Little Girl

Guess who just turned two months! 

Miss Saydee Ann:)


We chose the name Saydee early on in our pregnancy, because we like the way it sounds. We chose Ann because it's my Grandma's name (my dad's mom). She has such a great spirit, as we hope Saydee will too.


Saydee surprised us all by coming 3 1/2 weeks early on October 19th! 


Now, at two months, she is becoming more of a little girl and less of a blob-like newborn.  Saydee is cooing up a storm and even puts little expressions on her face like she's really saying something. She likes it when Mom singing The Eensy Weensy Spider and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Saydee's not a big fan of The Wheels on The Bus, but I'm sure she will be someday. She has begun to love baths.  She splashes and kicks her duck toy in the tub.  


I'm taking my leave of absence from teaching to stay home with Saydee.  I'm loving my new job!  Sure, having a newborn is a lot of work, but it's very rewarding too.  I'm so glad I'm able to take care of her all day and witness all of her precious little moments of learning and joy... and some sadness in there too (She is a baby hehe).  


I'm so lucky! 

New Camera!!! and little peek at the nursery

Nick dragged me to Best Buy yesterday... then surprising me with a camera for my birthday present! He agreed it could be partly his birthday present too, since it was more money than we usually spend on birthday presents. It's something that we both really wanted though, mostly to take good keepsake pictures of our new baby. I don't think an iPhone camera would suffice for that!

This is my favorite photo that I've taken so far:

This is my favorite picture that Nick has taken so far:
Nick said that this is his first camera (other than the one on the iPhone). I think it's about time he got a good one then after 30 years! Yep, he'll be turning the big 3-0 August 19th.

We got a Nikon D3000 DSLR camera. We're both loving it so far. We're definitely still learning...but it's a fun new hobby.

Here is a sneak peek of the nursery!

The furniture is all from Nick's aunt and uncle who have a three year old who no longer needs it. It was perfect timing for us! We love it! It fits perfectly in our tiny room and it's all that we really needed. The crib still needs a little tweaking, because it has a drop-side. We got some bolts and are planning to bolt the side in so there's no room for wiggling there.

I made the curtain out of cotton and ribbon. It's the perfect topper to our blinds we got when we moved in.

We painted the room in this neutral green when we first moved in two years ago. We love the warmth of it.

We got new carpet in the upstairs and downstairs about a year ago. That's a neutral beige and very cushiony.

My mother in law made the blankie that she placed on the glider there.

My mom is making a butterfly quilt for the wall.

I have started to make a butterfly mobile for above the crib.

I have begun to buy some clothes, wash them, and put them away.

I love the way it's turning out! It's such a cozy room. Sometimes I just go and sit in the glider and watch the kitties and puppy run around in the room, imagining a little baby in there too. It's definitely becoming more real! 15 weeks to go!

:)Cara

Photos

I am obviously new at this whole blogging thing because my photos really aren't that great. I am ashamed to say I have been using my iPhone for photos for my blog.

In my defense, it is awfully convenient. I have my phone with me most of the time because we don't have a house line (like probably most people these days). It is also super easy to e-mail myself the pictures, then check my e-mail and download to my desktop to then load on my blog!

Someday I promise to upgrade my camera, so you don't have to deal with my flash-less/blurry/poorly set up photos.

:)Cara

Living Room

Here we have new paint, new floors, new curtains, new couches and chair. Enjoy!

:)Cara

Dining Room

Here we have new paint, new floors, and a new (to us) highchair...I just had to see how it looked in the space. :)

:)Cara

Front of House

Welcome to our home! Here are some pictures of our renovations, starting with the front of the house. There is new paint, new floors, new kitchen countertops, new backsplash, new front hall light, and new curtains in these pictures. Enjoy!

:)Cara

Curtains and partial reveals of remodeling

Well...we've had our new floors for a couple weeks now. We have moved all of our furniture back into place.. some things have found new homes. Now we're doing finishing touches.

Here is a look at our new cabinets with new paint and our new granite! We are very happy with how it turned out. Nick and his mother installed a backsplash for us (to cover up some of the damage from Nick and Mike removing the old countertop...Oops!). Nick is still working on some finishing touches of the backsplash, so here's the kitchen partially done:

Here are the curtains I made for the kitchen:

Here are the curtains I made for the living room:

:)Cara