Moving On Up

Wow, almost a whole month has gone by and yet this post has been sitting in my mind the whole time. In case you missed it on Facebook or Twitter or in a conversation with me...we are moving. Up in this case means two states north to North Carolina.

I have to be honest, when we moved to Georgia, it just never felt like our last stop. I love our house and our neighborhood. If we could take what we have now and move it somewhere else? We would do it. Many people love Georgia and the city of Atlanta but somehow I am missing what they truly love. I don't feel like if we leave I will say things like "Man, I miss that traffic!" Maybe we never really gave the city or state a fair shot but after 8 years? It's been fair enough and we are ready to try something new.

We played around with a lot of different ideas before finally settling on Raleigh, North Carolina. Florida, New York, Michigan and a few others. But after all was said and done, NC seems like the best option for us. We will give it a go and see what happens. Our Georgia home will be for rent in the off chance we have to come back.

I am excited to be on this new adventure but at the same time as I look around our home...I get a little sad. This is the home we came to after we were married. This is the home we brought out children too after they were born. It will be hard to say good bye but then I think of what's just over the horizon and I know we will all be okay.

Oops...We Did It Again!

That's right, we are expecting again.

I am currently 12 weeks and have finally gotten over morning sickness. They say each pregnancy is different and they don't lie. I remember when I found out I was pregnant with Spencer, my skin looked great and I had no morning sickness. This time around? I am tired, cranky, my skin is breaking out and I had to deal with nausea. Add taking care of a toddler to the mix and I pretty much haven't had a moment to enjoy things this time around.

But in a quiet moment (they are VERY rare) I will touch my stomach and remember the excitement of a growing belly and the life that it holds. I have to admit it though...I am very scared. Can I handle two children? Can I love them both enough without feeling like one is being neglected? Will Spencer be able to understand that he now has to share me?

My world is about to be turned upside down...am I ready?

It's real alright.

How do I follow up such a sweet post by Hubby? Guess my just being me. Hee.

The feelings I have currently are so all over the place and if I even attempt to look at the big picture I just get scared! Some nights I lay in bed and it's dark and quiet and I think about the person growing inside me. And I freak. It takes all my energy to not sit up straight and begin screaming and crying. You spend your whole life trying to avoid getting pregnant that when it finally happens, it's so surreal. Most days I still can't believe it. And folks we are only heading into week 9. I have a lot of time for all if it to start to feel real, don't I?

And speaking of feeling real and all that goes with it...I think a lot of the scariness has to do with all the information that is out there. There is the debate about plastic bottles and pacifiers and toys. Then there is a debate about the parabens in lotion, shampoo, sunscreen. And how you should get an all natural crib and bedding. I want to make the right choices and good, healthy choices. But I don't even know what to believe. Sure everything is a little bad for you, but sometimes it can take years to realize just how bad, right? It's better to be safe and neurotic, than not? Grrr..arrrghhh!

We've been toying around with the idea of announcements for our family. I want to be able to direct them to this blog, so they can keep up with the day to day and month to month. Are announcements cheesy? I figure it would be a way to give them to blog address easily and also maybe alleviate all the phone calls I may get everyday, asking me how I am feeling. Or maybe I will be asking for trouble? Cause I'll get the phone calls AND questions about the blog at the same time?? But the announcements I found were so cute...