One Month Old!

Yesterday Mikayla celebrated 4 weeks, and I can't believe how fast time has flown by (of course at 3:00am it doesn't seem so fast). Here are a few pictures of her at one month

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When I was little, I was obsessed with the TV show, Monchichi. One of my students, two years ago, bought me a monchichi doll which I can now pass on to Mikayla. She already loves it, and wants to take care of it. I think it's cute how they are almost the same size.

Little One

Finally I've had a moment to sit down and post a new blog. I can't believe it's almost been 3 months. Time flies by. Here are a few pictures of Mikayla. She loves when we change her diaper and she gets the chance to stretch her arms. She gets really mad when we put her arms in the blanket. After she's done eating, she grunts to try and get them out. She likes to be free. She's so cute.

Tagged!

I got tagged by a variety of people, so here goes:

What is his name? Steven Christopher

How long have you been married? 1 Year and 1 month!

How long did you date? We dated officially for 2 weeks, and were engaged for 2 months.

How old is he? 23, yup that's right, young, hot and spry

Who eats more? Steve, I can't even keep up.

Who said I love you first? I did. We talked about getting married, I said yes, and as he was leaving I told him I loved him.

Who is smarter? That's a hard one. I am smarter in some areas, and he is smarter in others.

Whose temper is worse? Mine. I couldn't get him mad if I tried, and sometimes I have tried :)

Who does the laundry? It's pretty even. Whenever one of us needs clothes, we do the wash.

Who does the dishes? Almost always Steve.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Looking at the foot of the bed. I do

Who pays the bills? I usually pay them (I'm the sugar mama right now :)

Who cooks dinner? Before pregnancy, I did. During pregnancy, pretty much Steve does.

Who drives when you are together? It depends. Steve usually does, but he knows I like to drive, so he will let me.

Who is more stubborn? Me, but in a cute, adorable way.

Whose parents do you see the most? During remodeling season, we see mine more often. When we aren't destroying the house, probably his.

Who proposed? Steve

Who has more friends? It's pretty even. We have acquaintances, but we are still in the phase where we don't care too much to do anything with anyone else. He is still my schmoopy.

Who has more siblings? I do. I have 6, and Steve has 4.

Who wears the pants in the family? Steve does, but not in a authoritarian way. He lovingly presides, provides and protects, while I nurture and support. :)

Hope you have learned more about us!

Martha Stewart

Hello Everyone! I know it's been a while since I last blogged, but life has been crazy and by the time I get home from work, it seems like the day is already gone. I made myself sit down this fine Sunday to get something online.
So I finally have decided on the colors for the nursey. I didn't want something overwhelmingly girly, since who knows what future babies might bring. I"ve settled for navy blue and pink. The crib bedding will be a navy blue quilted pattern, and the pink will be the accent for Mikayla so everyone knows she is a girl. If/When we have a boy, I will remove the pink and keep the navy blue.
Since I decided on the colors, I decided to be artsy fartsy and I went all out. Yes everyone, I, Janet Handy, decided to toll paint! I went to Michaels, bought some wood letters, painted them blue and pink, got a wood background, painted that blue and pink and waaalaa. I have to say, I didn't do a bad job. I was worried it wouldn't turn out, but I like it. It's got me excited for my next project, so who knows what I might end up doing next.

Bus driver, Move that Bus!

It gives me great pleasure to announce the completion of our kitchen. I can't even begin to describe the joy I feel every time I turn the water on in the sink (for the last 5 weeks we've been using the bathroom) or when I turn the dishwasher on to do a load of dishes. The first load of dishes, Steve and I stood in the kitchen to watch. It was the first time in a year that we didn't have to hand wash a dish. I have to admit, a tear did escape my eye and roll gently down my cheek. We love everything about our new kitchen. New cabinets, new appliances, new tile, new lighting and a new paint job. It's just so magical. Below are some pictures of the finished product so that we all might bask in the miracle of the kitchen. Drum roll please...


OUR NEW DISHWASHER!!!! Isn't it the most wonderful thing you've ever seen?


Our new stainless steel sink (I've got goose bumps)


New stove and over the stove microwave


The breath taking view into the kitchen (notice the new tile, and the new curtains and the beautiful clock on the wall)


No more fluorescent lighting. Instead the very stylish track lighting.

It's the Holiday Season

As this is the first Christmas for Steve and I (and Mikayla) as a family, and we are in a house right now, we decided to pull out all the stops for Christmas. In November Steve put lights on the house outside, and we decided to get a real tree.



I grew up with real trees, but this was the first one for Steve. I think we did a pretty good job picking out the right one for our little home. The best part about the home though, has to be the fireplace. It's so much fun to build a fire on a snowy night and have all the Christmas lights on.



Little Mikayla already loves her little stocking. It's weird, whenever I stand in front of the stocking, she begins to tap on my stomach in morse code. I've only figured out the beginning part of the message. It says, "Tell Santa I want..." I hope she finishes the message before Christmas. Only 16 shopping days left. I'm not ready