Can't get enough..

How is it that you can love something so much that comes in such a tiny little package? My world now revolves around Kingston "Sir Poopie Pants" Houck. Who would think that you would enjoy living every moment for someone else? I love being his mommy!

I love his little naps on my chest.

I love putting him in clothes that are way to big on him. (0-3 Months at 6 weeks old)

And I love getting to watch him grow.

Paul had drill in September and I couldn't help but dress Kingston up just like Daddy! Now he has his own little ACU top and cap. He has no idea how cute he is!

They looked so cute hanging out in the rocking chair when Paul got home.

I love finding clever little shirts when we go shopping! Paul picked this one out, of course.

Kingston has been so much more alert. He's awake much more during the day so I talk to him and make silly faces at him. I'm sure he has no idea what I am saying but it's fun all the same. He makes some of the cutest faces and now he is SMILING!

Its so hard to catch him smiling because I take alot of pictures with my cellphone and the camera on it is delayed. Soon it will be a regular occurance and I'll catch him with the camera.

After six weeks of being home I had to go back to work. The first few days were rough but I know that I'm working to give Kingston a good life. I appriciate even more every second I get to spend with him. I'll try to keep up with my blog so our family from home can see how fast Kingston is growing. We are excited to go home for Christmas and show this little guy off!

Welcome Kingston Liam Houck

We're pleased to annouce that Baby Houck officially has a name! It only took until we saw his cute little face.
Kingston Liam Houck was born August 9th, 2010 @ 5:47AM. Weighing 6lbs 4.3ozs and measuring 19 inches long.
We're all so happy to be home and spending every second we get together. We can't wait til everyone gets to meet him.

Baby Shower!

So I took a trip home to have a baby shower with my family and friends who live in and around New York! It was awesome to see everyone that I have missed. It was a very very very busy 9 days. I don't have all the baby shower pictures yet but thought I would preview the ones I do have!

I miss being home and seeing everyone. I'm so glad I got the chance to visit before baby Houck arrives!

The verdict is.................

We are PLEASED to annouce that Baby Houck is indeed BABY BOY HOUCK!
We had our doctor appointment yesterday and it was clear. Boy, oh boy was it clear! I've been very good to not buy anything based on the hunch it was a boy.

We're very excited and especially happy for this wonderful journey we get to take.
There will be many many play dates ahead! And now we can FINALLY start the nursery.

Kitchen Facelift!

Welcome to the Houck Kitchen. When we first moved into the house EVERYTHING WAS YELLOW.. We have the pictures to prove it. I mean, ceilings, doors, door frames, backsplash, and even the counter tops. And not just the kitchen... EVERYTHING!

The kitchen also had the wall the wrapped around and seperated it from the dining room. It closed everything off and made it feel smaller than it was. Even dark.
One morning I got up and Paul said he was going to start demo. I kept telling him how he had to be careful not to make a huge mess... yada yada. So I went to take the vent down from over the stove. All of a sudden... SMASH. Take a look at my was very nice stove.

Obviously, since I destroyed the stove it meant Paul could start tearing down a wall.

After our house being a complete mess for over a month we decided to really get to work. With Baby on the way I do not want the house to be in pieces. We fixed the part where he took out the wall and capped it like a bar. It opens right up into the dining room now and it makes the house look much more open. We also widened the doorway from the kitchen to the kitchenette by about 8 inches. Once the walls were being put back up, we started tearing out the floors.

This is after we pulled up the first layer ugly floor.

The second layer of really ugly floor... YELLOW might I add.

And last but certainly not least.... Layer number 3.

Hideous as you can see.

We didn't want to waste any more time so Paul measured out where the cabinets were going to go back so we had a template for the tile. Notice we painted the cabinets white and put new hardware on them. Much more updated look. I didn't want to get new cabinets because they are hard wood, in great shape, and we are on a budget.

After the trial run, We finally laid the tile. After we washed them we realized they were actually alot darker than we thought. But it was a pleasant surprise.

While Paul was away for the weekend I put the seal on the tile and on his day off, he laid the grout. Phew.......

Today Paul decided not to work so he could get ready to go away for another weekend. He had some free time so he did the final coat of sealer. Then he put the appliances back. Yay. I can actually cook in my Kitchen. Notice my new stove. We ordered the new stainless steal refridgerator yesterday.

In a couple of weeks we will be having the new counter tops installed and we will install the new back splash. What a long and tiring process. This poor old kitchen needed some help. Both design and electrical!

We just wanted to share with all of you what we have been up to.

We're Having a Baby!

Yes, It's true. We're having a baby! We found out a while before Christmas. I know that this is an annoucement that alot of friends have made recently also. We would just like to say Congratulations to our friends, and we're very excited to be able to join this big adventure with all of you!

Pray for Blue!

Quality Bella time..

For Thanksgiving we went to Chicago to see Ashley graduate from Boot Camp. My sister Erica, her daughter Bella, and my Dad all went and met us there too. We had an awesome trip and it gave us a great chance to spend some quality time with Baby Bella.

Its funny, how much personality she has at 6 months old. Surprising almost. She's so happy and content and she loves everyone.
I loved how she would make the cutest faces when I was taking pictures.

SO everyone makes comments about my purse, I got it in San Francisco last summer and I don't care how big it is. I love it. Some one made a comment a few months back about it. They said "What are you smuggling babies in that thing?" Well now we know I could if I wanted to.

This picture just makes me fall more in love with him. We drove all through the night after work so we could get to the Graduation in time. Right when we got there we went straight to the base and watched the ceremony. Directly after the ceremony we got to visit with Ashley and plan where and what our next move was. I think Paul was releaved that it was back to the hotel. Him and Bella crashed pretty quick.

I think she likes my purse (baby smuggler) as much as I do.