Baby Boy Take #2

Here is another picture of the baby. In this picture he is sucking. The best part of this picture is we are able to see that he does not have a cleft palate or cleft lip. We were also able to see his heartbeat and all four chambers of the heart along with him breathing in and out. Doctor says everything looks perfect!

Baby Boy at 30 weeks

Today we went to the doctor for the 30 week appointment. Little baby boy weighed 3 lbs 6 oz. and showed a due date of July 27th. He had a heartbeat of 156 bpm and was sitting breech. We also had our 3D/4D ultrasound and he wanted to keep his hands in front of his face the entire time! We got a few pictures, but this one shows the face the best. He has a little nose and some hair on his head. I go back June 2nd for my next appointment. Only 10 more weeks to go!!

Adam's Graduation

Over the weekend, we headed down to Carbondale to watch Adam graduate. Due to the fact Carbondale had an in-land hurricane, all power was out and will not be restored until Tuesday. So instead of graduating in the arena, Adam graduated at the football field. It was a beautiful day and was perfect for graduation!

For all of you who wanted to see....Mommy and Daddy to be....28 weeks along! It was good to go back to Carbondale and see all the changes that have taken place since we have been there! Once a Saluki...always a Saluki!

Here is a picture of all of us! Some random lady took the picture. If you click on it, you can see it a lot better!

The proud Mom and Dad of the graduate! Congrats, Adam!

The Weekend

We started to put up the fence around the house. It is going to take a while because of the yard being so big and having so many roots in the ground. However, because of Mia, the crazy dog, we have to have a fence!
Yeah! We are getting grass to grow! The big blue house is still ugly on the outside, but at least it is getting some color besides dirt! Up next, a new front porch with tall while columns. That will make it look a little prettier!

This weekend it was also prom in Taylorville. I met up with my cousin Jesse and his girlfriend Kayla to take a few pictures.

Baby Boy's Shower

While in Mt. Carmel, I attended my first baby shower! Aunt Kim and Aunt Brenda hosted a beautiful afternoon. I was spoiled! Thanks to everyone who was able to be there! Only 13 more weeks until Baby Boy arrives!!!!

Our Trip Home to Mt. Carmel

Over the weekend, we headed down to Mt. Carmel. It was a beautiful weekend and we had some time to relax. Mia was in heaven with all of the space and the lake. Here is a picture of Aaron and his Dad fishing. Mia found out they were gone and off she went!

Baby Boy's New Bed

Over the weekend, Baby Boy's room got a makeover! Aaron put the crib together before he left to hunt turkey. Marcy and I painted the room and then had to see what this bedding would look like on the bed!

Hopefully, I can talk the art teacher into driving to T-ville to add some paintings to the wall in the middle section. Once he gets a name, we will put it above the bed in the blue section.

Still to come......curtains, a chair, and other cute little baby stuff!

Let the Moving Begin!

We started to move in our "stuff" over the last two weeks. There is still A LOT to unpack, but each day more gets accomplished. Here is a picture of the foyer. My new rug with Grandma Acree's old dining room table. More to come later....

Carpet Day!!!

Today we got carpet in the house! It actually feels more like a home now. It is kind of hard to see from the pictures, but it improves the house 100%. As soon as the heat is finished, we can start moving in. It might even be this weekend!



Above you can see from the upstairs looking across.

This is from the other side by the guest bedroom looking towards our bedroom and bathroom.

Ha, ha. Here is Aaron in his "Man Room". I caught him off guard. He got his light fixture and deer head hung. Next step, ceadar planks on the bottom half of the room.

Aaron again.....proud of his work with the house and the deer head that you can't fully see!

Our living room with the new carpet. Next step, trim!

Ellee and Emlyn Easter Pictures

Today I went out to visit my cousin Keri and Lee's twins. We dressed them up in their Easter clothes and took some pictures! They will be 9 months old at the end of this month. They are growing!

This is Emlyn in the pink dress.

Little Ellee loves that bunny!

They didn't really want to sit together to take their picture, but they look cute!

Ellee and the Easter bunny and lamb.

And here is Emlyn....

Little Ellee

House Work

The house is getting closer to being done each weekend. A lot of little stuff is left to complete and of course it takes time. Here are a few pictures of the tile work that Aaron, Jordan, and Jason did in the living room/hallway. Carpet comes this Thursday!!

I guess I need to clean out my camera lense. Sorry for the little dots all over the place! Carpet will start at the edge of the tile.

Just a few more.....

Grandma Acree's old table got a facelift today. A little sanding and some black paint was a lot of help for the old table. We will use it in the foyer. It will be the perfect fit with a little family flair.



Also, the downstairs sink is in and working. Now all our guest bathroom needs is a little wainscoting and it will be finished! yea :)

Our Weekend Work & Trouble

Here is a picture of the stump that caused us some trouble over the weekend. We were at the farm and had to have the tractor come and get it off the trailer. This was a giant tree! It took a lot longer to get unloaded than expected....imagine that!

Over the weekend some work was accomplished and, of course, problems. Above Aaron watches David get the stump off the trailer. Below is a picture of Madeline with the giant stump that Aaron pulled out of the ground. It took him a while!

Here is Jordan working on yard! However, Friday night the tire fell off the bobcat so we had to deal with that instead of hanging out with friends!

This is my new rug for the foyer. It matches the paint exactly!

Finally, is a picture of our kitchen. It is ready besides the trim around the windows and a few decorations! Thanks to everyone who helped!

Hardwood floors are finished....almost finished

It was a busy weekend at our house. The heating and air conditioner man came and is writing up a bid for our new system. Hopefully, that will be installed this month. The dining room is now blue. It did not turn out the color I wanted, but it will be ok once we get furniture in there. This is also the picture for the "before" on the hardwood floors.



Next, Aaron sanded down the floors so the nasty is gone. Except for the "age spots".

Finally, the floors were stained. Next step, painting the trim and then setting the dining room up how I want it!

The Foyer

Below is a picture of the hardwood floors in the foyer.

Then they got sanded.....there are still some bad spots but when your house is built in 1878, you have to expect some stains.

Here is the after version. Once we nice big rug in the center, the age spots won't be as noticable.


The Kitchen

Over the weekend, Aaron got to work on finishing the hardwood floors in the house. Below is a before picture of the hardwood floors.

Here is the after the sanding process was done. It was a little dusty in the house while I was taking pictures, so sorry for the spots. Don't worry, I had a mask on.

Finally he began to stain the floors with the first coat of stain. In two more weeks, the installation of cabinets will begin. :) I love progress.