So we're finally settled into the new house. What a whirlwind the last few weeks have been. We would have never made it to completion without the help of our parents. Mine packed the entire time we were in Italy, then Jim's came and packed the week of Thanksgiving right down to the wire.
Sunday was the day we moved out. I was sad to leave our first house in West Lafayette and this house was no different. After dinner Sunday Jim and I went back to pack up final items and clean. We finished up around 9pm and did a walk through... wow, was that emotional. It was really sad and I didn't expect that. I think it was because that was Ava's first home and we have so many wonderful memories from the past 2.5 years from the first day we brought our little 5 pound peanut home to her learning how to walk, to her swinging in the back yard... it's amazing all that can happen in just 30 months.
The good news is that now we're in the new house and the excitement and joy of it has replaced the sadness we felt leaving the old. Ava absolutely loves her new room and her pink big girl bed. Jim and I are really enjoying the openness and all of the nice details throughout the house. We definitely plan on being here for a long, long time and look forward to all the new memories we will create with both Ava and her little sibling.
As soon as we're done unpacking this weekend I'll try to post some pictures (that will be AFTER we get a Christmas tree trimmed!) Merry Christmas!
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