5 Months and a House

Holy cow Alice will be five months come Tuesday! She's growing up so fast, it's unbelievable. She's my long, little, chunky monkey (said in the most loving way possible.) She's already in 6-9month clothing, she's trying to crawl and she's eating some solids.

It's amazing how much she has changed my life, gone is the groaning of getting up at night to feed her. Now I get up and enjoy my cuddle time with her. I've learned to readjust my life around her (not complaining) I'm learning to be home around nap time to avoid melt downs same with bedtime. I have to make plans around her, not me. What surprises me about this is how not understanding some people are about this. I have lost more than one friend since having a child, because they do not understand that Alice's needs outweigh my wants.

Other things that have happened since my last post. I am now a stay at home mom and we are in the process of buying a house.

Though leaving Progressive was kind of a complicated situation, it was the best choice that I've made. We save the money in gas for me driving up there, (a saving grace with gas nearing $4.00/gallon) and we save the money on day care. (even though my sister was giving us a fantastic deal). I love staying home with Alice and watching as she grows. Now I don't have to worry about missing her first steps, or her first words. I got to see her roll over for the first time, which was amazing. This is what I really wanted and though I'm still having a hard time finding my rhythm with her and house work, I'm loving every minute of it.

Speaking of house work, we made the decision to find a house and get out of the apartment. We've been in the apartment for almost four years, it's about time we move on. So after searching and looking, looking and searching, we found a house that met our needs. We put a bid in, won, did the inspection (which Brandon will over in another post). So now we wait for closing to roll around. We have huge plans for this house for over the years and when we move in. The best part of this? We're going to end up paying $100 less than what we're paying for rent. (not including utilities on either side)