It has been a very busy 6 months!  Emma was born in April, and you would not believe how much it changed my way of thinking.  There’s something that happens to a dad when he holds his daughter for the first time.  It’s hard to describe, but a new sense of protection kicks in.

Before Emma was born, our plan was to stay in the Waterford house for 3-5 years, then move to a house in a better school district.  After she was born, I immediately began re-thinking that, and ultimately decided we needed to move in 2014.

Let’s recap how things went after Emma arrived:
April – Emma is born
May – Contacted our realtor to look at listings and see what might be available to buy.  The real-estate market looked the healthiest it has since 2007, so we decided to list our house for sale.  This started the mad dash to get the house ready to sell. (keep in mind, we have a newborn baby to take care of, too.)
June – Continued work on the house.  Paint, counters, flooring… you name it.  We crammed 3 years worth of renovations into 8 weeks.
July – Finally listed the house for sale mid-July!  We were lucky, we didn’t miss the summer selling season.  We got accepted an offer on the house towards the end of the month, and started packing (ugh!)
We still haven’t found a great house to buy ourselves, so we start leaning towards new construction.  We had already found a great lot in a new subdivision, and it’s looking even better  now!
August – Decision Time:  we closed the deal for a new construction on the lot we loved.  Now comes the drudgery:  pack, move, repeat.  As it turns out, we have a TON of stuff.  Thanks to all the friends and family that helped us get this move completed.  We closed the sale on the Waterford house at the end of the month and were finally out of there.  Now we just have to wait 12 months for our new house to get built.