The Bay Window, An Easement Road and Some Kid Notes

If that title doesn't scream excitement I don't know what does.
This past week we brought in a couple contractors to look at and quote rebuilding/replacing our bay window.  We were told (and the draftiness in the winter tells us too) that the bay window is sagging and has gaps which I guess happens over time.  I believe you can tighten the rods within the window's structural assembly to help this problem but we are in need of new windows anyway (for most of the house).  We feel like with all the warmth that is escaping we are just throwing money 'out the window'.  The sooner we replace the windows, the sooner we get our money back on them (well, some through savings from efficiency).
This is what it looks like now (don't be jealous of those vinyl or something curtains)-

You can see the proof of the sagging along the bottom of the window here (pay no attention to the strange face reflecting in the window)-

From the outside, again look at the gap along the bottom of the window frame (there's that strange face again)-

The window is a 45 degree bay window and we plan to get the same layout as shown below.  Picture window in the middle with double hung windows with grills and screens on each side.  The windows will be Andersen windows.

We haven't signed any paperwork but will most likely be going with the independent contractor (huge price difference between the independent guy and the one through the local home warehouse store).  I will keep you updated on any progress.

In backyard news, the power company has decided they need access to one of the towers thats on the easement behind our property.  The easiest way to access this tower is driving down our driveway and around and behind our pasture.   They will be building a road to the tower from the corner of our property to the tower.  Thankfully they will not be building a road on our property but just in the easement.  Apparently they will only need to use the easement road (and the access route down our driveway) only if something goes wrong back there.  Wondering if this is spurred on from all the trouble they got into from the service delay after last year's fall storm.
The tree company came Tuesday to do some clearing-

We were hoping they would clear it all so we could extend our pasture all the way back across the easement (as others have done near us).  The response we've gotten on this question is that its probably ok as long as we have gates wide enough for their trucks to get through.  Sweet!  This would maybe give us enough land to get a steer for beef.

Moving onto some kiddo news (for the grandparents), little man Milo has been peeing in the potty regularly!!!!  Woohoo <insert me doing a dance>.   There has been some emotionally trying days for me over the past weeks but this has brought me some encouragement.  He even woke me up at 3am because he needed to pee in the potty instead of going in his diaper.  I will (somewhat) happily get up for something like that.  Other times I have endured having a hair clip yanked out of my head by Millie but not budging on my grip of Milo on the potty so he wouldn't spray all over our bathroom walls.  Oh, the things you are proud of when this is your occupation.
In the end.... less diaper pail emptying and less changing!
Millie has been in cloth diapers since July-

So we are purchasing VERY FEW diapers these days! <insert once again me doing a dance>
Millie's eating has gotten better as of last night, either her teeth stopped hurting (my theory of the reason) or she was starving and finally got hungry.  She is also walking a little more.  Sorry no video, just a picture of her standing with her block kitchen.

Her and brother are constantly learning how to play together.  There was an extended period of lots of bickering and fighting between them (both contribute) over the past few weeks, but sometimes they work together for mischievous too-

Fun times.