I apologize for not updating sooner. To be honest, Stuart and I (and my poor step-dad) have been hard at work trying to make this house a home. At times, it has felt a bit overwhelming...but we have finally settled in (mostly) and are now just saving money for the numerous other changes we anticipate making. Sigh, such is the life of a homeowner. Without further ado, here are a few updates:
BABY JACK...
is wonderful! I went for a 24-week ultrasound to follow-up from what I now call "the scare", and all is well. The high risk OB spent about 15 minutes JUST looking at Jack's brain, and sees NO evidence of ANYTHING abnormal...ANYWHERE! Woohoo JACK! Now, don't scare Mommy and Daddy like that again! In lots of ways, he is measuring about two weeks ahead of schedule...and I am sad to report that one of these ways is head size. I REALLY REALLY hope his little head doesn't get so huge that Mommy can't push it out the old fashioned way. He also weighed about 4 oz. more than average.
He moves ALL the time now. It is wonderful, and odd. Sometimes I see my stomach move. I must say, it is very distracting...like when I'm trying to start an IV or get report and Jack decides to start wiggling around. :) But I love it.
Stuart was finally able to feel Jack kick, too, so he was pretty excited about that. :)
I am currently right around 25 weeks...only 15 to go and I am sad to report that Jack's nursery is no where NEAR finished. We do have a crib (still in a box) thanks to Stuart's mom...but other than that, we have a LOT of work to do. When we originally moved in to this house, that I now lovingly refer to as the Money Pit, we knew we would need to recarpet eventually, but Stuart and I have decided to bite the bullet and recarpet gradually, as we can afford to...starting with Jack's room. Until then......well......we have plenty to do.
THE HOUSE:
Ohhh what can I say. After two plumber visits, an electrician, a heater repairman, new paint throughout, and a new living room floor, we are pretty much maxed out...butI am SLOWLY starting to NOT resent this house as much as I did about two weeks ago. It is really important to me that Jack have a nice home to grow up in...and by that, I mean not falling apart, not necessarily beautiful and cosmetically perfect.
LIVING ROOM BEFORE:
LIVING ROOM AFTER:
We still have lots of boxes to unpack, but luckily, we have a guest room to hide them in. :)
Well, off to Stuart's soccer game...more to come, I promise!
A few weeks prior,
