Tomorrow...

For months we have been talking about putting our house on the market. We have a lovely home now, and this week marked 7 years that we've been here. In those 7 years we've accumulated a lot of things, most recently tons and tons of baby clothes, toys and other random baby gear. Each day we feel like we are slowly growing out of this home as we seem to have no storage space for anything. Our small attic is full, and all our closets are jam-packed with things. We also hope to have another baby soon, and there is definitely not room for a 4th person. Yes, our starter home of 1845 sq feet, 3 beds and 2 baths is just not large enough to support our growing family.

Tomorrow is the day we put our house on the market. Its scary, especially in this economy. I worry that our house won't sell, or we won't get near what we are asking for it. We haven't started officially looking for a new house yet because we want to have a contract on this house before we actively pursue something. Its the smartest thing for us to do because we do not want to have 2 mortgages. And this way, if the house doesn't sell, or I get laid off (God forbid!) we can take the house off the market and stay put. We really have nothing to lose so we are going for it. Our realtor is a good friend of ours and he thinks we will be lucky. In our entire neighborhood there is not one 1-story home available for sale. He said many small families are looking for a 1-story and they are at a premium right now. So keep your fingers crossed that it won't take too long.

This week has been crazy as we were working to de-clutter and get the house ready. And poor Jordyn has a double ear infection so we've been dealing with that on top of everything else. I am exhausted. Tomorrow our realtor and photographer are coming to take photos of the house to include with the listing. I hope they turn out OK. Wish is luck!

Uncle Larry

Jordyn's Uncle Larry came to visit from NY last week. She's lucky to have a very cool 19 year old uncle! We had lots of fun visiting all his favorite restaurants - Jordyn now loves the Salt Lick as much as he does! Here is a pic of him reading "Five Silly Monkeys" to her on the night he arrived.

Back to Reality

Tomorrow we officially will take down Christmas 2008. All the ornaments and Christmas/Hanukkah decorations will be put away, the tree will come down, the lights outside will be packed, and it will all go up in the attic until next year. It always makes me sad to do this because the holidays are so festive, and the house always looks warm and inviting. But we had a great Christmas and holiday season, so at least those memories will make me happy! I've been off work for 2 weeks and Monday I have to go back to reality. Its been really nice having this time off to spend with Jordyn - I could totally get used to being a stay at home mom.

I can't believe its 2009 already. 2008 was a great year - so many milestones with a new baby and happy times for our family. I have big plans for 2009. I plan to finally decide once and for all what I want to do with my career. March will mark 9 years at this company, and after all this time I feel nothing. I have no passion for my job or my industry and I really need to take a look deep within myself to see what I want. See end sentence in above paragraph. If only it was a paying job I would take it in a second. This year we also plan to work on Baby #2. I am not sure what secondary infertility we will encounter this time around so we are going in with an open mind and will hope for the best. Finally, we plan to upgrade our living arrangements and move into a larger home. After Jordyn's birthday and Christmas, we are slowly realizing our lovely starter home is just too small for a growing family of 3. We need more space, more storage, more closets, and a play room for all Jordyn's crap. We are excited about moving and found a new house we love. We are terrified to sell our present house because of the current state of the market, especially since we are not interested in having 2 mortgages. So we will wait and see how things go - the plan is to put our house on the market within the next month. Lots of change and excitement on the horizon.

For my last dose of the holiday season, I will leave you with my favorite picture of Jordyn from Christmas. This was taken the day after Christmas and Jordyn was in her new Nutcracker PJs. She had on a elf hat from her PJs the night before and is so excited to be playing with her new toys.

Hope you all had a great holiday and wishing you all the best for 2009.