N.E.W......

new city, new house, new rotation, new daycare, new (first) tooth, new task (holding his own bottle) & new adventure (swing at the park)..... AWWWWW  My Type A personality can not handle this many "new" situations all at once. 

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind.  We listed our house 'for sale' on Feb 10th.  Cam was accepted into Westport Rd Baptist Church daycare (he has been on the wait list since Feb 2011) the week of Feb 6th.  We found a new house in Louisville the week of Feb 13th and on Friday,  Feb 24th our house in Lexington sold and that Saturday, the 25th, we moved to Louisville. 

Tonight is the 5th night "living" in Louisville.  It's like I'm in a dream and I'm going to wake up and we are back in our house on Lauderdale Drive.  Last Monday was hard on me.  I was stressed with studying for my geriatrics exam that was on the upcoming Friday, we needed to figure out the packing situation and my emotions got the best of me.  We made such great memories in that house.  I hated to say goodbye.  On Saturday, Cam, Kneesa and I hung out in Lexington for most part of the day while the movers and Shannon unloaded our furniture and all the boxes that accumulated over the years- wow!  I sat on the floor of our, now sold, house and it felt so weird.  Our stuff is what made it home, so it felt empty, yet at the same time, it was 'home'.  It was comfort.  It was stability.  Memories flooded over me.   I couldn't help but take a picture of my babies napping in our home for the last time...

Monday was such a fluster for me.  I did not have time on Sunday to find the daycare nor my new rotation in this new, big town.  I was stressed, tired, and unsettled.  Not to mention, the daycare (while we've heard great things) did not settle with me very well.  They had Cam in the crawler's room, but did not bother to inform us of this until I showed up with him.  We had been told he'd be in the Infant room.  I walked in and couldn't help but compare everything about the place to Creation Kingdom.  I probably cried everyday last week about Cam leaving CK.  (Obviously my hormones were out of whack for the amount of tears I shed in 1 week).  The room is HALF the size of his old room, he is around all older kids that are mobile, he only gets 2 naps a day, on his belly (wth!?!?)....and a multitude of other things that just wasn't "his old infant room".   The staff knew I was not happy.  When I picked him up that evening, new ones I hadn't met even introduced themselves and said they heard I wasn't happy.   Oh well, it's my child and I'm not scared to voice my opinion.  They don't even write down what activities they did during the day like Ms. Brittany and Ms. Samantha did.   I know I'm just comparing because we were so pleased with his Lexington daycare and I'm adjusting everyday.  Overall, I know it's a good facility with good morals and we know about 3-4 other friends that use the same daycare and they are all happy with it, so it has to be good....right!?  ;)   My red-headed meanness tends to come out when I'm stressed and not happy about something.   I was much nicer on Tuesday, promise!   I feel safe with him being there and I know the teachers are great, but they just don't offer some of the things I'd like him to have (i.e. baby sign). 

Cam is 6mo and 2wk old.  He has a few big accomplishments that have happened in the last 7-10 days.

1) A new tooth is poking out from his bottom gums and he hasn't been fussy at all!

2) He can hold his own bottle (well not the wide Dr Browns, but the tall thin ones)!

3) He had a great time at the park in Norton Commons today with his first swing ride!

I'm so proud of my big, growing boy.  I just love him more and more with each passing day. 

(Here's a video of his swing adventure.....I missed his initial laugh because my iphone is slow....but he had a great time!)

My new rotation is Family Medicine.  It's an 8wk rotation.  The office is private and there are 2 MDs & 2 PAs.  It is a very laid back office, friendly staff and a great learning environment.  I'm looking forward to spending 8wk there, even though the MD is a huge UofL fan. ;-P

The drive from our house to the daycare: 10min

The drive from the daycare to clinic: 17min

(not bad to be in such a huge city....)

Our new address is: 5808 Weatherburn Ct. Prospect, KY 40059

I definitely like the area we are living in.  The house has SOO much closet/cabinet space so I am in heaven.  We are just renting for the year to get a feel of where to we want to live and wait for me to get a job.  The neighborhood seems great and we are close to Norton Commons (literally across the street, walking distance) which has numerous things to do.  The Summit is also very close to us.

