surprise surprise

                        November

                                Seventeenth

                                          Twenty-Twelve

Nov. 17, 2012

11*17*12

                        17th day

                           of the 

                      11th month                      17th of November

                           in the

                        2012 year

However you look at it that day-ish will be memorable. Any guess on why??? 

Ah yes, so clever, not that it was hard I know... 

Well towards the end of January (Heather can you guess what day??) I got my IUD out. I prayed about it and before I could get 3 words out I was over whelmed with the assurance that it was the right time and that this was defiantly what we should do. It was so sweet. And, well, first shot did it. Haha. From about week 4 to week 9 ish I was nauseous (not like throwing up just feeling like poo) and so, so, SO tired! Finally the actual "morning" sickness kicked in but it wasn't just this that set us off that I had no vacancy (in my uterus) there were multiple symptoms. When we finally verbally said it to each other I couldn't stop smiling and Keith smiled rubbed my belly and said, wonder what it is? 

Well with Keith's parents coming I had to make sure things were fine. However Sutter has changed its protocol. I made an appointment only to find out that it was just to confirm that I was pregnant- no ultra sound! Then they signed me up for 3 different appointments over nearly a months time, none of which were ultra sounds! Really people? REALLY?!? 1st one I got out of, it was unnecessary. The next one, which I had today, was to set up Medi-Cal and I have one next week, to, I believe, meet my doctor but not necessarily get an ultra sound. Well that just wasn't going to fly with Keith's parents and oldest sister coming to stay with us. I had to get blood tests so afterwards I went and BEGGED the receptionist. Well I was S.O.L. there but she said if I had "cramping" I could go to urgent care and they could set me up with an ultra sound that day! Sweet, since the Gevas clan was coming the following day. So after lots of running around, peeing in a cup and giving blood I was sent to Memorial Hospital and got an Emergency ultra sound. The "fear" was an ectopic pregnancy, which is where the egg attaches in your fallopian tube and then the pregnancy is non viable because the fetus can't grow. Ok so Naomi's first ultra sound was at like 7 weeks 6 days and she was a blob with a heart beat. This baby was at 10 weeks and 4 days and it looks like a real person! Head, nose, chim (as Naomi calls it) torso, legs, arms everything! and only 1 1/2 inches long! such a TINY TINY TINY little person! Heart beat was perfect, baby in my uterus and moving so much! Absolutely in love! they didn't give me a print out picture and I forgot to grab a picture form my phone. Well I started to feel better for like 4-5 days, then 2-3 days of bad illness, 4-5 days of good while the Gevas clan was here, then the past 2 days have been bad... I could barely keep anything down and apparently throwing up in such a way that I burst some blood vessels in my eye. Hot right? Ugh!

Sorry this is the only picture I have for this fun blog BUUUUUUT what are you going to do? Ill post my ultra sound picture AS SOON as I get one!

So I guess with Naomi I spread the word by day that I would have the "bun in the oven" for thanksgiving (since that's when I told people) but lets just say for this thanksgiving I'll bring the whole gosh darn turkey!

Soooooooo yay, baby time again and yes I'm already freaking showing a bit, yuck! Not nearly as neat and tidy as with Naomi but that's what happens with number 2 I guess. and just FYI keeping this one off Facebook, at least for now. So I guess start guessing the sex because end of June early July well be hopefully finding out what we're having! 

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Saturdays are fun

So Saturdays, especially sunny and lovely ones, we try to be productive. A few Saturdays ago Keith made the garage in to a painting station. The first customer was his first car, that has gone through a few owners since, "the tooth". After a long day of prep and painting I had my first, yes first, babysitting job ever. haha. As many of you know I was never a baby/child person. I always animal sat. Yes Naomi was my first diaper change and all. laugh it up. But we all survived! We had T and Ammon from 7 until about 11 so Ryan and Lora could go on an anniversary date, awww. 

The Boston Whaler and Calvin's car, I mean our car, I mean Calvin's car- no wait OUR car haha.

Setting up the painting booth

Covering the floor

Think we like crappy looking Nissian 240s? Count 'em one, two, three and that's with out Kyle's car!

Cousins playing

Half Bath now like 95% done

Ok so we got the floor and sheet rock done, window in and everything painted, well..... the whole place was looking pretty clean and then there was the vanity... An eye sore and just depressing looking.This is the transformation from trash to pretty.

See what I mean? YUCK!

Window framed, and since then painted.

Top gone

Vanity in the family room

Yeah more ghetto of our house. Kyle was just going to run the plumbing in the wall like normal but there where already pipes in the way from the stupid wet bar, that in the end will be gone, but since it was going to be such a pain... 

We just piped it out side...

and made a little shelf thing...

an enclosed shelf thing so you don't see the piping

Sheet rock fixed and primered

Ok this is why I LOVE craigslist. Our house has very clean sharp lines and so we wanted to find a boxy sink. Well we did, at Home Depot for $210 before tax. Shoot me. We would have bought it but they didn't have it in store so we were going to have to order off line. Well Kyle reminded me to check craigslist, DUH! I live on craigslist, why haven't I checked there?! Yeah so the EXACT sink from Home Depot was listed a few days previous. It was still available. In north Petaluma. FOR $75!!! In the end that probably saved us about $150. But that's not all, it didn't come with a faucet. I don't know about you but I think its ridiculous to have to spend over $100 to get a semi decent looking bathroom sink faucet and some go up to a grand! That's stupid, it's a faucet people! AND you still have to buy more plumbing parts on top of that. Back to craigslist. Found a guy selling a sink with faucet and all the additional plumbing for $60 obo. I said $40, he said $50, I said I really only need the faucet, he caved. Another screaming deal!!! Just the additional plumbing was going to be around $20-30 and we got EVERYTHING for $40! The faucet looks like a $130-150 faucet and then the extra $20 for the plumbing. We paid $115 for the whole set up, sink faucet and plumbing, by buying used instead of spending close to $300 or more! I. Love. Being. Thrifty! I totally get a rush on knowing I'm getting an amazing deal.

So here's the finished product and this sink is HUGE! It was only maybe 2 inches smaller than that ugly vanity that was there. 

So we pretty-fied the door too =)

Finished product. No we didn't replace the door and yes there are still holes on both sides but it still looks awesome!

This is the door going in to the garage and how all the doors look. Over time we are going to convert all the doors in the house to look like the half bath door. Which matches our windows. I think it looks so so so much better than this, Kyle Boardman is awesome, we are very thankful to have him with us. 

So what's left? I ordered- off Ebay, my other favorite place to shop, matching square toilet paper holder and towel ring. They will be here at the end of the week or beginning of the following. We will then probably make a wall cabinet for above the toilet to store TP, wash clothes and miscellaneous toiletries. And probably use the doors from the old yucky vanity since I had already painted them. Then get, probably some dark navy blue, wash clothes and hang some art so you have something pretty to look at haha. 

Naomi stories and happenings

So I just felt like I should shout out to my little girl. She has been talking so much and getting better with little sentences "Bye Kye/Daddy" "More crackers/milk/juice" "cheese please" and her favorite "I do it/ I did it". We have been trying to do more play groups with the other young families in our ward (church) and its been helping her break out and be more social.

If you're laying down shell bring you a pillow and blanket, pat you some times, kiss you and say either nap or night night. So cute.

She loves to color how ever the other day she was caught coloring on the stairs (not the carpet ones the ones going in to the living room) She was sternly told that we don't do that and we ONLY color on our coloring paper. Well later that evening we were at families house and the kids were playing in another room. Naomi came out, found me and said her form of the word "coloring". The parents didn't seem to concerned but when we went and checked on them 5 minutes later there was coloring everywhere! I started to scold her and she gave me her lip (pouty lip) but then we found out from another child that she probably didn't do any of it, she had come out to tell me they were doing something wrong, yes my child is a tattle tale. Saying I felt horrible is an understatement. She had remembered from earlier that day and knew it was wrong and I immediately started to scold her for doing what was right. I apologized and told her how good she was.

We have also started (yes a little late but shhhh) saying prayers at night. She loves to do them. She learned the word "prayers" very fast and when were done asks for more and more with a big ol' smile on her face. Shell fold her arms but she also likes to get her face an inch from yours when you're saying them with a curious big happy smile on. When were done shell say "yay!" and throw her arms in the air. It's pretty freaking cute.

The other day she had thrown up randomly when I was busy cooking dinner and came running to me saying "mess, mess" and brought me to it.

