Sorry its been quite awhile since our last posting. Quite a few developments have occurred, all positive in the end. The last you knew we were getting ready to move. Here's one last glance back at NJ . . .
[Note - if you click on any pictures on this site it will take you to a new site - www.flickr.com. I've started using this for storing all photo's on-line. Check it out - you might want to start your own account, its very cool.]
The Move
As of September 6th we have a new home! But scratch what you knew about us building a townhouse in South Whitehall. That fell through. Not literally, the place is still being built but will be occupied by someone else at some future date. I'm sure you picked up the implied message - 'still being built.' As mentioned in the last post my Aunt Mary Jane helped us in a pinch for temporary housing letting us stay in her home in PA. At that point in time we thought it would be about 5 weeks or so until our new home was done. A few days after we moved in the builder informs me that the earliest they will be able to deliver is looking like late October. That's right - 'looking' and 'late October.' Not good.
To make a long story short it began sounding like November was a possibility and so on and so forth.
So, within the span of 10 days we did the following:
- cancelled the contract
- went through 12 homes, with Erin in tow, in one day
- did 2nd visits
- made an offer
- sealed up a deal
We ended up better for the experience by finding a townhouse that we both immediately fell in love with that is closer to my work. All in all, it worked out fine. Little bit of uncertainty and transience but we are better for the experience. Our new contact information is the following:
4122 Lalique Lane
Center Valley, PA 18034
(610) 849-0480 [FYI - this number won't be working until next week]
Other developments on a grander scale . . .
Erin is undergoing so many changes this last couple of weeks its hard to keep up!
- She is now sleeping through the night. Solid sleep form 8 PM - 6:30 AM. Yeah!
- She is now taking naps in her crib. Anywhere from 2-3 naps of 1-2 hours in length. Yeah!
- We've started introducing food other than expressed milk. Had her first cereal last week and some squash a few days ago. She seems to like it, but not all the time just yet. I think she is just holding out for a steak. Here she is chomping on some delicious rice cereal:
- Sitting up on her own. She went from being a live Weeble-Wabble to sitting and balancing herself. She looks so proud and smiles when she does this. Here's a nice shot of her sitting up, hanging out with Grandma Menna:
Here are a variety of pictures of Erin with Mom, Dad, etc.
