Aidan update

Well last Thursday since it was so nice out Steve and I decided that we needed to get Aidan out of the house. We went to Blue Earth to go sledding. We were there for about an hour but Aidan could have stayed there for the whole afternoon. Here are some pictures of our day:

Aidan and Steve coming down the hill. Both of them smiling from ear to ear!

I really wanted to go down the hill too but decided it was better if I didn't. Next year will be a better time for me to go sledding!

Baby Progress

Well I am getting down there in the number of weeks left. I have 3 weeks left until our newest member will arrive. We are getting excited and we still have lots of work to do. I am working on getting all the clothes washed and getting the bassinet ready.

I am on the weekly schedule for the doctor. This last week my belly was measuring 38 centimeters. I am also dilated to 1 cm which I didn't want to. I wanted to be dilated further than that but hopefully this week it will happen. The doctor also gave me permission to go into labor at any point. So I have told Steve that he needs to start staying closer to home when he goes places without me.

I have a couple of pictures that were taken on Saturday so you all can see how big I am.

House Progress

This was a very progressive week for the house. We had lots of things accomplished and it made me very excited about the house again. I am hoping this coming week will be just progressive. Here are some pictures of what has changed:


This is the front of the house with all the siding and the 2 pillars holding the front porch up. We still have to have our rock put on the front but they need some warm days to do that.

This is the framing for the "L" in the kitchen.

This is the framing for the fireplace in the living room. We decided that we weren't going to frame it all the way to the ceiling so we are going to have a shelf at the top. Steve and I now have to find something big to decorate up there. It could also be interesting to dust up there also. You will be able to see the top from the balconey so I will have to dust at least once a year!

Picture of the deck. The carpenters won't finish the stairs until we have the final grade done.

Framing for the proposed bedroom in the basement.

Aidan wanted his picture in the new house. It was kind of cold out the day we went to look at the house.

The final window that needed to be put in. This is in the basement in my scrapbooking room.

This is the whirpool tub in the master bathroom.

Pictures of the house progress

Well I finally got out to the new house to get some pictures. It was slippery all around the house but I was careful. This next week the framer is coming back to frame stuff in the basement and build some stairs from the main floor to the basement.

The side of the house.

The back of the house.

Master bath shower

Boys' & Guest bathroom shower and tub.

Happy New Year!!

I know that I haven't update here in a while. I just have been kind of lazy about it.

Well we are getting down there in time until the baby is due. I only have 5 1/2 weeks left!! I am very excited about getting the baby out. I have been having a lot of back pains and not sleeping very well, which I know is normal but I don't remember this from when I had Aidan. I had an appointment with my doctor last Friday. My blood pressure was a little high and I had some protein in my urine which both of these are signs of preeclampsia. I just have to watch myself for headaches that don't go away and any swelling.

The house is doing well. Today the plumbers started roughing in the plumbing upstairs. We also have 3/4 of the house sided. As soon as there is a day that is warm I will try to get some pictures. Since we got ice we now have ice all around the house so it may be a long while until I get pictures. Tomorrow we should be meeting with the electrician and then they will also start roughing in the electrical.

Aidan is doing well. We are still dealing with him going to bed at night. When he turned 2 we put him in a toddler bed. Then he figured out that he has freedom and can get out. So now every night we fight with him to stay in his bed. If anyone has advice on how to cure this I would love to hear it!!