Trying to have a baby is one of those things in life that cannot be planned. But that doesn’t stop us from trying :).
When we first started having real discussions about starting our family, we started talking about when we’d like our child’s birthday to be (in an ideal situation). This turned out to be one of the few things that we completely agree on. We both said that we would like to have a summer baby. B’s reasoning was that if the kid has a birthday in the summer, we don’t have to send birthday treats to school. Not the most logical reasoning, but funny and it means less work for me, so I’m sold. My reasoning for wanting a summer baby is that there are fewer holidays in the summer. There’s nothing worse than having a Christmas birthday. At least that’s what I assume. Also, we’re hoping to be expecting in 2012, which means we have to avoid an October due date because that’s when my brother is getting married. It wouldn’t be very nice of us to steal their thunder. Plus I’m a bridesmaid and we ordered our dresses and I don’t want to deal with altering it to fit a giant belly (although they are pretty flow-y, so I’m not super worried). According to my lovely What To Expect Fertility Tracker app, if we are successful this month (actually next month, since it’s barely still November) the estimated due date would be the end of August, which would be perfect. I really would like this to work out - baby dust and happy thoughts are appreciated.
27 November 2011
21 November 2011
Update on Guest Room
So I’ve been working on this guest bedroom pretty regularly for the past week, and I haven’t made all that much progress. After sanding some areas, we found more spots that needed to be mended with mud. I actually did the mudding myself - I’m pretty proud. While that was drying, I ended up priming 3 of the 4 walls (the fourth had wet mud on it), and on Sunday B’s dad came over again and did some sanding and found MORE PLACES THAT NEEDED MUD!! Ugh. Of course.
Before my 2 hour shift at work this afternoon, I managed to get one area of the angled ceiling painted. And then … I found another spot that needed to be mended with mud. So frustrating. B’s dad thinks that we should paint the ceiling before we paint the walls - I don’t want to wait! I want to get my lovely Coventry Gray paint on the walls! (Coventry Gray is a Benjamin Moore color, but we had it color matched to the in house brand at Ace to save money) My goal for the rest of the day is to get the final wall primed, and maybe I’ll do some more work on the ceiling … I really really really want to get paint on the walls by Thursday (or Wednesday night), but I don’t think it’s going to work out.
This weekend, we (who am I kidding, this is all me) decided to put white molding around by the ceiling like B’s dad put in the bathroom. So that’s another thing to add some time and money onto this project. Oh, and under the carpet we have some nice hardwood floors, so the carpet will come out, the floor will be refinished, and molding will go around the bottom of the wall. I’m hoping to keep our budget limited to $200. We’re doing pretty well so far - the primer and ceiling paint were leftovers from previous projects (aka free), the paint and one roll of painters tape cost us $29, the small container of mud was $8, and the sand texture to be added to the paint was about $8, putting the grand total so far at about $45 (I rounded totals up). All of our materials have been bought from Ace Hardware. It is possible that we will need to buy another can of ceiling paint (we’ve been using Glidden’s color changing ceiling paint - it’s pretty nice. It starts out light pink when you first roll it on, and it changes to white as it dries) but I’m realllllllllllllly hoping we won’t have to shell out the cash for that …
I hope this project is over soon.
For funsies, here’s an in-progress picture!
Before my 2 hour shift at work this afternoon, I managed to get one area of the angled ceiling painted. And then … I found another spot that needed to be mended with mud. So frustrating. B’s dad thinks that we should paint the ceiling before we paint the walls - I don’t want to wait! I want to get my lovely Coventry Gray paint on the walls! (Coventry Gray is a Benjamin Moore color, but we had it color matched to the in house brand at Ace to save money) My goal for the rest of the day is to get the final wall primed, and maybe I’ll do some more work on the ceiling … I really really really want to get paint on the walls by Thursday (or Wednesday night), but I don’t think it’s going to work out.
This weekend, we (who am I kidding, this is all me) decided to put white molding around by the ceiling like B’s dad put in the bathroom. So that’s another thing to add some time and money onto this project. Oh, and under the carpet we have some nice hardwood floors, so the carpet will come out, the floor will be refinished, and molding will go around the bottom of the wall. I’m hoping to keep our budget limited to $200. We’re doing pretty well so far - the primer and ceiling paint were leftovers from previous projects (aka free), the paint and one roll of painters tape cost us $29, the small container of mud was $8, and the sand texture to be added to the paint was about $8, putting the grand total so far at about $45 (I rounded totals up). All of our materials have been bought from Ace Hardware. It is possible that we will need to buy another can of ceiling paint (we’ve been using Glidden’s color changing ceiling paint - it’s pretty nice. It starts out light pink when you first roll it on, and it changes to white as it dries) but I’m realllllllllllllly hoping we won’t have to shell out the cash for that …
I hope this project is over soon.
For funsies, here’s an in-progress picture!
14 November 2011
Guest Room Facelift
This weekend was pretty monumental for our household. Let me set the scene:
Hubs and I are in one of the spare bedrooms (Hubs is changing his clothes, I’m bothering him, as per usual)
Me: Hey B, why don’t you try pulling on that Packer border to see how easily it comes down?
