past month or so

So not a whole lot has been happening and yet nearly 2 months has past! We are done with the bank. cashed the last check and paid off the contractor. Naomi has been such a rock star with the potty training. Hiccups every now and then, only during sleep times though and I will take partial blame for some of them. I had to take the dreaded glucose test which has changed since I took it with Naomi, all but the nasty drink. I ended up laying on the floor in the waiting room in between getting my blood drawn because it was the only way I didn't feel like throwing up, since that would veto the whole test. I had an appointment the other day and she didn't say anything about it so I guess I passed? Is that the correct terminology? I don't know. We went up to the cabin for Labor day weekend with Kyle and Myra and well it was nice to get away but it was a meat bee year (Myra sat on the couch and got stung and bit and I was getting up from the floor and got stung) the fishing sucked and because of fires hopes of gold mining were put out. After we got back the guys measured out siding and we got that ordered so when ever they get a chance they can start pulling double shifts again (work and then work on the house) thankfully the only deadline we have are those we set ourselves. I had hoped to already have about 3 weekends of siding down but between the cabin and friends who are going to help having things come up we haven't had one =( It will get done though. Maybe we can just post pone rain until December? Naomi has been talking and so out going lately. The things she comes up with, I can't even remember them all! She has started remembering primary songs, the first one was the wise man and the foolish man, she doesn't really sing it but she does the hand motions. Then over the monitor one afternoon I hear her singing "I looka window what I see? popcorn tree!" and she will do all the hand motions for that song and say key words like surprise and treat. While we were at the cabin one morning she started jumping and saying "sun BEAT! sun BEAT!" it look us a minute before we realized she was doing the sun BEAM song. haha. Which lead to all of us trying to remember all the words to the song so she could jump at the appropriate times, far too cute. She will say "time to goooo!" "Stay here" "Perpect" (after she does something which translates to perfect) while we were driving home from the cabin she had to pee and told me and I told Kyle who was driving, we were planning to stop in about 15 minutes so he wasn't going to pull over. She just kept asking me and I kind of knew she needed to go so I told her she had to tell Kyle. She looks at me for a minute looks at Kyle and goes "Kyle! STOP!" And raises her little hand up motioning him to stop. We all were dying. Luckily there was an on/off ramp right then and she got to pee. She also is learning to say please on her own and does this intense girly please with the head cocked to one side and the hands clasped together in between her cheek and shoulder when shes not sure if it will really work. There are so so so many other little phrases like these that I just cant remember. Myra left us the movie the Lion King and Naomi is obsessed with it! There are definitely worse movies out there but its funny HOW much she could watch it. She has calmed down but still. She calls it the tiger movie, sometimes the king movie but mostly the tiger movie. Anyways here are a few pictures from the past month or so:

A while a go after church, I'd say it's juuuuuust about nap time

Morning snuggles with Ozzy as I get my morning things done.

Sorry Brittany, Ben left your comforter at our place and I walked in to see this. Little dogs need to stay warm too!

After a drift event the NOS girls attacked Keith's dirty hood and then everyone joined in. 

Oh yeah and one night Keith and Julian (or Junan as Naomi calls him) decided to put a much needed bench in the garage. 

Not perfect, but defiantly an improvement! 

Oh yeah a new bump shot, after the cabin about 30 weeks (I'm 31 weeks now) I think the altitude helped expand me out a bit and she has had a growth spurt for sure. I feel her thrash up by my ribs and on my colon at the same time. My body is also seriously prepping. My hips have been killing me and so has my pelvis to the point that when I stand up sometimes I can barely move and am hunched over like an 80 year old in a walker... I feel I need one of those at those times. I have been having the Braxton Hicks contractions (which is when your uterus practices contracting- doesn't really mean anything) and well when those happen or if I'm bending over or doing anything that pushes in on her she pushes back making more room for herself. Not the most comfortable for me but I know it can be soooo much worse. Also anything can happen but our front runner name for her is: KALYN (kay-lyn) haven't come up with a middle name but I am thinking either Kalyn Alisa or Kalyn Alyssa 

Here it is the rest of our siding! I can't wait for it to be done, in one day I had 2 people come to the door one person wanting work and another sales man trying to sell me siding. I was like we have it all, it's sitting the the driveway... (you know the driveway you just walked up?!) It's not so bad but it always seems to happen when I'm alone at the house with Naomi. Makes me a little nervous especially when I see people in unmarked cars scoping out my house then coming to knock on the door. And they always seem to do it when Naomi is sleeping so I can't just let them knock and ring the door bell and get Ozzy barking. She sleeps through a lot but still. 

