Sunday, June 22, 2008

Yet another reason I love my husband

He has agreed to hire the movers to pack us and move all of our stuff, instead of packing ourselves and moving some of the boxes on our own. With a three-and-a-half month old in the household, we operate at 25% efficiency, at our best; often we are in a dead stop. I was consumed with panic the other night and woke him up at 3:30 in the morning to plead my case. Thankfully he agreed. This means I have to put off buying a new kitchen table, so our set from 1982 will unfortunately be making the move with us. But the '80s are fashionable again these days, so I figure we're actually quite hip.

Now begins the descent into madness. Tonight we are doing the walk-through of the house, then we are going to grab a quick dinner for DH's birthday. Oh yeah, did I mention it's DH's birthday today? We're not exactly in party mode, so we'll have to celebrate later. Then tomorrow we both work, and we should HOPEFULLY be getting the keys by 9 pm. Personally, my money is on Tuesday afternoon. I am less than impressed with this title company and have no faith in their ability to actually have closing when it's scheduled. But it's out of my hands now, so I'm trying not to stress about it. Anyway, the packers are coming at 8 am on Tuesday morning, and then Wednesday is The Big Move. Our Internet access will be down this week, so I'll be getting even more behind on my blogging, commenting, and emailing. I'm disappointed in the timing of all this -- there were a few posts that I wanted to write before NaComLeavMo ends on Wednesday, such as my experience with pregnancy after infertility and how infertility has affected me as a mother so far. But if anyone cares to hear about those things, maybe I'll get back to them after the craziness subsides.

Next time I write, I'll be at the new place. I can hardly wait! So I'm signing off for the last time from this rental house with some pics of my sweet Bean...

On the way to sign the settlement documents. He's very excited to get the new house.

Waiting for the rep at the title company. Grandma M. sent us a new outfit for Bean to wear at signing. (DH and I chose our outfits accordingly.)

Bean finds the home buying process to be a very exhausting.

Big smile for mommy.

Arm hair, yummy! (You'd think we don't feed the poor kid, if it weren't for all those fat rolls.)

16 comments:

SMiLeD said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDY!!!

Good luck with the move, and thank GOD you have movers, I can't imagine trying to do it all yourself!!

andrea said...

happy birthday! and yay for movers :)

SAHW said...

visiting via NCLM...good luck with the move. Your baby boy is so cute! And so is your story of waiting for your proposal from 5th grade! :)

Anonymous said...

Your son is adorable. Good luck with the move. NCLM.

Anonymous said...

Good luck with your move! We did it without movers--and I would definitely say that whatever you have to pay--so, so, so, worth it!!
I hope it all goes really smoothly. We are also using a table from the 80's also--it's the hip thing to do ;)

Anonymous said...

I have to say movers are the only way to go but once you've had them you can never go back to moving on your own! Good luck!

Kim said...

Happy Birthday! Thanks for your comment. It is true I have such a hard time letting go of the baby days, but the toddler and big kid days are so great too. Different but still great! nclm

Caba said...

Happy Birthday hubby!!! Good luck with the move, and man is your little boy a cutey! i love the pic of him passed out in the boppy ... that's how I feel A LOT!

Jen said...

I hope your move goes smoothly and is as stress free as possible. Enjoy your new house!

chicklet said...

Hiring movers rocks - I HATE moving!!!

Lisa said...

WOOHOO! Congrats on the movers and finaly getting into the new house. So exciting to be putting your roots down in a new home with your Danny boy!

Love the pics as always, he has the sweetest smile ever! :)

DC said...

Good luck with the move!! :)

sara said...

Those pictures are adorable!

Still Standing Strong in A Bloom of Hope. said...

AWWWW....your pictures give me hope.

Good luck with the move! i love the 80s btw! :)

happy birthday!

Debz said...

YAY YAY YAY!!!

Hollyween said...

Yay for closing on your house and HAPPY (albeit late) birthday to your husband.

I am now fully caught up on your blog. I've been so behind ever since Washington! I can't wait to hear all about the new house and how the move went.

Oh, and I thoroughly enjoyed the naked picture of Evey showing everyone her goods.