New Park

Playing at the neighborhood park today to increase Belles happiness. We have good and bad days. Sleeping through the night has been replaced with nightmares and tears but I know it will pass. Just give it time!

Boxes line our entire house but I have told myself a box a day- start to finish, one load of laundry and one load of dishes. Start small!

Sara

Moved In

Well we are moved in! Life gets better by the minute... Especially when antibiotics are involved. Ugh. Getting sick (whole fam) while closing on two houses and moving isn't fun but we did it!

Now for the unpacking ;)

Sara

Houston Aquarium

Only two days until we close on our new home!! We off the hook from our old house tomorrow ;) so that will be a huge weight off our shoulders as we move forward in our new home!

Today we decided to have a Belle day and we went to the Houston Aquarium with Ian and his mom Cambrey. The two kids had fun as well as the moms! It wasn't a place that we will probably visit again but it was a nice day out. I guess we will save our Aquarium visits for Tulsa!!

Well wish us luck on the next few days!

Sara

Almost There

We get rid of our old house next Wednesday and close on the new house the very next day! We have the movers scheduled to deliver our stuff the same day as closing so hopefully everything goes as planned :)

Until then I will continue to go crazy in a tiny apartment. Seriously. It's sucking my the life out of me! 'Get Belle back to neutral' has sort of worked but proves to be a daily challenge. She now consistently asks for something at the old house :( including her friends. Luckily she has new friends here and hopefully that will take the pain away.

Here's to a year where we seriously believe that we will not change! I don't think Nate or I could handle it and Belle is proving the same.

Sara

Houston Zoo

I thought it would be nice to have an Isabelle day and we met friends at the Houston Zoo! The little boy is Ian...remember I would babysit him in Brazil? Yep, these two cuties are Brasilian and American citizens now living in the US!

Belle took some time to get used to the new settings but eventually warmed up. I am hoping this week I can really get her back to neutral. I feel terrible for her and like a bad mother because I can't fix it. Maybe this is the 2's everyone talks about? Maybe it's the move? Maybe it's the last of her molars (finally)?! Maybe it's the new puppy, Roscoe? Who knows for sure but I am going with the flow and deep breathing quite a bit to keep my sanity! A glass or two of wine in the evening also helps ;)

Sara

Ahhhh

Bought a house. At this moment in time my world is at peace. Goodnight.

Sara

Stressed

The word stressed doesn't even begin to describe what I am experiencing right now. Times like these I really have to focus on the things that make me smile. Like this photo.

Never mind the story behind why we are grocery shopping in our pjs with crazy messy hair but look at the smile. She honestly couldn't be cuter and I love how happy she was in this moment. Not so much before or after... But this moment was perfect and it will fuel me threw the next few days when I continue to feel like a terrible, neglectful mother who can only focus on finding a new home.

Sara

Moving Day

The morning started off better than anticipated. Nate and I managed to keep a civil relationship and the 'kids' even posed for a pic ;)

The three pics are of our corporate housing that will be temporary until we find a house and eventually close on one. It's a pretty standard apartment on the third floor which gave Nate problems when moving our stuff up the three flights while I managed the 'kids'. Roscoe was the bad kid of the day because he found a place to pee immediately upon entering the apartment. Ugh.

Not wanting to waste any time we went driving around a few of the houses that we have been eyeing online. Belle had to make wood floor starfishes in all of them and take pictures each time. It was actually adorable each time she did it!

Off to sleep. Nate goes to work and we search for a home in the morning!!


Sara

Move Time

Tomorrow we make the drive to Houston with our cars packed to the brim. The furnished corporate housing in an apartment complex should be fun but I am most excited about it being on the third floor.... Just imagine bring in your groceries with a toddler in tow? What about the puppy who has to pee all the time?

Deep breathing will be my new thing because while these things may be challenging they are not things to complain about. We are just super happy to be moving!

Let the adventure begin!

Sara

Summary

Belles picture pretty much sums up how we are feeling!

Awake. Alert. Crazy.

Two days ago I packed the kid and the puppy into the car and braved the drive to Tulsa! I figured we might be just a little busy in the next few weeks purchasing a house/moving and all the other random things that follow with a new place to see family. These days have been jam packed but the sleep has been great!

Nate had a good trip to Canada touring around the facility and getting a feel for the new company. Next week should be interesting as we will be searching for a home and dealing with corporate housing and all the new job jitters.

This weekend we plan on resting a little then packing our suitcases and driving off to our apartment. The place we are moving into happens to be a mile from where we were living before we moved to Brazil... Full circle. I just fear an apartment with a toddler and a potty training puppy.

Busy times ahead for sure!!

Sara