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We're mostly unpacked!
The move went surprisingly well. There was some anxiety the day before, over both the amount of time it took to pack everything and the number of boxes. I don't know how we would have managed if the in-laws had not taken Alex out to Long Island for the weekend. Similarly, I don't know how we would have managed if a bunch of friends had not helped us pack everything up, and did some emergency runs with a couple boxes and all the artwork so that we'd have enough boxes day of.
But the moving company showed up on time. They got everything moved ahead of schedule, with nothing broken or lost, and charged basically what they have estimated. It was great.
The last couple days have then been a brutal haze of frantically unpacking and trying to find places for everything we own. At this point, nearly all the boxes have been emptied and disposed of. We've still got some shelves that are unorganized, some objects that do not yet have homes, and some cleaning left to do. We still need furniture on two levels of the house. And none of the art is up yet. But all the living spaces are usable. We even had gaming last night, which went relatively smoothly.
Yay! House!
Meanwhile, ARR is not so sure about this new house thing. The first day, he had fun exploring new things, but when he found something familiar in a place it shouldn't be, this pitiable whine would start in the back of his throat, and he'd slowly turn to us with his eyebrows all scrunched up in anxiety. He's starting to get used to the place, but he's still having trouble getting to sleep, and is waking up screaming in the middle of the night. He wants his monkey all the time instead of just at bedtime, and he's regressed from drinking from sippy cups to mostly just wanting bottles. Hopefully he'll adjust soon and start feeling better.
The move went surprisingly well. There was some anxiety the day before, over both the amount of time it took to pack everything and the number of boxes. I don't know how we would have managed if the in-laws had not taken Alex out to Long Island for the weekend. Similarly, I don't know how we would have managed if a bunch of friends had not helped us pack everything up, and did some emergency runs with a couple boxes and all the artwork so that we'd have enough boxes day of.
But the moving company showed up on time. They got everything moved ahead of schedule, with nothing broken or lost, and charged basically what they have estimated. It was great.
The last couple days have then been a brutal haze of frantically unpacking and trying to find places for everything we own. At this point, nearly all the boxes have been emptied and disposed of. We've still got some shelves that are unorganized, some objects that do not yet have homes, and some cleaning left to do. We still need furniture on two levels of the house. And none of the art is up yet. But all the living spaces are usable. We even had gaming last night, which went relatively smoothly.
Yay! House!
Meanwhile, ARR is not so sure about this new house thing. The first day, he had fun exploring new things, but when he found something familiar in a place it shouldn't be, this pitiable whine would start in the back of his throat, and he'd slowly turn to us with his eyebrows all scrunched up in anxiety. He's starting to get used to the place, but he's still having trouble getting to sleep, and is waking up screaming in the middle of the night. He wants his monkey all the time instead of just at bedtime, and he's regressed from drinking from sippy cups to mostly just wanting bottles. Hopefully he'll adjust soon and start feeling better.
