKGlbJVL_tsvfSvjZlwBkjaByPJ7XWIkPj-5-Eyp4ui8QRwUIvenqisiF8g9hH2YhA5QvIQJ6Ovpzbg-1vcgkf1kOzo/s320/DSC03424.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667455443241045954" /></a><br /><br />This drawer still needs help:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs9f_otsu_XiTr79JLNqELd5Fhcvx5LjMhRb4ZIWmVtlzM4pepM39cehZtdXEOB3UG8DvIy7Ts_l55pkaF4Ewlyd582d7cvkGYXl3MNRxz9Gw435n4N8aBBWTso8CN11gAQs2B96d4rA/s1600/DSC03425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs9f_otsu_XiTr79JLNqELd5Fhcvx5LjMhRb4ZIWmVtlzM4pepM39cehZtdXEOB3UG8DvIy7Ts_l55pkaF4Ewlyd582d7cvkGYXl3MNRxz9Gw435n4N8aBBWTso8CN11gAQs2B96d4rA/s320/DSC03425.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667455429274456274" /></a><br /><br />I'm desperately trying to train my husband to be more organized and to put things back where they belong. I realize my efforts are fruitless, but I am determined to carry on regardless. Wish me luck!<br /><br />In an effort to butter him up and hopefully bring him over to my way of thinking...I did all this while making him breakfast. One of his favorites I might add. Homemade chocolate chip pancakes. (Of course I made them with whole wheat flour as I always do. Trust me, he knows and he doesn't care because they're delicious!) I also used some of the skills I learned from Mom G-K, that I hope to keep in mind in the next fews months to make life easier after the little one joins us. She taught me a long time ago to make waffles and pancakes (and cookies for that matter - or anything else!) in large batches and then to freeze in individual portions that can just be tossed into the toaster oven. So here's a glimpse at some of my pancakes that we intend to enjoy at a later date!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKqWcTdsZAls5AjjKdOCZnVqL88bsmSgPoxkcUXml-euoAtHtoqD6Fa_pgT8R6wCwqKhfAlSdWcXZC16VBBQuWU3XZgW9pM2TWwWDjIcGV_HmhsYWOb-CTkeQzrf7PkxdoU-H6-IlF-o/s1600/DSC03427.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKqWcTdsZAls5AjjKdOCZnVqL88bsmSgPoxkcUXml-euoAtHtoqD6Fa_pgT8R6wCwqKhfAlSdWcXZC16VBBQuWU3XZgW9pM2TWwWDjIcGV_HmhsYWOb-CTkeQzrf7PkxdoU-H6-IlF-o/s320/DSC03427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667455420409337650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXQa6bC4tZaitgjQNe7nk8Iu6FIo_6ziv99jGqOrU5crpYHM_EI8Ot2x1bnj9SxP5mTibNIOrTN6EK9WxfC8RkUUCCZe3pd75FakuIEOcfOvSnibvZGj8_GeIRqO0P037bVkMKY7DXO8/s1600/DSC03429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXQa6bC4tZaitgjQNe7nk8Iu6FIo_6ziv99jGqOrU5crpYHM_EI8Ot2x1bnj9SxP5mTibNIOrTN6EK9WxfC8RkUUCCZe3pd75FakuIEOcfOvSnibvZGj8_GeIRqO0P037bVkMKY7DXO8/s320/DSC03429.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667455415427787922" /></a><br /><br />Throw them in a ziplock freezer bag and you're good to go! Pretty soon we'll start to think about frozen home cooked meals to stockpile! Have any suggestions?Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-52971633779019361572011-10-21T08:42:00.001-07:002011-10-25T08:31:01.603-07:00Exterior TrimAs you might remember, a little storm came through town a while ago. Her name was Irene. For some reason, Irene decided to help us along with our long list of must-get-done items. One item in particular which was on our list, but wasn't at the top of our list (until after Irene made her appearance) was painting all of our exterior trim. Irene decided to take off most of what was left leaving us with chipped paint everywhere and exposed wood trim. <br /><br />It's starting to get too cold here to be doing any exterior painting, so we knew we had to get moving if we wanted to get this done before the winter. After getting several quotes, we bit the bullet and lined someone up to get this project done. <br /><br />I'll have some after pictures for you in a few days - but until then, here's a little preview of how things had been looking lately. Pretty shabby!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMHz5BLMQJrCpLHdd48irYLkcD3se0J9SB2tYLg_-WlTiT9zj8I_kQZZ5SkkAuvTwHcS4rxFMMZoKOECvl2x8e1ixzjpymyyYOtE3eUTEzyqbnpV7YVTqEOhaK7v4q14lfT31g6VZ2k8/s1600/DSC03383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMHz5BLMQJrCpLHdd48irYLkcD3se0J9SB2tYLg_-WlTiT9zj8I_kQZZ5SkkAuvTwHcS4rxFMMZoKOECvl2x8e1ixzjpymyyYOtE3eUTEzyqbnpV7YVTqEOhaK7v4q14lfT31g6VZ2k8/s320/DSC03383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665971957080971058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprSgT4uf3hmyVLsYxxfC1DuRdX4CniTJ7fpQZYoMus3VOfRZa16zL7B4WlagN4tl6tIOQ_AhCwF3BCMo6et4HdpQ_qIWu_YXfINu1nnlLcjcpJXh5wDfDdeizkUB6T5UtqDqfbGT_Tl4/s1600/DSC03384.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJkzWrDeCuNeGZwMhcrO8tyMljnzMAzXz_F9KR53jURWHfZY4twmwNqf9Xeu1UIYBs-gSJY4geeHqmJ4r3bF1QW-4S7APO__AqlUOn6QgZEui7y6vqjsbr97yYvzLNn_ubIgDthubiEk/s320/DSC03388.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665971738922617074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyplbCqsmsi6gAeC7qiwwzEOuJ4fTpisQWYuYnUFE54WlQSlOBEnDc1x3DTXSJ3IOXTS_F-dOAzkm5c3XVoNriGdFbpTeQhVOPS4E7u8XUE2HO_QeZo61WN1i_o4vhg6x938LWfNnvQg/s1600/DSC03389.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyplbCqsmsi6gAeC7qiwwzEOuJ4fTpisQWYuYnUFE54WlQSlOBEnDc1x3DTXSJ3IOXTS_F-dOAzkm5c3XVoNriGdFbpTeQhVOPS4E7u8XUE2HO_QeZo61WN1i_o4vhg6x938LWfNnvQg/s320/DSC03389.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665971723297500786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQJHWDAfbKBWj41c9teS2glCOZmLNzH1-ZV8-47QpbMatSGtF8lZcr5rq3ZMAmGoOIGvYBGCvJFveURRwoQvbvnUluN7OcbjAKdHIqZRJGPx8jYfYvNR11QrgmhWIkb6dGH6Ho_y8x6c/s1600/DSC03390.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQJHWDAfbKBWj41c9teS2glCOZmLNzH1-ZV8-47QpbMatSGtF8lZcr5rq3ZMAmGoOIGvYBGCvJFveURRwoQvbvnUluN7OcbjAKdHIqZRJGPx8jYfYvNR11QrgmhWIkb6dGH6Ho_y8x6c/s320/DSC03390.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665971719059310786" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-42944592161600518232011-10-21T08:12:00.000-07:002011-10-21T08:41:44.107-07:00Baby Bump ProgressionFor those who have been asking...<br /><br />I've put together a little photo grouping for you. I'm missing several weeks, but that's how it goes! <br />I'm also several weeks behind-seeing as the little person is already almost 27 weeks baked! <br /><br />Until I take some updated pictures...<br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><br />12-13 Weeks - Feeling sick and tired but must more comfortable in my new dress.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmEBHLTGczdOS8ceCqMf3PQaSgVGxfj87L2MsS0dT9AmERFN5pidwY-M7RFxBRjo3sRhSb7TWb4RgDzvmISw5oKkxT-Pf_xRCU8o1pXfdVypgNdBMZ_yMwfsqqMYVud-mqjM_BJE8210/s1600/DSC03119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmEBHLTGczdOS8ceCqMf3PQaSgVGxfj87L2MsS0dT9AmERFN5pidwY-M7RFxBRjo3sRhSb7TWb4RgDzvmISw5oKkxT-Pf_xRCU8o1pXfdVypgNdBMZ_yMwfsqqMYVud-mqjM_BJE8210/s320/DSC03119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961115946662098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmT0kxPgb7A9QPzjAHdTiyt-N0yG9WejkVfSE7DOSOylJmm9akqO9q0HbszYP7SEtGmx2FuD4iP6Y-77iQe8AwWPP0NyJLjedqTFCxn0oJxfyXWaFxAJlwQEwg3XET54qn9eDkzKuJkA/s1600/DSC03120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmT0kxPgb7A9QPzjAHdTiyt-N0yG9WejkVfSE7DOSOylJmm9akqO9q0HbszYP7SEtGmx2FuD4iP6Y-77iQe8AwWPP0NyJLjedqTFCxn0oJxfyXWaFxAJlwQEwg3XET54qn9eDkzKuJkA/s320/DSC03120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961104390992098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIk7NMbvAmcIsTrbPiI6F2YlosmiSHoPam553H-3w7jqrY5LK-kVxL7OStyjWhat7l658dCPj11M0wXFbm8Lz9Wmr4iQVfzWhoqWhIdOzdV7zGnXMIAFQp6t72UgiXuMmKbxkYo1ic98/s1600/DSC03122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIk7NMbvAmcIsTrbPiI6F2YlosmiSHoPam553H-3w7jqrY5LK-kVxL7OStyjWhat7l658dCPj11M0wXFbm8Lz9Wmr4iQVfzWhoqWhIdOzdV7zGnXMIAFQp6t72UgiXuMmKbxkYo1ic98/s320/DSC03122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665961097456859586" /></a><br /><br />14 Weeks - Finally feeling a little better and helping in the yard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDPF_r7X_fYn3x7APvjTTMgJqmlfz3AASNE50UeTKnhQKzx-NGswurqb282c9meracwCv6nKLsjI4LlYpDsnIN3tgc6H483YLzu6d_OXG2JkXbYjrIn4Tt7KgornN1YjzW6hYOZ2a4ZY/s1600/DSC03147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDPF_r7X_fYn3x7APvjTTMgJqmlfz3AASNE50UeTKnhQKzx-NGswurqb282c9meracwCv6nKLsjI4LlYpDsnIN3tgc6H483YLzu6d_OXG2JkXbYjrIn4Tt7KgornN1YjzW6hYOZ2a4ZY/s320/DSC03147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960924452427890" /></a><br /><br />18 Weeks - YIKES! Scary picture with my after work, post nap hair.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm86AhE3KwznzL7gaNUT5Hqp5s_iS_aiYoo_4HD1kQoJK89l8ghPikr4SONJ-8B16yXjOYUEudB4xfwvST0mRD5EjDifgNFkpLeuyMspu7YDwE5s7hCuPzWJ1Wn4p4BvjayT1F5Dlnjk/s1600/DSC03168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm86AhE3KwznzL7gaNUT5Hqp5s_iS_aiYoo_4HD1kQoJK89l8ghPikr4SONJ-8B16yXjOYUEudB4xfwvST0mRD5EjDifgNFkpLeuyMspu7YDwE5s7hCuPzWJ1Wn4p4BvjayT1F5Dlnjk/s320/DSC03168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960900958089778" /></a><br /><br />20 Weeks - Standing in our newly painted (but not quite done yet) dining room.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg793utO7ZJnofcrcHEeXqaVyfZygXjZZHAe0ZAMHb8-fC4Ync7peROj9VlwTiRXZ1LXrJPaeswTUAVoYrXzwcm9dWgsGHQXPF55wOi9JK-t5nNw7MbBCv6yQ0VxEgVNNjHRW8Ahm7O8RQ/s1600/DSC03207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg793utO7ZJnofcrcHEeXqaVyfZygXjZZHAe0ZAMHb8-fC4Ync7peROj9VlwTiRXZ1LXrJPaeswTUAVoYrXzwcm9dWgsGHQXPF55wOi9JK-t5nNw7MbBCv6yQ0VxEgVNNjHRW8Ahm7O8RQ/s320/DSC03207.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960897355857826" /></a><br /><br />21 Weeks (Celebrating our 2nd Anniversary in Santa Fe)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKNsd6jC7oqN8WVNpqtDfa-XLUFI-ebbrj01ZEt8CdSMmc44lwO4Mc72YQzBen1mG_rmW1LMGbZJn0mWJG_kE3ATWkv-Ubra_d_X-ksxGSqHDfCB4xja16wlwL08ojj4OQO2QrcFwytw/s1600/DSC03266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKNsd6jC7oqN8WVNpqtDfa-XLUFI-ebbrj01ZEt8CdSMmc44lwO4Mc72YQzBen1mG_rmW1LMGbZJn0mWJG_kE3ATWkv-Ubra_d_X-ksxGSqHDfCB4xja16wlwL08ojj4OQO2QrcFwytw/s320/DSC03266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960887744552098" /></a><br /><br />21 Weeks (Seated Mom's Eye View - Still getting used to the new view)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopkx3z0EB980aNtFKKbDpLZecbCNAfMnDlARH9LgJjgKd048qFQOPs-WaOd7Amm4a_ydGyBYFEpCqwgWNxIshYMWLnplzXBaBO9BEi9hirrNr5eLLACPSJc1qJKXCzlDYO9y71o_azxA/s1600/DSC03315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopkx3z0EB980aNtFKKbDpLZecbCNAfMnDlARH9LgJjgKd048qFQOPs-WaOd7Amm4a_ydGyBYFEpCqwgWNxIshYMWLnplzXBaBO9BEi9hirrNr5eLLACPSJc1qJKXCzlDYO9y71o_azxA/s320/DSC03315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960882616996418" /></a><br /><br />21 Weeks (Hiking in Santa Fe while on our anniversary/baby-moon trip)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWdozZiiLYwjzTV0n3hdYtP-wrgDcT5OnO4RCoP1fUtO4Ka5gv18Xf6HNNJLSk0o1lO_3apOaGcRHMtZ22W8BNvEtutOv3GhMfdRw2bzOqAonCXyUyA_1C-bADaHX-AjdUrp5IUN8WIM/s1600/DSC03319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWdozZiiLYwjzTV0n3hdYtP-wrgDcT5OnO4RCoP1fUtO4Ka5gv18Xf6HNNJLSk0o1lO_3apOaGcRHMtZ22W8BNvEtutOv3GhMfdRw2bzOqAonCXyUyA_1C-bADaHX-AjdUrp5IUN8WIM/s320/DSC03319.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960596651831090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw5p3Z9gMPaJsdysOR928B8sFTd-w0e4Qex66w-tplZOdETaPgRmdChj3uiNfnIN0EbtXQ78xZsh-rv8cTYJp26Z3_idtXVbzbFuH38wXSHqSWQhfzJh0MGDAVpHtlbQq2QcssnMwyQA/s1600/DSC03326.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw5p3Z9gMPaJsdysOR928B8sFTd-w0e4Qex66w-tplZOdETaPgRmdChj3uiNfnIN0EbtXQ78xZsh-rv8cTYJp26Z3_idtXVbzbFuH38wXSHqSWQhfzJh0MGDAVpHtlbQq2QcssnMwyQA/s320/DSC03326.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960566737605826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyPBQ8qOL7JomFkRKNje8vz5SzKt2mOupZrXEBrQ87Aw4bOlzGpg2eUTMHT5TE9MdA8WhyphenhyphenvO43gfmIAFauR8-cpps29aDTZsJKlz72WUKq5ijaR2sqJofdNdMAqRVbvU-tMMIFyj9d9o/s1600/DSC03346.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyPBQ8qOL7JomFkRKNje8vz5SzKt2mOupZrXEBrQ87Aw4bOlzGpg2eUTMHT5TE9MdA8WhyphenhyphenvO43gfmIAFauR8-cpps29aDTZsJKlz72WUKq5ijaR2sqJofdNdMAqRVbvU-tMMIFyj9d9o/s320/DSC03346.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960561700142066" /></a><br /><br />22 Weeks - Post Spin Class Sweaty Cell Phone Picture<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfLr5ZQyDzt9uhBZv8yzVeAuFHgh2AKzUzeHzMorSngEzy1ALLyt0lC7ooEUWCGI9cPy4QL3YpHEUloRdIYM3De3q9UbYnf3VVwsMUMGbppq2kWas-EJHzIoPf_2x2QZCECuY3Yv-Zmw/s1600/DSC03375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfLr5ZQyDzt9uhBZv8yzVeAuFHgh2AKzUzeHzMorSngEzy1ALLyt0lC7ooEUWCGI9cPy4QL3YpHEUloRdIYM3De3q9UbYnf3VVwsMUMGbppq2kWas-EJHzIoPf_2x2QZCECuY3Yv-Zmw/s320/DSC03375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960543591850754" /></a><br /><br />23 Weeks - Feeling like I'm getting big. I know I have a long way to go but this is the point where I started to be surprised when I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH_pU4orynOwfrEHVj6LJqe7V9qyG9ZRXwEvGoC9B5T3YFKREiQnSFt3S4CBymb4lunTzEqcB3k8V8JUh7-7l1oI0R6ertz5cXM1BGdaDFz3_MZ862Ohsr3RWOAHm8GcOZ968h_Zt374/s1600/DSC03378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH_pU4orynOwfrEHVj6LJqe7V9qyG9ZRXwEvGoC9B5T3YFKREiQnSFt3S4CBymb4lunTzEqcB3k8V8JUh7-7l1oI0R6ertz5cXM1BGdaDFz3_MZ862Ohsr3RWOAHm8GcOZ968h_Zt374/s320/DSC03378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665960544469066258" /></a><br /><br />I'll try to post new pictures every couple weeks or so. It's difficult to get someone to take my picture - he makes fun of me when I ask. Nice isn't he?Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-12143349055716240892011-10-07T07:05:00.000-07:002011-10-07T07:24:52.832-07:00The Baby's DresserRemember the baby's dresser from way back when? I finally got it finished. It's far from what I originally envisioned, but I'm quite happy with the end result. <br /><br />You may remember that I was planning on painting the dresser yellow, in fact I did paint it yellow...and I hated it. When we left off last I'd re-primed the whole thing. Here's how it looked for a week or so-primed and ready for layer 297 of paint! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZlxWn1m5K-GBBkDPLXyDCD6TKfL_54shwMyZsPH1F4yJqoIHDhsr5sabVT5AXcBiATZALidYlz66L_pzHzF6XreYIKUY-Z5sX85PZZPiAEslsdUm-_Rww4VZx4jeX1aZJgAVATC6BIg/s1600/DSC03193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZlxWn1m5K-GBBkDPLXyDCD6TKfL_54shwMyZsPH1F4yJqoIHDhsr5sabVT5AXcBiATZALidYlz66L_pzHzF6XreYIKUY-Z5sX85PZZPiAEslsdUm-_Rww4VZx4jeX1aZJgAVATC6BIg/s320/DSC03193.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660752136753501394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-l_LO6M6Pyb7yiesN4hL3UMcYgqB8HiI6htaqsB4ROUboE7yW5vxK0ZBx3K7-rb6eWAOnzIOGNUIhUi9VfRrLwS5zBHULFSC5TUwFKbkUahYDodTFuiAkHQfHWYaz3rDvCZqI5eTj2c8/s1600/DSC03194.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-l_LO6M6Pyb7yiesN4hL3UMcYgqB8HiI6htaqsB4ROUboE7yW5vxK0ZBx3K7-rb6eWAOnzIOGNUIhUi9VfRrLwS5zBHULFSC5TUwFKbkUahYDodTFuiAkHQfHWYaz3rDvCZqI5eTj2c8/s320/DSC03194.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660752131708008434" /></a><br /><br />Ultimately I decided to keep things all white (in terms of the furniture that is.) I found some great ceramic knobs from Anthropologie that I thought would be great. They were yellow with a light green crackle glaze in the center. Perfect! I placed my order and waited for them to arrive. Of course as luck would have it, everything was backordered for months. So in the meantime, since I knew I was going to paint the dresser white to match the crib I went ahead and bought more paint and got to work (again.) I finished the painting part in the morning before work on the day before we left for Santa Fe. Phew! <br /><br />While we were in Santa Fe we drove past a Hobby Lobby. We don't have that store here but I've heard they carry a large selection of handles and knobs so I forced Michael to make a stop! Good thing we did because HE picked out the new knobs for the dresser while we were there! The knobs he selected are simple white ceramic knobs, with letters on them. The letters are written in a thin black line and are surrounded by a thin black circle. I was trying very hard to get out of my comfort zone with the baby's room but subtlety won again! <br /><br /> The dresser is a far cry from where I started, but we both love how the dresser turned out! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKZ36XJxKoAgydj9i6wfGUk_vaa3UrU-OfTKbeQhpCK595HF1GeCSWOGGG61NkxprsUiaXbrqxMoLUrFuhfBWmead1ch5sS2VRufXLo8PMfOqUjj-pXhriyWEg6P12o1L2UN14xz2B-4/s1600/DSC03380.