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| Ryan practicing holding a baby with Eddie |
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| Ryan and Hunter |
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| Me and Hunter -- such a cutie |
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| Hunter gave Haley a new dollhouse -- so much fun! |
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| 27 weeks. Where will the rest of the baby go?!?!? |
Monday, September 26, 2011
Baby Hunter and 27 Weeks
We met our newest nephew this Sunday, Hunter Thomas Swick. He is so tiny even though he was a bigger baby (8lbs 14oz)! He is super sweet -- we didn't hear a peep the whole 5 hours we were there. Here are some pics from the weekend:
Monday, September 19, 2011
Hunter Thomas Swick
Hunter Thomas Swick was born today, 6 days over his due date, at a whopping 8lbs 14oz and 21inches. He arrived in this world at 1:20pm. Welcome!
I am so excited that my sister and sister-in-law just had baby boys. It is great that our 3 boys are the same age (school year wise) and can grow up together! Hunter Thomas Swick, Andrew Thomas Dibble, and Baby Hummer (name is a secret but I will tell you that his name does not include Thomas)!
Yay for boys!
I am so excited that my sister and sister-in-law just had baby boys. It is great that our 3 boys are the same age (school year wise) and can grow up together! Hunter Thomas Swick, Andrew Thomas Dibble, and Baby Hummer (name is a secret but I will tell you that his name does not include Thomas)!
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| Hunter Thomas Swick (9/19/11) |
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| Andrew Thomas Dibble (8/4/11) 1 month old in picture |
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Baby Furniture!
I found baby furniture online and went ahead and ordered it. The space for the nursery will look really nice with a white set of furniture so that is what we got.
I had to order from 2 different sites to get all the pieces I wanted. I got toddler rails and full twin bed rails for the future. I also got a nightstand for the future too and will probably put in the cottage room in the meantime unless there is a good place for it in the nursery. Now I need a nice glider/rocker. Here is what we got:
Crib:
Changing Table:
Dresser:
Side table:
Toddler Rail:
Full size bed Rails:
Also, my bedding should be arriving today so I am excited to see it in person.
Renovation update: The contractor is SLOW! Making progress upstairs but master bathroom is still TBD on what will be done to make it functional again.
I had to order from 2 different sites to get all the pieces I wanted. I got toddler rails and full twin bed rails for the future. I also got a nightstand for the future too and will probably put in the cottage room in the meantime unless there is a good place for it in the nursery. Now I need a nice glider/rocker. Here is what we got:
Crib:
Changing Table:
Dresser:
Side table:
Toddler Rail:
Full size bed Rails:
Also, my bedding should be arriving today so I am excited to see it in person.
Renovation update: The contractor is SLOW! Making progress upstairs but master bathroom is still TBD on what will be done to make it functional again.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Work on House
I know I need to post about our trip to WI but since we are getting work done upstairs, the computer is off limits so I can't load my pictures quite yet. Here is what Rolling Stone thought of the concert:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pearl-jam-reward-fans-with-epic-two-day-festival-20110906?print=true
The work is taking much longer than we expected. He originally thought they would be done with most of it today but yesterday they uncovered some problems with our master bath that will delay everything. We wanted to put travertine tile down -- easy enough job right? We have also had water pressure problems with that shower -- horrible water pressure that makes showing in there tough.
Well, they tore up the old tile and discovered a few things.
1) The incorrect size plyboard was originally used -- should have been a thicker sheet.
2) There was some water damage on the plyboard which means there has been a water leak.
3) Upon further investigation, they discovered a piece that connects the pipe to the shower is broken and only a very very small fraction of water was getting through. The rest was going to the dirt under our house. That means we have been watering the mud under our house for a few years now and it explains the low to no water pressure. He is having two plumbers come today to give bids on repair and is also going to look for a replacement piece that broke.
Currently there is no toilet or floor in the master bath. You can literally see the dirt under our house.
The only positive thing is that the floor is already torn out so they shouldn't have to remove any of the wall to fix the problem. When this is fixed, we should have great water pressure in there. Question is how long do we have to live like this and what is it going to cost?
We feel like our house is pretty much a black hole money pit. I guess that is what you get when you own a home built in the 1930s. I know I want a much much newer house next.
This is all the work we originally wanted to be done:
Upstairs:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pearl-jam-reward-fans-with-epic-two-day-festival-20110906?print=true
The work is taking much longer than we expected. He originally thought they would be done with most of it today but yesterday they uncovered some problems with our master bath that will delay everything. We wanted to put travertine tile down -- easy enough job right? We have also had water pressure problems with that shower -- horrible water pressure that makes showing in there tough.
Well, they tore up the old tile and discovered a few things.
1) The incorrect size plyboard was originally used -- should have been a thicker sheet.
2) There was some water damage on the plyboard which means there has been a water leak.
3) Upon further investigation, they discovered a piece that connects the pipe to the shower is broken and only a very very small fraction of water was getting through. The rest was going to the dirt under our house. That means we have been watering the mud under our house for a few years now and it explains the low to no water pressure. He is having two plumbers come today to give bids on repair and is also going to look for a replacement piece that broke.
Currently there is no toilet or floor in the master bath. You can literally see the dirt under our house.
The only positive thing is that the floor is already torn out so they shouldn't have to remove any of the wall to fix the problem. When this is fixed, we should have great water pressure in there. Question is how long do we have to live like this and what is it going to cost?
We feel like our house is pretty much a black hole money pit. I guess that is what you get when you own a home built in the 1930s. I know I want a much much newer house next.
This is all the work we originally wanted to be done:
Upstairs:
New carpet (will actually have Lowes or Home Depot install)
Baseboards
Repair cracks
Paint
Tear out built in cabinet
Install can lighting (don't think they can do this)
Build shelf in closet
Upstairs Bathroom:
New custom vanity
New travertine floor
New toilet
New toilet paper holder and hand towel holder
Paint
New lighting
Master Bathroom:
New travertine floor
Cottage room:
New custom vanity
New lighting
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