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- Опубліковано 12 лют 2024
- Finally getting the house back to looking nice after the flood & finalizing our kitchen design so that we can start renovations before the baby comes!
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Advice from a very experienced mom. You do not need half the things they say you need for a new baby. It's their job to make you think you need it so you spend your money. Case in point. If you have a good dishwasher, you absolutely do not need a bottle sterilizer. The dishwasher will do the job! Wipe warmers waste of space and money. Save and invest in baby board books.
I agree. The one thing I did use non stop and then later used as wash rags was thick Chinese cloth diapers as my burp rags. Worth every penny.
I agree!! I did not have that stuff. We boiled tbe bottles in the Dutch oven pot on the stove. No microwave either. Put bottle in small pot of water to warm it up. Had nothing extra in kitchen but bottles. Used cloth diapers and they doubled as burp rags.
Agree with all of this! Only comment about boiling bc a lot of bottle companies actually now advise against boiling bc of the plastic pieces.
We could not do without our bottle sterilizer, it was a lifesaver. Everyone is different, every baby has different needs. My advice would be to not stock up on everything straight away, wait to see what you do need. You can still go to the shops with a newborn! And online shopping is of course convenient.
You got this mama!!! ❤
Having raised 4 children of my own, and having littles when we did some remodeling, you are very wise to do your big kitchen remodel before your baby comes. My Dad used to say babies are 25 hrs a day and 8 days a week 😂
Your dad was very wise!
It's a good thing to have the rug professionally cleaned, your baby will be learning to crawl on that rug, cleaner is better!!
Oh my goodness, that last shot of Romeo in the nursery. How precious that he is taking the time to create and bring your vision to life. I’m so happy for you both.
We both have been loving working on the nursery together 💕
@xomacennavlogs you are a beautiful team. 😊
Kinsley is so darn adorbs!! She tapping, say MOM, MOM, MOM 😂😂😂❤❤❤
100% to redoing the kitchen before the baby comes. I just had my first baby in October and we replaced our kitchen counters, some cabinets and sink right before he came. It was stressful that it was so last minute and I was too big and tired to help much but I’m glad we did. Having a nice semi-new kitchen was everything for me with a new baby 😊 and there is ZERO time for anything other than taking care of him and myself haha so yes do as much as possible before
My son in law is a contractor and he always says count on a job taking twice as long and being more expensive than you thought. I sure hope it all goes smoothly and is done by the time baby boy comes. Take care of you during this sweet time.
Always Kathy. Maybe 3 times longer for renovations because they underestimate time to get job’s. My grandfather was a great contractor & built his own beautiful home & taught me everything he knew at a young age ! I am so grateful after owning 7 homes 2 of which were newly built! Prices in California are in line with Northern NJ outside NYC 45 minutes.
McCenna, have you heard of the elastic hair tie hack? It widens the opening on your pants, so you can still wear them even though technically they don’t fit when they’re zipped up. If you pass the hair tie through the buttonhole and through itself so it’s attached to your jeans, you just twist the other end around the button and it will hold your pants up. Just wear a longer shirt to cover everything. I hope that makes sense. 😄 You can also buy a belly band. I think that’s what it’s called. It’s a wide elastic band to go over your waist area to hide your tummy if your pants are open if you’ve done the hair tie trick and your shirt is shorter. You could probably get some material it make one for yourself as long as material is stretchy you should be fine.
Also works postpartum! Legs back to normal but belly not quite? Two hair ties it is!
A trick I did while pregnant with my elastic pants was wear them backwards. The bum fits the bully really good and with button pants I used a hair elastic through the whole & loop over the button & just put on a very baggy long shirt over it. I couldn’t afford maternity clothes and only had a few outfits that were loaned to me for special occasions.
