So, we have locks on the doors and our first coat of paint! Woot. However, the painters mistakenly painted the corner cabinet in the master bathroom the dark color that I wanted on the tub casing.
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| And, they were probably thinking I was the stupid one while they were painting it. |
The granite guy has the sinks and faucets, and is working on cutting our slabs this week, as well. Not sure if he will install in the house before the week is out, though. Once that is done, our tile guy can go in and work on the kitchen backsplash. Thankfully, the travertine is already in and paid for, so that should get started as soon as the granite is set. Beyond that, we still need to decide on landscaping. Our GC has been in contact with that company and will let me know when we need to decide. Oh, and the garage doors should be on their way.
I ordered our microwave, cabinet knobs and drawer pulls today. The points from our refrigerator cut the microwave cost in half, so that was nice. I never realized how freaking expensive cabinet hardware was or could be. We looked at Home Depot over the weekend, and let's just say I was shocked. It would have cost us over $400 to get JUST THE DRAWER PULLS. OMJesus... Overstock had a much better price for the same product we wanted. Whew.
I also received some information on blinds and plantation shutters. The absolute LAST thing we are going to want to do when we start moving in is install those things. Plus, I really want plantation shutters in the master bath, and possibly the kids' rooms...maybe the dining room as well... For now, I'm just gathering prices and info. I need to see what our budget will allow after this (major) week is done.
Moving on.......
We are now over 30 weeks pregnant, which is INSANE to think about. This pregnancy has flown by compared to Ethan's. I know that it's partly due to building the house and the holidays - my mind has been busy with so many other things. I am just so grateful that this has been an easy, uneventful pregnancy. My doc told me yesterday that I've only gained 9lbs so far, which is great! We get to see Liam in two weeks when I go back for an ultrasound. Talk about surprise when I realized I'm at the "appointment every 2 weeks" mark. o_0
I've started to think more about how we're going to do the boys' rooms. I have some metal prints for the walls, and picked out a rug for each of them. Now, I need to focus on Liam's furniture. We have even talked about just getting Ethan a new set since the changing table goes with what we used for him in the other house - and we hopefully won't need that in his new room. Honestly, it will probably all come down to what we can find and afford.
One other exciting thing we discovered (well, exciting for me!), there is a cul de sac almost right across from our neighborhood. On this street, there is a deer farm; and in the cul de sac there is a little house farm that sells fresh eggs! I immediately pictured going for walks with my boys to see the deer and buy fresh eggs right around the corner from our house. :)
We are just so ready to be in the house, nesting and then welcoming our little Liam home. I hate to think or act like our lives will "settle back down" at any point soon, but we are so ready for these next phases.
I am also working on a new blog post on Ethan. Seriously, this kid has grown so freaking much over the last 6-7 months. Exciting and sad at the same time. :-P
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