Just About Done With This Crazy Move

If all goes as planned, we will be closing on our house this Friday, March 20th, 2009. We were told that considering the real estate market, this was fairly quick --- but it feels like anything but.

It was a crisp day in early November when Joe and I went to view our first prospective house at Old Stagecoach Road. It needed work, but we were ready for the challenge and more than happy to acquire the property, which was simply beautiful. After months of negotiations, we gave up on this property and moved reluctantly forward in the process. Out of nowhere, another house appeared and WE FELL IN LOVE. Somehow, this process ended sadly as well, leaving us rather despondent about the fact that we had actually sold our house but had nowhere to go!

So, here we are- moving into a rental with our 8-month old daughter. The condo we're renting is actually quite nice, and some friends live in the same complex. That said, it feels friendly and easy to be here. Thus, it might be a blessing in disguise that we are living simply while we continue the search for our next place.

In fact, we are kind of exhausted and need a little respite before we hit the pavement again. It feels like we have been moving for over six months, but that might have more to do with being new parents than the move itself. Joe did say this evening that he has found this process to be more taxing than any of the other moves he or the two of us have made. Given his non-stop involvement in all of this, I cannot imagine how exhausted he must be. He says moving was even worse than putting our house on the market.

I simply hope that the toughest part is behind us. We'll be breathing a bit easier once the closing has officially happened, but at least we're mostly moved in and all sleeping under the same roof again.

Phoebe ate her first "solid" food yesterday (November 13th). I hadn't planned on giving her any solids until 6-8 months, but she was definitively showing signs of hunger, even after she had tapped me out.

After two nights of this and a diminishing supply of breast milk in the freezer (I haven't had time to pump since September - on account of her demanding feed schedule), I surrendered to the Gerber Organic brown rice cereal.

I'm pretty confident that she wore more than she consumed, but if nothing else, it was entertaining to watch her open her mouth in anticipation of the green spoon with the smallest amount of cereal on it.

Skipping Ahead in Time

Phoebe was born July 8, 2008.

We did take photos on that blessed day.

More photos have since been taken.

We have anecdotes about her early days, weeks, etc.

Those shall someday (hopefully) make it to this blog... but today we start with what we have. Skipping ahead, then, is the only way we'll guarantee our commitment to create content.

Forgive us our anachronistic tendencies in the mean time.

Photo Credits: Our friend, Nancy Knutson

Welcome

I have been meaning to construct a family web page for some time. Most of it will undoubtedly pay homage to Phoebe O'Brien, the most wonderful new addition to our family, but there will be occasional (maybe more?) posts about me, Melissa O'Brien and my husband, Joe O'Brien. I presume the title of our web page now makes sense. Read, comment and enjoy the POMOJO Chronicles.