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKZ36XJxKoAgydj9i6wfGUk_vaa3UrU-OfTKbeQhpCK595HF1GeCSWOGGG61NkxprsUiaXbrqxMoLUrFuhfBWmead1ch5sS2VRufXLo8PMfOqUjj-pXhriyWEg6P12o1L2UN14xz2B-4/s320/DSC03380.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660752128368401426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FL9MljuccTlbnf_Cf3LLkPpOh41YyXMjw_stmtwtiqAOn_Z_LP6bJrD0v42hiLlnHtVpmi3SngiLwUTw-1JTyPfIjRTpl2VUfJmtglEmqYPtOJcEn0fq3gLAFUGsH1iEZ8YAvIsGVp8/s1600/DSC03381.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FL9MljuccTlbnf_Cf3LLkPpOh41YyXMjw_stmtwtiqAOn_Z_LP6bJrD0v42hiLlnHtVpmi3SngiLwUTw-1JTyPfIjRTpl2VUfJmtglEmqYPtOJcEn0fq3gLAFUGsH1iEZ8YAvIsGVp8/s320/DSC03381.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660752124812882674" /></a><br /><br />Neither of these are the grey paint we're going to go with, but here's a preview of how the white furniture will look on a grey wall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yvh9naF0mVrcGIjqbu0BPUlj2JrhrBAUD7cDznV1kCGhn2a5NWLD-YKXhvAxjhbgGKj5UY4VnqIPS4Bo6NaRkyvu1P6m47EXECL02u2BtQmtMx2n3dmi3i8N-Tolk5I0X1EzLoV2qVw/s1600/DSC03382.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yvh9naF0mVrcGIjqbu0BPUlj2JrhrBAUD7cDznV1kCGhn2a5NWLD-YKXhvAxjhbgGKj5UY4VnqIPS4Bo6NaRkyvu1P6m47EXECL02u2BtQmtMx2n3dmi3i8N-Tolk5I0X1EzLoV2qVw/s320/DSC03382.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660752118773942690" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059581588452412264.post-87503408937118363262011-09-29T07:14:00.000-07:002011-10-04T09:59:07.811-07:00Back SplashThe last kitchen related project to be completed was the back splash. We'd been putting off the extra expense of having it installed. I suppose we could have attempted it ourselves, but of course I wanted it to have an unexpected pattern so that made things challenging. With my mile long to do (before baby's arrival) list growing every day I decided it was time to knock this one off the list. The other incentive was to have it done before Papa and Marilyn came to see our house for the very first time (which happened this past weekend.)<br /><br />We'd already received several quotes for the project so it was a matter of selecting the person we wanted to go with and getting it scheduled. <br /><br />Here's a remind of how things have been looking until now...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55Xamr2pNcH2NJ3uE9n0L-l_VFTTtoxOpe3sMRPG-vd2WOM-jth3SpEBb-G8LwnWiM7EtSp2de6OlZjsc_d-mP8K1L7_VyTndey_e0p6nTSZgeoBUEEd_S117VSoKwB26qgvZVcqkzqs/s1600/DSC03360.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55Xamr2pNcH2NJ3uE9n0L-l_VFTTtoxOpe3sMRPG-vd2WOM-jth3SpEBb-G8LwnWiM7EtSp2de6OlZjsc_d-mP8K1L7_VyTndey_e0p6nTSZgeoBUEEd_S117VSoKwB26qgvZVcqkzqs/s320/DSC03360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785838859685250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzFr6ny44zwECBSLj5hIEy8RDms4pZ9u4haNVJqgIIy1eiSLRqvK4F2GG30dFzutOGF0XanSym9vlc8g1mEn6I-07FbSjmdz2T4UijyK4DSqUB0fhHYOlPF9MPju4T64R4NNFFeQb9Lg/s1600/DSC03361.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzFr6ny44zwECBSLj5hIEy8RDms4pZ9u4haNVJqgIIy1eiSLRqvK4F2GG30dFzutOGF0XanSym9vlc8g1mEn6I-07FbSjmdz2T4UijyK4DSqUB0fhHYOlPF9MPju4T64R4NNFFeQb9Lg/s320/DSC03361.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785835430811826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYtWAiCdkWYgygskwVKdtMgc_qldyltZhqkfV3IocLmemQY8Og1Jsd0a6gRcWCzSX9oZOk-1jf3TVSGNZQ7HsAv39mTh_Kp-7zM51mct81BYmQP3rdAgs2xEjfgZ4NKJI4SrZBk5b3AU/s1600/DSC03362.