More Superbaby!

 

S-s-s-studio

We'll miss you, tiny studio!  And you too, broken microfridge! And you, uncomfortable murphy bed!  But hundreds of cockroaches, we'll miss you most of all!

We had a wonderful view of the rowdy neighbors' rooftop party area, the CTA Brown Line platform ("this is Paulina"), and the Eiffel tower.  The doorway on the right leads to the dresser/closet/trashcan/changing table area and the bathroom

Almost there... stay on target...

There are still a few things left to do (a last coat of paint in a couple rooms, finishing the phone/cable/internet wiring, install the mirror and shower door in the master bath, move all the tools out of the first and second floors and clean up) but we're finally close enough to being finished that last night Emily and I were able to start unpacking a few boxes and putting things away into the kitchen.   We'll take a better set of pictures once it's all really complete, but for now here are some more shots of how things are looking now.

Looking from the living room over the peninsula into the kitchen and the back door.  On the left is the little "microwave closet" in the breakfast area.  We weren't sure what we were going to use for shelving in there, but Larry found a super inexpensive cabinet to install and used some of the leftover granite for the top

Halloween 2011

Our little man was going to spend Halloween as Clark Kent.

But he had a surprise for us! A blink of the eye and he became...

Picture of the Day: 10/29/11

It's chilly outside! That makes for a sleepy baby.

Kitchens, Bathrooms and more

The house is SO close to done I can taste it. Tiling and painting will finish in the next day or two. Then waiting for the glass and the plumber to finish up the faucets and we are in soon!! Goal move in date is next Friday, but this weekend we'll be doing some initial wiping down of the inside kitchen cabinets and getting furniture and bookshelves set up. Follow the jump for pictures.

Picture of the Day

Getting dinner at whole foods.