Just waiting

So here we sit with one week left to go, waiting for the baby to make it's grand entrance into this world. I have been feeling sort of sad about it lately, because it means that all of my attention will not be on Isaiah. It will probably be a good thing for him, but I think that I will miss having unlimited amounts of time for just him. With that said, I am more than eager to end the heartburn, kicks, and braxton-hicks contractions. I am not looking forward to the sleepless nights again though! Who am I kidding, I still have sleepless nights!

Isaiah decided last week Friday to throw away his Nuk's. We were excited, but leary. And for good reason. His naps have been shorter, and his nights have been interrupted. He still wants a Nuk and asks for them often, but somehow we are still surviving. He is also starting to get his 2 year molars. I can't see or feel them yet, but he has all of the signs that lead us to believe they are on the way. Time to buy more stock in Motrin!!!

Steve is still busy working away! Each youth group had their own special day at the corn maze, so Steve got to go three times! I think that he has seen enough corn for this year! He also has been busy working on house projects whenever he can. The latest was cleaning out the gutters and putting gutter guards on them.

We are looking forward to Halloween and going to the local businesses to "trick or treat" this afternoon. I will post pictures as soon as I can! In the meantime, enjoy the few I took yesterday.

Pumpkin Time

As we approach Halloween, Isaiah and I have been talking about Fall and Pumpkins. We decided to make a pumpkin craft today.
He had a blast, and did not want to stop!


Finished Product

Steve pointed out after I posted the last blog that not all of the pictures showed up on the last post. So here are the pictures that didn't make it on the last slide show.

House Pictures

Well, we have been in our house for almost a month, and it is almost finished. Of course as most of you know when you own a house you are never "finished". We still have THE LIST of things that we want to fix or update, but for the most part we are settled. Here is a slide show of all of the work that Steve and a congregation member have done so far on the outside of our house.

As well as working hard outside and at church, Steve worked VERY hard to clear out the garage. Since I can't lift much, most of the work was done by him. Most of the boxes are gone, we just have a few that need to be sorted out, but most of it is my old teaching stuff, so it is up to me to rearrange.

Here are the pictures of the inside of the house, before and after.

Last weekend we had a "Thank You" party for all of those people who have helped us get our house ready. It was a huge success, and we now know that our house holds around 45 people!

As for life outside of our house, the baby is due in less than three weeks, and we finally feel pretty ready. We finally got the dresser, diapers and a new coming home outfit. I even pulled out the gender nutral outfits and washed them.

Isaiah is growing faster and faster. He is like a little parrot and repeats EVERYTHING that we say and do. He even puts his fork down and takes a drink when I do during meals. We go to story time every week at the library, but he usually just watches until the end. He loves to dance, jump and create trouble.

We have enjoyed all of the warm fall weather, but we fear the winter is near. We are trying to enjoy all of the time we can outside.

A Month Later

We have been homeowners for exactly once month and one day, and we have enjoyed 7 of those days actually living in our house! That's right, we have been here for a week, and loving it! We have even had our first house guest!

Usually when we move the boxes are all stashed away and pictures hung within the fist week of us in our place. This time proves to be more challenging since we are finding things that we did not know that we even had, since they have been in storage for the past 4+ years. We have gone through most of the boxes, and even enjoyed looking at some old pictures and reports that were written. I know that I am to the point of donating the rest of the boxes, opened or not!

With some boxes still lingering, we have hung a few pictures, curtains, and wall decor. Our first visitor, Grandma Seitzer, brought us our new furniture, and spent the weekend sewing. It was great to have a third opinion in the house for the weekend too. Isaiah also enjoyed having someone dote on him 24/7.

Now we are looking forward to finishing the house and waiting for baby #2 to come. We are just one month away!