New Year. That might be the end of the "news" for some people this year. It certainly has been for us the past few years. But not 2009. Oh no, 2009 will bring many "news" for us. New Year, New baby, New city, New house (or very, very small apartment), New school for Dan, New school for Connor, New job for Jill (or lackthereof)... completely New way of living. And oh man are we excited.
So to continue from where I left off last time... we decided about 6 hours after Dan got the call of acceptance that USCF is the place where we belong. We knew whichever decision we made we would be missing out on a little something at the other place. But, after talking for a little bit (Dan wearing the famous UCSF School of Dentistry sweatshirt the whole time) we decided that there is no price to put on being a drive away from family. If it were just the two of us, we would probably be headed to sunny Arizona in July (or maybe not, San Fran would be a pretty cool place to live sans kids). But, it's not just us. Ask Connor any time of the day, any day of the week what he would most like to do and he will tell you go to Grammy and Pa's house and/or play with his cousins (Coleton, Spencer or Ethan... he's not picky). Dan and I both really feel it's important for him to grow up with a strong tie to his extended family and cousins. This is a priority to us that tops most anything. And, living in San Fran will make it that much easier to maintain those strong ties. Plus, uh hello, I'm going to have another baby in July...I'm gonna need my mama nearby!!!
We're also both pretty excited to experience "city life" (ask me how much I like it after trying to park my car for 2 weeks... my excitement might dwindle a little). We've been subarb kids our whole lives and walking to grocery stores and restaurants and taking public transportation to get places sounds pretty foreign to us. We're ready for a change though and can't wait to see what it's like. We are going to downsize our living situation by 2/3 and increase the payment by $200 a month. Something not right about that... but again, it's the experience.
Speaking of experience, I've started the search for a preschool for Connor. Holy cow, preschool in a big city is a whole different ball game. We're talking waiting lists that children get put on when THEY ARE BORN!!! And monthly costs in the neighborhood of $300-$600 for 2-3 half days a week. Yeah, did I mention we're made of money too? There are TONS of preschools in the city so that's good, but I have no idea if I'll be able to get him in somewhere. I'm not overly concerned with it because if he doesn't get in, it won't be for lack of trying on my part (and he will still have an extra year before he starts kindergarden). And, I will be home so I don't need it as childcare. I just see how much he loves the program he is in now and I want that experience for him next year too. We'll see I guess...
More tidbits...
Heard baby's heartbeat via the doppler at the OB's for the first time yesterday. What a great, great sound.
It's been WONDERFUL having Dan home these past few weeks. I really, really, really have a great husband (in case you forgot).
Headed to Disneyland and San Fran next week. Gonna spend some time with Mickey and then head to our soon-to-be-home city. Can't wait for our little family vacation.
As long as baby cooperates, we should know the gender around the last week of January. Yea, yea, yea!!
As I turn the corner into the second trimester, I am feeling a little more human again. I remember now what it feels like to not want to puke all day!!
Welp, that's all for me today. Hope everyone had a great, great holiday!
Loves to all!
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2 comments:
have fun on your trip-i'm missing our emails.
I can't tell you how excited your mom is that you decided on San Francisco. It would have been great no matter which school you picked but I do like the closer choice. It will be fun being part of the new experience driving there on my days off or you guys coming here.
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