New House - Part 3 - Break Neck Speed

When I last updated this blog, we were eagerly awaiting the new baby and were enjoying watching the newly poured cement foundation cure. We didn't have to wait long for either of those things.

About a week after pouring the foundation, we received this bundle of joy. And a couple of days before she arrived framing on the new house had already begun:
By the time mama and baby were discharged from the hospital, we had progressed to four complete walls:

Since then we've got windows, a roof, siding, and some utilities being run. The overall speed in which everything is getting done is great. But I can't help but be worried. Plus I had planned to capture every square inch of the construction with pictures. However I rarely bring my camera with me and I'm forced to snap a few pics on my phone as I stop in after work each day.

New House - Part 2 - Let it begin!

There has been more progress with my beautiful wife and baby to be than there has been on our house:

The lot sat like this for two months while we sorted out an issue over our property line. That is behind us now and we have finally started the construction process for the new house! It was a race to see what would come first ... baby Q being born or pouring the slab. Despite my wife's wishes the baby is still simmering and the foundation has been poured: