Construction Zone - Laying the pipe

After all of that compressing, Bob came back over the slab and dug a trench for the well water line to come in towards the house. Here is Corey looking over the trench before laying the pipe.
Before you lay the pipe, it has to be cushioned by some sand. The dogs thought this was the best thing in the world, and by the way, bring all of that fun into my house. Not so fun for me.
Here is the trench with the pipe.
After the inspection, Corey Covered and compacted the trench. Now he has to make baby trenches to lay all of the septic lines for the bathrooms. This is a lot of back labor, but on the positive side, it is now late September and our temperatures are in the low 80's. Most of you would think that that was still really hot, however, it is like a vacation. It is so beautiful, we wish these temperatures would last, but soon the temperatures will plummet, and it will be really cold. You won't be seeing him shirtless for much longer.
Corey taking a water break - Hey get back to work!!! This isn't union.

Construction Zone - The preperation for the Slab

This is our backyard (for those of you who haven't seen it). We are adding onto our house 30 ft x 50 ft. It will include our master bedroom suite, a kids room with a jack and jill bathroom, another spare bedroom, and my craft room. Here is Bob (one of Corey's co-workers and friends) driving the tractor (from a construction site of his buddies) to dig down 2 feet of dirt for the slab. We have to dig down 2 feet and remove all of that dirt for the entire space the the house will be over. Then they have to wet and relay the dirt back over the same area, but using a roller to compress the dirt.
Here Corey has put me to work, keep in mind that this is in the middle of July, when it is the hottest in Las Vegas. It was probably around 110 degrees while we were all doing this work. This is the compressing machine, however this one didn't work very well, and latter we had to use a different machine.

After the dirt is properly laid and compressed, they had to place 2" of rock over the dirt and also compress that. All of this has to happen before we can put concrete down.
This is the front of the house and we are pushing the living room out by 10 feet. Currently, the living room is very cramped, so hopefully this will help.

Construction Zone - The spare bathroom

These are pictures of the old bathroom just before and during demo. By the way it was Dianna who did the demo'ing for the bathroom. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun too.

Here is the new shower after being tiled and grouted. Here is a picture of Cassidy sitting on the newly marbled floor. It is the dogs favorite place to hang out, becuase the marble is the coolest floor in the house.

Finally, here is the finished product. Belle would eat the unmolded door way and exposed carpet, but Corey has now finished the modelings, and a door will someday be installed. Corey and I did all of the work ourselves. It is really nice to have my own do-it-yourself man.

The Ultrasound

Well, it is a real baby, complete with a heart beat and all. It is amazing that anyone can make much out of the ultrasound, the technician was great and explained all of the lines and blobs. The baby has a heart rate of 150 beats per minute, which is supposedly great. Unfortunately, being that the baby is only 7 weeks along, we couldn't hear it. Our next ultrasound will be at 20 weeks (that seems like forever from now).

1st Month

I will catalogue this experience for our family and friends that are not near us and would like to be included in our experience. This is a picture of what I looked like at 4 weeks. I am scared to see what I will look like by 20 weeks, or 40 for that matter. I am already feeling a little tight in my cloths, as I have gained 3 lbs. The doctor said that I should be gaining 1/2 lb. per week.

EXTRA, EXTRA!! READ ALL ABOUT IT...

Corey and I will be expecting our first born child next May, 2008. So mark your calendars, the family will be gettin' a little bigger. We've been trying for about four months, with faith that it would happen for us in God's grand timing, and then we were pregnant.

We had just got back from Mammoth Lakes (during Labor Day weekend), and I had suspicion, so we took the test, and with great disbelief, it had two pink lines. That day I made calls, and planned to met with our doctor. Just yesterday (Wed. 9-12), was the news confirmed with our Ob-Gyn that we were 5 weeks and 2 days pregnant. I was thankful, since the feelings of nausea, headaches, and fatigue were not in my head. We are so blessed, and just wanted to share it with those of you who we love.