Movin' on Out

After all that effort, we have now rented a place down South and will be renting out our beautiful baby. We are petrified to do so, but it's what we've decided to do. I am also exactly 7 months pregnant again! That seems to be the marker for when I become inspired to pack up the whole house and move. Our departure is very bittersweet. Photos of the final house sans boxes to come, I promise!

Forgiven

The pods were delivered on Friday and then they disappeared this morning. Genius. Did you ever think this day would come? I have nothing but rave reviews for this whole storage pod business. It's awesome. As much as I love U-Haul, I love not going there even more.

Unpacking is going to be a breeze thanks to my superior labeling technique.

Queen M explores the contents of the pods.

Amazingly enough, Queen M appears to have forgiven me for the torment that we've put her through. She quickly settled in for a cuddle with us.

Both kitties also had a lovely afternoon nap in the sun. Those two have become better buds than either of them will ever admit. This is also a sneak peak at another Craiglist special -- check out those pokey chairs, my sweets. Yes, they are Twister meets Romper Room and I love them!

Poly Poly

Here are the floors with one more coat of polyurethane on them. I'm glad we waited so that they could buff out any scratches. It's pretty incredible, however, that when we pulled up the paper that covered the floors that there wasn't any serious damage. It's so hard protecting the work that you've done while trying to do more!

We did one more coat on Saturday to finish it off. Here is our first piece of real furniture in the house in Cupcake's room!

This is the crib that I insisted on buying about 6 months ago when this nice baby store in Marin was going out of business. It weighed about two tons and sat in the backyard in its cardboard box all these many months through many a rain storm. Amazingly enough, it and the range are in great condition. Hoorah!

Craigslist Bonanza - Stokke Mini Bassinet

For the .001% of you who don't know me, I am 5 months pregnant. Doesn't that make this whole thing that much more fun and exciting? Now that I'm at the halfway mark, I'm finally allowing myself to start thinking about baby gear and supplies. Since it is becoming more and more clear that we may be living downstairs in the studio when the bambina arrives, I have been strategizing with the ever-fabulous Rachel Siegel from Spruce on how to live in a 500 square foot studio with a newborn and a 75 pound dog without losing our minds.

There clearly won't be enough room for a real crib, so I became obsessed with the Stokke bassinet. It is tiny and cute and wheels beautifully from room to room which will be essential while living down there. We snapped up one of these bassinets that normally retails for a hefty amount for just pennies on Craigslist. I am determined to stalk Craigslist to acquire the things we need. I am beyond thrilled that we can accomplish style and function and affordability all at once. Wooooo!