The Pagan Post: Home, Sweet Home

After 10 long days away from home, Jeremy, Charlotte, Abbey and I have moved back! For those that didn't hear, Jeremy and I were fortuitous enough to get to have our hardwood floors refinished. This was one of the projects that I had most wanted to do since we purchased the home, so needless to say I was ecstatic when we finally had the time and finances to do it. The only problem was we had to relocate everything we own into our family room (the only room with carpet in the house) and we had to be away from the home until it was finished. A huge thank you to Dave and Debb for allowing us to take over their spare room (and bathroom, and laundry room, and living room, and....). The floors are absolutely beautiful; brand new! The house; however, is a disaster! Everything is covered in dust, and all our furniture is still in the family room, where it will stay until Jeremy installs the baseboards. And the whole family is living in the nursery. But, that is just fine with me because we are getting so close to finishing this, now almost 3 year long, remodel! I am so thankful to have this beautiful home to call our own. We have had such a wonderful time working on this house, learned so much about home ownership, and really gotten to enjoy the fruits of our labor. Jeremy has become the most incredible handy-man. He enjoys the work so much that he considers flipping homes in the future as a hobby. And he is so talented! Our home is as beautiful as it is because of his perfectionism and hard work. There really is no place like home.
In Charlotte news, my little sweet girl continues to delight me every day. She is all smiles, all the time. She did so well during our time away, a very easy going baby. But, I do think she was relived to be home as well; she missed her mobile! She is growing steadily, just about ready to move up to 3-6 month clothing. Most of the 0-3 still fit, but starting to get a little tight. Definitely by 4 months. She sleeps every night from about 7:30 pm to 7:30 am, give or take 1/2 hour. During the day she eats every 3 hours and sleeps about an 1 1/2-2 hours in between. We walk every morning and she is finally able to stay awake for the majority of the walk. I talk to her the whole time about the trees and the birds and the wind. We sing songs and rejoice in God's creation. What a beautiful planet we live on. Not to mention the glorious weather! She is finally starting to figure out she has arms and can move them at will. She is batting a little bit at toys (not reaching or grabbing; more like swinging at them). She has no interest in rolling over, but I do try and do a little tummy time with her each day. Being the huge Packers fan that she is, she thoroughly enjoyed her first Super Bowl. She loves to stand up and look around and will freely give huge smiles to anyone willing to look at her. My errands take much longer now because I have to stop and let her smile at every person who takes notice of her. A good reason to slow down, indeed.