Sick with the Flu

Well, for a few days this week, Austin decided he wanted to be sick with flu like symptoms, so we let him stay home from school & work & get pampered...needless to say, for two days he simply laid on me or the nanny or Eric and did not even move. This all started on Tuesday night and these pictures were from Tuesday at lunch, so they are a little misleading about how great of a week we didn't really have...

What we did do this week was learn how to eat like a big boy with our very own plate of food - we are trying to learn to not turn it over!! He seems to like his new booster seat and getting to eat at the table with mom & dad instead of in his high chair.

He of course, can't always be so handsome and charming....

I sure do miss the belly you can see in the above pictures - it is now gone, and he is quite a bit skinny!! We will fatten him back up in no time I hope.

This last picture is a wonderful example of what it is like when you decide to buy a house...boxes become your new way of life. If you look behind the couch you can see the start of our box wall!! On the bottom is the new 42' flat panel TV that Eric won and on top of that we have a new stroller, new clothes for Ansley, ceiling fans for the new house..........getting my point! Ah the joys of buying a home!

We will try to not misplace Austin under all of these boxes - haha

Where have we been???

Whew - been busy - lots to write...first pictures....

Last night when we all got home we decided to play around for a while to wear Austin out so he would sleep really well - part of it involved playing with momma. He is in his pajamas because he has the worlds' worst diaper rash right now - seems he is alergic to scented baby wipes - so he has to get a "bath" with each diaper change and so he went straight to his pajamas after dinner. He is obviously happy but in a lot of pain - rash is SO bad he has little spots that are BLEEDING - any suggestions would be greatly appreciated - besides don't buy scented wipes!!

Part of the reason why we needed to wear him out is he is getting his two year molars and they are giving him quite a problem - so the more he plays the better he sleeps through the pain of the teeth

Sunday night Eric's parents came to our apartment instead of us going to their house for dinner - today is Eric's mom's 60th birthday so we are going to their house for a big party tomorrow - here Austin is trying on his grandpa's hat - still a little big!!

The child is going through a stubborn phase right now, and part of that involves him doing his "own" thing a lot of the time - he has decided he will climb on EVERYTHING and particularly enjoys our coffee table - good thing it is sturdy!!

Apparently he has been sneaking and watching TV - specifically the Dukes of Hazzard, as his new MO for getting into his car it through the sealed shut passenger side door - be careful next time he is around your car Granddad T he may confuse the red car and think he can slide in the passenger side door!!

Some of you have asked to see a photo to see how big I am - well, not being one to have her picture taken - this is the best you get - you see I can still ride Austin's big wheel with him riding on the handlebars, so I can't be that big? Yeah right - I am 7 months along and starting to look more & more like a beached whale - there are signs all around that say "warning, rotting carcus!" haha

But I obviously am not that big if I can still commandeer the big wheel! Truly I had Eric take the picture because this is probably the last time I can get into & out of it and wanted to have the memory for AC & I later on...

Well, we got the house, the inspection went fine - needs a few things - like a hot water heater & gutter repair, but all really minor things that we will ask the sellers to take care of or reimburse us. Should close in 1 or 2 weeks and then start all of the "work" i.e.....

look at that kitchen!! Obviously has not been updated since 1980 when it was built - that is our realtor's partner in the picture - we will obviously paint - if you can't tell that those are tangerine orange & lemon yellow walls in the kitchen - AARRRGGHH!! We are also going to put in new countertops, new dishwasher, sink, etc. by we I mean we are going to pay someone to put in our ideas....

Last but not least, we have chosen a name for our little girl, sort of, it will be Ansley Colleen or Ansley Caitlyn - just haven't decided which middle name yet - the first name stays though and we are getting really ready for her arrival. My co-workers threw me a surprise baby shower yesterday and we got LOTS of cute girly things that we hope Ansley will enjoy - now I am getting too excited...

Have an awesome weekend & check back for pictures of Eric's mom's whole family big 60th birthday party!!

House!!

We think we have us a house!! By think I mean that we have won the bidding process and we have put down earnest $$ but we have to do all of the other things .... like a) inspection! The house is in the perfect neighborhood, great schools, not too far into the suburbs, and it has great square footage - but it is in foreclosure and has not been lived in for a "while" - who knows how long that is ... so we shall see!! Keep your fingers crossed!! We should know something soon and by soon I mean this week as the inspection is Thursday - yeah!!

House was built in 1980 so it is typical on the inside of that time period, so we will be doing some work before we move in - new floors, painting, new kitchen, bathrooms, etc. but since it is in foreclosure we got a great deal on it!!

The coolest thing, in my opinion is this:

a very rough picture of a VERY LARGE - aka 1100 sq. ft. raw basement!! How cool is that!! It is just framed and it has a cement floor, but otherwise it is ours to do with as we see fit, and that is AWESOME!! So the main part of the house will be totally livable and the basement will be "free" to play in. Kids, start your tricycles!! No, we will finish it out, but in our own way, not someone else's ideas, kind of like getting to build a house, but not having ALL of that headache!!

Anywho, that is all in our world, we hope to go to the park this afternoon, so maybe some picture time!!