A lot has happened since my last post - we finished (almost) the house, moved in, sold our old house, and by far the biggest change - we became parents to the most beautiful baby in the world (I'm not prejudiced at all!)
First things first! My J entered this world on January 6th. It was the coldest day we have seen for 20 years at a -36 windchill (although if we're being honest, I really had no idea how cold it was and I really didn't care at the time). She was 7 pounds, 15 ounces and 20 inches long. And born with a set of lungs! I don't know where she got that from - A and I are both typically quiet...I think, anyway. She has her daddy's forehead and her mommy's blue eyes. And she likes to eat! A lot! She has been consistently eating about double the typical amounts for her age according to our pediatrician.
I love her beyond everything - I didn't know such a love was possible, though I'd heard it was. And this is my last week of maternity leave. I'm so incredibly blessed to have had this time with her and I will have a hard time come Monday morning I know! Twelve weeks sounds like a long time...but it is so, so short.
As far as house stuff - the new one is finished besides a few bits of trim here and there. And I love being here! It's so nice and quiet (on the few warm days J and I have been able to get outside). It's still quite a mess inside despite the fact that we moved in over a month ago...we have gotten a large bit of STUFF (that we had decluttered from the old house for selling) out of my parents' basement so it looks like we moved in all over again. Thank goodness for rummage sales! I'm doing my best to downsize and contribute a lot to the sale we will have when the town rummage sales are going on. And I'm doing my best to get the majority of it done before I go back to work! I'm making progress but there's a bit to go.
Our old house sold at the absolute most perfect time it could. God had a plan for us all along, though I worried a bit along the way! We sold the house within weeks of being able to move into the new house, so we didn't have to bother with moving into temporary housing in between the two. Which would have added to our stress exponentially! (Just for the record, building a house and having a baby at the same time can be done...obviously. But it's definitely not something I'd recommend everyone do! It's QUITE stressful.) And the person who bought our house seemed like she really liked it, so I feel better knowing my first house will be taken care of. It was a good house for us to start our life together in and has a lot of very good memories associated with it.
Now I'd best go unpack and sort a few more boxes while J is happy in her bouncer!
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