25 weeks 4 days

On an impulse, Jesse and I went down to New York this weekend. We were going to go next weekend for a moving party, but got an invite Thursday evening to head down on Friday. So, after work, an oil change, and packing we got in the car and headed down. Jesse and I have experienced some horrific driving situations in Connecticut and New York - but let me tell you...this drive was AMAZING! In 2.5 hours we arrived at the brand new Chasse homestead in New York. We also found a Starbucks enroute that is conveniently located right off the highway.

We got the grand tour and enjoyed each others company that evening before going to bed around midnight. It was an awful night's sleep. Jesse was sick and popping Chloraseptic lozenges like it was candy. Pop, suck, pop, suck. Jake was pacing and unsettled. Then, the wake up time for the boys was 6:15, and consequently we gals were up too. I got some snuggle time with Kara before we finally roused for breakfast.

We were out the door and exploring their new terrain to find adequate shopping bright and early. In fact we were in the Walmart parking lot by 8:30 realizing that other stores we would need to go to wouldn't be open for a bit. The boys were doing the heavy work at Home Depot and packing and moving boxes. By 11:30 all of the shopping was complete and Kara and I had made a bed of pillows and blankets on their family room floor whilst watching Knocked Up (which is fairly appropriate for both of us).

By 4:30, the boys had taken down a dozen or so trees and we had ordered dinner from an amazing local restaurant that served comfort food and whose slogan was "Put some south in your mouth". At some point, we will buy one of the t-shirts with that slogan. By 6:00 Lion King was on TV and the boys were outside shooting cans, tin, and a cat (photo). By  7:45 the movie was over, all the songs were sung by Kara and I, and we were realizing that it would not be OK to go to bed before 9:00...being the adults that we are. So, we toughed it out until 9:20 and then all of us shuffled and fell in to bed.

This morning Kara and Matt cooked up a great breakfast, we snapped a belly photo (to come when internet is added to the new homestead), got a photo of the happy new homeowners outside of their house, and headed back. I'm happy to say we made it home in LESS THAN 2.5 hours (yes, Jesse drove fast, but he kept pace with everyone else). Since getting home, I have done a few loads of laundry, grocery shopping, watched a movie, and snuggled with Jake (who is EXHAUSTED!). We have a fire blazing and both of us are yawning up a storm. Jake is in the midst of a pretty intense dream as I type including noises and full body movement...on the couch between Jesse and I.

In other news - I am officially unable to fit into my own t-shirts and have began wearing Jesse's. Additionally, I have taken all "big kid" poops this week, where as the last 12+ weeks have merely been tiny nuggets that come in 2's and 3's. It's good to get cleaned out!