It kind of felt like the early to mid twenties were an exercise in simply learning how to live. As if we were walking through a neatly cut lawn, but just figuring out what walking through that lawn meant and taking in all of the surroundings. As the late twenties crept in, the grass became taller, more unruly and now as we enter our early thirties ( thirty in my case), we are brushing the tall grass back, sometimes with a machete, working our way through a now very unclear, yet dedicated path. The beauty in this "dedicated path" is the more honest we seem to be with ourselves about its intentions, the more clear and content our glimpse outside the field becomes.
Maybe writing before 6am is too much for this particular blog. Sorry for the philosophical moment. I think the late stages of pregnancy do that to you sometimes…along with waking you up at all hours. It's a surreal stage in life. I just assume its good practice for my upcoming newborn schedule. So speaking of that, lets move on to more lighthearted and sweet conversation. We have had a LOT of change this summer as you might have gathered from the first paragraph. |
| Sorry for the hairy belly |
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| This picture sums up how we feel about all of this change |
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| and this one... |
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| and this one... |
All of this has been mostly a happy transition, but none the less very hard for all of us. Moving in the 9th month of pregnancy isn't a picnic, by the way. Especially in August!!! Lets not lie to anyone, there are a full 10 months of pregnancy if we really break it down. To top it off, our little son is at the pivotal age of 2.5 and man what a tough age to be in! Its hard for us too!
Its such a conflict of understanding and it makes it hard to gauge where to draw the line of comprehension. He is still so much a baby at heart, yet at times he understands so much more than one would assume. It all depends on his mood and I guess that goes for all of us. Its just such an extreme case of it that the volatility of it all is more confusing. Some of this is just his personality too. He seems happy with the change in settings. He is just more emotionally explosive at times, both happy and sad. I am more prepared this time for what staying at home means and am already working on making it a balanced and happy environment for all of us.
Andrew's new job has hardly begun and teaching won't begin until next week. The ground seems to be laid for a happy and healthy transition in his education career. We will keep you posted as it unfolds.
Before embarking on our move, we did get to go to the beach with family for a week and that was a fantastic break. Even though we were in the throws of negotiating contracts over houses, the ocean cleared our minds and washed us clean of all the disarray that saturates you as you execute such change.
I have a new cell phone, so as soon as I download some of the actual ocean pictures from it, I will post them here. This was at the beach house we were all staying at for the most part. Having a pool at a beach house sounds superfluous, but it was actually awesome and convenient!! Si LOVED it.
I don't have many shots of the new house and life we are entering, but I will post the few I have.
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| our back yard…perfect |
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