How About Some Drew?

Yes, I actually DO still take pictures of my kid even with the house building going on. I just don't get good about editing and posting any until the end of the month when I am backing everything up and cleaning out folders. And when I DO get the camera out, I take WAY too many pictures to only post a few! This was a couple weeks ago, Drew helped daddy wash his car.

cool dude in shades

cutie pie

soap for you mommy

busy boy

yeah, I'm cool

playing in the suds

all done mommy!

Moving Along...

The house continues to make progress. This week we got to see it get completely sheet rocked, taped and bedded and now all the walls are textured inside. The outside is just about done. They were finishing up with the stone today and despite a couple errors that still need to be fixed, the brick and painting are done. The wood floors get started tomorrow. Not sure how many days that will take since it is the majority of the first floor.

front of the house

finishing the last peak of stone today

a couple days ago before it was all textured

Rocked!

Today Drew and I just had to stop by the house to see how far they had gotten. When we were there yesterday morning, they had only just begun sheetrocking. Well today, it is 100% done!

front foyer

living room fireplace/built-ins

kitchen/breakfast area

Drew on the stairs

from inside the study

looking down from the gameroom

Progress on the House

It feels like forever since there has been any kind of progress on the house. We had been at a stand still waiting for inspections on the plumbing and electrical for a couple weeks now. Then our builder got fired and we had to go over all the things that he never got done for us with our new builder. She seems to be really good and much more organized than he was. They started bricking and stoning last week. Luckily my good friend Krista lives nearby and I asked her to see what was going on with the house. We drove up later that afternoon to see the wrong stone being put on the house. That has been resolved and should start again soon. The entire house is bricked now and today they started sheet rocking, YAHOO!!!

Next week after they texture the walls we will get a solid closing date. The builder today told us he still thought it would be end of Sept, YEAH!!!

We really want to be moved out of here before Camden arrives. I am sure it will be awhile before we have curtains or pictures hung on the wall, or even her room painted. But to have all our belongings under that roof and have our blinds installed will make me feel so much more relieved.

Daddy and Drew on the stairs

outside of the house

Drew on the front porch

The Bumbleride Has Arrived!

My my new stroller has arrived! My lovely in laws and sister-in-law decided that this is what they would like to get for Camden (and Big Bro' Drew!) I am so excited to try it out this week. We have been in full swing buying things for Camden the last couple weeks and this will be one more thing we can check off the list. Here is a list of 10 parenting trends that are IN right now. #2 being about strollers... justification right? Thank you Barresi Family!

My girlfriends are throwing me a shower too in Sept., they really are too sweet. I never used to think of having real showers for second babies, but I have actually been to several and they definitely seem to be more popular now. Especially when you are having the opposite sex of your first child...there is just SO much that you need that you wouldn't have otherwise. I am excited to shower her with l. pink, d. pink and brown...(the colors of her room!) My aunt is going to make her window treatments with fabric that matches her bedding. I am so excited to have an aunt who can sew, because I definitely can't.

24 Weeks Pregnant

We had our 24 week doctor's appt on Thursday and all is well with Camden. Poor daddy didn't get to stay to listen to her heartbeat because Drew decided to have a melt down as soon as Dr. Robins came in and they both had to leave and go to the play area. Her heartbeat was 150 and sounded good. He measured my belly and they took blood to check me for gestational diabetes and anemia. I am already anemic and taking an iron supplement and will most likely need to continue taking it. I am feeling her move and kick lots everyday, I think she kicks harder than Drew did. Or maybe I just enjoyed it more with Drew, this time it hurts!

Here's a 24 week belly picture:

Dr. Browns vs. Born Free

That was the question for us today as we exchanged our old Dr. Brown's bottles that contain BPA in for new BPA free ones. For those of you still using the old bottles which contain BPA in the plastic, you can bring them to Babies R' Us and get store credit towards other, safer bottles. This has been on our list to get done for Camden so we brought in our 6 bottles today to exhange them. I was surprised that I only had 6 bottles, I searched in all the cabinets and in my stored away breast pump carrier to make sure. I guess I didn't give Drew many bottles, and when I did I only needed one for the road. I never had to make several bottles at once, all that liquid gold was stored in freezer bags for when we needed a little. Oh yes, and I did use formula for the last two months I nursed as I weaned him. Anyway...

The only 2 BPA free containing bottles that are out there (besides going to glass which is not something I wanted to do) are Dr. Browns and Born Free. I was drawn to the look of the Born Free because they looked more like the old Dr. Browns. The plastic on the new Dr. Brown bottles are not as clear as the old or the Born Free ones. BUT I loved the Dr. Browns bottles that I used with Drew and for that reason, liked the Dr. Browns. So as I continued comparing I noticed that Born Free was a lot more expensive. Like $27.99 for 3 9 oz. Born Free bottles vs. a 3 pack of 8 oz. Dr. Browns's bottles for $12.99, quite a difference. BUT then I realized that Dr. Browns did NOT come in the wide version as they used to...AND the Born Free DID. Well, that ended up making my decision for me. I always heard that using a wide based nipple (for which you need a wide based bottle) was more like nursing and was less likely to cause nipple confusion. So, since I plan on nursing her, I felt like this was the better decision. Of course, I always end up finding a reason to go with the more expensive version-I just hope their venting system is as good as the Dr. Brown's!