Crash boom bang

This weekend started off great (MW app on Friday). This afternoon we were on our way to a friends BBQ and BANG the weekend started to suck. I was in a construction zone, so the 4 lanes were down to two and everyone just wanted to get to their final destination. Our light turned green, as I was just getting through the intersection the cars ahead of me slammed on their breaks (there was another light a half a block up, and it turned red) and no one gave the "two car length" in front of the car ahead of you, including me. The car in front of me hit the car in front of him, and I hit him; resulting in me rear ending him. Since we were going so slow no one in either vehicle were hurt but my poor car got the brunt of the damage. :(  The first car and second car (me being the third) had zero damage between the two. I wish I would have seen the slow down before it happened, but I didn't. I am just so glad everyone was not hurt, including my little Peep. Being 13 weeks Peep is still very protected and our slow speed helped as well. It just so scary how in a blink of an eye things could have been SO MUCH different. I am thankful today we had our Angels looking out for us. 

Ouch!

His damage

:(  My poor car

On a side note, it is CRAZY how many people yelled, screamed and swore at us. They said very offending things to and towards us. People, I get that you had to wait a little longer to get through the intersection. But don't you think we would move our cars if we could!? (My car was latched onto his, we moved after we made sure everyone was fine and our hands stopped shaking. He actually had to move forward to un-hook us)  As people yelled at us I either yelled back "we would if we could" or "God Bless you too."  So next time you have to wait a few minutes for a car crash understand THEY didn't want to get into said crash and hope no one got hurt. Remember we are all people and have low times. Thankfully no one got hurt in this crash. I wish I could say the same about the Truck driver earlier this week in Lowry Tunnel. Story. 

2nd Midwife appointment

We had our second MW appointment on Friday. J had to work OT so my momma came with, Grandma :) was quite excited to hear little Peep with her own ears.  Heart Beat !3 weeks music to our ears!!!!  Baby Peep was loud and clear with a HB of 157-160, very strong. I am officially in 2 tri, were did the time go?! This pregnancy has been a dream, lets hope it will continue to be one.

How far along? 13 weeks

Maternity clothes?  Maternity pants are quite compfy lately (as of 11 weeks), yoga pants have been my BFF. I bought some shirts, but really love sporting my little bump, so I have been wearing my regular clothes for tops. 

Sleep?  Good really. Some days I am quite exhausted, but not sleepy. I haven't had problems sleeping, hoping that continues.  

Symptoms:  None really. However J would say I am quite moody! I might have to agree with him on this one. 

Best moment this week? Hearing Little Peeps HB! 

Food cravings:  Mashed potatoes and gravy...I had gravy, just not the potatoes...anyone wanna hook a girl up?

Gender:  not sure yet, Big U/S scheduled for Oct 7th, then Gender reveal party October 8th. 

Belly button in or out?  In

Movement:  Not yet, a few more weeks maybe

What I miss?  being able to have a glass (or two) of wine

What I'm looking forward to:  getting a bigger bump :) 

Milestones:  2 TRI!!! whooohooo

Hi from Baby M!

We had our first MW (Midwife) appointment back on June 22nd and it was everything we hoped it would be! Everything looked great, other then she couldn't find a heartbeat. She was not worried at all since I was only 9 weeks, 7 days. So she sent us to get an U/S (ultra sound)!!


We left the MW appointment and had a few hours to waste so we went to Perkins.  I was a nervous wreck the whole time but J was my solid rock the whole time.  He is and always has been exactly who and what I need. Excited to experience this with J, he is already an amazing daddy.  


After a long two hour wait we finally checked in for our U/S.  I laid down, the our tech did her thing...and we saw the most amazing thing ever, our little fishy swimming along! Baby M's heartbeat was 164, and was waving to the camera, wouldn't sit still. It was soooo amazing to see that we really have a baby growing in there! And only ONE! :) (as twins run on both of our sides)

Baby M is measuring perfectly, the tech actually moved the EDD (Estimated Due Date) up two days to Feb 16, 2012. My (dads, dad) Grandfathers birthday, that is very special. Today I am 11 weeks, 3 days and it is flying by!

Ahhhhh! We are so happy! Just 9 more weeks and we'll know what it is.

Fun times at the Cabin

Last weekend J and I babysat the Schifsky kids. Roman (9), Lily (6) and Simone (4).....I have sat this family since Lily was about one....someone make these kids stop growing!

Saturday we spent a good portion of the day at the Dam on Lake Wapogasset. We all loved it. Since we all love  picture posts, here is mine, filled with Schifsky children goodness.

Lovin it!

I have been a nanny for just about a month and the "new baby love" has yet to wear off, it just keeps getting better! I nanny for a family that has let me become a part of their family. I truly do not feel like I am going to work in the mornings and I dont really want to leave at the end of the day. If you dont know by now I nanny 8 month old twin boys. Nick and Zack--happy birthday today little ones!  Adorable to the max, they aren't identical, but they are identically cute! :)  On Friday Zack (the one on the left) was able to bounce all by himself on his bouncy chair, and his reaction to that was priceless. He understands that if he braces down and jumps he will go for a little ride. He was in his chair for a good hour on Friday. He got so tired, but he just keep on bouncing! I am such a sap I actually had a tear in my eye, I was so happy for him. I know I will have many, many more light bulb moments for these two. I can not wait to have a little one of my own to enjoy these moments!

Home Project #4 (part 2)

Turning our house into a HOME 

Project #4: The Kitchen! (con'd)


Step 3: Framing
I never realized what it took to frame in that hole they just made. You cant just throw up some wood and go. You have to level everything out, down to the centimeter. 

It looks so nice with the framing up

And even better with varnish!

J admiring his work

Painting the temporary nook counter top. One day we want to get a thicker one. 

Step 4: Paint and new cabinets! 

After J varnished them. You can also see the paint. Same colors from the living/dinning room

Step 5: Granite Counter Tops!!!

New Fridge, new cabinets and mounted microwave. 

(You know you are an adult when you are excited about appliances!) 

Look the water/ice works :) 

We are DONE!!!!

Home Project #4

Turning our house into a HOME 
Project #4: The Kitchen!

Well lets just start with this picture. This is before.  

We use our side door for our main entrance and this is what you saw when you walked in. The placement of this kitchen is BAD. It is a small kitchen to begin with and with everything where it was it just made it smaller. We wanted more then just a face lift in here, we wanted to rip everything out and start fresh. We took it step by step, it took a few months of washing dishes in the bathtub eating off of paper plates with plastic silverware. We even had to buy a single burner to cook on. It was not fun. Let me repeat myself, IT WAS NOT FUN, but looking back on it we are so glad we did it. Not only for living in our house now, but for re-sell value.

This is what we wanted the finished look to look like: 

Step 1: Demo

J and Uncle Mike cut a nice hole in the kitchen/dinning room wall. 

It is amazing just how much it opened the whole area up! 

View from the dinning room

Step 2: floors

We had to get everything out of the kitchen to rip up the old nasty floor

proof that I helped! 

This floor was nasty and sucked getting up. It went something like this: 

laminate, glue, super old tile, glue, glue, tar, and then felt that was nailed down every square inch. 

some of the nasty "glue" that did not want to leave

 To our amazement there was amazing hardwood planks under all of that. This was such a wonderful find!!

After the sandless guys came back

To be Continued....