YEAH!!!! More updates on the house

Here we are at 31 weeks!!!! I am not sure what's getting bigger my butt or my tummy...... I must have twins and one is just in the wrong spot=) Everything is still going good. I had another doc apt on Friday. I think it hit me how close I am to my due date when my doctor started telling me the signs of labor and what to look out for and when I should come into the hospital. We both can't wait to see her. We washed all her clothes and Massi was (hanging them up to dry) and he was commenting on every little outfit. The hospital thing is still up in the air. I haven't decided which one I want to go to but I figure I'll know on that day.........I hope=)
I am feeling her move ALL day long. Before it was a few kicks and punches through out the day but now I can feel everything. Sleeping is still a strugle, the other night I couldn't fall asleep so I went downstairs and watched 3 movies and finally went to bed at 5 a.m. Everyone keeps telling me she's just preparing me for whats to come...... I am soooooooo ready though. Just 8 more weeks=)

This would be the proud padre putting together Scarletts changing table/dresser. It's amazing we could even fit one of these in the room but we managed. The space disapeared so fast. After it was all painted and the room was empty I thought of a lot of ideas.....now half those ideas are gone. Once we put the computer in, then the changing table and then the closet, it was like, "wait where did that space all go?"... It's a small room but it will work for now.

Nonno Luigi (Grandpa Luigi) helped put together Scarletts/Massi's new closet. We bought it from Ikea and let's just say Massi's dad IS NOT A FAN of Ikea!!!! But it's all put together and the roof is still on the house and that's all that matters. He is a pretty funny guy when it comes to helping family out. He likes to DO EVERYTHING and his way of course. Massi had to go out of town for work so I stayed here to "help out" I was downstairs most of the time and all of a sudden once he started putting things together I heard him talking and telling "someone" what to do and how to do it. I thought maybe he brought some helpers with him? They must have come in while I was outside with Muffin??? After a couple hours of listening to him speak and Yell at "these helpers" I came up to check on him. He must be magical or something cause I couldn't see who he was speaking to.... It was a LONG 2 days of him working on the closet all by himself but he finally got it all together. It's bigger than the one we measured for in the first place and we were worried about the door opening enough. It opens but not all the way. I told Massi I would rather have more storage space and the door open half way, then have less storage and more door space. We are VERY happy with how much it holds inside, WE REALLY NEEDED IT!!!

This is our new GREEN wall. I wanted a bright green so that the room would seem bigger, and boy did I ever get a bright green wall. Uncle Silvio and Marco showed up yesterday morning at 8 and worked hard all day long. I got home about 6 and when I first walked in the door I thought, "OH SHIT what have we done?" I think my face said a lot because Massi said right away, "you don't like it?" I said, "no no no I like it, it's just REALLY GREEN!!!!" It was florescent green, like hurt your eyes green, even in the dark it was still REALLY REALLY green but, I must have walked in the door right after they finished paining it because today it looks so much better and more of what I was expecting. It still seems bright but I think it's because there is nothing on the walls yet. This weekend we will hang everything up and get a rug for in front of the couch. I'll post more pictures when it's finished.

This is the new couch, Much better then the last one. First, it's not white.....Second, it's not a U shape. Now you can sit down on it and not get a kink in your back or neck and Third, it pulls out to a bed. Now all you American visitors have a place to sleep......if the bright green wall doesn't keep you up all night, just make sure to bring a blind fold with you for when you need to sleep. JK it's not that bright.

Updates with the belly & house!!!

Yesterday I had my last ultrasound at the hospital. Of course she was calm or sleeping during it and before she was all over the place. The doctor was having a hard time getting a new profile picture for us and finally gave up. We have a few of her face right on but those ones don't look as good as the side view of her face. Everything measured out perfectly and she is right on schedule still for April 10th and already in position. I could tell a couple weeks ago that she had flipped because I can now feel little feet kicking my ribs. Once I saw the screen all the little movements that I've been feeling made sense to me. She is a strong little one that's for sure. She is going to take after her daddy and be a boxer with her strong little punches I feel after every time I'm hungry and she'll be a little soccer player with how strong her kicks are. Every time we watch a soccer game on tv she goes crazy.....just like her daddy=) A couple weeks ago I was complaining about her moving so much. It was starting to make me feel sick. Massi said, " babe she's tiny it can't be too hard." He put his hand on my tummy and she gave him a good one. His hand came flying off my belly and he said,"what the heck do you have in there, Ya I would say it hurts" ha ha I was laughing so hard. She did good. So now I think he's ready to be her soccer coach after feeling that one.

