Indiana

I was able to go home to Indiana and spend some time with my mom and dad a couple weeks ago! It was so great to be home, but especially good to see my parents. Here are some pictures of my trip......my only complaints are that Steve wasn't able to make it and 1 week just wasn't enough time with my parents! For those of you that know my parents, you know how amazing they are! I am so lucky to have such amazing parents!

It's funny how you start to miss little things.....like signs with street names instead of numbers!

The Batesville Fireman's Festival

Good friends that throw you a surprise baby shower.....
where you get adorable things for Gracie!

Mowing the lawn.

Watching dad play with his toys!

I miss how many trees there are in Indiana....and how green it is!

Brookville Lake memories......

(Bubby.....double date...lost car keys in Lake....stranded!)

Most of all, I miss these two amazing people!

Mom and Dad, thanks for everything! I had so much fun just being able to be with you two. I can't wait for you to come out in December! I love you!

We're Movin' In!

We passed our inspection for our temporary certificate of occupancy on Monday and now we are packing up and moving out of my sister's. They were kind enough to take us in back in February and let us stay with them until our house was done......thanks a ton! We love you so much! Here are some newer photos of the house....we now have power, a kitchen and carpet! There's still a lot that needs to be finished, but it finally looks like home!

This is how I have spent the last few days at the house!

(barefoot and pregnant! ha ha)

Everyday it looks more and more like home


This is the nursery


The loft with carpet and lighting.....yeah electricity!

Office

I still love the stairs!

Master bedroom....I painted the brown accent wall on Friday.

These next few pictures show how we poured our own concrete counter tops. If I do say so myself, they look amazing and it was a lot of fun making them.....let us know what you think!

Waiting was the worst part.....we were so anxious to see how they turned out.

Steve was so excited to use his new toy....I mean tool!

Now all we have to do is seal them.

Our kitchen....still not quite done, but you can see where we are going.

Steve's siblings are all in town this week. We loved spending time with them this weekend, and can't wait to go camping this weekend! We could use a break!Steve and his brothers

More family hangin' out at the house.

For those of you who don't know, I am married to a very talented man. He took ceramics in high school and in college and has made some awesome pieces of art. This talent must run in the family.....Steve's sister Jaime is also extremely talented when it comes to ceramics. She is in town from North Carolina and brought us our first house warming gift (that she made!).....check it out! It is amazing! Thanks Jamie...we love it!

By the way....Jamie and her husband are also expecting a little one in January, and we are so excited that our little Gracie will have a cousin just a few weeks younger to play with!

It's a.........

You know what 'G' stands for right?!?!?!?!

...........What can I say.......it's a little girl! We are so excited and it is nice to finally know!

Steve kinda wanted a boy first, so when we walked into the room he told the ultrasound technician that we weren't leaving till she found a boy. When we started the baby wasn't in the best position to be able to tell the sex, but the tech said to be patient and maybe it would move. Just after she took the measurements of the belly and moved to another area......the tech paused the screen and then looked at Steve. She said you're not going to leave until I find a boy right? Steve said yes, and then she said that we would be there all night because we are having a girl! I think it took Steve a minute for it to register, and we both couldn't be happier!

The other day we took some pictures of the baby bump that is slowly getting bigger......have I mentioned that I LOVE my belly and LOVE being pregnant! I especially love the little one growing inside......I just started feeling her move and it is amazing!

Me at 20 weeks

Steve loves my belly too!

This little girl is already loved by so many!

Almost there!

We are coming down to the home stretch......over the last two weeks we are seeing everything come together. It is really exciting, and I just want to be moved in already! It has been a good experience, but not one I would like to undertake again anytime soon!

Here are some pictures that shows our progress.

Our back patio

We have a driveway now!

Paint is done!


2nd bedroom upstairs

I'm in love with our stairway!

Master bath.....we have tile. I love slate!

Master Bedroom

Our trim is awesome!

Mudroom is tiled too!


I can't believe that we are this close....I can almost taste it! Cabinets are going in tomorrow and hopefully tile will be finished by Tuesday (grout and all)! I am so grateful for my sweet husband who works so hard. He works a full time job and then goes straight to the house and works another full time job building our home! I am one lucky girl!

Honey, I love you so much!

(thanks, i love you too!)

What Do You Think?

So we find out what we are having on July 6th......what do you think we're having? We know it's a baby, but do you think it will be a Boy or Girl? Let us know what you think!

Too Busy Building to Blog!

I think the title of this blog says it ALL! Steve and I are soooo exhausted, but soooo excited that the end is in sight! Here is the progress that we've made on our house so far.......

This is the most wood floor that Steve has laid......it is gorgeous!

(Approx 1,300 square feet)

Once the wood was laid, it was time to fill all of the holes. And boy there were a

lot of holes to fill! After the holes were filled it was time to sand,

and sand, and sand and sand some more!

Then we had to vacuum up all, and I do mean ALL, of the sawdust!

Steve was so excited to stain the floor.

The finished product! Beautiful huh!?!?!

My brother-in-law was nice enough to let Steve use his mini-ex

for some excavating we needed to do in the yard. You should have

seen him.....he was like a kid on Christmas morning!

Then it was time for the finish work......lots and lots of finish work!

(Keep in mind...Steve did all of this finish trim)

This is the dining room and part of the kitchen.

Family room

Formal Living Room

*we are going for the craftsman look with the paneling and fancy headers*

The stairs.....view from the front door.
I am so grateful for Steve and his construction knowledge!

Top of the stairs looking into the loft.

Not only have we been building our house, but I am also 'building' our little one. I am currently 17 1/2 weeks along and am so excited to be pregnant! I'm still at that stage where sometimes I just look chubby rather than pregnant, but again I couldn't be happier!

Here are a few pictures of my growing belly.....it's ok if you think I just look chubby.....it's just a matter of time till I am ginormous and wishing I was back at this stage!

Hope you enjoyed the 'tour'......paint will be done this Saturday and the driveway, porch cap, front walk and patio will all be laid this weekend also. We are hoping to move in around July 13th. Things are moving!

Good News!

That's right......my eggo is preggo!