Meet Cruz Dale

This little guy is our first nephew. He was born September 22 at 4:12 pm, weighing in at 8 lbs 1 oz, and 21 1/4" long. We haven't seen him yet but we will get to soon and I can't wait. It might be hard to leave without taking him with me, but it won't be too much longer til we get to see ours on the big screen again (Friday Oct. 3 1:00pm).

The Nesting Begins

We had to take out the carpet in the living room. It was pretty gross and I wasn't about to leave it for my kid to crawl around on. So we took out the carpet in the living room, hall, and one bedroom (the rest of the house is government VCT tile, commercial type stuff). This is what the floor under the carpet looked like. It would have taken a zillion hours and a ton of work to refinish the floors, especially since it was two different colored stains. So we laid laminate flooring on top with the help of Jeremy and Jen. It only took a day, starting at 10, with breaks, done by 6.
You can see the two different colors. Our house was one of the last homes owned by the Town of Fort Peck, and it wasn't really taken care of. But when are rentals taken care of?

And after. We did the livingroom and dining room. I ordered the carpet for the hall and three bedrooms last week. Our flooring projects should be done by the end of next month, with the exception of the bathroom and kitchen, both of which will take much more than just flooring.

The Dog Days of Summer

I can't imagine a tougher life. A few weeks ago Cindy, Mesa, and I went to Billings for a "girl's weekend" full of shopping, lounging in the pool, stuffing ourselves with Mexican food...Mesa took advantage of a weekend at the pool without Abby and Landon. As you can tell from this picture, she really enjoyed herself. What a lazy bum.

The Moment You've All Been Waiting For

Finally, I have a reason to post (besides hunting or fishing). Yes, I am indeed prego. The little "bean" is 16 weeks 6 days old today. I'm due February 14, 2009, or any other day two weeks before or two weeks after that date. These ultrasound pictures are from week 8 and not the clearest. My next appointment is October 3rd. Until then I'm looking for wives tales for determining the sex, so if you have one, post it. We haven't decided if we're finding out what the "bean" is, so if you have a prediction, post it.