House Pictures

THis is Gavin's play room before

And here it is now, well, it isn't finished yet. We are still waiting on paint, but that is all thats left.

Here are the before pictures of the kitchen again.

And here is the after!

Crazy Busy

We have been crazy busy here the last few weeks. We are getting everything packed up and moving day is drawing closer. I hope to move Thanksgiving weekend. After that, I hope to get some new pictures up of the almost finished product. THe house isn't quite done yet, but it is livable. We have one working bathroom and after Tuesday, we will have a working Kitchen! The carpet goes in tomorrow and the hardwood floors have already been redone and stained. All thats really left to do is just putting up some shelving in the closets and odds and ends like that! I am super excited!

Some more good news, we got a second car yesterday. Pastor Dan actually GAVE us his old car! We have really been praying about a second car so this we definately an amazing thing for us. Now i guess I have to go grocery shopping by myself. Everything has been a family affiar, even short trips to the store, for so long and almost dont want to go alnoe now! I have a feeling that Ryan will still come with us though!

Another exciting event. Well, it may not seem too exciting to most of you all, but I was PUMPED! I finally got something that has been on my wish list for a long time. The Brother P Touch 2600 label maker!


I have been organizing and labeling everything in sight! I detailed the inside of the van this weekend and then I cleaned out the glove compartment and labeled everything! Ryan was suprised. He was so funny, he said that he was suprised that I didnt label even the steering wheel. I am such a dork, but I just love to organize!

Gavin's leg is finally all healed up. He is running around as usual. You know when you get sick and then when you start to feel better you think, I will never take my health for granted again. I think that even at two years old (well, almost two) Gavin feels the same way. Its like he knows that it is a priviledge to be feeling better! Anyway, he is back to the same old tricks, jumping off the beds and couches and all that.

Okay, last thing. I am wondering what all you mom's with toddlers out there did when it was time to take your baby out of the crib and get them a bed. When is a good time? How old were they? Did you have any trouble doing it? Was the transition smoothe? I am not sure that I am ready to put Gavin in a bed yet. He is probably more than ready, but he gets up really early and I dont want him getting up and coming in my room! I guess I could put up a gate. I dont know, maybe i am just not ready to give up my baby! Yes, I am THAT mom. I will be bawling my eyes out when he goes to school, I will hate every girlfriend that he ever has, I will feel like I've died on his wedding day. I am THAT mom. I can't help it. I am having trouble letting go! Okay, snap me out of this, moms. What do I need to do?

No Cast

Well, we went to the orthopedic dr. yesterday morning. He took a look at Gavin and at Gavin's x rays and apparently found something that no one else could see. He found a small fracture in Gavin's knee. But he said that because babies heal so fast, Gavin has already started to heal, so he did not put a cast on his leg. Dr. Zeni said that if we would have come to him earlier in the week he would have put a cast on him. So I am so glad that we had to jump through hoops with our insurance and getting referrals and all that junk. It seemed like a pain at frist, but now I see the good that came out of it. It would have been aweful if Gavin was in a cast! Dr. Zeni also got Gavin to take a few steps. They were painful, but we are moving in the right direction. If Gavin continues to walk and show progress we just have to go back in two weeks for a final check up. If he seems to get worse or doesnt start walking more, we will have to go back sooner. On Thursday night I prayed that Gavin would be healed over night so that we wouldn't have to get a cast. Well, he woke up Friday morning happier than he has been in a week and he took several steps at the Dr.'s office! God is so good, ALL THE TIME! I know its easy to say that when good things happen, but God is good even when it seems that things are not going well. Thanks to those of you who said a prayer for us!

Gavin Update

Well, after two negative X rays, they can't find anything wrong with our little guy. He still can't muster up the strength to walk though. He just wont do it. He will stand up and try and take a step and sometimes he can take one, but then his leg starts shaking and he starts crying. It is a pretty sad sight. I did get him to take quite a few steps with my help today, but a few min. after that he was very irritable. Poor little guy. I know he would much rather be running around in the snow (thats right, I did say snow). Our dr. called today and seems to be pretty concerned that he still wont walk so we are scheduled to see an orthopedic specialist tomorrow at 9:30. I kind of hope that they just say, okay lady, you kid is just a big wimp and he is taking advantage of this injury. My biggest fear is that they will cast it. That would be horrible for us. But anyway, we will see. I am praying for some overnight healing tonight. I hope that gavin jumps up tomorrow and starts running and jumping again! We'll keep you posted.