House Update, 5/11

Porch finished! Aside from getting a big indoor/outdoor area rug, it's all done. We laid the floor on Sunday, and it looks good. It's not the exact type of flooring I would wish for, but it's totally fine (marbled white/gray vinyl tiles). It will be perfect for the summer.

Preston has a door! Skip did a good job getting the door up on Preston's room. Why the previous owners did not have doors on the downstairs rooms is beyond me, but it was a cheap update (actually, they probably didn't have a door on the back bedroom- our room for now- because it leads out to the porch; that will eventually be a den/office for us, too). It was a little off kilter since the house is 85 years old and sinks a bit to the east, but that's one of those little quirks we're discovering as we live there each day.

There are no more boxes in the kitchen! And only like 4 in the dining room! It's been interesting finding space for all of our kitchen stuff, since the cabinet space is much less in this one than it was in our old place. However, I managed to downsize on some of our "equipment" and moved stuff around, so there is a place for all the essentials. I got a shelving unit for the pantry/closet, so we have to food in there and more cabinet space in the kitchen "proper" for other things.

That's it for now, I hope to get pictures of the porch floor up soon... when I find the camera battery charger... It must be in one of those 4 boxes...

Preston Update

Preston had his 6-month doctor's appointment yesterday. He now weighs 13 lbs, 14 oz! He's about 24 1/2 inches long-- so both of those measurements put him in the 1.55% for his age. Still my tiny peanut, but the doctor is not worried since he's staying at that curve and gaining weight. His head circumference, however, is in the 25% (can't remember the exact measurement)-- that's just his big brain :). We're so happy that he's staying on the charts, albeit on the lowest end possible...

He has really been liking his fruits and veggies, too. Even though he's only 6 months old, he's had quite a few different things, since we are trying to keep the weight on him, and milk alone wasn't doing it. He's had: peas, green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, applesauce, peaches, pears, prunes, and little bit of my refried beans the other night... that was a treat ;)

Let's see, what else... Oh, his feet can touch the ground now in his jumper, so we don't have to use the textbook anymore. He has the sweetest blonde hair, and is no longer my little baldie. He's going crazy with the teething-- you can see two little buggers down there, just ready to pop out. He does what we call "armless crawling," where he will get super excited to try and get something in front of him, but he can't quite get his arms going. So he'll flail his legs, bury his head in the blanket/crib/floor and push himself forward just using his legs. Hey, whatever works Buddy! He's a charmer-- I had him out shopping with me yesterday, and all the ladies LOVED him, especially those big baby blues. He's almost too big for his bouncy chair, indicated by the fact that he now tries to pull his toys off of the bar and fling himself forward on it. He's also almost too big for his Bumbo, indicated by the arching of the back, and almost tipping it backwards. I think it's about time for his high chair, now that we have room for it! He can also sit up all by himself for quite a bit of time, and he loves his piggies :)

That's all for now...

5/5/10

Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York. This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost. The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day. The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.

Tired!

Weekend in review:

Friday I finished a slightly more stressful week than normal, so it was nice to be done. I ran home quick, just in time for the DirecTV guy to be finishing up installing our stuff. We have to go with satellite since AT&T isn't available in our new area, and everyone else is sucky... Anyways, I grabbed some fried chicken at the grocery store, then went to the old place to meet Skip and get the last of our stuff. It was sad leaving the place-- I totally started crying as soon as I took my key off my keychain. However, it will be good to be done with two houses, and really get cracking on the new one.

After we said goodbye to 64th Street, Preston and I picked up Cassandra so she could accompany us to Sams (and Aldi). We needed to do some major stocking of the shelves and refrigerator! It was a very rainy evening of shopping, and I almost had a heart attack when I saw my total at Sams... but I figure I won't need to stock up and that stuff for quiiiite a while, so it was okay. It was a nice evening, though.

Saturday morning I got up and vegged with Preston for a little while-- watched TV for the first time in a week! I started putzing around the house, then when Skip got up we all went to Hobo and Menards. We got things to do Preston's door, the floor of the porch, and other various home-improvement thingys. It was such a beautiful day outside! We got back to the house and I worked on the kitchen and Preston's room while Skip worked on the door. Hmm... I honestly can't remember what we did for dinner or for the rest of the evening. Nothing big. Skip went to work.

On Sunday when Skip got home from work, we went down to Racine to return Mannings' truck. We visited with Mary and Charlie for a little while, then came home. I dropped Skip off then went to run some errands. I came back home to bathe Preston and get him ready for his pictures, then we headed back out. I thought there was a JC Penny at Mayfair Mall, which there is not (duh), so we left that mall (after going all the way in... urgh), and went out to Brookfield. Okay-- I know there's a Sears there. We checked in for pics, but there was a wait, so I did some shopping for curtains-- then came back for pics. Preston was an absolute DOLL at his pictures. He was too cute :) See below for pics. We wandered the mall for a little bit while we waited for the pics, including a couple stores, and a little rest/"boobage" in the furniture department of JCPenny :) Those recliners are comfortable, and no one even walked by! I will remember that the next time I'm there! I had unfortunately forgotten any of my longer-trip carriers, so I had Preston on my hip in my pouch sling all afternoon. Nooot a good idea, as my back is really sore today. Those are just no good for long trips. But I got exercise, so that's okay.

Preston had a rough night last night, and didn't sleep much. Those teeth are really wreaking havoc on my poor little guy... I can see them through his gums, so they will cut any day now... any day now... Let mommy and daddy sleep now...