Before and After

Once the date of our move was confirmed, my life felt divided into Before March 14 and After March 14. I spent much of March with a sort of permanent lump in my throat, knowing each time I did something or visited with someone, it would be a Calgary last. Leaving Calgary was as hard as I knew it would be, and while my heart is filled everyday as I watched Jack and all his family fall in love with each other, it doesn't take away the sudden moments of homesickness for everyone and everything we've left behind.

It's hard to believe March is already over and we've been in Ottawa for more than three weeks. Jahn has started work, we're settling into a routine, and Jack is growing by leaps and bounds. When I named this blog, I had no idea how appropriate the title would be for describing life with a baby. Everyday brings something new with Jack. One day he's lying flat on his back, the next, he discovers his toes and holds on to them non-stop, turning himself from a line into a dot. He's made some big changes in the few short weeks we've been here: he sits on his own (though, as Jahn said, "I wouldn't sit Humpty on a wall quite yet"), he has developed a love of food (especially things he shouldn't have ...yes chocolate croissant, I'm looking at you) and, most miraculously, he will now go to bed NOT in someone's arms. I love my son, but being able to spend the evening as an adult without a baby in my arms has been amazing. Now we just have to get him sleeping longer at night.

Jahn and I have also started the house hunt. Details to follow...