evening at home

After a quick dinner of homemade sloppy joes for Tyler and me, and grilled cheese for Palmer, we spent some time outside together last night.  Tyler inflated and filled up Palmer's little pool and we did some gardening, pruning, and watering while Palmer systematically emptied the pool, one bowl of water at a time.  He eventually took a break from this task and walked around with the hose for a while.

Interested in the water. . .

 Bewildered by the water. . .

Whoa, that thing sprayed me. . .

Emptying the pool. . .

Laughing at Daddy :)

The highlight of my day was Palmer helping me pick the ripe cherry tomatoes from the garden!  He was a little grabby, and picked a few that weren't quite red yet, but mostly I was able to police him.  I'd point out which one he should get, he'd reach in and grab it, and come away with the biggest grin!  Can't wait to eat them tonight with some pasta and lemon chicken.

tree skirt part 1

Remember when I posted this stack of fabric squares?

Well I finally got started on the tree skirt a few weeks ago!  Here are just a few pictures of my progress.  First, I cut all my fabric into strips like these!  Yes, they are supposed to be wonky :)

  Then, I sewed the strips together like so. . .

And ended up with 18 rectangles like this!  Can't wait to show you more!  Ironing and piecing to come next :)

24 week belly

big boy room

Can it be a big boy room if there's still a crib?  I think so!  Palmer got all new bedding and will now be sleeping in the front bedroom of the house.  I was ready to have him out of the sunroom nursery that's attached to our room.  This made sense to make space physically and mentally for the new baby on the way!  I had been holding off on making this change since we WERE moving, but for now, we're staying right here.  It feels good to clear out the dresser in the sunroom and be able to start putting newborn stuff in there, plus I had a great time decorating Palmer's room!

I had planned on going to the Container Store to get some cute storage items to match his bedding, but we hit Walmart first and found everything we needed!  (Plus saved oodles of money I'm sure!).  It's hard to get a good picture of the room since it's small, but here is one of his crib.

Wanting to hang the quilt the day it arrived, and not wanting to mess with sewing loops on the back to use a dowel rod, my mom and I had to get creative!  I found unfinished wooden stars at Hobby Lobby, craft paint, and these white clips at Walmart.  I already had a paintbrush and a hot glue gun, so the grand total cost of the project came to $4!   

P.S.  I have a bunch of extra clips if anyone wants to give this a try themselves :)  Hobby Lobby has lots of different unfinished AND already painted wooden shapes you could use!

bummed out

How quickly things change.  This morning we found out the buyers of our house are backing out of the contract.  I'm upset since this probably means we won't end up getting the house we really want, as that contract will be terminated too.  We're also pretty frustrated because we have been bending over backwards to be accommodating and helpful as far as negotiations, extending deadlines and making repairs for these people who assured us that they truly did want the house.  I don't even feel like eating- that says a lot.

So, yesterday we were carpet and appliance shopping for a June 15th move, and today we're back to square 1.  It's back on the market, back to showings, and back to waiting for a buyer.  Yuck.

limbo

We are under contract for the sale of our old house and for the purchase of a new(er) one!  After coming to a price agreement with the buyers, we started house hunting right away and found a house within a few days.  If everything works out, our new house will be west of 75, near Market Street in McKinney- sweet!

Now back to the "everything works out" part.  We are still holding off on hiring movers and making lots of plans since our buyers could still walk away from the contract.  They had our house inspected a week ago and have since been requesting repairs from us and estimates from different workers like electricians.  After Wednesday, their time is up to mull it over and we'll have to come to a definite agreement on who pays for what and what will get repaired before they move in.

Our fingers are crossed that we can come to an agreement both sides are happy with, because we really don't want to have to back out of our new house contract.  We love the floor plan of the house we've found and think it will be perfect for us over the next 5-10 years.  I'm so ready to get past this whole option period thing and feel a little more sure that we'll actually be moving in a few weeks!

In the meantime, Palmer keeps getting bigger, busier, and more opinionated.  He loves the people close to him, and HATES when they go away. . . even to the bathroom, or the front seat of the car.  This boy has tons of energy and loves to play outside, do anything his daddy is doing, bang on things, and get pulled around in his wagon.  Here are a few pictures from the end of April- I'm so far behind!!!

19 1/2 weeks

So, if you missed the news on Facebook you might not know we are having another little BOY in September!  It would have been fun to buy a bunch of girly clothes and frilly things, but it will be almost as fun (and much cheaper) to pull out all of Palmer's itty bitty newborn clothes for this little dude.  I went in for an earlier than planned sonogram because a stand-alone imaging center in Allen was more affordable on my insurance policy than the ultrasound tech who comes to the birthing center.  They just happened to have lots of openings and got me in super quick during my 18th week.  I'm excited for Palmer to have a brother so close in age to grow up with.  We're almost halfway there!

19 1/2 weeks (in the afternoon. . . that can make a difference you know :)