http://yobotsnewhouse.wordpress.com We are a couple of first-time homebuyers moving to the suburbs after 15 years of living in Chicago! Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:44:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello - it's July. I know, I know. it's been way too long since I've posted to my little blog. But I have a perfect excuse - we had our baby on May 4. It's taken me 8 weeks to finally get the hang of motherhood. Lucy Margaret ... http://yobotsnewhouse.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/long-lost-update/ I know it's April, but here's a nursery update from last month, which I think was March. I'm getting grief for not posting lately, but listen, people, I'm 4 weeks away from my due date, and a little more focused on growing a human! Seriously! Give me ... http://yobotsnewhouse.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/nursery-update-march/ The baby's room ceiling is finished! Here's a series of pictures of the progress Robert made in undertaking this giant task: First, the demolition: Robert ripped out the ceiling over two days, and discovered the insulation was old and bunched up, and some of it was moldy. Gross. He also discovered ... http://yobotsnewhouse.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/a-ceiling-completed/ Here's our backyard last week in the snow. As you can see when this photo was taken, it was snowing. We have over a foot of snow on the ground right now, and average snowfall in a normal Chicago winter is 38"., and we're at a total of ... http://yobotsnewhouse.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/snow-yard/ The baby is kicking a lot these days. It's the coolest feeling I've ever experienced. Today, I flew to Philadelphia for a show, and the baby kicked almost the entire way on the plane! It's fun. At first, it felt like tiny mouses running around on the inside ... http://yobotsnewhouse.wordpress.com/2009/01/11/kick-me/ Hi Internet. I'm so proud of my husband, dear Robert. The baby's nursery room ceiling is almost finished! If you'll recall, over the summer, we had a leaking roof in our library, which has now been specified for the baby's room. The roof leaked, the water dripping ... http://yobotsnewhouse.wordpress.com/2009/01/11/ceiling-for-baby/ Our good friends Anthony and Jodi just welcomed a New Year's Eve baby - little Alexander! We're so excited for our friends and can't wait to meet the new little guy and hear all about him. Congratulations Anthony and Jodi! We're only sad because we live in different states, and wish ... http://yobotsnewhouse.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/a-new-years-eve-baby/ I'm happy to report we are finally liking, nay loving our basement. As you may have read here or possibly here on this little blog, we have been plagued with basement troubles starting just a couple months after we moved into this little house. Flooding, mold, losing carpet, flooding ... http://yobotsnewhouse.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/basement-progress/ Now that we have a deadline - officially set by the coming, future baby - we're beginning to be more ambitious with our house projects. Currently, the house projects are stacked up like a line of dominoes...each project hinging upon another project. For example, we want to work on ... http://yobotsnewhouse.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/house-work/ Robert and I are having a baby! Good thing we moved into a house with a yard. I'm 20 weeks along, and due May 2, 2009. We are beyond thrilled - now that we're well into the second trimester, we feel really good and have had very ... http://yobotsnewhouse.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/new-house-addition/