What next!

We finally got a chance to work on the kitchen tile some more this weekend and for the first time in a long time, we had a whole weekend with nothing else going on. I was excited soccer was cancelled due to rain. Jeff mixed up a big bucket of mortar and when we went to lay the first few tiles we noticed they were 1/8 th inch bigger than the ones already on the floor so we opened a new box and it was the same. That doesn't sound like a lot but when you need straight grout lines, that's impossible to work with. I opened a few more and they were too big too plus they were darker in color!! We didn't understand how this could be since we bought all the boxes in one big pallet and they all had the same bar code. Jeff started saying we might end up having to tear up what we had done and start over!! I was about to lose my mind, seriously! I called Home Depot where, we bought the tile, and they were confused too but called us back twice after checking their stock. They said the found some that might be the same size so we decided to try that. So that was our whole Saturday gone. Sun morning we looked at all of our boxes and it turned out that only 7 or 8 boxes were the big ones and 13 were the same size as the ones on the floor, thank goodness! The bigger ones had a different date on them too so that may have been the problem. Well, the ones at our Home Depot didn't work but Jeff went to 3 others and found enough that match to hopefully complete the project. This all took until Sunday evening so we got a late start but we did get some tile down after all that mess. I was so mad because we could have gotten some much done but because of those stupid tiles we lost almost a whole weekend grrrr!

Here's the progress we made.The blue dots are the ones we can't step on for 24hrs. Try to keep a 3yr old from doing that!
I'm not sure what the lesson is here, maybe don't buy cheap tile? When you are trying to sell though, its pointless to spend more than you have to. Maybe check the dates on the boxes to make sure they are the same, who knows....I just keep repeating to my myself that everything happens for a reason and this is taking forever because our dream house just isn't ready yet. OY

Belly Pic #1

I did belly pics with Jensen starting at 8wks and I was surprised at how many of my friends and family enjoyed seeing me get fat LOL! Jensen enjoys looking back at the pictures of him in there too so I will do it again for this baby. I've been lazy this time and didn't do an 8wk or 12wk plus there hasn't really been much to see but I finally did my first one at 13wks 3days. So here it is....It is so awkward posing for a picture like this when all it really looks like is I'm very pudgy in the middle but its starting to get more bump like.....

4/28/09

13wks 3days

I go in for a checkup on Monday and we should find out the sex in early June so stay tuned...

The Jones Tongue

Jeff has been well known for some time for sticking out his tongue or making a silly face when you try to take his picture. I believe he gets it from his dad because he is silly sometimes too. Well, Jensen is following the Jones tradition and has discovered that he can be goofy for pictures. It got him in trouble last week at school though because his teacher put him in time out and he stuck out his tongue at her. That got him sent to the office really quick and we were not happy about that! We had a long talk about when its ok to stick out your tongue. Jeff said he didn't get sent to the office until he was in kindergarten! He's getting paybacks for being rotten as a kid but I was a good kid and I don't deserve that LOL!

Jensen had his end of the school year program on Tuesday night and it was really cute. His class dressed up as brown bears and sang a song. I was really surprised he kept the ears on and sang the whole time. I have no idea what the song was though since we couldn't understand a word they were saying since most of them were shouting. I got it on video and you can buy it for $10 so I may see if I can get it on here. Here are some of the pictures I took as he was getting off stage

There's the tongue again!

April Randomness

We got together a few weeks ago to celebrate Uncle Jimmy's 50th birthday. While we were there I finally remembered to do the 4 generation photo I have been wanting to get.

Great-Grandma Cassie, Grandpa Jerry, Jeff and Jensen Jones

We tried out a new McDonald's playland on NW Expressway with the girls and by coincidence Jailey, the daughter of our very good friends, was there with her cousin. The cousin lives in Louisiana and we live in Edmond and it was really freaky how we ended up at that particular McD's (which was not close to either of us) on the same day. The kids had a great time playing together

Jailey, Jenna, Jensen, Jillian......can we add one more J name to the mix or what?!

