Life is too short...

A lot has happened since my last post. Joe, Morgan and I have made it back it to our home after 100 days... I unpacked our whole house in record time with assistance from friends and family and a March 7 welcome our baby girl into the world... Abigail enter at 4:07 at 8lbs 6oz. I did end up making changes to my birthing plan but was happy with the outcome. Today she is a month old and started smiling at us and it just takes my breath away.

I also today was reminded that life is too short... a couple people from high school posted that a Luke passed away... my heart dropped wondering if this Luke was the same Luke I dated in high school. I hoped it wasn't he is just a year old then me and I could only image what might have happened... However my worst fear was confirmed and I can't feel anything but shock, sad and in disbelief. This is so strange as we have not spoken or seen each other in years and always in the back of my mind believed that he hates me. I broke up with him when he went to college and I think we dated for about 6 months. We went to prom together and his friends and was just such a nice person. I attended his eagle scout graduation and he was an outdoors guy. He collected rocks, was a heavy weight wrestler and such a gentle giant. I think I even helped him pass our math class (the second time around). Looking back I feel guilt for breaking up with him because he was such I nice person... but the sparks were not there and I don't winter camp or enjoy rocks. However Luke you were a really great guy and I wished nothing but the best for him but I never imagined his life would end so soon and so sudden... So remember to enjoy life to the fullest and never take a day for granted... Luke we love you!!

A Day of Rest!

Friday was a day of rest... I spent the day trying to get rid of the random boxes with the random crap in them... not things your ready to part with but also not ready sure where it should go. I also realized somewhere in my rushing through the boxes I threw out our ultrasound pictures but before we know it we will have this little one with us and know exactly what he or she looks like. I also put some on FB so I don't feel as bad. I also took a look at my wedding dress and it is fairly melted in the middle discolored but not as bad as I was thinking. At this point it is just stuff and at the end of the day I have a loving husband that I am hoping remembers how amazing I looked in it on that wonderful October day!

Morgan (our dog) is now off her doggy food strike... at Grandma's over the last 100 days there was always a full dog dish but here it is 2 bowls, 1 in the morning and 1 at dinner time. She is also very well rested and maybe a little depressed but Morgan and I have been spending a lot of time together and we even took a nap yesterday afternoon.

Seriously!?!

So the massive nesting has been going pretty good... we have unpacked all the boxes of stuff and clothes... and slowly been finding things we will have to have taken back but issues we knew would happen. I also did a massive grocery shopping trip with Joe's Mom and started stocking up our kitchen again... this is for sure going to take some time. In the afternoon my friend L.B. came over and we cooked about 5 meals for Joe to heat up after the baby arrives. They should all be very yummy but it created a second smaller trip to the grocery store. Joe came home and I had told my dad I would help him drop off a car to be worked on. We had some time so we drove up to Target to get hangers which is always that one thing and $100 of other random shit... on our way out of the parking lot to get my dad we were pulling up to take a right just as a car taking a left was hit by another car going straight. Needless to say this left turning car hit my front end and now it is time for another insurance claim. We were all fine, the air bags did not go off and the seat belt did not lock up as we were stopped but we really didn't need something else.

The lady in the car going straight advised she was experiencing chest and neck pain and was taken off in an ambulance. The kid in the other car had a friend come get him as his he could not drive his car. Me on the other hand, 9 months pregnant did not need medical assistance and drove my car home. I am just hoping the insurance adjuster calls soon because this mama needs a rental because Joe needs a car at work if this baby decides to come out anytime soon.

