What was I thinking?! Rant about the timing of it all ...

browneyes_326

Hi ladies,
I'm still new here and I hate to start with a rant but if anyone will understand its you ladies.

So we're moving in 6 days ... I've moved twice at 36 and 32 weeks pregnant so of course I thought moving in the first trimester would be cake! Except I forgot that I feel so horrible at this time ... I get super fatigued, all day MS and this weird out of breath, shaky, weak feeling off and on all day.

So the move ... Is not a moving across town, have few days to move kinda thing. A truck will show up on Monday and pack everything they find in the house with frightening speed ... Yes, frightening b/c if you're not on their heels they'll pack that suit case you ment to keep or those important docs you forgot to hide in the car or even a garbage can full of garbage LOL..

We are moving across country and I'll need to think ahead (my brain is scrambled eggs right now!) as to what I, my DH, DS & DD will need for the next 2 months and make sure it fits in our two cars.
We won't see our things again until July 13th in Alabama (in the summer, in the south ekk ... Oops off subject!)

In the mean time we'll live a in temporary place for 6 weeks and then drive from CA to AL ... In seperate cars (whose idea was that?!)

I'm feeling over emotional & anxious

Oh and ps I'm a control freak and have anxiety if I am not the one to pack & organize everything ... Sigh

Thanks for 'listening' and I hope you are all doing well!

sidey1

I feel your pain, moving by the end of May, fortunately only a few blocks away, but the thought of even having to pack one single thing stresses me out beyond belief. We moved last May as well and luckily downsized alot at the time, so I'm really hoping it's not as bad. If we didn't need the extra space and this new place hadn't literally dropped in our laps I would not being doing this! Wishing you luck with everything!

browneyes_326

Thanks for commiserating It helps.
And honestly I don't think it matters how far you move, it all sucks. B/c on one hand we have movers doing the heavy lifting and I'm sure you're doing in it on your own ... And then on the other I need to plan for those two in between months w/o our stuff ... It's a pain no matter what! Lol ... Good luck to you guys! It will be so worth it

kimb311

Are you military? It sounds like all of our PCS. They actually packed the garbage from a trash can in the bedroom last time. We did a similar move 3 years ago, where we had 2 months between packing and unpacking. I feel your pain.

KaLikeAWind

I'm a military spouse, and it does sound a lot like a PCS. Those dudes descend on your house like a whirlwind and pack everything. We always put the stuff we wanted to transport ourselves in the bathroom (usually piled in the tub) and shut the door and tell the movers not to pack anything in that room at all (move all the bathroom stuff to be packed to just outside the door). I've never done it with children (this baby cooking is my first) so we were always able to kinda hobo it (we would pack like 3 changes of clothes and just wear one outfit for days and camp along the way).

But despite the carefree sounding way we had it, it IS very stressful. Just the two of us would still have a bunch of stuff we didn't trust the movers with (essential documents, my husbands uniforms, cat food and meds, the cats themselves, sleeping bags and air mattress for camping along the way and a place to sleep once we arrived at our new house...). Last time we moved the movers were OVER 30 DAYS LATE delivering our stuff.

I remember my 1st trimester, I was exhausted all the time, and dizzy frequently. At least I was spared MS, but all the same I definitely would be stressing doing it all at that time. But one thing I have learned talking to these ladies and all the other established moms, you moms are tough and make it work when I (my childless so far self) would think I would just roll over and die. I'm sure you will make it work out, and will rock the challenge. Sorry for the stress of it all, tho

kimb311

We drove from New Jersey to Texas with 3 dogs two cars and a one year old. Nightmare! And this time our pcs will be when this baby is 4-5 months old. Kill me now

jerseygirl227

I'll be movging at the end of this month, so I hear ya!  Fortunately, it will be right around the corner.  Still, packing is gonna be a pain.  Plus, I am a "do-er" so I'm not sure how I will handle not being able to help so much.

I've moved across the country once, but it was just me and my cat.  Still, not having all your stuff is a pain. Try to go with the flow.  (Easier said than done, I know.)

browneyes_326

Thanks ladies! Words of encouragement are greatly appreciated!
@kimb311 and @mellymar you got it, this is a PCS all the way
Our first 2 as a married couple were overseas and back so you'd think this is no sweat ... 3-4 months w/o your stuff those 2 times! But now w/ a 5yo, 2yo & one on the way ... Yikes. But hey, I do know military fams w/ 4+ LOs so what am I complaining about, right?!!
And mellymar, great idea about the bathroom!! I will totally use that! I will even lockthe door so no mistakes are made last time I had a designated 'do not pack' corner of the room ... It got packed anyway ha!

I will be feeling much better by Tuesday when it's all loaded on the truck

niknak1208

Ugh. That would stress me out for sure!! We had our house listed and we were iffy about taking it off the market because we were just starting to get showings but I just couldn't do it. I couldn't handle getting the house ready and kids and animals out by myself for showings and I was having nightmares about ending up at my MIL"s during my maternity leave so we just pulled it off the market for now.  We have 2 kids at home and a 3 bedroom so we had to do some room shifting. We moved our master bedroom to the basement which was just remodeled and finished a year ago so that's fine but moved DD to our old master so the baby could have the nursery. Even doing that was overwhelming. There was just so much crap in every room!  It's still not fully complete.  I've been washing baby stuff and trying to get the room ready. I'm still not done. DD still isn't sleeping in her big girl room.. she's been with us in our bed because her room isn't quite ready yet. I keep catching DS in there sleeping because there's still a flat screen tv on the wall! he must be sneaking in during the night at some point! 

Good luck to you!!  I hope it at least goes smoothly and you start to feel better. my first trimesters are always tough so I can only imagine!! 

browneyes_326

@niknak1208 you gave me a good laugh about your DS and sneaking in the room with the TV! Our DS has been sneaking around the house at all hours ... I woke up at midnight to find the kitchen in disarray ... And DS awake in his bedroom. He had found the iPad, started a movie and was happily sitting there with bowl of cereal (no milk) that he had to of climbed up the pantry to get! I didn't know if I should laugh or get mad! Lol