Change

I wrote a few days ago about the room changes and re-decorating. Though I am beside myself ready to get things moving and accomplished around here, it is still a bit bittersweet to deal with the change.

Before Isaac was born we decorated his nursery with a farm theme. We basically made everything and since then that has been the decor for his room. For five years, the painted pictures, the wall hangings, and the quilt my Mother made for him have adorned his walls. This weekend it all came down. Isaac immediately asked where I took his cow picture. When I told him that we would be putting in the nursery, he sadly replied, "But that has my love all over it" Guess I am not the only one that is dealing with the effects of change.

I took some pictures of Isaac with his quilt before it gets packed away with our keepsakes. As I said, it has been hanging in his room for over 5 years now. Not once has he been able to cuddle or sleep with it. Not because I am "that kind of Mom", but because it was made with a cheaper red material in parts that bleeds no matter what precautions are taken. I found that out with some other linens we made out of the same material. So to protect my Mother's loving gift to Isaac it has remained out of reach. He again was a little thrown off by the removal of his quilt from his room, but I assured him it would be safe.

He insisted on giving it one good snuggle!!

Julia has struggled on her own with the changes happening around here. Her biggest fear is that her toys will not move with her to her new room. I showed her where we will put her toys and explained that the baby can't play with her "big girl" toys anyway when he is born. She was satisfied with that and is ready for her big girl bed and her shared bedroom with Isaac.

I remember struggling with the sense of change when I was pregnant with Julia. It had been just Gabe, Isaac, and I. I knew that chapter was about to end with the addition of another baby. This time around I have thought about that same scenario but have not struggled with it as much. It will be different when our little boy arrives, but we will get to a day when we look back and can't imagine not ever having him in our family. It is hard for me to imagine what life was like before Isaac and Julia joined our family and I know that will be the same when our baby boy is born.

So here's to change..... bring it on!!!