House Update

We are moving.  This week to be exact.  Our house is full of boxes.  Actually, both houses are full of boxes.  Here are a couple photos documenting the transformation progress.  Of course, we still have tons of little things to do, but it is starting to come together.

Before

After the wall removal

New floors, painted cabinets, walls painted, ceiling smoothed and repainted

Office before

After: walls painted, trim painted, room cleaned, carpet deep cleaned

She Makes Me Look Cute

We have lots of fun

Post bath-time snuggles are the best.  Cute hooded towels are also the best. 

11 Months

Our iddy biddy baby is 11 months today.

She is currently really  huge.  Ok, so not really, but compared to her previous self she is.  Here is a list of the ways she keeps me busy. 

• Still loves books.  
• She is a pointer.  She especially likes to point at people that she likes such as her daddy when he comes home from work or at her grandparents. 
• She just got a swing and absolutely loves it.  The other day though she would giggle when going backwards in the swing and hold her breath when going forward.  
• She still doesn't even push herself to seated or pull up on things.  However, she does move!!! When seated, she likes to turn herself around and around in circles.  I really want to try and get a video of this craziness. 
• She loves to hit. Constantly.  It drives me absolutely batty. We are trying to work on this but nothing seem to help. 
• Though she doesn't pull up on things, she is capable of standing on her own if you let her hold onto the furniture for support.  
• She is not a picky eater though she doesn't seem to like the texture of oatmeal (when using the old-fashioned oats). 
• Got tired of all her old words.  She seems to have forgotten or least refuses to say them on a regular basis.  
• Sometimes she seems to hum to herself while "dancing" (bobbing up and down). 
• She really loves her jumpy seat which we keep at our new house for her to play in while we work. 

As soon as I post this, I know that I'll think of 10 more things.  I suppose that is how things go. 

How to Celebrate America

How did the our little family celebrate 200+ years as a country?  Why, we did what Americans do best: We spent tons of money and then we charged it to our credit card.  We are officially Consumers.  So proud.
To be completely honest, we have all the money necessary to pay off our credit card debt.  We just used the credit card to earn points.
We bought a new refrigerator, stove, water heater, flooring, cabinet handles, and tons of other stuff.  Hopefully, it will be our last "big" purchase before moving in to our new house.  I meant to take pictures today so I would be better able to update the ole' blog.  Unfortunately, I forgot it at home.  We have nearly completed all the bedrooms.  K's room requires some minor paint touch-ups but it should only take a few minutes.  We also need to purchase and hang blinds for privacy.  The living room and kitchen are not completed but show definite signs of progress.  All the signs of old, ugly wall are gone except for the difference in flooring which we hope to remedy in the next week and a half.  The cabinets are nearly painted and the walls are about 1/2 way painted as of today!  It is really starting to look like a place that I actually want to live in.
I also planted a couple of random plants.  My little garden area isn't really flourishing but my basil has doubled in size and my long awaited hydrangea has several beautiful blooms on it.  I absolutely love hydrangeas.   The main reason I wanted to stop renting and buy a house is so that we could plan a hydrangea.
We had plans to go downtown and have a picnic while listening to the symphony and watching fireworks the city canceled everything due to rain.  So we will move our picnic indoors and celebrate with good friends!