And then there were four....

Hello world, I'm Reagan Grace....

Meet our newest addition; i.e., the reason I have been so sparse in my postings (and not for lack of projects going on around the house...which is sort of insane with a new baby around)!!  Reagan was born on April 17th at 2:56, weighing in at 6 lbs, 1 oz and 19 inches long.  Such a little peanut.  So far everything has been better the second time around.  I wouldn't say "easier" but at least more predictable, and as for the labor, it was less than half the time.  Phew!  And nursing has even been a little better.  Again, I wouldn't say easier, just marginally less awful.  But that is a whole other post. Bottom line is that she is amazing.  Pace loves her.....so far....and we are settling into a new routine around these parts.  I am finally finding time to sit down a think coherent thoughts, sort of, so posts will be coming fast a furious soon.  I hope. 

In addition to our new addition, we have created a nursery for her, finished the basement renovation, laid a new patio in the backyard, completely overhauled our upstairs bathroom, and lots of little projects here and there to contribute to these bigger ones.  Can't wait to share and get back on the horse.

For now, here are some more shots of the peanut...

In like a lion, out like a lamb....

I apologize for such a long hiatus, but it's been a busy few months!  First of all, we finished the basement....FINALLY....and then we renovated our upstairs bathroom (with some contractor help this time), and lastly, we updated another room in our house in anticipation of a new arrival in April.  :)  Yea, I snuck that one in there.  Sneaky, huh?  Yea, that sort of explains the struggle to find time to post.  I find that I am sleeping during Pace's naps and running around chasing him when he's awake, so there isn't a lot of time for independent thought....or project completion, really.  The last few weekends have been very productive though, so I hope to post a lot more from now on.  Well, at least until April 15th (give or take).  :) 

I haven't taken any recent photos of the basement, but i'll do that first thing tomorrow (when the light is good), and post them tomorrow or friday.  As far as the bathroom goes, I don't want to give away too much, so I'll show you a before photo to get a feel for what we were working with/living with for the last three years.  I suppose it could have been worse, but I was thrilled to see it go. 

Ick!!  I'm not sure which part was worse, the dirty, cracked, broken electric blue tile, or the flourescent vanity lights that took 3 minutes to turn on.  Hmm...tough choice!  So excited to show you the progress though.  More to come!  :)

And the other project we've been working on is a nursery for baby #2.  There is still a lot left to do, but we are moving along pretty well lately.  I think the nesting part of the program has commenced...I've been a little crazy lately!  To say the least. 

Can't wait to share all of those photos and more info on our new arrival.