Well, it's a little girl. This is a view of her hand waving "HI" and the profile of her head from our ultrasound. This little thing that has been growing inside me over the past few months has made life a little harder for me. I am finally feeling a lot better after a few months of nausia and tiredness. So far everything seems to be normal and we should have our new baby in July sometime.
We had a good Christmas and New Years, and survived a snowy January and February. The snow has now melted, finally and the grass is coming out of hibernation. I am always glad to start seeing the first signs of spring - buds on the trees, daffodils poking up out of the ground, yellowish/brown grass starting to turn green, and warmer days.
This project started back in January with Ryan just going to Home Depot to grab a few 2x4s and planning to make a closet to enclose the water heater and heater to be a mechanical room. This was an effort to make the basement more safe for kids to play in. After feeling good about some little framing, Ryan decided to make a closet next to the mechanical room, and then even expanded his framing into the main part of the basement. Now - 3 months later, the whole basement is framed and has plumbing in a soon-to-be bathroom, heating vents and some electrical outlets and light fixtures. We still need to get the permit finalized to make this all official, but he has had some great help from neighbors who have finished their own basements and know a lot about what needs to be done. This has kept Ryan busy and has forced us to go through all of our junk in the basement. We are excited to watch the progress and hope to finish it most of the way by summer time. 
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