Issabella Aixa Steigerwald

If you've been to the steigerwald-roche.com website recently, you already know that our beautiful baby girl, Issabella Aixa Steigerwald, was born on Wednesday, April 30th at 2:43 PM. She weighed 7 lbs, 5 ounces and 20 inches long. Ivonne and I have been pretty relaxed, believe it or not. Other than not much sleep at night, we've been able to relax and take it easy.

Issabella is doing well, she's already eating a ton. The rest of the family is doing well too and love the baby very much. I'm working half the week this week and go back to full time next week. Ivonne is off through early mid June.

Nesting

Lot's of house cleaning and setup occurring in anticipation of the baby coming. Things are coming along smoothly otherwise; house is getting done, furniture is almost complete, yard work is starting, etc. We'll keep you posted on the baby. Meanwhile, check out the latest batch of pictures from March and early April.

Progress

we are moving along quite well with the house. So far, Asa, Bryan and our room is 100% complete minus maybe art work. The basement is done (not much to do there really), we just need to buy a few small items for the gym. The home office is complete and the kitchen is complete. The dining nook is done and the main dining room is done minus maybe some artwork. Finally, the living room and family rooms are the last rooms. We are waiting on furniture for the family room and are using the living room furniture in the family room right now. Once we get the furniture, we'll move the furniture from the family room back to the living room. Then, it's the details left like artwork, a little paint, maybe some end tables, etc.

The only room not complete at all is the baby's room. It's still filled with boxes, unassembled furniture, etc. We will start working on it shortly and have it ready for the baby's arrival. Of course, we still need to do landscaping. That will probably consume most of our spring and summer.

The house, house, house...

The last few weeks, we've been completely consumed by the house. We are out buying things, installing things, setting things up, etc., etc. It's a lot of work, but it's been great to have the new house, it's absolutely perfect.

I'm hoping to put up pictures of the completed rooms soon. We are starting to wind down and are at the point of decorating (paint, pictures, drapes, etc.). We are only waiting for our living room set, which has been taking way too long (they are custom made from overseas). Last week, I completed my new gym which consists of a smith machine, a couple benches, numerous weights and a treadmill. I no longer go to the gym and work out at home now. Also last week, we had glass backsplash installed in the kitchen, it looks awesome. This week, we are hoping to paint the dining room to finish that, paint the bedroom and put up the plantation shutters to finish that, and paint other areas around the house.

It's snowing

I couldn't think of a good title, so I looked out the window and it's snowing. Seems to fit fine.

Moving takes a long time when you have 1) a lot of stuff 2) kids 3) not much time on your hands. We basically only have weekends to get stuff done. It's alright though, we are getting there. We completed a lot yesterday, including basically finishing Bryan's room, cleaning out most of the garage, getting rid of a ton of toys we don't need anymore, and a few other things. We still have plenty to do. And, we are still waiting on some furniture and the blinds. It's not fun trying to function properly without blinds. We'll get there.

Sorry there haven't been any pictures lately, but quite honestly we've been too busy to take or post any pictures. Plus, the house is still a mess and not complete. Hopefully, we will have pictures in the next few weeks.

Home

We are now officially moved in, although still unpacking. It will be a while before we are fully unpacked, but we are getting there. There are a few more deliveries still, then we will be done spending money. looking forward to relaxing soon...

Closing

We closed on the house today. It was a breeze and went off without a hitch. The builder still has a few last minute items to do, they will be doing that while we move in tomorrow. Nothing too major really.

Tomorrow is move in day. It will be a busy, busy day. The whole weekend will be. We have delivery after delivery scheduled, installation of services, we need to apply sealer to all tile and granite, setup furniture, and buy supplies (food, etc.). And, it probably won't stop there...we have weeks before we can truly settle down. It's all good though, this is great and a lot of fun.