Z's Room

I had (was practically forced) to take some pics of Z in his room today, because he was sitting up like such a big boy in the rocking chair.  I'm sad to say, I think I'm turning into "that" mom.  Ugh.  But, he's just so darn cute (in my humble not-at-all biased opinion)! :-)

So here is Z in his current room (rocking out in the rocking chair...ha!) :

Zane just up from his nap. 

He enjoys a good nap, just like his mama! (His legs are blurry because he was kicking them, his legs are rarely still when he is awake...)

He's getting so big...3 months on Friday. 

Ok, I'm done with the shameless baby photos.  :-)

Finally...

 An update.  Friends have been asking, so here you go!  We are finally feeling settled in SW Nebraska.  We are loving it out here.  It is crazy to be back in my home town, after not living here for 8 years.  I'm finding out some things do change, while others are definitely still the same.  Oh, the small town life.  :-)

We are renting a little apt from my folks.  It is attached to their house.  When I was in High School we (my mom, dad, bro & I) actually lived in it for about a year.  The part that is now where my mom & dad live was actually the garage/shop.  & the whole building was actually a pig barn to begin with (before my parents remodeled it). Ca-Ray-Zee.  I know.  Here are some pictures of our new space:

During the "project"

After

Our current little home.

View from front door.  The door to the left is our bedroom, to the right is Zane's room.

View of kitchen/dining.  The closet to the left is where the laundry is, the grey door to the right leads to the house.

Kitchen/dining.  The door to the right is the bathroom.  The stove is my favorite. :-)

View from kitchen of living area.  Dining & living furniture is the parents, most of our furniture is in storage right now.

My little sewing/creating corner. :-)  (Don't worry Oscar, has his guitars scatter about as well, & gets to play my mom's electric drum set whenever he wants. (Yes my mom plays the drums!) We've discovered Z is a fan of the drums as well, which makes his daddy very happy!) :-) 

So there ya go!  It's small, but it's good.  :-) We are liking the simpler side of things.  It's been a crazy year going from a 4 bedroom 2 bath home, to a 2 bedroom 1 bath condo, to a 2 bedroom 1 bath (600sqft) apt. :-)  Downsizing is so good.  You don't realize how much stuff you accumulate until it's time to move!  We had way to much junk, too much clutter.

Anyway, I hope to share some pics of my parent's house soon.  They did a great job on it - despite having a super slow contractor & despite having to do a lot of the finishing work themselves.  Oscar & I even got to help on some of the finishing work, which was a lot fun.  :-) So nice of them to let us practice on them!

Where to begin...?

Wow...it has been a LONG while. I want to be better at this blogging business...& maybe I will, someday! :-) We have had a very busy year so far...here is a quick summary:

In November, we found out we were having a baby!!! In February, we found out it was a BOY!!!

On April 1st we sold our house. (After 3 days on the market & 1 showing!) It was bitter-sweet, since it was our 1st home, but we are excited to see where the Lord leads us next!!

Some maternity pictures we had taken in June...this is where I came face to face with how HUGE I really was...but it was worth it...

On July 15, we welcomed Zane Liam into our family. He has forever changed us. He is almost 4 weeks, & I'm a bit sad, because I don't know where the last month has went...

Next on our adventure list, is (another) move in 2 weeks. We are leaving Omaha & moving to western Nebraska. So much to think about & do. So bitters-sweet, once again.

And that is the update for now...I have a little man calling for my attention.