So between life and helpers having their own lives (psh- just kidding) it's been a slow start but Keith has started getting the trim off. 

trim and worthless screen door

I'm not a contractor person but I feel like the sheets of siding should be closer together than this? I mean I see my insulation! hmmmm 

Yeah who thought it was a good idea to just smash the trim down and then pour the concrete front porch? Going to have to figure out what were going to do there... Freaking track home builders...

Well that is about it for now! I am sure I will post again soon as the siding goes up and windows go in!

summer time

I think the last blog was about the bank coming out in like 2 days. Well the appraiser came and went aaaaaaaaaand looks like we passed! I emailed out loan officer the other day asking what was up because I hadn't heard anything and she said that there was some issues or troubles or something with getting the title but all is done and she sent the paperwork to the bank on Wednesday and she should get the last check early next week and will send it our way! So hopefully this time next week we will be FREEEEEEEEE! So exciting! The guys have enjoyed the house breather not that much breathing has been going on between work, visitors and fishing (yes they got their first salmon off their kayaks in the ocean about 22 pounds!) but still. We will probably order the remaining siding in a couple weeks and then hopefully starting the last weekend in August and all through September it will be siding, siding, siding, calking, primering and painting! Very busy but then it will be done! And as the siding goes up more windows upstairs get replaced! I feel bad saying I can't wait because I'm not the one doing any of the work... but you understand! I really can't wait! In less than a year this house will have gone through SUCH a transformation! New siding, windows, roof, gutters, 70% ish new floors, all new paint inside and out, bathroom remodels, slight landscaping (as in getting rid of the crap that was here), epoxied garage floor and have things just actually work. It will be nice.

And surprisingly we got all that done with so many visitors! We have been so blessed to have Keith's parents and oldest sister stay with us for a few day early this summer, Denae and her family came out for a quick Sonoma county visit over the 4th, Keith's other sister and her clan stayed with us a while ago, a couple of Kyle's Utah buddies just left after staying with us over a span of a week getting a drift car built with a Formula D cage put in, Ben and Brittany will be coming out in a couple weeks, another Utah friend we haven't seen in forever is thinking about coming out, Denae is hoping to come out again late September/ early October and then Suzie and Joe in October! Oh and then of course baby girl #2 in November. It has been fun and may seem crazy but really its been spread out enough that it has been totally cool. Its nice to have a place for people to crash at and we are blessed that its big enough that were not all in each others faces.

And of course with all this going on and Naomi turning 2 and baby #2 coming we've been potty training. I took a week to prep her since we really hadn't been talking about the potty at all. My wonderful mom bought us a portable potty that sits on the ground that she would sit on every once and a while and an adorable little book but that's it. Taking that week to talk to her about it, sit on it and get a goodie (a resses pieces) really helped by Thursday she tinkled in the potty for the first time and she did again that Friday. Monday came around and it went ok. Tuesday and Wednesday were awesome with really only little half messes when it would sneak up on her and she would hold the rest in and coming running to me and wed both book it to the potty. We did end up getting one that sits on the normal potty and she does like that better I think. More adult which makes sense she has never been the child to take a baby step, All or Nothing just like her daddy <3. We even didn't have any messes for nap or bed time. Thursday was a different story however I will take some blame for some of the accidents. Today, knock on wood, has been good but she is down for a nap we will see if we make it to the potty in time when she wakes up (yup she woke up just before I posted this and she was dry!). But she gets so excited when she goes in the potty and more than half the time really puts together the feeling and what it means and well maybe a quarter of the time she verbally will let me know she has to go so I would say shes doing great! Even though yesterday I had to keep reminding myself that. It's only day 4, it's only day 4, it's only day 4... I think some of the best advice I got was to restrict liquid intake before naps and bed time, be there just as they are waking up to get them on the potty and while my child isn't a stick and does have a Gevas booty she is just in 2T bottoms and undies come in 2/3T size at the smallest but Fruit of Loom brand I guess has the smallest undies out there and they fit her perfectly!!! So major shout out to Brittany for the advice.

Well here are a few pictures of life recently to make this entry a little more interesting:

Lets see... absorbent sheets, lots of tiny undies and treats! 

Rocking out with daddy

He strummed and she would hit the Uke for some added rhythm. As Keith would speed up so would she as he slowed down she followed really smart and sweet! 

He was tapping his foot and so of course his mini me had to too, so she got off the couch and you can see her right foot pounding away. Keith is cracking up sorry the lighting sucks and the table is in the way.

One of Keith's co workers got rid of some of his girls stuff so Naomi got a bike! She loves it but her legs are about an inch too short to push the peddles but she loves sitting on it and turning while you push her and using the bell!