We love using our pass for the OKC Zoo and it was nice on Friday so Jensen and I met our friends there. I really thought Jensen would be afraid of the huge loud dinosaurs that are on display right now but he loved it and I couldn't get him out of there. They are really neat since they roar and move around. You can see in this pic how tall the t-rex is.

Well I spoke too soon about the soccer. Jensen had a game on Sat and refused to play. I guess he just wasn't in the mood. It was super windy though so we felt like we were getting beat up the whole time. One little girl was close to the goal and it blew over on her catching her like a fish in a net! I felt bad for her but couldn't help but laugh too!


Last Thursday while Jensen was at school we came up with the plan that I would rent this machine from Home Depot that scrapes up linoleum. Well, that didn't work because the thing was too heavy for me to get in and out of the jeep by myself. So, Jeff and his friend Scott went to get it on Sun and that thing was great. It only took about 2hrs to scrape all that yucky stuff up and it got most of the adhesive up too. We still need to clean the floor and get some more of the stickiness up before we lay tile but its a huge step

Jeff using the machine

Jeff and I had a much needed date night on Sat night. We went to see the Lion King broadway show at the Civic Center. They didn't allow pictures but it was a really great show. The costumes and set design were amazing how they made an animated film come to life. I highly recommend anyone going to see it. Maybe not with really small kids though because even though it is from a kids movie it was 2hrs 45mins long and I don't know if they would like it as much as the movie.

He finally PLAYED

We've had about 4 games and Jensen refused to play soccer but last Sat he finally did it! I had to be out there with him still but that's ok. Jeff stayed home to work on the tile so I took him and at first he just ran with the team which was a huge step up from just hanging on to my leg. Then he actually tried to kick the ball and then he kicked it part way down the field, out of bounds and into the next field. I felt like putting up a sign that said "stop forest stop" LOL! He also got to kick off 3 times after the other team scored. I was so proud and even the other parents were congratulating him on how far he had come. It figures though, the time he decides to play Jeff's not there and I have no way to take pictures or video. I hope he continues to play next week so I can capture it. We had team pictures after the game and from the experience of trying to get him in a group picture at Easter I had no hopes of him actually cooperating. He did great though and smiled proudly with rest of his team. Just when I think I have my kid figured out he does the opposite! Guess he's keeping me alert!

Tile progress

The floor tiling project is Sloooowwly moving along. This weekend Jensen and I left so Jeff could use the toxic stuff to try to remove the adhesive. He got some of it done but we have a long way to go. I guess it's not working as well as he thought it would.

Jeff using a blow torch to heat the linoleum so it lifts up easily

Big Jerry starting the tile in the entry way. The walls are not straight and the floor isn't level so he had a heckuva time laying it out right.

Some of the linoleum and glue removed. What a mess
This is as far as we got in the hall. Hopefully we will work on it some more during this week. Cutting the tiles to fit is the hard part

Dr Appt update

Went to my regular OB on Friday for a check-up. Since it was my first visit this time around I just saw the nurse and she took down my health history etc and sent me to get blood drawn and a urine sample. Most people have this appointment at about 6wks so they normally don't listen for the heartbeat on the dopplar machine but since I was almost 11wks I asked her to do it. She said only if I promised not to cry and be upset if we couldn't find it. I had no doubt we could hear it since that's about how far along I was when we heard Jensen. However, I learned that with 2nd babies its harder to find since things are more stretched out.....great! She tried for a long time and used a second machine and finally there it was...... a fast healthy heartbeat. I was soooo relieved since that's the only way to know everything is ok at this point. My bloodwork came back perfect so that's good too.
Since it was a simple visit I just took Jensen with me and came armed with a sucker and some books. Well, that was a mistake! He was fine when the nurse was checking my blood pressure and finding the heartbeat but when I was trying to talk to her he was awful. He was opening the trash, playing with the stirrups and throwing tampons all over the room! The nurse even left once so I could try to get him under control. I wanted to pull my hair out and the sucker bribe did not work! I won't be doing that again

I go back in about 3wks and we should find out if its a boy or girl in about 7 wks so I'll keep you posted! I can't wait!