Color...Color...Color!!

WOW! What a long few weeks it has been. The painter has finally actually added color to our walls-this is after 2 1/2 weeks of -we're not really sure what they were doing but they called it "masking." We have our red wall and it only took 5 trips to the paint store for the right color. But all in all it was worth the wait because it looks FABULOUS!!! So as of today our lounge, family room, loft, master bedroom, craft room and kids bathrooms are all painted. Here are a few sneak peeks....make sure you put your shades on before looking at the red (it is not so bright in person :)









Mamma T and Baby T in the future nursery...wait til next week when the paint is done

We also had a busy week with the landscaper. Our front and backyard is graded and the irrigation is done. The front has its forms all done and tomorrow they will finish the backyard so we can start pouring our 7,000 sq ft of concrete!!! Here our some updated yard and exterior pics.....

Sneak peek of baby T!!!

Chris and I had our 3D ultrasound yesterday and what an amazing experience. First off, baby T is definitely a girl!!! She cooperated completely and within the first few minutes we knew she was a girl. (Chris wont let me post this picture-we cant show her who-who!!!:)

Next we moved on to the 3D part. At first we weren't having very good luck because baby T loves to hide in little areas. So the technician had me drink my juice, walk the hallways and then go potty. Sure enough when we started again we got to see her first pictures. She is beautiful!! I think Chris has some strong genes- or at least his cheeks because our little girl has got them.

So without further delay here is Baby T's debut......................

Hello 3rd Trimester!!!

WOW! Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday I was peeing on a stick that would change our lives forever and now we are just a few short months away from meeting our little one. I feel very lucky that this pregnancy has been so good to me. Sure there were some rough moments in the beginning but overall this has been a great experience and it is only getting better. Baby T is beginning to move a lot more or at least I feel it a lot more!:) she is like a mini Mike Tyson once she starts moving. Chris and I have enjoyed many hours watching my tummy start moving. It is a feeling that I never want to forget and have really tried to sit back and enjoy.

I had my checkup today and everything looks good. I passed my 1 hour gluclose test so I was excited about that. I also asked lots of burning questions about my hospital stay. I have been loosing hours of sleep worrying about if I was going to have to share a room while I was there. And much to my surprise it looks like I shouldn't have to!!! YEAH!!!

We also scheduled our 3D ultrasound for next week. We will hopefully have a more cooperative baby and she will want to show us her cute face because I want to see what she is going to look like. I also hope to get a confirmation that she really is a girl! I am still hesitating when we are shopping because I dont want to buy to much girl stuff and not be able to use it! It is really going to be a fun experience because we have invited both sets of grandparents to join us in seeing their granddaughter for hte first time. so keep posted for those pictures next week.

So now I am off to put my feet up- let me just say that swollen toes are not pretty and enjoy a homemade peach crisp- hey I passed my gluclose test so bring on the sugar. :)

only 99 more days!!!

I can't believe there are only 99 days left until our little baby girl arrives!! Hello double digits...I cannot believe how quickly time is flying by. According to the books are little girl is the size of an eggplant this week and is weighing almost 2 lbs!!



That is CRAZY!! It is no wonder that I can feel her moving around like crazy. She is VERY active once I settle down for the night in bed-once I lay down and get comfortable she starts kicking and tossing. It is such an amazing feeling. I am so excited that the kicks have started to get so strong that Chris can feel them. He absolutely loves to put his head on my tummy and listen to her swishing around and feel her kick him. It has been such a great bonding experience already. I feel very blessed that this pregnancy had been pretty easy so far. I still have plenty of energy and have gotten my appetite back ( darn sweet tooth is back)! I have also learned to chill out and slow down a bit- which for me is a great task in itself.

So now that there are less than 100 days left the list of things to do has become a little more daunting. So I am off to start packing our house up so it will be ready to move when the new one is done.

A quick update...

It has once again been a crazy week. The house is moving along right on schedule and they will start painting the interior tomorrow. I cannot wait to see all of the colors start going up. The landscaper is also starting tomorrow so hopefully we can get all of the cement work in before the rain season really begins. That will make such a huge difference in how everything looks. We have been swamped trying to make sure everything stays on schedule and that everything is ordered on time. We are still keeping our fingers crossed for an end of the year move in...New years moving day and party- anyone up for it?!?

This weekend Chris and I were super busy organizing our storage room in our home. It is almost completely filled from floor to ceiling of boxes. We have been living in our rental for almost 1.5 years and I can't wait to finally be able to unpack everything. I think it will be like Christmas all over again because I forget what is in all of these boxes. We are also trying to pack up everything we wont need for the next 6 -8 weeks so when it times to move it will already be done. Plus, by the time we do move this growing belly might just be in the way...

Speaking of the belly here is the latest pic...


we were at the race track last weekend for Rescue Racing's last race. Chris drove and he and Ry got 3rd place. It was a very exciting race weekend. Baby T loved being out there. She was moving around like crazy every time the boys were on the track. It was great. I think she is destined to be a racer- I know her daddy will love that :)