Alex and I spent some time on Monday over with our cousins. The girls got to play with Alex on the floor as she attempted to roll (back to front) – she still has to work on getting her arm out from under her and she mostly attempted to roll with her giraffe in her arms so I assume that was an impediment as well 🙂
This weekend was a busy one! Between visitors and painting we got a lot accomplished. By the end of Saturday we had the first coat of paint on all of the trim in the tv room, just in time for friends to come over for dinner. Then after Alex went to bed we got the second coat on the windows!
Sunday we sanded all the trim again and got the second coat of paint. Plus ryan started installing the shoe molding that got a second coat in the morning. This was all pretty much after a visit and lunch with Mimi (Alex’s grandmother drove out for a visit).
What’s left in the tvroom?
I think that’s it, basically the room can start to be used now, we can start putting in the stereo for example and run the wires for the tv. We can put the rug down as soon as the wall and ceiling paint are done … fun stuff!
Tomorrow Alex and I are off to visit the cousins since when they stopped by Saturday she was napping they didn’t get to play with her. Then Tuesday it’s back to work!
And what a night out has been. alex was in a good mood after a good day and she was right on schedule. Ryan gave her a bath while I made dinner, we all ate together then she went to bed. Once she was down we got more painting done in the tvroom. The windows, shoe molding and crown all have one coat of paint now as well as 3 out of 4 door trims. That leaves one door trim and baseboards before we sand and re coat.
Oh and the new couch arrived!
And alex seems to have started teething (drooling and chewing on everything).
Looking forward to the rest of the weekend!
Last night ryan got home just as Alex was falling asleep so we put her in her swing from 9 to 12 and had dinner then I painted while ryan put up the light covers and speakers!
The 2 walls behind the couch are now painted! I finished up with a vacuum and mom before the couch goes down. This weekend we will focus on painting the rest of the room so we can start really using it!
After Alex went to bed tonight I got some painting done in the tvroom. I cut in the ceiling on the 2 sides where the crown is painted (above the couch area), then rolled about 3/4 of the ceiling (same area) before running out of paint.
Once that was done I decided to cut in on the 2 walls that will be behind the couch. I got along the crown done and around the windows. Alex woke up as I was starting along the baseboards so that will wait.
If she sleeps well again tomorrow night maybe I ccan finish those two walls. The couch comes Friday! 1/2 a room to finish is much less daunting, even if that 1/2 has more painting due to built-ins.
Off to bed.
Well my last week off of work and Alex got a cold – then passed that cold on to Ryan and I for the weekend. Lovely. So we’ve all had very little sleep (Alex is up every 2 hours at night when she’s sick evidently and prefers to be held). Luckily she’s mostly been in a good mood while sick, it’s just the lack of sleep that’s making me grumpy 🙂
Anyhow, even sick we couldn’t take the weekend off – the tvroom is on track to get done soon and with the couch coming Friday we made it a priority to get the trim done on the walls the couch will block.
So Friday night we sanded the 2 walls the couch will block and I got the first coat of trim paint on them. Saturday we got the rest of the trim sanded and sanded the paint on those 2 walls. I got the second coat of paint on the trim the couch will block Saturday night. So the rest of the trim needs to be painted still but the couch can go in once those 2 walls get a coat of paint (and the ceiling).
Sunday we wired the new furnace and water heater in the basement that will get hooked up Monday. The gas line is officially in (Friday) so we will be running off gas this week hopefully!
Uh oh – Alex is up (and sniffly) – time to go!
The tv room floor is officially done, took a couple of hours (sanding, vacuuming then poly) and my back is KILLING me! But it was done by midnight on Sunday while Ryan watched the wee one 🙂
Now we just have to pick out a rug .. oh yea and finish painting 🙂
Well it only took forever (4 separate times actually) but the priming in the tvroom is done! Friday during one of Alex’s naps I was able to start priming again, getting a good portion done (2 doorways and some baseboards). Then after Ryan got home I continued that evening, getting all of the crown finished, the baseboards and doorways all done.
Saturday we had an outing at Kimballs, but in the late evening I was back to it, priming the window trim and the built-ins (just the brush, saving the rolling for sunday). Then on Sunday I got the roller out and finished up the priming of the built-ins! Too bad it all needs to be sanded before the first coat.
The goal tonight is to get a final coat of poly on the floor since we are going to buy our couch today and get it delivered in 2 weeks maybe??
Once Alex wakes up from her nap it’s out to lunch and couch shopping! Then back to house work this evening.
Time is flying and Alex is growing like a weed! This past weekend we went up to Lake Pleasant to stay with Ryan’s family and Alex got her first boat ride, first time in the sand and feet in the water. She was quite the trooper and LOVED playing with her cousins.
And today marks 3 months old…
What a weekend we have had! Baby girl has been busy! Saturday morning Ryan got up early and made 2 trips to the dump to get rid of wood we had laying around making the outside look much better (all though we still need to mow!) Then he got the last small piece of crown installed and the rosettes so all the trim was installed!
Next up it was prep for painting, this included filling nail holes for the rest of the day when baby girl would let us (generally one of us worked and the other was on baby duty). Our final project was stripping the door frames in the tvroom – no more lead paint in the tvroom! Alex got lots of walks outside during that process and a little time in the back sewing room.
Today we started the day going out to breakfast at IHOP (our favorite breakfast diner was packed). Then we continued the trim work, caulking, sanding, sanding, vacuuming and sanding. Finally all the trim and built-ins are ready for primer!
Ryan has baby duty tonight so maybe I can get primer on the trim?!