Wow! It's been a while. I don't even know where to start. Phil and I are now living in Madison, WI, and we love it here! There is soooo much to do all the time! Since my last post we moved. After months of searching for a home, we finally found a house! Let me tell you..that was hard! The homes in Madison were so much different then what we were use to. Not to mention that Madison is huge so it took us forever to figure out which part was good...like schools and the area. As of June 1 we have had our house and are really enjoying it besides for all the updates. Oh yea...and the pricing of homes and property taxes are much higher then Indiana's. So let's just say I am glad the house searching has ended. We were actually considering building, but the home would have taken too long to build so we would have had to switch apartments and then move again into the house. So we just decided to buy a home that was 10 years old and update it ourselves...haha...I can laugh now! Because that is no easy process! So far we have put new carpet in through the whole house...Thanks so much, Dad! We tore out the vinyl flooring and put in tile. We have painted rooms galore. The color chose for this house was awful! We have cleaned and cleaned, hung cabinets, made shelving for closed, and garage, treated the yard, pullled tons of weeds, moved furniture, and now we are in the process of tearing up the base trim and replacing it with white trim, and also buying new doors for the house. Which brings me to my next point. The houses in Madison all have oak or maple trim. We rarely saw a house with white trim and converting htis house to white is a PAIN! The slab doors they sell for the house have to be molded and painted. Basically buying an old home takes a ton of time! If you can buy a new house in your price range. I would totally do it. Oh yea...we got all new appliances and our water softener broke! Madison has really hard water all the homes have softeners. Anyways..enough about that! We owe a huge thank you to our parents for helping us get the house ready. My mom and and Phil's mom came to help paint one week and we about went nuts after painting so much but we fun staying up until 3! haha Helen also came back down to help with the girls for a week while Phil did a camp in Chicago. Thank you so much for your help, mamas!
About the girls! They are as darling as ever and I love every minute with them even though some times I do need a break! Ava can make Mia laugh hysterically...so cute. Ava just had her first dentist appointment yesterday. Phil's brother is a dentist in FW but I wanted to take her somewhere in Madison just in case she chips her tooth or something so I have someone to call plus the pediatric dentists have all the fun kid stuff. She checked out great, and only has 4 more teeth to go. Ava loves doing her puzzles, she could do them all day. She is also a mother hen. Constantly unbuttoning Mia's clothes and pulling off her diaper. She is talking all the time which is so cute. I love it. She tells me when she and Mia needs their diapers changed...haha..today we went and toured a preschool for next fall :( She is getting so big! She is still a really good eater, and loves to play outside. Yesterday she finally blew hard enough to blow her bubbles..:) She also likes to help me cook. I can sit her on the counter and she is a big help. She also hands me the dishes out of the dishwasher to put away. She is really trying hard to put on her own shoes. She has gotten it a couple of times but still struggles with it. She is a little sponge always watching what we are doing.
Miss Mia just got her first tooth two days ago! She was a little fussy but not much at all. She is not sleeping through the night. I'm convinved I don't produce good sleepers. Mia use to be very laid back, just kind of hung out and watched Ava. Well not anymore. She wants to be apart of it all. It is so cute. She wants to sit up all the time and watch everything. She has also gotten very vocal. Coo's all the time. She does roll over from her stomach to back but not from her back to stomach. She is not a big fan of rolling over. Ava wasn't either. She enjoys sitting in her exersaucer and bumbo. During her 4 month check up she was on the 55% for weight and 85% for height. She is really long and skinny. Ava will have her two year soon. Mia loves everyone and smiles all the time. WHen I go to the store I stick Mia in the Bjorn carrier...she just smiles at everyone even when they aren't looking at her...haha
Both girls are adjusting really well with the move, and are already use to our new home. We have found so many things to do here. We enjoy going to the waterparks, parks, storytimes, swim classes, butterfly gardens, zoo, and taking walks along the pretty lakes. When I get more time I will post more pics. Other then that we have been extremely busy! Phil is home this weekend so we are going to go live it up in Madison for the weekend and enjoy our time at home.
I will update more often, now that we are getting settled! Here is a pic of me with the girls at my moms. We spent a good amount of time In FW this summer!
Her arms too long for newborn!