Ok Keith isn't a big fan of these kind of naked shots so Ill keep them off Facebook but I mean you got to have some fun when you're stuck at home potty training all week!

Hiding her toes

being silly

We don't have to have an accident to get our undies "soiled" hahah this picture cracks me up, sorry if it offends anyone else. If it does well... ummm... look how long her hair is!!!

I enter my 3rd trimester tomorrow (Saturday the 28th) I can't believe I'm that far already. With the cooler weather this past week I keep thinking it's fall and that she should be just around the corner when in reality she really is just right around the corner! 

And no, we have not settled on a name. We haven't been too in to it. There are a few we are playing with but nothing that is standing out as "the name". Will keep you up to date as that progresses!

some finishing touches

So with the bank coming MONDAY!!!! as in day after tomorrow!!!! I went and spent a bunch of money to "pretty-fy" our bathroom area. Looks a lot better and more finished. A few pictures:

So I bought some plain, white sheer curtains, I really don't understand how curtains can be so much money but surprisingly I found these for $9.99 a curtain at Bed Bath and Beyond and then they are just on shower curtain tension rods. Works for now and actually looks fairly decent, even if it doesn't show so well in the pictures. 

Another shot, that nasty old restaurant yellow bubbly glass will be gone, we have a new window for there that actually opens, which we can not wait for because that room gets so stuffy. The guys wanted to kick it out so many times while working up there! Me too actually haha.  

Bathroom painted white, new TP holder and new bath rug, also painted the door white. nice. 

Got a new shower curtain until we turn this in to a walk in shower. Then this will go in the hall bath and we will "retire" the other nasty, paint stained one.

Oh yeah I have a baby girl cooking in there. freaking huge ol' bump =)

Uh-oh! I lost her!

And as a celebration the boys went camping and fishing out at the coast. 11 nice fish. 

Yum cant wait to learn how to cook fish!

She LOVED to look at them but was so not down to touch them. Love her so much. Kind of a silly shot of her but still. 

are you jelly?

ok ok so its not done but I couldn't wait! The guys are genius! It looks amazing and really its not too expensive and a basic design, takes time sure but everything worth it does, but it looks so so awesome!!!! There is still more stuff to do but for the bank this will work! Take a look at what I mean:

 Starting out, frame and fit.

 Putting on the "ebony" stain

 AH! can you say gorgeous!!!!!

This is the best picture to show the darkness of the stain. Isn't it amazing!!!!!!!?

Its still as dark as the above picture (flash lightens it) but you can still see the wood grains

ok, ok not plumbed in but daaaaang

The guys gave me crap about spending the $44 on these, didn't have the faith but after getting them on they work perfectly, especially for only $44. There are nice ones but for twice and way more than that. 

Check out these sinks all ramp like and all. They are so cool! Square and ramp, hard and soft lines. Love the contrast!

Look what Sam built us!!! A chimney scoop topper thing. Its awesome he did such an amazing job! We are very lucky to have his help!

Oh and I pulled up the rest of the brick patio thing. Yes there is still more brick =/ but the patio thing is gone and do you see that massive brick stack in the back? Yeah, its pretty freaking big probably three sections of 3' by 3' piles. That's a lot of brick!!!

Were on a winning streak =)

So today we found out that we are 2:0, hence the "winning streak" comment. I know everyone already knows this so here are a few pictures, They aren't the greatest because I had to take a picture of them with my camera, for some random reason our scanner isn't talking to our computer right even though we've troubles shot it as much as we can. I dunno weird but here she is. Gotta say its kinda weird knowing... since with Naomi we waited.

Profile #1

Profile #2

Thumbs up!

No, we haven't done the name thing yet. Luckily we tend to like each others girl names better than agreeing on a boy name ha ha! 

a little something something

Ok short blog.

I had an appointment the other day baby is fine and kicking, I started feeling #2 around 15 weeks, I'm 18 weeks now. It's not every day but still its nice. I'm totally bumping and at least its looking more like a baby bump and not like I'm letting myself go haha. Well my doctor sent in the order for my big 20 week ultra sound!!!!! I will be Monday the 25th in the later afternoon. Since I am keeping it chill on Facebook but I don't expect people to check on here 24/7 I will post 1:1 if its a boy (as in we'll have 1 girl and 1 boy in our family) or 2:0 if we are cooking another girl! I will post the pictures on here! so I guess its time to start "taking bets" on what's in here.

