The Move

This Saturday is officially moving day. Grandma and Papa came out this past weekend and helped us clean out the new house and pack up most of our stuff here. Paige really is surprising me with how well she's adjusting to the changes. She is very aware of the new house vs. the old house. This past Friday night she had a really hard time sleeping. She was up every 15 minutes or so between 11:30pm and 2am. She was afraid of something, but wasn't really clear on what was wrong. I think it could've been that she knew we were going to the new house the next day and was just afraid that maybe we'd go without her? She spent the day with us on Saturday at the new house while we cleaned. And she also did very well on Sunday while we packed up this house. If she can't find something of hers, she'll make the comment that Grandma and Papa packed it up. I took her sleeping bag and pillow with us on Saturday so she could nap at the new house (even though she didn't), but she also wanted to make sure we took Ella's cat bed with us. She didn't want Ella to be left behind. I thought she'd have more sleep issues this week since her room is looking very bare and everything else is out of place, but she's been handling it great! Hopefully she'll do ok sleeping in the new house next week.

I'm 24 weeks pregnant today. We'll have to get some pictures of my big ole belly up here soon. The baby is kicking a ton. I've been feeling pretty well, aside from some minor back pain. At my last appointment I brought up a concern with my doctor that I hadn't really been gaining any weight yet. I seem to remember with Paige that the weight gain also didn't start until near the end of the pregnancy, so she wasn't too concerned. I haven't had much of an appetite since becoming pregnant, so my portions have gotten smaller. And from working at home, I usually have healthier snack options available than if I were in an office environment with vending machines and ice cream shops close by! I think I hit a turning point this past week. I've really been getting my appetite back. I also put on a few pounds just from this past weekend alone! I don't think weight gain will be much of an issue from here on out.