Life update

I've been avoiding this blog for several months now. I kept telling myself "Don't bother posting to the blog until there's actually something exciting to blog about (i.e. Tim got a job, we found a place out of state to live, etc)". It is now the beginning of July and everything is pretty much the same as it was before...which actually makes me happy. Nothing too stressful. We've made the decision to "stay in the area" for another 6 months or so. Since our lease is up at the end of this month we are going back to plan A: moving in with my mom and brother in McDonough, NY. Tim is going to use the fall semester to officially finish his Masters...which has been a huge relief of stress for both of us. The pressure to finish his thesis, find a job, find a place to live, find a place to have the baby and everything else ALL before the end of July was a bit too much. I'd been STRESSED since May about all this nonsense and then it hit me one day :Why are we rushing this? If he took another semester (which was the original plan anyway) we'd be able to continue getting funding from the school, keep our insurance and he'd be able to keep his flexible schedule which will come in handy once it gets close D-Day and after the baby is born. Phew...a sigh of relief.

So now we are using the next few weekends to move stuff into my moms house. I'd like to take at least 2 carloads of stuff this weekend...just to get an idea of what we can actually use in the house and what we can store away for the next few months. Fun times

On Saturday we will be 25 weeks preggers...which commences my 6th month of pregnancy. I'm loving the fact that I'm 6 months pregnant and everyone keeps saying "Oh Wow, you look so good!"... to which I tell them "just wait til September...I'm sure I wont be looking so good by then".

On a side note: I taught myself how to knit yesterday. Go me! My main drive behind this new crafty endeavor is because I want to be able to knit the baby some wool soakers (diaper covers). I was totally inspired by my friend Kim on that one. Not only are they the best covers (so I've been told by several sources) because the wool pulls moisture away the baby's skin (aka less irritation)...they are BEYOND adorable. I'm going to give myself another week or two or practicing the basics before I begin my first soaker pattern. I need to get the run down from Kim first (aka ask her what exactly I need to complete this project...lucky for me I'll see her on Monday). After I conquer knitting...I want to re-learn how to use a sewing machine (I haven't used one since 8th grade). I think an afternoon or two spent with Susie will help me accomplish that. Hooray for having a seamstress as a mother-in-law!! I'm really looking forward to my journey of craftiness.