We're In!

What a whirlwind the last several days have been!! We closed on Tuesday night and it went really quickly and easily. So much different than our first move. We took a load over that night and then went back to the Russum house. The next morning, I took a load over and met Linda so we could do some deep cleaning. I took down all the blinds in the house and she scrubbed them and got them looking brand new. While she did that, I did various cleaning jobs around the house. We continued to take loads over to the new house and then Friday, we had movers coming at 9am. It took them 4 hours to get everything from Russum to the new house, but I have to say that it was worth every penny. They knew exactly what they were doing and made it a lot less painful for us. We turned the keys in around 8pm on Saturday and could not feel more relieved to have that all behind us! We still have a lot to do at the new house, but we are taking it in strides. I don't think either of us have felt this amount of exhaustion before. I think it was worse than the exhaustion you have with a newborn. I was to the point where my feet screamed every time I would get up after sitting down for a few minutes. Last night, we worked in the flowerbeds a little bit while the kids played with other kids in the neighborhood. During our moving process, we had several friends take and pick up the kids from school and provide dinner for us and the kids. What a true blessing!! I know what to do next time I have a friend move. We are completely overwhelmed by the grace and love that God provides us every day.

Second Trimester and 1 Day!

I officially started my second trimester Friday. The kids absolutely love Fridays because I tell them what fruit the baby is the size of. Baby is the size of a lemon this week. I feel great and depending on the clothes I wear, my family can tell there's a bump. Surprisingly, I've had a good bit of energy. I'm not sure if that's because I'm completely consumed with the house stuff or if I just have more energy this time. We think we have narrowed the names down to either Caleb/Catherine or Hudson/Hadley. Either way, we feel certain the middle name will be Gregory or Grace. Oh, and NO, we are not having twins, but since we are not going to find out what we are having, I want to stick to the same initials so I can get some things monogrammed before he/she gets here. The One Day part of the title refers to ONE DAY UNTIL CLOSING!! After a crazy week last week, I have never been more ready to get this done with! We were originally supposed to close Wednesday, but everything was finished a little early so we got to move it up to tomorrow at 4pm. We plan on taking a load over there after we close and I'll spend the night cleaning the kitchen and bathrooms. Thankfully the carpet is new so I don't have to get that cleaned. It's in great shape, but has been vacant for over a year so it's due for a deep cleaning. We are so excited and can't wait for this week to be over so we can be done with the physical moving part of it and just to the unpacking phase.