A few months ago my husband and I made the giant decision to put our house on the market and look into moving. The decision was long and difficult as we wanted a bigger and nicer home and a fresh start to leave some bad memories behind. At the same time, it was difficult for us to choose to leave the only home our son has ever known. We finally decided (after discussing on and off for a year or so) that now was the time. We listed our home and about 45 days and 3 offers later we finally sold it. The buyer asked for a 30 day closing, which is quick. We were unable to put an offer on another home until we had an accepted offer on ours so we faced a major time crunch if we wanted to move into a new home without putting everything in storage and living with friends or family for a few weeks.
With 23 days until we had to be out of our current house, we found one we really liked, outbid another offer and had the offer accepted. Better yet - the house we bought was vacant so the seller of that home was accommodate our need for a home in 23 days. The new house is everything we could ask for and more. It's twice the size of our current home and has more bedrooms, a basement and a much bigger backyard. It's been hectic trying to work, pack and handle all of the things necessary to move. We finally moved in on August 24th.
We've been in the new house for almost a month now and we're still getting things settled. One of my first goals was to get Corbin's room painted the same color his room was at the other house and get all of his things back up. It took the entire Labor Day weekend but it's finally finished and everything is as it should be and without planning it that way, I ended up finishing Corbin's room on his 9 month Angelversary.
The Rainbow
Now that we have our dream home, our next plan is to try for a rainbow? Wait, what? A rainbow? How do you try for a rainbow? Think about the times when you see a rainbow. You see them when a storm is still continuing yet the sun is also shining. Parents who have experienced the loss of a child often refer to their subsequent children as "rainbow babies." The "storm" of grief is not over, nor will it ever be, but at the same time, there's hope for a brighter future. We'd like to make Corbin a big brother. If we're blessed to have a rainbow, that child will know all about their big brother Corbin as he will forever be a part of our lives and our family. The journey of having a rainbow is a difficult one. So many things already mess with my mind and I already sit and try to figure out how either of us are going to get any sort of sleep if/when we have our rainbow, as I know one of us will always be watching him/her sleep.
So that's my update on life. We've had many positive things going on, yet the journey is still a difficult one. I hope now that life has calmed down at least a little bit, I'll have more time to write and more feelings to share.
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