Updates

Right now, I should really be unpacking, organizing, or thinking of baby names, but I feel more like posting some pictures and updating our blog. Adam and I are in the new house, and at first my reaction to this big, old house was, "what am I doing here?" The house has a strong personality that doesn't exactly match my own (Mary and Rob will soon see what I mean). I don't really want to post pictures of the house since we are house sitting for someone else, but I'll tell you that it is ~2700 square feet, so I feel a little overwhelmed with the space that I will "manage" as the official homemaker here. But after being here for a week, we are enjoying the extra space and low rent. The kids stay busy playing with toys left behind by the owners, the backyard, and Stinky the cat. The downsides are outweighed by the upsides. Now, it may be challenging to move out of here into a smaller space.

One fun feature: the laundry shoot. Our first day here, I kept hearing loud noises and found that Michael was busily dropping all of his toys down the laundry shoot. Similarly, the nursery has a little window that looks out into the living room/foyer. The window is blocked with an iron railing so the kids can drop their toys through the railing onto the floor below without dropping themselves as well.

We also have a laundry/sewing room that is bigger than the kids' bedroom. Here's a fun project I've been working on: baby burp cloths. I love the idea of being able to give something homemade for a gift. A friend of mine is due a week before me, and this is what she's getting from us. Because I am such a visual learner, this tutorial really helped me see how to make these burp cloths.

The last of the updates: photos of the kids.

Emily likes to pose for a picture.

I have a hard time getting a photo of Michael without his binky. If I take it away, he complains and there goes the photo op. It's just a part of him. He likes his "binky" and his "blankey".