We popped over the the Viv’s for Ella’s birthday. Had a great time. The kids loved the egg and spoon races!
All the kids sugaring up! Rose made the most amazing cake – seriously, it was an architectural masterpiece! Gates, turrets, shingle roofs, trees etc!
And there’s the birthday girl!
And my son in a usual pose!
Here’s a compulsory baby shot 😉 Mum and bubs still doing great, a few broken sleeps but she’s all healthy and growing well.
Here’s a few updates from the rebuild…
The builders are 98% done on the house, all internal/external doors and windows are in, and the tilers went hard last few days and got all the tiles done (grout tomorrow).
Next week belongs to the painters who will go hard all week. The following Monday is the stonemason as well as plumber, sparky and general fitout.
The painters will be using a ‘blonding’ solution (whitening) the walls rather than polyurathane so that’ll lighten it all up even more.
At this stage we’re aiming to move in on the 15th April and the office moves back on the 18th.
We’re all really looking forward to getting back into our home. The garage has been great but we’re all craving space now and with a newborn, it can get a little noisy with screaming etc… Will be great getting home again.
Some photos…
Lounge showing where fire wall will go (on left) and the small gib wall on right for the TV.
Taking all the middle section out not only saved money but make it more modern as well 😉
I chose this tile edge as we’re ‘The Stones’ haha
I left the timber ceiling in bathroom. Saves on Gib and looks better 😉
Bedroom wall below will be wallpapered…
Our little angel having a snooze. Look at that squooshy fat face, isn’t it cute!
Just a nice moment with Dad and Olivia …
All windows are in and we have a front door! (Painting house next week)
Bathroom is getting there… Gib and plumber tomorrow. All the tiles go in mid next week I hope.
Almost all the internal ceiling is on…
Look at the two of them just chilling on the couch. Aren’t they both gorgeous?
Jackson is starting to like having a sister. Not so sure Olivia’s keen by the look of her face – brilliant expression!
Last night near midnight, Sarah started having contractions. We called the midwife who told us to stay put and just let things develop…
When it got a bit heavy we trundled off to Darfield Hospital where after a fairly straight forward 2-3hr delivery Sarah gave birth to a beautiful 9lb 8 baby girl.
Her name is “Olivia Zoe Diane Stone” – but call her ‘Livvy’…
Both mother and daughter are doing fine. We’re all at home and just relaxing and getting in the swing of it.
And then the adrenalin wears off and tiredness sets in !
And a closeup of her squishy podgy face!
Good timing! Grandad just happened to turn up with the bus yesterday so was roped into babysitting Jackson when we headed to hospital.
So welcome Olivia to the Stone Crew! You probably don’t realize what you’ve got yourself into but then neither do we so you’re in good company!
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