Best to get the kitchen done pre-baby boy arriving. Newborns are energy sucking bundles of love. And you can only orchestrate so much. But you, Romeo and Kingsley will make everything work. Cannot wait to see Kinsey’s reaction to little brother. Such exciting times, savor them. Yep, y’all could have done without the flooding~big hugs
Your Kinsley is such a curious pup. She definitely adds joy to your videos.
Macenna, have you thought about ways to incorporate a half bath/powder room into your kitchen/dining remodel? Just a thought since I don’t think you have a guest bath downstairs right now. Super excited for the kitchen series… everything you touch turns to gold!
I did consider it and sketched a few options but it just didn’t work. There’s actually another spot that might work better in the house
I love the idea of dining & kitchen being a cohesive space. Would be a useful space with lots of natural light. ❤
I love how Kinsley is after you all the time like I can help mama let me help😅😊
Hahaha she takes every step I take 💕🐶
That little gentle scratching she did was adorable!
I'm so excited for your Kitchen remodel MaCenna, I know how much you've been looking forward to it and I can't wait to see the 3D renduring. Thank you so much for your honesty about putting stuff you need to be doing off and doing ither things instead. I don't feel so bad about myself now knowing that you do that too.❤❤❤ I can't wait until Sunday's video.
Check your insurance policy. Most people who live in California do NOT have flood insurance because it rarely rains. Here in Michigan, we lost everything. In Michigan, you have to buy a separate flood insurance policy and because we don’t live in a flood plain, we never bought it. We also have to have a separate policy for sewage backup. In 2021, 60,000 homes flooded in Metro Detroit area. Very few homes had either the flood or sewage policies. Most of us suffered devastating losses.
I'm so sorry to hear that!
As a former claims adjuster, unless you have flood insurance it is unlikely you have coverage for this type of loss. A broken pipe, yes, frozen pipes, yes, but not flood unless you have a flood policy.
Yeah, this. I have found this out the hard way!
Found out the hard way too =(
I think you are cutting it fine to get the kitchen done before the baby comes as jobs always take longer than promised, but you should get the bulk of it done, at least all the dusty messy bits. It will make such a difference to your house though and will be a spectacular room with windows on 3 sides and a view out to the pool.
The kitchen remodel totally makes sense because babies take up so much space and are the center of the home. I can just see you guys having so many cute moments in an optimized kitchen rather than one that gives you two so much stress. Also thinking of all the family that will be moving around your house once he comes and your current kitchen is not conducive to all that movement. So excited!!!❤❤❤
I live in Florida and homeowners insurance is so expensive. You find out when you make a claim, next year your insurance has a huge increase!. I’ve learned it is just for catastrophic damage. 9:28
This is the way. Avoid making "small" claims. Use only for catastrophic loss.
Question:
Can you drain your pool halfway during the rainy season?
I have never had he energy that you have! Taking on the kitchen before the baby is a lot, but also smart!
Hi MaCenna! I cant wait to see your kitchen renovation. But let me share with you one experience from my childhood. My dad decided to remodel the kitchen while my mom was pregnant with my baby brother. He thought there was time, and then my mom went into labor 1 month early. We lived for 2 months at my grandparents' house because the renovation took longer than expected... 😂
I’m so excited to see the 3-D rendering of your kitchen design! I just know it’s going to be beautiful. I love how Kinsley jumps on your lap for a cuddle.🥰❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oh Miss Kinsley, you are just too adorable. You love to see what mommy had delivered. You will a wonderful big sister. 💕🐶
I would recommend getting a Bissell little green machine for spot cleaning and water extraction. It works incredibly well for spilled bottles, and potty training accidents. We have a 100 year old wool rug and we run through plain water with no extra chemicals when we need to clean it up. So far so good!
Definitely will be a must when baby is older!! Toddlers are ROUGH on rugs!
You can get a carpet cleaning shampoo and a käracher textile cleaning maschine. So you can clean carpets sofa for exemple whenever at your own house.
We had a few awfull floodings in our house a few years back. It was horrible. So we got a second drainage infront the backdoors and it has safed us so many times. It did cost quite some money but it was so worth it!!!
