This past weekend, Billy and I officially moved into our new house. There is still a lot of work to do, but we have a place to lay our heads, and, more importantly, a place to lay our sweet baby when he gets here. I cannot begin to tell you the amount of stress I've been feeling lately with all this moving craziness. To make matters a bit worse, it could not have been any hotter this past weekend. Moving in the summer whilst 9 months pregnant was definitely not my best laid plan. Oh well. I am so glad to have a little bit of stability. Between the clutter of moving and the clutter of trying to shut down my law practice for my maternity leave, my life was in utter chaos. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not the "fly by the seat of your pants" kind of girl. I need order and organization and I felt like I had no refuge from the chaos around me. I was stressed at work and at home. I am so relieved to have the calm I've been craving at home at least.
We definitely have our work cut out for us. My sweet dad replaced every single cabinet handle in the house (see below) and painted our massive pain in the a$$ bathroom from bright green to brown. We got new light fixtures for the kitchen and master bathroom and they're now in place. For now, however, Elvis still lives on in the house. I don't know what kind of gold fetish the house designer had, but our shower and several other items in the house are so shiny gold that the King of Rock and Roll himself would be proud to call our place home! I know I have to be realistic and change these things little by little, but it's so hard not to just come in, guns blazing, changing every light fixture and faucet in the house! I am still holding out hope that I will win the $5,000 gift card to Home Depot that I registered for after we purchased our new kitchen chandelier.
I also still need to have dining room furniture (including a glass case that was my grandmother's that I adore) into the new house, but we're still trying to get rid of the furniture that is currently in there. Billy's mother's dining room furniture needs a new home (fast!) if anyone is interested! Once the new furniture is in the dining room, I will be able to display all of my wedding china, crystal and barware. I am pretty excited about having a dining room and having a place to put all of my pretty things that I never use on display.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
What Were We Thinking?
A few months ago, everyone in the world had something to say about us getting a puppy right before we had a baby. This blog post is not the "you were right" that you people might be hoping for. While Berry is our little devil child, we still love her and think that it was the right decision and time for us to add to our ever-growing family.
No, this post is to discuss what Billy and I were thinking when we decided to move into a new house before the baby came. Today is June 7, which means that I am due exactly ONE month from today. We are currently waiting on my in-laws to move their stuff out so that we can move our stuff in, but they have been married for 40+ years, so they have LOTS of stuff. The closer we get to D-day, the more anxious I get that we may not be fully IN our current house or our new house when baby Carter comes. Billy, of course, does not understand the overwhelming urge to ready the baby's room and clean the house and have everything in order.
I am trying to remain calm, but it is not in my nature to be calm. I am an anxious and controlling person by nature. I do not thrive in chaos, and I feel my life is filled with chaos right now. I woke up at 4 a.m. today and was not able to go back to sleep because my mind was racing.
Yesterday, my two oldest and best friends threw me a baby shower and the move was the topic of conversation, it seemed. Every single person asked me when we were moving and I felt such anxiety at not being able to give a definite answer (to them or to myself) that I literally worked myself into a panic. I slept from 12 until 4. I am pretty sure I am supposed to be getting my sleep now, while I can, but I am finding it more and more difficult to do that!
Wish us luck!
No, this post is to discuss what Billy and I were thinking when we decided to move into a new house before the baby came. Today is June 7, which means that I am due exactly ONE month from today. We are currently waiting on my in-laws to move their stuff out so that we can move our stuff in, but they have been married for 40+ years, so they have LOTS of stuff. The closer we get to D-day, the more anxious I get that we may not be fully IN our current house or our new house when baby Carter comes. Billy, of course, does not understand the overwhelming urge to ready the baby's room and clean the house and have everything in order.
I am trying to remain calm, but it is not in my nature to be calm. I am an anxious and controlling person by nature. I do not thrive in chaos, and I feel my life is filled with chaos right now. I woke up at 4 a.m. today and was not able to go back to sleep because my mind was racing.
Yesterday, my two oldest and best friends threw me a baby shower and the move was the topic of conversation, it seemed. Every single person asked me when we were moving and I felt such anxiety at not being able to give a definite answer (to them or to myself) that I literally worked myself into a panic. I slept from 12 until 4. I am pretty sure I am supposed to be getting my sleep now, while I can, but I am finding it more and more difficult to do that!
Wish us luck!
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