On another note Naomi has her 2 year appointment on Tuesday so we can see how big shes getting! She is such a love. saying sentences like "here you go mama" "ok guys!" and so on its pretty freaking cute. However we have also hit the terrible 2's but really she's not even that horrible. Mainly she'll pout and glare at you and throw herself on the ground but doesn't kick or scream. She will glare and point at you and growl out a "YOU!" but were battling that with when ever she says "you" I'll say "me" and when she says "me" I'll say "you" slowly turns her frown upside down =)




So there is another house blog after this if you have a moment!

Its happening!!

Ok so I have explained at least the tip of the ice burg about the bank and that whole stupid situation. Well I remembered slightly when we were signing the huge book of papers something about a 6 month limit for the construction. Well if we were doing it like the bank wanted and our contractor was doing everything then yeah it totally could have bit since we have done 90% of the work (at least) its gone a tad slower... So I asked our contractor about it and he didn't know and we were coming up on our 6 month anniversary with the keys so we were getting nervous since we hadn't even started siding! I emailed our loan officer and she didn't know and sent it to an underwriter... well I went through our paper work in hope to find something and well this is what I found this:

"...You must show a steady rate of completion on your rehabilitation project. All repairs/remodeling must be completed within 6 months of the date of your rehabilitation loan agreements...

...Failure to complete the repairs/remodeling within 6 months from the dates of your rehabilitation loan agreement will cause your lender to take serious steps including but not limited to, calling your mortgage loan due and payable."

AAAAAAND of course I read this after hours Friday of memorial day weekend... So I text our lovely Realtor and ask when that date was, if it was the day we signed papers or the day we got keys because, if you remember, that was almost a weeks difference. Well she didn't know, not her area. So Tuesday I call and actually get a hold of our loan broker and she says the rehabilitation loan is when we first signed our contractor a couple weeks in to the process and typically about a month before the house was even ours!!! You have got to be kidding? Banks are stupid and greedy. FML we are already over the 6 month deadline... She had never had this happen and asked what was up. I told her I was sick for a month that I couldn't have the workers over (which was true I was so nauseous because of baby #2 I barely left the couch) and then there was more but too much to go over on the phone but it was legit. Since no one was hasseling us she said were pretty much slipping under the radar but to get it done ASAP and if anything comes about there are a few ways to battle it so don't loose sleep but get it done! So the intensity began. The guys got 90% of the south side done. Our contractor kept wanting to send his guys because they have no work and we kept them at bay but when the bank called him and started rattling his cage he sent a guy over and we paid Kyle to stay home from work at the Tides to help him. Oh goodness! Slam slam slam. But then we realized that we didn't order enough trim... FML take two! So Mike, our contractor, places an order and it was suppose to be here Friday. Well the distributor, located in Stockton, sent the wrong stuff... EFFFFFF! So we lost a day... And we weren't suppose to get it until the following Tuesday! Well if that was the case we only had like 2 hours of work until we couldn't go any farther... I told Mike that I would borrow a truck and drive to Stockton and pick up the trim if that would make it happen. Well he found not the same trim but close enough at a place in Healdsburg and they could deliver in a few hours. SWEET! So that's obviously what we did. He also dropped off his dumpster trailer for us to clean up with and it was nearly empty. So Keith gets home from work and we were able to get Jerom Harrington and his kid brother over to help for a few hours. Jerom helped Keith with trim and some tar paper and the brother started filling the dumpster. Then THANKFULLY Jerom said he would come over and work a full day on Saturday with Keith and Kyle and siding got going!!! Holy cow they slammed it out! A big help went to this tool Jerom brought. I was like a paper cutter on steroids. You put the siding under the blade, ka-chunk, and its cut! And it could handle like 2 or 3 sheets at time! And of course Saturday was our first triple digit day. SO hot! But those 3 amazing boys got so so so much done!!! Take a look!

What Keith and Kyle got done before the bank started calling.

Chimney looks fantastic!

What got done between Kyle and one of Mike's guys

That is the dinning room and kitchen areas.

Later that night Keith and Kyle put our master bedroom window in. Kinda sketch but everyone is still alive so I guess it's all good??

Kyle, Keith and Jerom dominating on Saturday.

 

Looks amazing! Way to go guys!

Also started this area by the kitchen slider.

Dio chillin' on the work bench when the work was over, love him! 

Ok so it still looks messy but if you remember there was a HUGE pile of crap wood against the fence that is no longer there. That pile on the clear tarp by her play thing is full and ready for the dumpster and the yard got raked up a bit. Jerome's kid brother was such a huge help!

Yeah so that dumpster that was pretty much empty... not so much anymore! haha

Mike is sending a crew over monday to finish up the east side and the front pillar. Shouldn't be too much work but I'm sure it will take them all day haha =/ but we should for sure be able to get the bank out by the end of this week!!! I can not even begin to imagine that! yay!