She has also found toilet paper. Shes never really left alone with it but shes allowed one or two squares to drop in the toilet and she waves bye to it as it gets flushed.

She has also started helping me unload the dish washer. I'll give her cups to bring over to me from the top shelf and then, after I get all the sharp knives and such shell bring me the rest of the silverware one by one and so we are learning fork and spoon and knife, fork is the easiest one. 

Here are a few pictures of my little lady

She found an old New Years Hat of mine and is kind of obsessed with it 

Enjoying the sun waiting for daddy to come home. 

Went grocery shopping and came home to this, Keith had his eyes closed but I think heard me when I was grabbing my camera. So cute seeing them all snuggled up <3

windows windows windows!

So Just a shorty- as of yesterday all of the down stairs windows are in! (for the exception of the garage, that one doesnt really count though) So nice. Next step: all of upstairs- 6 windows. Those will be fun haha. Gotta love boys =)

Last downstairs house window (dining room) going away

finished

New windows and sliders! 5 just in this shot, never mind the upstairs master one. Looking Gooood!

some more fun

Well as you know, or should know, Keith is waaaay in to hobbies. He loves doing stuff. His latest "must have" a 2012 Trident 13 angler Kayak. He drooled over you tube videos for weeks. He thought for sure I would get it for him for his birthday and while I had ordered it 2 weeks prior he didn't get it until Valentines day. Kyle wanted the same one so I let him in on it and the monday after his birthday but before V-day Kyle Brianna and myself covertly drove down to Sacramento to pick up the kayaks from a place that carried "factory second" kayaks. Basically a perfect kayak but the decal was a little messed up so they dropped the price by about $400. Sweet. We got lost, twice, on the same road. yeah sad. But it was a fun day. Sneaking around and lying to Keith. We stashed them at our wonderful Realtor's house, since she lived close by, had a huge empty garage and a truck and was kind enough to help us out. The next evening, Keith still totally in a bad mood that he didn't get the kayak for his birthday, was surprised when Felicia came by to "drop something off for Naomi" and "ran over something and was hoping Keith could check her tire" And there were the kayaks, he didn't put it all together at first but soon did and Kyle came jumping out of the bushes (he had "gone to the gym" but really over to Felicia's to help load up the kayaks) He was stoked to say the least and to see Kyle had one too! They have already been out about 4 times and we have already eaten crab they got with the kayaks. so nice. Here are a few pictures of when he first got it:

13 feet of awesome

getting the feel for it =)

Down Stairs Half Bath

So while its not 100% done its like 85-90% still needs a little more paint on the ceiling and probably touch ups as I have never done a ceiling and its kinda tricky... but not... but it is... but not?? yeah that's how I feel about it too. It also needs a little decor and the rubber trim stuff that goes along the bottom of the cabinet. and the cabinets and doors need to be painted or finished painted. But, like the rest of the house, it's coming along so well and looks awesome.

There was sheet rock repair and then we just re textured the whole place, re floored it, painted it, put up a new mirror, new light fixture and kept the clear ducky toilet seat haha. Gotta keep something to remind us of how the house "use to was". And replaced the old window with the new one. Not too much say so take a look:

Kyle fixing sheet rock

re-texturing

re flooring

new floor..... with all the scraps.... dang should have gotten a cleaner picture for you.

Oh yeah heres the funny thing: for one their paint job was horrible and two they didnt remove the mirror to paint. So the light section on the left is what was under the mirror. The really funny thing about it is it was just a shade off of our signature "oyster" color from Kelly Moore. It probably was the "same color" just from a different company hahaha you could barely tell the difference when I painted over it. That color had just a little more gray to it than ours. still so funny, dont know why they would paint it the creamy poo brown they did, yuck! 

Kyle prepping for the new window. 

Still prepping...

In!

Painting the door and cabinet doors white

Mirror and new light fixture. Mirror was ours from Fresno and the fixture was $35 at home depot, simple and classy 

Kind of hard to see but this is a picture of the ceiling after being taped off and papered. If its still confusing look at the next picture, its the same shot just after one coat of paint. I tried to get them side by side but it wasnt working. the pictures were too big and if it shrunk them they were too small. dang o well. check it out. 

Bye-bye creamy poo brown, hello "swiss coffee"