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“A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014.”
Poet: she ran around the empty house and asked me at least ten times: “Dis our new house?”We are literally in between two houses and I am exhausted and sore. Daniel has packed about 90% of our belongings while I have pottered and organised, sitting down as much as possible. There’s so much more I could say but…I’ll leave it for later.
Moving whilst pregnant with third child. Not sure I’d recommend it.
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How special the excitement of a new home…look forward to seeing more of it. Xxx
Hang in there, Jodi. Thinking of you lots.
Ronnie xo
Regular nesting is exhausting enough – hope you're all settled soon. X
Moving and pregnancy never go hand in hand. Emotions + exhaustion + the unknown + packing ++++ wah. Hope it passes quickly and you're able to start nesting soon.
Moving at the best of time is exhausting let alone pregnant. Take regular breaks and once you are in you'll be able to make it a home. Regards Kathy A, Brisbane
I can so understand! I'm gonna be about 8m preg when we move in a few weeks!! All I want to do is nest….. I'm having a home birth too so will need new midwifes too… Soooo stressful xxx
Hopefully you are at the point where you can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
We have been renovating though out this entire pregnancy and it has been so challenging.
We moved out of our house and then back too early in and so didn't have hot water or access to half the house (including the kitchen) for a while.
It was exhausting and stressful and unsettling.
I am now in the home stretch of the pregnancy (unfortunately not of the renovation) and am trying to nest as best I can…although the heat and knowing that it will all be undone when the next stage of the renovation starts are knocking the urge out of me a bit!
Good luck!
Oh Jody, your new house: it seems so natural-looking (beautiful mix of wood and white). And I can also see a fascinating beautiful door in the background.
ps We moved when our third child was 4 months old and so many times I wished we had moved when I was still pregnant: I just couldn't manage breastfeeding and settling good routines with our new baby with such a earthquake which I consider a removal to be.
So I know: it must be really exhausting now but think you'll have everything done when the baby will arrive. And that's just beautiful.XX
Beautiful picture, I'm sure she is loving running around an empty house.
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Ohhh Jodie – you're doing a great job juggling all you are! I'm 19 wks along and moving house in two weeks – I think the excitement of moving out of a share-house arrangement into our place outweighs the stresses of actually moving.
The new house looks as tho it has some great character and a lovely old feel to it, these places really feel like a comforting home when you have settled in all your belongings, I can only imagine the peaceful, calming or energising "vibe" it will have as the weather changes around it.
The cladding behind Poet is a very thin plywood called "Random Groove" it is easy to wipe clean as it is, but it looks lovely painted white, especially with wooden floors.
Sorry you are going through a tiring time just now, but a friend who has moved both ways says with baby still onboard is much easier than managing the move with a small baby to feed, change, settle etc. all with lack of sleep thrown in.
I am sure your parents will be happy to help in any way, so just do what you can and look after yourself. What a joy to be moving to the beach, such a healthy and laidback life…..have fun.
ooo, just think of that hop skip (waddle) to the beach when you're all unpacked 🙂
hope it goes well jodi x
I moved while pregnant with help. Then on my own with a 18 month old (Justin had volunteered to photograph and orphanage in Cambodia). I will pick the moving pregnant any day
I hope you all settle in quickly and that you get some rest x
Oh I understand your exhaustion! In April this year we moved when I was 37 weeks pregnant (although I only had one existing child then, not two like you!). We'd spent the previous six months bunking in with my mother-in-law and sleeping on a terribly unsupportive foam mattress – just wonderful with a huge baby bump in tow! Baby #2 made his arrival in my 38th week. Just in the nick of time 😉
Good luck with finishing off the last of your move, and my advice would be to just aim to unpack maybe 3 or 4 boxes a week. Little by little!
Big, BIG virtual hug from me, Jodi.
You're doing an amazing job.
Ronnie xo
I moved house whilst 8 months pregnant with my third and would definitely not recommend it!!
I am a new blogger and want to join in, but don't see much point for just 5 weeks 🙁 Will this project continue in 2015?
Beautiful photo, I also dont recommend moving 2 days after having baby Three, all you can do is watch while everyone else moves your belongings & then all you can do is watch while everyone puts together all your belongings.