Baby Katherine's Room

I was determined to finish painting the stripes this weekend. Here is what the nursery looks like as of to night. It still needs the chair rail around the room and the mobile hung. The chair rail will have to wait until Dad Hobbs returns from his hideout in the woods.

See Amanda, I did a fine job. I didn't mess it up at all.

The almost finished product!!

Thank you to Tanya for the crib and thanks to Papa and Grams for the dresser. I was able to find the dresser and glider off of Craig's List. I've been checking the Sacramento and Bay Area listings several times a day for months in hopes of finding a glider chair and dresser that I liked. I ended up finding the perfect green glider chair from a family just a couple of blocks from work and the dresser I found from a family about 15 minutes away. Not to mention I found them both in the same week! I couldn't believe it!

The Personal Update....

I promised an update on something besides the house....

We celebrated Dustin's 28th Birthday last week. Dad and Mom Hobbs came over to celebrate on Wednesday (the 17th) with a taco dinner. Following dinner he and Dad Hobbs made some major progress on the floor. As of this week the floor is complete!!!

My first baby shower was last Saturday. Oh what fun we had! Thanks to Elizabeth, Aimee,and Mary for making the day so special. It was wonderful to have our close friends and family around to celebrate the soon arrival of Katherine. I start my 3rd trimester on Monday!

Here are some pictures of the 20 week ultrasound. I can't believe it's already been 8 weeks since we found out that we're having a girl! I didn't think that I'd be all into the girly things, but I love looking at the things that are beginning to collect for Katie. I love looking at the clothes that have been given to us and the ones that I've purchased from yard sales. It's fun to imagine holding her while wearing the cute little things. I definitely still need to get some newborn headbands for her and a couple of little bows. Thank you so much to our friends and family for the gifts you've given to us. We feel so loved with your generosity.

This is my favorite picture of Katherine's Feet.

Miss Katherine's Alien Head. I think it freaks Dustin out a little bit that our child will look like an alien.



Here is a picture of my big belly at the end of week 26. All has been going smoothly so far in the pregnancy. I had my first hiccup this week. I was sent in for my one week glucose tolerance test on Wednesday and I heard back from my doctor yesterday that my thyroid level is low, but also that I failed the glucose test. I was sent in for the 3 hour test this morning. I had to sit at the lab for 3.5 hours. I was fasting and had to drink another sugar drink then have my blood taken every hour on the hour. I should hear early next week if I passed that test or if I have gestational diabetes. We'll see what happens, but for now all I want is a nap. I still haven't recovered from the morning of fasting.

I'm excited for this weekend. Katherine's room is almost fully painted. I should be able to finish it tomorrow and Sunday after church we're taking off for an afternoon of fun. It's fall and time to take a trip to Apple Hill. I can't wait to pick out some yummy apples and a couple of pumpkins, not to mention spending time with Dustin. All summer has been about the house. I love summer because it usually means we get to play, but not this year. Now the weather is beginning to cool and I'm itching to get away.

It's Been Way to Long....

HOUSE UPDATE

It's been way to long since we've updated our blog. Embarrisingly long actually. I've had several of our faithful readers tell us that they keep checking, but there's nothing new to read. I almost feel guilty sitting down at the computer in the evenings. There's always a project around the house to work on or dishes and laundry to do.

We've accomplished quite a bit in the last two months...and there's been a lot going on in our lives as well.

KITCHEN

Since our last post we now have running water and appliances in the kitchen. The kitchen is actually fully complete with the exception of a few cabinet doors and my knife set which is still in an unknown unpacked box.

GUEST BATHROOM

The Guest Bathroom has gone from this...

To this...

NURSERY

We've also been working diligently on the nursery. Scott and Michelle were here for a weekend and they began the painting process with me. Amanda was here last weekend and she very carefully measured and taped for the stripes that will be painted later this week. We're getting close. I hope to have finished pictures of the nursery up by this weekend.

LAUNDRY ROOM

Dad Bino hung cabinets in the laundry room on his last visit. This weekend he also installed several lights and finished switching out the outlets and light switches. We also now have a lock on our back door.

SPRINKLER SYSTEM

Dustin took on the sprinkler system as well. He found leaks in multiple places. We were told by our neighbor that the previous owners had never used the sprinklers. Now we know why. They are still not on a timer, but we're able to turn them on manually. It saves me a lot of time at night now that I don't have to move the hose and sprinkler attachment around all night. It was quite a muddy project and Dad Hobbs was called in for assistance.

FLOORS

The biggest change has been the installation of the wood flooring. We had so much help on this project. We will be forever grateful to our friends from church and to Dad Hobbs for all of their help. Kevin and Bob came to help lay the floors and Suzie brought lunch for the guys. The carpet was ripped out in time to have the floors completed for my baby shower last weekend, but Dad Hobbs hurt his back and we knew he wouldn't be able to crawl on the floor for 3 days as originally planned. The floors were installed in time and my family was here to help get the house in order for guest.

The Sealant was the most beautiful shade of aqua. Dustin sealed the floor in a morning, but first he had to rip out the carpet. He also spent a very dusty day sanding the floor with a commercial sander. I was sent away for the day during this occurance. I had the most delightful day at Grandpa and Mary Barkley's. We baked several varieties of cookies, had a nice walk in the garden, and attended a taco fundraiser. It was a great day only to return home to find a very dirty and dusty house. I was quite releaved to have the floor sealed.

The floors now look great. Dustin has been working the last couple of nights to get the remaining glue residue off of the floor. He only needs to finish the closet and a couple of pieces in the hallway.

Oh...and we now have screens on all of the windows. It's been so nice to be able to open the windows and enjoy the fall air.

That's all for now folks...I'll try to update you on our personal lives tomorrow.