So, a general update that I’ve been meaning to do since Easter.
We are all doing well. The biggest news is that we are moving into another (much nicer) apartment on the other side of Manhattan. Unfortunately this move is going to be quite crazy as there is an 11 day gap between move-out and move-in. David and Marguerite (Tim’s parents for those of you who are unfamiliar) have been kind enough to offer their guest room to us for that week and a half or so.
The really good news about this move is that our rent and utilities will be going down and we will be moving into an apartment that a) is designed to be a home (rather than a dormitory as this current apartment is) and b) will have brand-spanking new carpet (I’ve been rather concerned about what Eliza will be exposed to with this very old and dirty industrial-grade carpet when she becomes mobile).
Packing is just exhausting, but it is coming along – I am sorry if I seem quite remote to people right now, my energy just seems completely drained from packing and getting this apartment ready to move out of.
Tim is doing well – work wears on him, but he did just get a pretty decent raise, so he doesn’t feel quite as under-appreciated as he used to. He also volunteered to take over the night shift, so he has a rather predictable schedule, which is nice.
Eliza has become such a character. She now knows both smiling and pouting (and seemingly the exact timing to make those effective), she has discovered her hands (she likes to hold them together, and just in the last day or two she has become fond of holding onto her plastic key-ring and shaking them like they are a rattle), she has decided her voice is the most amusing thing to play with (she loves to chatter, and sometimes it seems like she is trying to figure out how to sing) and she has become extremely strong (she can push her head, shoulders, and chest off the floor when doing tummy-time, and has great control with moving her arms and legs, and arching her back while Tim makes her “fly”)
So that is pretty much all that is happening in our lives right now, most of it isn’t all that exciting, but life certainly isn’t all that bad. I did, however, manage to delete all of the photos that were on my camera about a week ago (I’m still mourning that moment), so please blame the lack of updated photos on that horrific moment.
P.S. I wanted to say Happy Birthday to Grandpa Erb, Mary Ann and Bonnie, all who had birthdays very recently.
