The Doors are Finished!!

I've been working on these cabinets for what seems like an eternity! Well, Monday, I hit a milestone - ALL of the cabinet doors are back on! No more open cabinets! All that's left is the kickboards on the bottom and the small little trim pieces that just make the cabinets "prettier". So YAY!

Here's the progression of the kitchen cabinet project:

1. Our kitchen when we first moved in (almost 3 years ago!!) June 30, 2006.

2. Phase #1: May 2008, after I got an electric sander for Mother's Day.

3. Phase #2: Sept. 26, 2008 - in the process of doing the rest in one foul swoop! (I finished the actual cabinets in only a couple of days...it was the doors that took forever!)

4. the (almost) finished project: March 23, 2009 - The Doors are on again!!

I must say that I'm very proud...aren't they pretty?

SOWC Auction

The annual Submarine Officer's Wives Club (SOWC) Silver and Gold auction was last night. The purpose is to raise money for the Dolphin Scholarship fund, which gives scholarships to sailors and their dependents for higher education. It's always themed and there is always a contest for the best crew's table decorations/centerpieces/costumes, so we tend to go all out.

This year the theme was "Game On" and with our husbands out to sea, we decided to go really girly. So, we were the "Pink Ladies."

It was a lot of fun, and a great opportunity for Bella and I to get a much-needed break from one another :)

So here's some pictures:

our pretty table:

Me, in my pink lady get-up:

Deneen, Stephanie, and Ola:

Me, Cassie, and Amy:

Stephanie and me:

My 13-week baby bump (isn't the camera supposed to make you GAIN 10 lbs? my bump seems so much bigger in real life...):

And last, but not least - Bella trying out everything before the auction:

Bella at Play

As soon as Bella woke up this morning, she got out of bed and got her baby doll. I left the room for a minute to do something. I heard Bella talking a lot, so I peeked in her room to see what she was up to. Here's what I found:

And since we're on the subject of Bella playing, we had some fun art times last week...here's some pictures from that:

playing with sidewalk chalk:

Our first finger-painting experience with REAL paint!!


check out these hands:

3 years and counting...

Today was Neil and my 3 year anniversary!
Sadly, he's out to sea, yet again...so again, for the third year in a row we aren't able to celebrate. Year #1 I was on bedrest with Bella.
Year #2 Neil was out to sea
Year #3 Neil out to sea
I'm sure we'll celebrate one together eventually...

But I have to brag on my husband for a second. Even though he's out to sea, he put lots of forethought and effort into doing something special for me. I'm totally impressed. This is what I recieved in the mail:

In case you can't read it, one heart says "Neil" and has his birthstone set into it. The other heart says "Pammy" and has my birthstone set into it.
so...jewelry - forethought - sentimental value - the works! What a great hubby I have!
What makes it extra-special though, is the fact that Neil is not really much of a "gift" person. So I am totally blown away!
Happy Anniversary to me :)

Savannah

Wednesday, Bella and I drove up to Savannah to meet Neil's parents for the afternoon. We had lunch together and played with Bella in Forsythe Park. It was a pretty chilly day, but it was still lots of fun!

Bella pointing at a Police horse she wants to pet:

Bella next to the Police horse:

Swinging at the playground in Forsythe Park:

Showing Nana and PopPop how she can jump:

Bella with Nana and PopPop in front of the fountain...it took many attempts to get this picture, and it still looks like Bella is pulling her Nana's hair...

New Bun in the Oven

Well, here's the official announcement. For those that don't know already, I'm:


Today was my first ultrasound for the new little one, and it went very well. Praise the Lord, there is only one! (I had a dream that I was told I was having twins...probably just anxiety because I'm at a higher risk for it)
Of course, they told me that because I still have the same uterine abnormality (bicornuate uterus...ie: heart-shaped), I'm going to have to go through the same stuff all over again. Even though Bella didn't actually come until 39 weeks last time, because I started having pre-term contractions that had to be stopped starting at 30 weeks, bed-rest, and all the rest of that mess, they are still going to be watching me like a hawk this time.

Both the midwife and the doctor are "concerned" about my running. I told them that I drastically cut my weekly mileage when I got pregnant, going from 20-25 miles per week pre-pregnancy to 10-15 miles per week once I got pregnant...and that I've been really good about warming up very slowly until my heart is ready for more. Apparently that made them feel a little better, because they said that I could still run...for now. I don't know how long they will let me do it, but I'll take all that I can get!

The midwife said that other than that everything looks good. I was dead-on (as I should be) as far as my due date, September 19, putting me at 11 weeks pregnant right now.

Ok...without further ado, here's Baby #2: