Moving....

Now that we've shared this news with our immediate family, we can talk openly about it. Most of you that read this already know, we will be moving to the UK, Jan 2011. I haven't really had the chance to blog in a while, and obviously this move is at the front of my mind. Its a huge move, for us. We have a so many things to take care of, its very overwhelming.

The 1st question anyone asks is, "how do the kids feel about it." This question usually leads to me, just saying something generic like, "they are still trying to take it all in." Which is true, but its such a sensetive thing for me to talk about, with lets say..coworkers. Its one thing for me to open up to a good friend, or my husband about it. But really, at this point, the kids are still trying to decide what is going to be best for them. That is what it comes down to.I have had plenty of people tell me that they think I should take Emma with me, at least. I think its easy for someone that isn't in the situation, to say they think this or that...The reality is, the decision is up to me and her dad. Not only do we have to think about schooling for her, but the fact that if she came with me,(and Ara and Tolk stayed) she would NEVER see her brother or sister. So, we have to look at it as a whole, not just at her individually. Once they make a final decision about it, I will update you all, but for now, they just are not sure. Regardless of what they decide to do, they will still need passports, so we just will prepare, as if they are going with us.

Pets, we have 3. We are only allowed to bring 2 pets. Originally we were just going to take Julian, give Reci to Jeremy's mom, and Cheryl was going to take Kat. We found out that Jeremy's mother would not be able to take Reci, her landlord said, "NO" to another dog in their home. We began the quarantine process for Julian, as soon as we found out, we had to move. Any animal brought over to England, must be in quarantine for 6 months. Julian was chipped, given vaccinations and his rabies titer was tested. He is good, and will be ready to leave, when we have to. Reci, on the other hand, will not be ready in time. We are trying to figure out, if they can make any kind of exception, and let her go, or if she will need to wait to come with us. My good friend, Cheryl, is still going to take Kat. She has lived with Kat before, so she knows how she is. Plus Cheryl has 2 cats already. We know Kat will be well taken care of.

Cars, we can only take one with us. So, since Jeremy has a brand new car, we will take his. That means, my car will stay here, and either A. be Ara's car, if she decides to stay OR B. we put it in storage. Once we get to England, we will have to take a test (luckily just a written) to obtain our driver's licence. Our car will also need to have the headlights adjusted, so they meet regulations for driving in the UK.

Downsizing....we will need to downsize our belongings, before we leave. We have so much extra, there is just no way we can move it all with us. We will be looking through our stuff this coming weekend, and set aside things, for a garage sale. The houses over there are smaller, we've actually looked at a few...here is an example of a home











Anyway, you get the idea. We have to be careful with what we look at, as some of these homes do not come with things like, dryer vents, stoves, refridgerators...you know, things we will need.

So that is the basics of it...I tend to get pretty stressed out when I think about traveling over, with an infant. Our son will be pretty young still, plus we will have the dogs (Jeremy says the vet will give us something to sedate them) I worry about the huge time difference, and how that is going to mess with our sleep cycles. I also worry about traveling back and forth, with an infant, then toddler, then little kid...then factor in the sleep cycle issues again. Jeremy says I should not worry about these kinds of things right now, but he knows I am a worrier. I worry about the kids. Luckily they have fathers that are very involved and willing to do what they can to make this temporary transition as easy as possible. In the end, that is the only thing that makes me feel a bit better, knowing that this is not a permanent move, its temporary. I know that part of this experience, will be great for the kids. We will get to see so many things. I know they look forward to visiting many of the sites and other countries.

I will try to be better about updating this blog. I always say I am going to, then lots of time passes by and nada!

As for pregnancy...I am entering my 28th week. We are having a son, for anyone that didn't know. I felt great my 2nd trimester, and now I am back to the tired feeling, my back has been hurting me, acid reflux has been annoying, beyond all belief. I am taking Zantac, which seems to help with the flame feeling. I still get the puke that comes up my throat, but it doens't burn as much. I hate sleeping on my side. It feels like my ribs are overlapping each other. It doesn't hurt, its just uncomfortable. I have noticed swelling in my ankles, especially when I get home from work. My baby is very, very active. Every morning when I wake up, he is quiet, as soon as I get up to go pee, he starts moving. I imgaine him in there saying, "Is it time to wake up?!" He loves to hang out on my right side, near my ribs. He is getting so strong. I can see him moving now, and he sure likes to stretch a lot. He is rarely quiet....

Ara, Tolkien and Emma are out of town until the 17th, so its been very boring around here. I miss them a lot. Ara and Tolkien are at camp, and Emma is with her Auntie and Uncle, just visiting. I can't wait till they are back.

I better wrap this one up, I have that Glucose Tolerece Test today... :( I hope I pass!