Sunday, November 29, 2009

Transitions

Michael and I are all over the place right now.

Here are the transitions that we're in the midst of:
  • Moving from the home where we've started off our loving marriage, into the home where we will begin to raise our family;

  • Supporting Michael's parents as they courageously leave McLean for Austin, Texas, and yet grieving a bit as we lose our home base in Northern Virginia;

  • Relinquishing our independent, 20-something selves to become 30-something parents to our beautiful baby girl;

  • Saying goodbye to my grandmother; and

  • Saying goodbye (temporarily) to the petite - and generally speaking comfortable - body I've maintained in order to become very happy parents.
There's obviously much more joy in here than sorrow. But we are in the difficult phase - thinking about many of these transitions before they actually occur. Stressing about movers and paint colors and sleep deprivation before enjoying new routines and loving smiles and three bedrooms. Michael and I are eager to see the comfort we've established in January, and even more thrilled for our little girl to join our lives.

There's lots floating around in my mind about all of these things, but I seem too overwhelmed to really put those down on paper (or computer screen). We'd appreciate prayers for peace and patience!

2 comments:

The Taylor Three said...

Well, you have our prayers and even when baby girl Dunn arrives you will always be in transition from one stage to another. You learn to live that way and even look forward to the transitions. You will be great parents and it's just another step on the ladder...many more to come for us all. Grandma's life taught us that for sure!

Di said...

You're going to be such wonderful parents. All three of you are in my prayers. And as a veteran of plane trips to Austin (well, TX, but during our courtship Stephen and I had an Austin/NYC relationship), it is one of the absolute best places to visit after stresses in NYC. And the food is totally sublime. Thinking about you all.