For spring the vessel should be a light pink! I’m a pink girlie and would love that shape in pink 🩷🥰
Right, but a soft milky pink.
As a mum of 3 boys just remember you don’t need all the bells and whistles, as long as the baby has somewhere safe to sleep, has clean dry clothes and is fed they will be happy. Sometimes we get caught up in what is available because there is just so much now but most of it we don’t really need. The nursery is going to be beautiful and I’m so excited to watch the kitchen being remodeled too!
I was watching another Utube channel and the lady was lighting a candle, a pretty green one and i knew! I actually asked if it was yours and she said indeed it was! I can spot those pretty vessels pretty quick😊 Kinsley back there scratching your arm.. so sweet😄 Super excited to see what you're going to be doing to the kitchen space.. just imaging that wall down I know its going to look so good!! Totally excited for you guys and all the reno videos to come! And sooo ready to see that nursery😊 (being out of breath comes from baby being against the diaphragm)
Was it NataLee,Designed to the Nines? She has burned one and she loves it.
Hang in there and pace yourself Macenna. The house is a work in progress and will be worth the effort! Love Kensley tapping on your shoulder! So cute 🩷
Buy a sump pump and pump out some of ur pool water so it can accommodate the water from the up coming storm( some pools have it built to n where they can drain the pool…. Just 4-5 inches)
Taking out the stuff I could no longer wear really helped me mentally/emotionally. After the baby it was like Christmas pulling out my clothes. I was so excited over things I’d forgotten about. But really, your body changes fast, things are uncomfortable, you’re uncomfortable, you do not need to dig through “the cute things you can’t wear 😭” to find something that makes you feel good (and fits right, doesn’t irritate your skin, etc.)
Word of advice from a mom of four! Enjoy everything around planning for baby..don’t hold back and buy/do what you want ❤
MaCenna, these intros are so calming and beautiful! Sometimes I just open a video to watch the first minute to help me calm down. As others would meditate. For someone who's been watching you for years they give me the same feeling as coming home does. It sounds crazy, but it is the truth. Thank you!
Do you have a Spotify playlist that you curate with the songs?
McCenna, You and Romeo have made a great decision on renovating ur kitchen now, u will have great peace of mind. Kinsley is so cute snuggled under ur arms next brother.
Love the starmaker Romeo shot at the end 💕. So excited for the kitchen project! And happy for you (3!) that you'll have a fresh new great kitchen to go forward with. 👏👏👏
Be careful with the insurance. Even if it would be covered (doubtful at $500), they literally hold it against you. Your premium could go up. Think about a minor car wreck and how it jacks the premium up. Its a balance.
Plus, it starts a whole chain of thought re: mold and I've heard of insurance companies even dropping people for this. And it gets entered into the insurance clearinghouse and finding anyone to cover the home becomes nearly impossible. That was a few years ago so perhaps this isn't an issue any more? But I've always heard that unless it's catastrophic damage, you never approach your insurance company and utter the word "water"...
Plus, it starts a whole chain of thought re: mold and I've heard of insurance companies even dropping people for this. And it gets entered into the insurance clearinghouse and finding anyone to cover the home becomes nearly impossible. That was a few years ago so perhaps this isn't an issue any more? But I've always heard that unless it's catastrophic damage, you never approach your insurance company and utter the word "water"...
I have been so excited for the kitchen reno since you moved in. STOKED to see the timeline has moved up - i always wondered if it would be bumped up a couple of years 😂
First, and foremost you must get drainage put in your patio so this doesn’t happen again. The way things slope down to your house are going to be a nightmare. It should have been done when the pool was put in, so I’m guessing it’s an older pool, since the house is? Yes, it will be expensive but will save you so much stress. The pool pump should also have a valve to actually drain some water out of the pool, when you know a big rain is coming. You got this!
