House Update!

Well, the bank accepted our offer after only one round of counter-offering! We're one step closer to finally becoming home owners! We've scheduled our home inspection for Sunday & as long as everything goes well with that, we're good to go! I'm still trying not to get too pumped up about it because I know that we have a long road ahead of us from now until our scheduled close date of August 19. A lot can happen between now and then, but it's only 5 short weeks from tomorrow. We have so much to get done! I mean we have an ENTIRE house to pack up plus all the extra crap that we've accumulated in the three years we've been here. I'm glad the house isn't far from where we live now, but it's still going to be a huge task. I just keep telling myself that once we're done, we won't be moving again for a LONG time, that makes me feel a little better until I look around at all that needs done. I know that everything will work out & we'll get it all done, but I'm still stressing a bit in the meantime.

Of course the mom in me is now starting to worry a bit as well. How will Hannah tolerate moving, living in a new house, sleeping in a new room, the list goes on & on & on. I know that children are super resilient and that she'll do just fine, but I still can't help but worry about these things. I'm already planning on how we're going to pack up her room last & set it up first so that hopefully she'll feel more comfortable when she has her own familiar things as well as planning on what to do with her in the week before we move in while we're painting, cleaning, etc. The worrying that comes with being a mom is something very new to me, I was never really a worrier before Hannah came along & often made fun of my own mom for worrying so much, but now I'm just like her. It's funny how that works, I spent most of my teenage years trying not to be like her & swearing that I would never be like her, but here I am, just like my mom! The way I see it though is that there are worse things that could happen & my mom is an amazing woman who I'm honestly proud to share mommy character traits with.

As frazzled and stressed as I am right now, I do feel a peace with this whole process, kind of like this is where we're meant to raise our family & settle down. Everything so far has been going so smoothly for us & that honestly makes me feel that this is where the Lord wants us to be. In my mind I picture christmases, birthdays, first days of school, as well as countless other occasions & imagine what they will be like in our new home. I look forward to providing a safe & stable home for Hannah (and any other little ones that may come along) that we can fill with memories that she will one day look back on and remember what a great childhood she had. I am a bit sad to be leaving Hannah's first home as we have created many memories here as well, but I look forward to our bright new future in our new home!