I'm still feeling good, other than feeling huge! Sleeping is becoming a little bit more difficult. Before I was always so tired I just past out but now she is more active and my back is always hurting but I do manage to get a few hours every night. Pregnancy is such a crazy thing and does crazy things to your mind. The balance thing hasn't been an issue with me yet but I do sometimes forget I have a big ol' belly in front of me and I tend to run into the wall or into people or almost catch it on fire while cooking..... it's great fun and gives Massi and I a good laugh. Then the mind thing is just a scary thing to me. I sure hope it gets better after the pregnancy. I have been putting things around the house in strange places or forgetting what I was about to do. I don't know who pregnancy is harder for the men or the women???? They sure do put up with a lot while we're pregnant. This picture was taken on January 11th so I was in my 28th week. Now I am in week 31. Just 9 more weeks to go=) I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. Massi and I can't wait to meet our little girl!!!

I have been so bad at this blogging thing & I am so sorry for those who keep checking it for new updates and seeing the same post from over a month ago. Massi and I have been super busy with all the new renovations in the house that I haven't had much time to do anything else. Here are some before and after pictures of our house and what we have done so far. It already is looking better each day. His cousin Silvio will come in the middle of Feb to paint everything downstairs and then we're just waiting for the new couch for downstairs and the new closet for Scarletts room. The rest will be the final touches of decorating...... all the fun stuff=) I'll try to blog more often and keep you all updated on the new things in the house and especially little Scarletts room=)

This was Scarletts room before!!!! It's very small and we're are trying to make it into a cute baby room but still have a "tiny" office inside. Massi's masculine bachelor house has done a 90° turn. He had to take down all his "man" things and put them away in boxes. I think that was a hard day for him. I kept telling him he didn't have to throw anything away just put it into boxes and save it for when we move to another house that's bigger and he can have his "MAN ROOM" He gave me this look like that will ever happen=) I said if you want your man room now you can go put some shelves up in the garage and hang it all up there. He didn't like my joke so much.

Her room was a VERY bright yellow before. Uncle Silvio came to the rescue on this one. We picked out the colors we wanted but everyone thought I was CRAZY to paint a whole wall bright pink. They kept pointing to other shades of pinks and saying are you sure Michelle? I didn't want a pastel pink. I wanted something different from other baby girl rooms I wanted the wall to POP especially for being a small room. Massi said,"you do what you want" and so Zio Lilo did it=) While they were painting I'm sure they were thinking this crazy American girl what is she doing to my cousins house.....

The other 3 walls are painted a pearly/beige

Once it was all done and dry, he and his wife came back to see how it turned out and they all ended up LOVING IT!!!! Even Massi likes it. I was worried about how massi would take his "man room" going from yellow to pink in 6 hrs but he called me right away and said, "Babe you have to come home and see it, It actually looks good and I like it" I was so relieved he was okay with it. I just hope the next baby is a boy for his sake=)

These are pictures of our house before... I know it's super ITALIAN and MASCULINE!!! But no worries Michelle has come to the rescue. It has been fun to see the changes everyday and compare it to what it was before.

Notice the wall that's behind the couch and the shelf beside the couch. We took them both down.

Our whole house was covered in plastic for about 4 days, We had to go out to eat for every meal. The men that worked on the house were so nice and did a great job. We are very happy with it!!

The wall is now gone and the door to the stairs as well. Our staircase is now open and allows us to get a bigger couch (that will have a pull out bed for all you visitors)and more walking space. Italian houses are so small you have to make due with what space you have or get very creative if you want more.

It's been so strange for us to walk in the front door and see the stairs and not a wall. Our friends that have come to see it are so surprised with the outcome. They say it looks like a whole different house. We think so too!