Our home reached it’s 101 year milestone last March when we purchased it! I knew that with age would come character and potential problems down the road, but what I wasn’t expecting was 100 coats of paint. Part of the appeal of this house was that a large portion of it had been newly remodeled. The only room that needed immediate attention was the bathroom. To me, the bathroom in its (then) current state stood for everything a bathroom shouldn’t be… dark, drab, and a wee bit depressing. In April I began the bathroom makeover with hopes of completing it within the month. Little did I know it would take...
Welcome Home, Baby!
Let’s do this — bringing our angel home! Emerson was released from the hospital the Saturday after she was born! Our time there wasn’t as relaxing as I had imagined; nurses in and out of the room all hours of the day/night and baby stressed me out when she didn’t catch on to nursing very well. We struggled through and eventually gave in to supplementing with formula. The day we were scheduled to check-out, we woke up to a bright orange bundle — jaundice. After 3 additional days in the hospital and endless poking and prodding, E’s bilirubin levels came down enough for us to take our little pumpkin home...