While we are still in the process of unpacking.......here are a few pictures of the new house.

 (front view)

(Welcome.....view from from door)

(we are using the dining room for our 2nd set of couches that our basement had.  We have a basement here, but it's unfinished and the couches wouldn't fit down the stairs....)  OHH and this is the room I spilled an entire mug 20oz mug of coffee on the floor Tues AM.  Lovely!

Kitchen....the cabinets are a bit old looking, but I have a ton of space!

Living room view from upstairs...

Upstairs has 3 bedrooms and a bath, the main floor has the master bed/bath, laundry, kitchen, living room, dining room, and the basement is unfinished

The only downfall with renting is that all the walls are white.  The guy said we could paint but we would have to repaint them white again.  Since we are only staying here 1 year, I don't think we are going to paint.  I'd love to, but I just don't think it's financially important at this point.  A year will fly by!

Well, I believe that's about all the updates I have.......(as if that wasn't long enough)  ;o)

Adding to the family....

HA....I bet you thought I was going to say I was pregnant......  nope.  Not at this point, at least. 

But, Cam will have TWO new cousins in September!!!  I'm VERY VERY excited to announce that my brother, Raymond and his wife, Clarissa are having TWINS!!!!!!!!!!!    They are going to be 13months apart from Cam and I'm SO happy for him to have cousins close in age.   Plus, Hudson will only be a few years older and on Shannon's side, Nick will be about 4-5 yr older and Frank 7-8yr older.....but still, I love knowing he will have cousins close in age.  

I knew we had the "twin gene" on our side of the family (my mom's dad) and on Shannon's side (his brother's daughters), so I had thought the possibility to be there, but Raymond and Clarissa had not given one thought to it. HA.  Come to find out, she has a strong "twin gene" on her side of the family, as well.

My mom and dad are happy.  They went from no grandchildren to shortly, having 3 within a year! ha!  Welcome to being grandparents to the fullest!!    :)

Please keep them in your prayers that its a healthy pregnancy, labor & delivery as well as healthy babies.  

1/2 a year has come and gone...

Cam hit a big milestone this month: turning 6mo old ....he is officially 1/2 a year old!!! 

He is bursting out of his 6mo clothes.  I walked into Creation Kingdom (daycare) today and his "diaper" buttons were wide open.  I had to laugh.  Poor guy kept popping them open.  (note the tightness of the outfit in the above picture).  He received a lot of 6mo clothes at Christmas and has only worn them maybe once......guess it's time to upgrade to 9mo clothing!!!

He is getting so big.  I enjoy this stage.  His personality makes me smile and melts my heart. 

He hasn't really attempted to crawl, but he's slowly trying to get into the position by squirming and arching his butt.  It's funny to watch.  We finally moved the baby tub into the bathroom because he LOVES to splash and play.  The water was getting all over the kitchen counter and floor! 

 

Family Update:

So we listed our house last week.   We put a deposit on a house in Prospect we are going to rent for the next year in Louisville and we picked up paperwork for Cam's new daycare, Westport Baptist Church.   And we plan to move next weekend..... Words can't describe how upset I am over moving. Part of me feels like it's a temporary change to endure, and maybe it is, maybe it's not.  Either way, I just keep thinking about all the great things here in Lex.... Cam's daycare, Cam's pediatrician, Kneesa's best friend: Buddy, some of my best friends and esp now that everyone is having babies, my running partners, my neighborhood, my OB/GYN, having my sister and Shannon's brother in town, Keeneland, UK fball/bball (ie no commute to come to the games)....

I think it's more of having to go through the change and find all new "everything" from physicians to hairdressers to vets to a new license.   I was quite content to living in Lexington for the rest of our lives.  Ohh well, I will TRY to embrace the new journey we are heading down and try to remember that what matters most is I'm with my family and my God is everywhere I go.  Everything else should eventually fall into place if my faith and love are strong.   On that note, I plan to find a church to call "home" in Louisville quickly,because I want to get Cam baptized.  :)

Well, it's "official" when there's a sign in the yard and it's published online......right!?  :(

 

I'll try to update on the move and the new house (it's just going to be a year rental since I'm still in school and then we plan to buy).