Oddsmakers favour "Baby Girl" over "New House"
By about 10 days.
We learned today that the new projected "final inspection" date for our house is August 12th. 10 days after Baby Girl is due.
Now - in the grand scheme of things, that is actually pretty darn good - given the number of hiccups and delays encountered recently due to circumstances beyond all of our control (delay in flooring due to moisture content of house; delay in painting due to weather; delay in custom tile shipment, etc. etc.). However it is a bit of a disappointment as we were hoping to be in our new house before Baby Girl made her first appearance in the outside world. Our current house is really really cramped, and not exactly the most comfortable place to live in the middle of summer.
But - now that we know, we can at least make plans. It was always a possibility anyway - the previous projected move-in date was July 29th, 5 days before Baby Girl is due. And if Baby Girl came early then we'd be in the same predicament. It's just more certain now :-)
Of course it is not entirely outside the realm of possibility that they get finished a few days sooner, and Baby Girl decides to be two weeks late. But we're not planning on it ;-)
So just a heads up to our close friends & family out there - we may be a little frazzled in July and August, and likely calling for various sorts of help between now and then(eg moving furniture early to make room for Baby Girl, hiding out at your house on move-in day so that Baby Girl and I are not caught up in the actual moving-in chaos; potentially help unpacking ;-)) We will of course reward you well with ample nourishment and beverage (likely take-out given the state we'll be in but we also promise to have you back for the first big feast cooked in our new kitchen ;-))
Of course we've still got "a ways to go" (hehe - I am the only one who gets to use that phrase, btw, so don't get any ideas. The rule still applies to everyone else. Just one of the benefits of being the pregnant lady ;-)) but the time's going to fly by pretty quickly given the amount of work we have to do to get this place ready to be inhabited by a new little tiny person... I'm getting a little tired just thinking about it ;-)
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Not to worry, whatever Baby Girls decision is we will go with the flow. And we all know it will be her DECISION.
Posted by Margaret on May 24, 2005 10:10 AM.I am staying informed with the two sites. Great job you two. May not be around much, but there in spirit.
Posted by Mike on May 24, 2005 9:16 PM.