Breaking News: New Parents Inadvertently Do Something Smart

First, our apologies for the dearth of posts over the past month or so. We have a good reason. Really.

We’ve moved the New Parent household across state lines (provided you consider DC the 51st state). Mom and Penny had been commuting to work/daycare for an hour each way, and we decided that their time would probably be better spent on the playground than in the car. We were shocked when our house sold after only ten days on the market, forcing us to find a new place in a hurry, which we did, closing just over a week after making an offer and finally moving into our new place this past Monday (you can see photos of the new place from the realtor's listing here).

Which brings us to what we accidentally did right. The week before our move to the new house, both new parents were out of town for business. (I know, good timing, right?) That meant Penny had the good fortune to spend much of the week with Grandmom and Grandpa. Before going, we loaded most of her toys into Grandmom’s car, which she delivered to Penny’s room in the new house following the return of the new parents.

When we went over to the otherwise empty house just before the move, Penny was astounded to see that her toys had magically appeared. She “ooohd” and “aahhhd” for at least ten minutes, picking up and examining all of the treasures she hadn’t seen in over a day! Since then, whenever away, she gleefully exclaims, “house!” directing us to go home. I mean, who knows what toys will appear next!

The whole episode seems to prove the theory that parenting is mainly about trial, error, and luck. We probably would never have thought about doing something like this, but it was absolutely perfect. Penny loved the new house before we even moved, so no drama over the transition.

We’re all looking forward to exploring the new hood – plentiful material for future blogs as urban new parents move to the semi-burbs, so stay tuned. We promise to get back to our regular schedule once we get back to our regular schedule!