Yes folks that would be all the sounds that I have made in the last few weeks. We will start with the good stuff the Yays! Yay Jackson is 6 weeks old and is still Mommy's pride and joy (and Daddy's too). He's getting so big and changes all the time. I can't believe that he has already been part of our lives for that long. Also, last weekend we took a family trip up to Detroit to look for our next home and were very successful. We spent two days looking at properties and I have to say at the end of day one I was really worried that we weren't going to find anything that really fit all of our family's criteria, but someone upstairs was looking out for us. On Sunday morning I got an email from a guy answering the Craig's List ad that Jason and I placed saying we were looking for housing and he had a house that he and his family were going to move out of. They were debating on if they wanted to list the property to sell or lease, after meeting with us they decided that they would lease to us. Major YAY! This HOUSE (emphasis on house, not condo/town home/apartment) meets all of our criteria and even has extra things that Jason and I didn't even think to look for. It's a 3 bedroom 1 bath home with a finished basement, updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, fully fenced in back yard with a swing set and sandbox for Jackson. It's in a great area of town within walking distance of the library and downtown. I am so excited to live there and the landlords are great people, we cannot wait to rent from them. Another Yay is that I had my 6 week appointment with my doctor and he says that I'm clear to start living my life again! No more weight restrictions and I am able to start working out again too. Which is a good thing because Katherine's (my really good friend from High School) wedding is only a few months away and I have to look good in my bridesmaids dress. My goal is to lose 20 lbs by the wedding so you guys are all going to come along with me for the journey. I have asked my friend Amy who has a blog Coffee Beans and Bobby Pins to help out because she is super fit and healthy and great at motivating people, namely me. Oh and if you don't already you should check out her blog and follow it...it's really fun!
Now for the Ughs....the doctor cleared me to work out again...haha I know I just said this as a yay but it's a double edge sword. For those of you who know me I lost a lot of weight before I got pregnant and I worked really hard to get that weight off. So, to have all that weight plus some back on is not my most favorite feeling in the world. It's always hard to get started working out again, but I know I will feel better once I start and once I start seeing results too. So good bye sweet tooth and hello carrot sticks Mama's gotta get her body back! Next Ugh....we are moving I hate this part of going through this medical journey. Saying goodbye to friends that you have made, relied on and confided in over the past two years and not knowing who you are going to meet or if you are going to meet anyone at the next place. Packing...enough said about that one. I don't know a single person who actually enjoys packing and moving. I know that I'm getting really good at it, but I still don't enjoy it. Then there is the ultimate ugh job searching. It's comforting to know that Jason's job is already established and put in writing, but what about me. I am a teacher who has never really had her own classroom and I chalk a lot of that up to the fact that I'm from out of state (no matter where we move I seem to be out of state) and the fact that we only are living at each new city for two years. I don't regret or resent this part of my life, but it does make me frustrated and sad sometimes. I have already started job searching, but not applying mainly because we aren't going to be moving to Michigan till May and not really living there until June, since we are going back to South Dakota for about a month to spend time with family and friends.
Last but not least the yikes! It's always nerve wracking when we move to a new city. I know that to many people I seem to handle these changes very well and with ease, but honestly I'm always a mess leading up to the move and for the first few weeks after we get there. I am not the best when it comes to change and all the unknown factors that go along with it. It seems like this move is even worse now that I have Jackson to worry about. It adds to the already existing stress because now I have to consider things like daycare, steady income etc. When it was just Jason and I those thoughts didn't really worry me because I always thought that it would work out....well I can't just hope for things to work out in our favor they have to work out in our favor. This uncertainty and stress has caused me to have not one but two panic attacks already this month. Never have had one of those before, but apparently they are common in my family (thanks Dad, you couldn't genetically pass your high metabolism you give me this lovely trait instead).
So there it is folks the Yay's, Ugh's and Yikes. I know many of you are going through similar things especially those of you who have a spouse, significant other, or you yourself are in medical school. I know that we will all survive this and that it will all be worth it in the end. We just have to get to the end to see it I guess. Up coming events to watch for on our blog: Jackson's first Easter and 2 month birthday, the start of my diet/workout story, packing and moving to Michigan and more book reviews (that's right I have a 6 week old child and I find time to read go me!) so stay tuned.
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