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYtWAiCdkWYgygskwVKdtMgc_qldyltZhqkfV3IocLmemQY8Og1Jsd0a6gRcWCzSX9oZOk-1jf3TVSGNZQ7HsAv39mTh_Kp-7zM51mct81BYmQP3rdAgs2xEjfgZ4NKJI4SrZBk5b3AU/s320/DSC03362.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785830247252290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSmi_uGqjnY5MjPPLC-EKvLjFhDryieTplEoaOxqh_J9s7K_1_wW6dzZceBf8QKfhdJv4hvzNQJD3SsWaWUB4bSruHowRaH1vLMS497mPkkVpEqkCU3rWRrh25NRFIzDXNrMH7XHEypc/s1600/DSC03363.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSmi_uGqjnY5MjPPLC-EKvLjFhDryieTplEoaOxqh_J9s7K_1_wW6dzZceBf8QKfhdJv4hvzNQJD3SsWaWUB4bSruHowRaH1vLMS497mPkkVpEqkCU3rWRrh25NRFIzDXNrMH7XHEypc/s320/DSC03363.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785671224895218" /></a><br /><br />Then one day we came home to this!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL_hQRFuQKnPAHiD6y1L5I8sHz4r4kHmVxNdd7e0bfQTYS-JE3WyEKUHgBd_x0PoqeY_bzPsFmrV0EQ-1vHJ58YbvOqEkMjPogR8xZTfVZ-qBQCNd9rUzWq0euO2Q5jgD24QESdxpTD4/s1600/DSC03364.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL_hQRFuQKnPAHiD6y1L5I8sHz4r4kHmVxNdd7e0bfQTYS-JE3WyEKUHgBd_x0PoqeY_bzPsFmrV0EQ-1vHJ58YbvOqEkMjPogR8xZTfVZ-qBQCNd9rUzWq0euO2Q5jgD24QESdxpTD4/s320/DSC03364.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785667909843218" /></a><br /><br />I have to admit, my immediate reaction was not to jump for joy. It was more like "what have I done!" But those of you you know me well know that I can visualize most things pretty well. After all, we (I) selected everything for the kitchen fairly confidently from tiny little examples of each material used. That said, I knew that once the grout was in place all would be right in the world again. (just an fyi--the colors look pretty off here. In reality the tile is a nice bone color that really complements the grey/green/taupe cabinets. They don't look right in these pictures.) Here are a few more progress pictures:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UoKAzHzSDEdWCT3-UJrulEwQoph8h_CKu4GbLwBsjm9IV9Yr9oEhFB-eje-PNHITPmwCLwjdUYChnbnchaWKExgSeKTeNPEVwmrU_uVO5jjfo58JRrW6hJ0C2AARUmj_kPnYQNXh8zQ/s1600/DSC03365.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UoKAzHzSDEdWCT3-UJrulEwQoph8h_CKu4GbLwBsjm9IV9Yr9oEhFB-eje-PNHITPmwCLwjdUYChnbnchaWKExgSeKTeNPEVwmrU_uVO5jjfo58JRrW6hJ0C2AARUmj_kPnYQNXh8zQ/s320/DSC03365.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785664197077794" /></a><br /><br />The only thing we were not thrilled about was the edge of the room. It looked like the beveled edge tile was much too large. We were both expected it to be a tiny 3/4" tile or so and this is what it ended up being. So after sleeping on it, we let the tile guy know that we wanted to have the edge changed. He wasn't happy about it. But that's life!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCs6r8r7Wve1ySxzwSnnzLE6vjlG47i2vt4Ouq4-DREyxu8PJxqk4QE_wBpIwhN33-7cW1HXjkQTCDt6-5sDkwzQxIix8vb7Y53Kf7ZSzMNylMg_qJPIgqp4WVH4tUP-DvZqkQe_xt0c/s1600/DSC03366.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCs6r8r7Wve1ySxzwSnnzLE6vjlG47i2vt4Ouq4-DREyxu8PJxqk4QE_wBpIwhN33-7cW1HXjkQTCDt6-5sDkwzQxIix8vb7Y53Kf7ZSzMNylMg_qJPIgqp4WVH4tUP-DvZqkQe_xt0c/s320/DSC03366.