When you had the landscape people come out and look at your yard ask them about putting a drainage system in that will drain the water of your overflow pool to the road. They keep it from going into your house hopefully
There are some areas in California where you cannot drain your pool water onto a street. Had a pool and neighbors advised us that the city had given them heart ache when they caught them draining onto city streets....
Kinsley in the opening being a good little helper
Loving all the new changes coming to the Cali home! I've been wanting that kitchen opened up since you moved in 😄
Side note: Enjoying the new music in your videos. So soothing! ❤
You can get a thicker rug pad from rug pads USA….for when the baby is crawling and falling…? I love every rug pad that I have purchased from them
Once you go to the thicker felt rug pads there is no going back. I love them. I have 5. They make the biggest difference. Good call.
Don't file a claim! As someone who has been an agent for a looong time, don't do it. I wouldn't even call your company. CA is having serious issues...dont give them a reason to cancel the policy!
I was watching another channel, she was doing a spring re-fresh, with your candles!
Love watching your vlogs! Wondering if you ever had the thought to do smaller size candles that would be slightly less expensive or a smaller of smaller sizes so we could experience each of the scents? I know that would likely be more work but…🥴
Flooding is such a trigger for me . High River Alberta Canada Flood of 2013. My husband and I swam out of our town with only our dogs. The sound and smell of rain PTSD. Glad you caught things fast. Its devastating loosing sentimental items.
O wow I can’t even imagine!
The government built a giant berm around our town now. They did however film The Last Of Us here in the abandoned parts before demo.@@xomacennavlogs
One upside to being ill with a chest infection is that I get to relax with a MaCenna vlog. Just what the doctor ordered.
You are absolutely glowing. The bump is most definitely bumping, pregnancy looks great on you.
Much love from London, England ❤️
PS: people suggesting you get rid of the rug, almost made me clutch my imaginary pearls, haha!!! Personally, i think the rug is gorgeous. I grew up with all of my Mums Turkish family with those rugs in their homes.
Same! I nearly passed out when she said that!
I am ill with a chest cold too, actually Covid.
@terraranch1459 get well soon... im almost a week n half in and still coughing like crazy. I am an immuno suppressant, though 🩷
Kinsley in the background makes my heart happy. 😄♥️♥️♥️
Omg Kinsley in the back being like moooooooom mooooom pick meeeeee ❤
The most important thing is to get it as dry as fast as you can. Easier said than done. But squishing it is the best method to getting it dry. Has to lay flat to squishy though.
A lot of pressure needs to be had.
My brother worked with Asian rugs, and he said to clean them, so they don’t shrink, is to lay flat, so you can shampoo with delicate shampoo, and soft brush, but the most important is to get it dry fast.
I did it one once, and we laid it out on the driveway, sprayed it down with a pressure washer on delicate setting, then shampoo, and rinse, then, most important is to squishy it down.
You can then lay it over some horse things “a ma gigs” sorry forgot the name, but something to lay on to get them off the ground for air circulation.
My huge Asian rug turned out beautifully.
yeah your gonna do the kitchen!! We did the same. Baby came earlier than expected so our new kitchen was installed when baby was 2 days old. so worth it to have it ready for baby.😀
Idea! How about having a beautiful brick wall built in front of you back door area? Not high at all. Maybe 2-3 ft high and have it curve towards the side of your house so the excess water runs away from your house. And you could have your roof line built out past the new little brick wall so water doesn’t pour into your house? Doing this could be a fix!
Kinsley is adorable, sitting on the back of your office chair tapping your shoulder! 💕
I think you guys will LOVE having the kitchen done for when baby comes
Old navy maternity jeans are the best, cotton % and real pockets!!!
When you do get around to landscaping the cottage, please seriously consider going with native plants. I know this may not be the esthetic you are going for but they are so much better for the wildlife and environment. Also easier for maintenance since it's not your full-time home.
You two are going to be the best parents. I cannot wait to see the finished nursery. I'm sure its going to be epic.
