Empty Nest
Oct. 13th, 2017 07:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bjarvisThe kids have moved out.
Maurita along with her two year old daughter Elodie had moved in with us at the end of July so that she would have an adult near her 24/7 during a pregnancy which we knew would be challenging. Not only did we want to be on hand if she had a medical emergency, but she needed rest to help ensure running to full term, and assistance in caring for Elodie as her new baby was growing and making physical movement difficult.
In time, Edwin arrived, and we then helped Maurita with the new baby and caring for Elodie while she recovered from a c-section.
And during all of this, they sold their old house in Prince George's County, Maryland, and moved into a new house in Montgomery County, near us. There was work required to pack up the entire household and unpacking it at the new house.
We have reached that point however, where our assistance is no longer required on the same scale. Maurita is out of danger and has recovered from her delivery, the new baby is doing supremely well, Elodie is as delightful as ever, and their new house is slowly getting to look more like a home as each additional box is unpacked. In short, mission accomplished.
For us, it's another moment of transition. It was never a bother to have them living with us, but now I don't need to sneak into the house for fear of waking up the children during a nap or at bedtime. We aren't going to have Elodie's toys everywhere, or cajole her to collect them up before bedtime. Laundry is a smaller operation now. Even our sleeping arrangements are massively simplified. And I don't have to take regular breaks to change diapers. And dear god, I want that diaper pail in the powder room gone.
And while in theory I can now walk to the bathroom in the middle of the night without putting on pants, we have a house guest for a few days so that particular victory parade will have to wait until next week.
I'm sure we'll be babysitting once or twice per week in the near future until Elodie starts pre-school, and Edwin is past all of his early development medical checkups & vaccinations. I can handle this.
Maurita along with her two year old daughter Elodie had moved in with us at the end of July so that she would have an adult near her 24/7 during a pregnancy which we knew would be challenging. Not only did we want to be on hand if she had a medical emergency, but she needed rest to help ensure running to full term, and assistance in caring for Elodie as her new baby was growing and making physical movement difficult.
In time, Edwin arrived, and we then helped Maurita with the new baby and caring for Elodie while she recovered from a c-section.
And during all of this, they sold their old house in Prince George's County, Maryland, and moved into a new house in Montgomery County, near us. There was work required to pack up the entire household and unpacking it at the new house.
We have reached that point however, where our assistance is no longer required on the same scale. Maurita is out of danger and has recovered from her delivery, the new baby is doing supremely well, Elodie is as delightful as ever, and their new house is slowly getting to look more like a home as each additional box is unpacked. In short, mission accomplished.
For us, it's another moment of transition. It was never a bother to have them living with us, but now I don't need to sneak into the house for fear of waking up the children during a nap or at bedtime. We aren't going to have Elodie's toys everywhere, or cajole her to collect them up before bedtime. Laundry is a smaller operation now. Even our sleeping arrangements are massively simplified. And I don't have to take regular breaks to change diapers. And dear god, I want that diaper pail in the powder room gone.
And while in theory I can now walk to the bathroom in the middle of the night without putting on pants, we have a house guest for a few days so that particular victory parade will have to wait until next week.
I'm sure we'll be babysitting once or twice per week in the near future until Elodie starts pre-school, and Edwin is past all of his early development medical checkups & vaccinations. I can handle this.