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785658665602594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqL-lGhy_OnV0ERnCNQ2G6oum9rMbhTimiSbC6gTklLHLiFf-mGwBbjEsGL1ERTx0srTTKnP6ZfAA6GJIEcrL-ePfEpEzGYEXkcK1-c0-ih5xu2FJazz_hDJliu68kXOnHJ6gJxujMYY/s1600/DSC03367.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqL-lGhy_OnV0ERnCNQ2G6oum9rMbhTimiSbC6gTklLHLiFf-mGwBbjEsGL1ERTx0srTTKnP6ZfAA6GJIEcrL-ePfEpEzGYEXkcK1-c0-ih5xu2FJazz_hDJliu68kXOnHJ6gJxujMYY/s320/DSC03367.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785652765247282" /></a><br /><br />And the long awaited finished product! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGCD03ANadHQX3FLH3nIJiBvoJeAAFFJ6T_B8cbQ0nZXv7pjhoc6KqJbvcZpehzGoaMs66tqiLLCz6x-xAgzWleqIkB5-re1tnMXb0KZiraIDiV_a0HQ2loj7B-CQyo6EcO7fnfAOc0s/s1600/DSC03368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGCD03ANadHQX3FLH3nIJiBvoJeAAFFJ6T_B8cbQ0nZXv7pjhoc6KqJbvcZpehzGoaMs66tqiLLCz6x-xAgzWleqIkB5-re1tnMXb0KZiraIDiV_a0HQ2loj7B-CQyo6EcO7fnfAOc0s/s320/DSC03368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785073231326770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDWOpJBe8Z8Bxsapoxr00w7TXz7zCo2GoOXkDsxeP0eBK9IO6ibbiOIu6Q_sOG0jICdI5sIwJAHKG38FUqnA5qSpprtALa1aHGxW9LffAkbZvX214R0-ibEccdv1A4EzGHfGssi5_n8E/s1600/DSC03369.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDWOpJBe8Z8Bxsapoxr00w7TXz7zCo2GoOXkDsxeP0eBK9IO6ibbiOIu6Q_sOG0jICdI5sIwJAHKG38FUqnA5qSpprtALa1aHGxW9LffAkbZvX214R0-ibEccdv1A4EzGHfGssi5_n8E/s320/DSC03369.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785069962378850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YdAIa9eA6m7cZ2EzGdj2vJz_105Rok-gdkg_OBGY84vYCmKwzsoEv_a5K-JXQ8iJb9BqSkIsnLpJtbgPThdK1sTew7TPgWZDdV-a-_5Ub_F-X5KdqVwGr6ewF0OJKMaZTItcpKcXFGs/s1600/DSC03370.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YdAIa9eA6m7cZ2EzGdj2vJz_105Rok-gdkg_OBGY84vYCmKwzsoEv_a5K-JXQ8iJb9BqSkIsnLpJtbgPThdK1sTew7TPgWZDdV-a-_5Ub_F-X5KdqVwGr6ewF0OJKMaZTItcpKcXFGs/s320/DSC03370.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785062784313426" /></a><br /><br /><br />The edge is much better now isn't it?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09q1AuP249i7-Kgz2gY-2qvXWq64cBKmtrjkfPhHnn1DCv9GNbknhLGXQ-SaWTudKCVzqmNDL1oaLx7RcVNnSmpbUS2TWB4VCOW2TlBbCK1PuK2V3cSbvg6uCtxdySk6Y1SSu3TXwCr4/s1600/DSC03371.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09q1AuP249i7-Kgz2gY-2qvXWq64cBKmtrjkfPhHnn1DCv9GNbknhLGXQ-SaWTudKCVzqmNDL1oaLx7RcVNnSmpbUS2TWB4VCOW2TlBbCK1PuK2V3cSbvg6uCtxdySk6Y1SSu3TXwCr4/s320/DSC03371.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785062776644738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPgSOEh2Sonoxrxor69muk09S0AIjq4g1C2q-LEzS_bEqffp_5-n5Om_DNpsjkmzMIpUjspqxCAjzTyImR2RemVPqpXTLHeWsyWsjaWHdgLDv3DuEYkFxdKp4swqBL1pRUYbgjjqwB9U/s1600/DSC03372.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPgSOEh2Sonoxrxor69muk09S0AIjq4g1C2q-LEzS_bEqffp_5-n5Om_DNpsjkmzMIpUjspqxCAjzTyImR2RemVPqpXTLHeWsyWsjaWHdgLDv3DuEYkFxdKp4swqBL1pRUYbgjjqwB9U/s320/DSC03372.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657785057664392146" /></a><br /><br />What do you think? <br />There's no substitute for seeing it come together in person...<br /><br />Well...it's one check mark off our Pre-Baby To Do List. More to come!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380478126707045443noreply@blogger.com1