I'm Back!

I have internet again! We are nowhere even close to any "after" photos...but here are some "in-between" photos to tide you over :) and no baby news yet...at my last appointment, she said I have started the process...I am dialated to a 1 and effaced about 25-50%...to those mothers out there, you know that is barely anything...but a start none the less! We get carpet on Tuesday and I am HOPING to hold out to then! That way Mom and Liliya will have beds to come home to instead of mattresses on the floor!!!

Just trying to give you an idea of where we are placing appliances, etc. there is so little counter space we didn't want to take up any with a microwave! so we put one of those pull out drawer microwaves in the island. I am actually loving it! It's nice to have the kids be able to cook their food without having to climb up on the counter :)

I've never had a gas range/oven before...still not even sure I deserve one with my lack of cooking skills, but am enjoying it none the less :)

This is our living room. We had the floors re-finished. They, by no means, look new...but they are clean with lots of character...which is very fitting to the home! My friend Barbara came over and wiped down everything for me and used a wood finishing oil on the fireplace and I think it looks beautiful! It is definitely the center-piece of the living room :)

This will give you a better look at how the old floors turned out. This was what they used to call the "parlor." We will try to restore it to that with some fun old furniture, etc. But for now the walls are getting a face-lift from our friend/contractor Von. More pics from this room to follow...

If you think it's easy helping Mom and Dad on all of these endeavors, you'd be WRONG! Sometimes it's so exhausting you fall asleep flat on your face on a hard floor!