Hospital

Townhouse Update

Progress at Milada and Azra's townhouse has come along a lot further than at our new house. They have pretty much gotten all the furniture they need, hung the pictures and curtains, and unpacked all the boxes. We've been over there not quite every week-end to help out or unpack or assemble something. This week-end Miran helped hang the last few pictures and shelves on the wall. He tried to wall mount the TV but there don't appear to be any studs in the wall so that didn't work (we aren't sure how the wallboard is supported)

The living / dining room:

Milada's Room:

Azra's Room:

Action shot of Miran and Azra hanging a picture:

Scarface 2

Most of you have heard this story, but I decided for posterity's sake to post a picture of my stitches. In the past two weeks I've had two carcinomas removed from my forehead. The first was just in my hair line and you can't even see the scar in this picture, but in real life it is still puffy and red. Its on the right side. I had those 12 stitches out last week. I have the second set of stitches (the ones in the middle of my forehead) out tomorrow morning.

 

I noticed the first itchy red spot in late November or early December and asked my obstetrician what she thought. At the time I thought it was the scar from the carcinoma I had removed three years ago (see: http://teammakas.blogspot.com/2013/02/scarface.html ) . We agreed I should go to my dermatologist and have it looked at. Turns out it wasn't the old scar, but a new carcinoma. So we scheduled removal for two weeks ago. By the time I went for that surgery, a new one had popped up on my forehead. He biopsied it to confirm and I had that one removed last Tuesday. Its been annoying and added to my discomfort and general feeling unattractive at the end of this pregnancy, but I know I'll be glad to have gotten these out of the way before the baby and not be dealing with it next month!

Just add baby

The nursery isn't the only place in the house where signs of readiness for baby are present. The bassinet is in the bedroom, the high chair is in the kitchen (we know he won't need that for awhile), we've got a stroller parked in the living room, and we just installed the car seat in the car!

And of course we completed our three-part childbirth class at the hospital. Here is Miran practicing with the doll. this picture was taken shortly before he dropped it on the floor while trying to change its diaper. We're glad he got that out of system with the plastic baby!

The Nursery!

Here is how the room looked for the first month or so that we lived in the house. Full of boxes and pieces of unassembled furniture.

And here are a few in progress pictures ... prepping for painting, painting everything, including the sashes, and assembling new furniture. We also replaced the vents and painted inside the closet.

And finally, the big reveal ... which shows the dresser we got from the house in Arlington with the drawer fronts painted white and new hardware, the new crib (thanks Daddy!), a new bookcase and side table, and the sofa / guest bed we had in our office at the last house. Of course there are lots of new accessories - including wall art, pillows and a rug. And he has a nice starter collection of toys and books on his bookcase.