Nesting day #5

Well today was another fun filled day of unpacking and getting my life in order... Today started off with me getting up and 6:30 a.m. as the day was full with J.A. friend from college coming over and Joe's mother. The first to make it over was the direct TV guy to put the dish back on the roof... which was necessary as the whole roof was ripped off. It was sitting on the ground/hanging from cords so it didn't take long to put back up. Then after J.A. showed up the laundry came, they filled 2 closets with hanging clothes in bag with tags and also boxes of clothes as tall as I am (5'7") we unpacked for hours about half way through Joe's mom showed up thank goodness because this Baby was not into the bending, walking, standing... After we finished it was time for lunch as we have no food in the house just yet. We then unpacked the closet full of breakables that were in the china hutch and that was pretty much the bulk of the day. We also visited Joe's sister at her work and had dinner and watched TV for the remainder of the evening. Tomorrow is Wednesday and there is more work to be done... I think I should schedule a day of rest soon : )

7 days till the due date

7 Days... that is it... I have officially been nesting for about 2 1/2 days and now it is time for a slight break. We have unpacked everything our restoration company brought over on Friday and much to our surprise 4 boxes with someone else stuff... scary I hope we get everything back that is ours. The funny part was Joe was trying to convince me it was our stuff and I clearly explained that we don't where glasses like that and the label said it was side table contents from the 3rd bedroom... I think we had seen enough from that box. We also discovered our paper shredder no longer works... I plugged it in all over the basement and nothing... We loved that thing, it was even fancy enough to shred credit cards :( I was also trying out my fancy light I got from Joe's mom for my birthday and was bummed when it didn't light up and the bulb was still intact. We then went to the kitchen and YAY it works... However bad because our two outlets by the fire place do not work. Our restoration company is already walking on eggshells for us so I am sure this will be a joy for them to hear. Anyway back to 7 days, the time is near, things are coming together just in time and I am ready to close this chapter in our married life. This will also be a story that everyone will be talking about forever... for some it is "remember when Joe and Heidi's house burned down and messed up my 'man cave'" and for others it is "remember when Joe and Heidi's house caught on fire and we took them in including the 2 Guinea pigs and there damn dog that ate all the dog food out of every bowl in the house for 2 weeks." For us I hope it is remembered as the time before our baby arrived that prepared us for anything that is thrown at us and made us better people.

Day 100... How is this even possibe

Well the construction is complete... enough to have our belongs brought back to fill our home. Friday afternoon I was advised that the move in was going slower then they thought and so half was delivered and the rest will come in on Monday... and as of today I am 7 days out from my due date. Joe and I spent all day yesterday unpacking. We have gone through everything in the kitchen, master bedroom, the laundry room and part of the family room in the basement. I went through so many boxes throwing away anything I didn't feel we needed and never wanted to move again... Joe and I have been moving annually since college and when we moved into our home last year we thought not for many years again... we were so wrong! The funny thing about this is we have been living 100 days without any of these belongings and most of it has not been missed, so why keep it? I am so happy this is my take on this stuff because I have watched the show Hoards: Buried Alive and something as traumatic as house fire could cause someone to take on these tendencies and lucky for me Joe is finally getting rid of things and going through his belongings as well. My little paper pack rat is moving on :) He got rid of the notebooks from college and as he was going through these papers looked at me and said well where are all your papers... well he was going through his he found a folder with some random art work from a class and a marketing plan in a huge binder... that is all I have from my 4 years because things change that fast and google can help with the rest. Well off to get ready for another day of work and for Joe a McDonald's Sausage egg McMuffin!

disbelief - n. refusal or reluctance to believe

Today is day 97 of living with my parents after our house fire... This has been a project we thought would never end. After a final walk through with the worthless project manager we have finally gotten to the end and should be in our home again tomorrow might... DAY 98!!! I am reluctant to believe this is really happening because it has been a long road that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy (if I had one). I am now 9 days away from my due date and have spent most of my first week on maternity leave struggling to sleep, fighting off a cold and wrapping up this insurance claim from HELL!! I am still crossing my fingers that things go well tomorrow and there are no issues... It would not surprise me if things fall through and have to spend the weekend at my parents and another Nephews and Niece sleepover. Here's to hoping these refugees make it home this weekend and the bun stays in the oven until we are ready, I don't care how uncomfortable I am it is staying put until at least 3/11 if I get any say in it!!!