Hubs: Okay.
Me: NO NO NO I was just kidding. If you pulled it we’d have to do the whole room.
Hubs: Okay (yank)
And so our next project began. We removed the ugly and falling down Packer border and the equally ugly white with green stripes wallpaper. By we removed, I mean we both started it, then we went to Menards to get supplies (after making a detour and getting dinner and picking up B’s dad), and then I rocked out to some jams and finished removing the rest of the wallpaper while Hubs watched “Breaking Bad” and hockey. On Sunday, B’s dad came over and fixed up some of the cracks in the plaster with some mud, and that ended day 2. He also loaned me his sanding attachment for the shop vac so I can sand the mudded areas and not have to deal with all of the dust. I wanted to work on it today but I couldn’t figure out how to attach the sander to the vac - turns out you have to put another attachment on first. Duh. So now the plan is to sand everything tomorrow so that we’ll know if there are any areas that need more mud, and hopefullywe’ll I’ll be priming and painting by this weekend.
At this point, you may be wondering - what color did we choose for this room? I’m going with a light-medium gray. I think it will look really clean and modern, and will be a great backdrop for some awesome punches of color. Specifically, buttery yellow and aqua. Oh, and this room? It’s the future nursery. I’m pretty excited to have this started. We’re still working on the baby-making, but the room is going to be an awesome guest bedroom until the time comes.
For comparison’s sake, here’s a couple of before pictures. Enjoy!
The ugly wallpaper and border
A [blurry] picture of another corner (you can see the plain white wall behind the dresser) - and a sneak peek at the beautiful rocking chair and the dresser that will be returning to the room in the future.
Hubs and I are in one of the spare bedrooms (Hubs is changing his clothes, I’m bothering him, as per usual)
Me: Hey B, why don’t you try pulling on that Packer border to see how easily it comes down?
Hubs: Okay.
Me: NO NO NO I was just kidding. If you pulled it we’d have to do the whole room.
Hubs: Okay (yank)
And so our next project began. We removed the ugly and falling down Packer border and the equally ugly white with green stripes wallpaper. By we removed, I mean we both started it, then we went to Menards to get supplies (after making a detour and getting dinner and picking up B’s dad), and then I rocked out to some jams and finished removing the rest of the wallpaper while Hubs watched “Breaking Bad” and hockey. On Sunday, B’s dad came over and fixed up some of the cracks in the plaster with some mud, and that ended day 2. He also loaned me his sanding attachment for the shop vac so I can sand the mudded areas and not have to deal with all of the dust. I wanted to work on it today but I couldn’t figure out how to attach the sander to the vac - turns out you have to put another attachment on first. Duh. So now the plan is to sand everything tomorrow so that we’ll know if there are any areas that need more mud, and hopefully
At this point, you may be wondering - what color did we choose for this room? I’m going with a light-medium gray. I think it will look really clean and modern, and will be a great backdrop for some awesome punches of color. Specifically, buttery yellow and aqua. Oh, and this room? It’s the future nursery. I’m pretty excited to have this started. We’re still working on the baby-making, but the room is going to be an awesome guest bedroom until the time comes.
For comparison’s sake, here’s a couple of before pictures. Enjoy!
The ugly wallpaper and border
A [blurry] picture of another corner (you can see the plain white wall behind the dresser) - and a sneak peek at the beautiful rocking chair and the dresser that will be returning to the room in the future.
05 November 2011
One Line
I ordered some HPTs earlier this week so that I could find out if the phantom symptoms I had been experiencing were not so phantom after all. This morning was the best time to do the test, so at 6:30 am, when I couldn’t hold it anymore, I decided to test. And the result? One line. As in just the control. Boo!
Disappointing, but not surprising. We would have to have very efficient reproductive systems for a positive result to be possible. It’s not the end of the world though - it just means we get to keep doing the baby dance until it works. I’m also thinking that I’m going to order a vitamin supplement that is designed to aid in conception (and to regulate the reproductive system). I could go see a doctor and tell them that things have been pretty irregular, but I want to try natural remedies before going the clinical route. Hopefully we will have good luck with the added boost - many of the reviews claim to have positive results after only one month instead of the 3 that the supplement claims to take. Maybe we will find out … I just hope that we are successful sooner rather than later - I don’t want to upset my future sister-in-law by being due around the same time as her October wedding next year.
Luck and Baby Dust are appreciated.
Disappointing, but not surprising. We would have to have very efficient reproductive systems for a positive result to be possible. It’s not the end of the world though - it just means we get to keep doing the baby dance until it works. I’m also thinking that I’m going to order a vitamin supplement that is designed to aid in conception (and to regulate the reproductive system). I could go see a doctor and tell them that things have been pretty irregular, but I want to try natural remedies before going the clinical route. Hopefully we will have good luck with the added boost - many of the reviews claim to have positive results after only one month instead of the 3 that the supplement claims to take. Maybe we will find out … I just hope that we are successful sooner rather than later - I don’t want to upset my future sister-in-law by being due around the same time as her October wedding next year.
Luck and Baby Dust are appreciated.
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