37wks here with our sweet rainbow boy. So excited for you guys! I’ve been watching you for years and I am so happy for you!!! 💖🫶🏼
Hey sweetie, couple of things for you. Don’t forget your thrift stores for maternity clothes and baby clothes as well as equipment (sad to say baby’s don’t stay baby’s for very long) you’ll be surprised the bargains you can find. I absolutely agree about the kitchen it the heart of the home and where you’ll spend most of your time in one way or another. I had an idea for your candles if your interested, how about a glass ring holder? The candle can be around the holder part (inside the candle) and slowly reveal itself as it burns. I saw one in the charity shop (I’m from England) and thought instantly of you and the candles. Looking forward to all your adventures love to Romeo and Kingsley ❤
I’m so excited for the kitchennnnn
Hurry with the kitchen, I'm in LA and my remodel (construction and install ) took 6 months from start to finish. I had everything pre-planed and purchased. Whomever you find crack the whip!
the dip outside the back door , pour cement out there , and filled the top with broken plates , as a mosaic. fill in the that low area, .
YAY. I'm selfishly so glad we get to see the kitchen renovation sooner rather than later (and ALSO very happy for y'all that you get to have a finished kitchen by the time baby comes!)
Take a garden hose and laundry washing soap bar and clean the rug with some soft brush or vinegar and water to disinfect . Use just cold water because of wool so the natural color of the rug don’t start mixing up . Love your work and blogs, all the best ! 👋
I would never claim rug on insurance. Your insurance will go up extremely high! It is worth it to clean it for only $500.00. I have my orientals cleaned once a yr.
I love your videos MaCenna and I hope baby boy is doing well❤
Aww thank you so much! He’s doing so well
I just have to say you're glowing! Pregnancy looks good on you.
Yes, we had some damage and the best thing ever was sending to a professional. It took about 4-6 weeks and $$$ but we’ll worth it. You’ll be so glad you did it.
Little Kinsley is so precious
Late coming into the discussion. You absolutely did the right thing with the rug. We had our main rugs (3 large ones) cleaned when we downsized and moved into a smaller home and they ran about $300 each. They're a bit smaller than yours and had normal dirt and wear, not the kind of extra damage your rug has. It was an excellent investment because we really like these rugs and they look great in this house. A beautiful rug, especially a unique one like the one you have, is so worth preserving. And yes, having experts do it makes the most sense.
Kinsley tapping on your shoulder, like hey mom! That was so cute 😊 Also, the final clip of Romeo helping with the galaxy wall, you two are such a beautiful team.
what are the odds I came to see if you uploaded and you JUST posted 😂 love youuuu
Hi Macenna. I love your baby bump....You are glowing. ❤,🫂
awwwww thank youuuuu
I am SO invested in this rug!
I was here wondering, where Macenna has been.. and here she is 😂❤🎉
Me too !!!!!!
Can I just say how much I look forward to your vlogs. I'm so happy for you and Romeo. I'm so invested in you two that I forget to click the like button. It's the slice of weekly happiness for me.❤
I am so excited for new scents! I just ordered more of the signature scents and I love the warmth and cozy vibes it gives to my home❤️
MaCenna…you might want to consider getting some Moo-Moo’s to wear on the days you don’t have any errands and you’re not working on your latest projects.
They offer freedom of movement, comfort and easy access for what is sure to be frequent visits to the bathroom. lol
Also you might consider scrubs, as they are comfortable, expandable, and relatively inexpensive. Hope some of these suggestions help . Looking forward to the nursery reveal.
Great ideas. I wore the same pinafore dress with no sleeves and buttoned shoulders, with different tops underneath through my second and third pregnancies. It's still in my closet and I'm 79 next month! 😊 It's grey gaberdine so very durable, but it saved me a lot of money on maternity wear.
So excited to see that your kitchen renovation is going to begin! I thought it was going to be much further down the road. Babies change everything, don’t they. As an aside, I don’t know how you get anything done. If I had Kinsley, I wouldn’t be able to do anything but cuddle and play with her! She’s so special!
When you redo the kitchen you should think about making the base of the cabinets into drawers. I had never seen it done until years after we redid our kitchen. They will be shallow draws but great for so many things and the. The space doesn’t go to waste.
So excited about the kitchen! ✨
Do what is right for you !!! You know the best things that need doing- excited for you and your coming projects
We get a lot of rain in England. French drains are a good way of diverting the water away and down hill from the house. You're right Macenna!, the way the pool area steps down to the house with insufficient drainage is a bad design. Could you have a French drain installed along the perimeter at the back of house that is at risk of flooding? A French drain, along with the sandbags at the upper level could work. With this crazy, unpredictable weather, what if you were away in Texas or somewhere? Great plan for going ahead with the kitchen before baby arrives. Maybe, while the contractors are there and all the messy demolition work is being done, they could also install a french drain? Just an idea, I also wan't to say that you are brilliant and amazing!!! You have been working so hard on so many project's, well done you and Romeo. Sending love from across the Atlantic.
One of my favorite times of the week 🥰 your videos are such an inspiration! Just bought my first house in October and have been working to make it a home ❤
I love the detail you put into b-roll shots. Always so pretty 😊
Let me tell you that when you have a baby, your kitchen will be the most used! im glad to hear you’re starting the project before baby comes!
In my experience you dont need the fancy baby machines that the other comments are mentioning, however if YOU want them and want to try them you should! As a first time mom there are inevitably going to be things you end up not using or thinking you couldn't live without! Also I am so excited to see your kitchen remodel!
OMG! That beautiful rug I hope it will be okay. Can't wait to see your baby's nursery. I saw a space ship made for a corner bookshelf that was beautiful a well.
Hello, MaCenna, Romeo, & Kingsley, thanks for keeping us updated. Many blessings ❣️
Can’t wait to see what you’ve gotten done, I’m sure it’s beautiful
You could make a outdoor candle for the summer in a terracotta pot/plate. ⛱️
I’m three weeks ahead of you in my pregnancy and I’m going through the same thing with my wardrobe right now! I have one pair of maternity jeans and refuse to buy more because you only wear them for a few months! Even though this is my second baby it just doesn’t seem worth it to buy maternity clothes, so I’ve been wearing lots of sweats, and when it’s warmer I love my maxi dresses!
I wonder what Kinsley was thinking when the water was coming in and no one was home. Poor baby. The rug should be covered by Insurance as long as you have Flood Insurance.
It's doubtful they have flood insurance.
Especially since they are not in a flood zone. But you need it, flood zone or not.@@Lucinda_Jackson
I KNOWWWWWW 🥺🥺🥺 she was so scared when we got home! She did not know what was happening
So glad you are doing the kitchen before baby comes. That will be a huge weight off your shoulders!
We are having our retirement home built and I have been saving pins forever when I find those "a-ha!" ideas. Storage and organization for the kitchen is huge and one you might want to consider is replacing the toe kick under some/all the cabinets with shallow drawers. These would be handy for baking sheets, holiday linens, etc. thus leaving more upper cabinet space for other items.
Just a thought; I know whatever you do will be fabulous! Congratulations!
So excited to see your kitchen renovation progress!!
MaCenna I had a dream last night that you, Romeo and your mum came to London. I randomly met you at an antiques fair and we all went on a wooden rowing boat ride..anyway this might be a sign that I spend too long engrossed in your channel but thought you might be interested to know that you’re popping up In subconsciouses thousands of miles away 😅
Im in love with Kinsley 🥰 Knocking the wall down to make a large dining kitchen is a good idea. Maybe having a deadline will stop the procrastination 😅 Cant wait to see it 🇬🇧
I look forward to seeing all of your beautiful projects finished. 😊