House Hunting Time

We realized it is time for us to start house hunting again.  Our lease is up in May, and we really need to see if we can afford to purchase a new house.

The most important reason we need to make this work out is that we NEED to have a one-bedroom house now.  This is a non-negotiable at this point.   I don’t care if it is smaller than what we are used to, we need to have everything on one floor.  Hannah is getting too heavy to carry up and down the stairs safely, and she is only going to get bigger and less stable to carry up and down.  Also, having to drag equipment up and down each night is a real pain in the butt.

We need to reduce our monthly rent/mortgage.  We are paying almost 50% more in rent than we would if we purchased a house.

We need to get Ethan and Abby (and ourselves) some STABILITY.   We still have boxes that are not unpacked.  Our house is not really organized like we would like it.  Our logic is that “well, we are going to have to move again soon so why bother.”   Probably a bad attitude, but with everything else going on and knowing that we aren’t here for good, we just have not really settled into this place as a “home.”

Lastly, we need to get Hannah her own room.   We have a room right now that was supposed to be Hannah’s, but it is too small for a dresser, crib, AND a single bed.   Because we want her to be in her own room, that means I will need a bed (preferably at least a full size) to do my night nursing on or if we eventually get an actual night nurse.   Also, with Hannah starting to outgrow her crib, we need to start thinking about other options.  Because she is less mobile than she used to be, a full-size bed with side rails might work temporarily.

However, we are just not sure if we are in a financial position to purchase a house this summer.   Thank GOODNESS our house in Texas is sold and that is done, even if it was at a small loss (better than a big loss!).   But for now, we need to go through the motions in finding out what we need to see if we can do it or if we are going to have to wait another 6 months to a year or so.

Keeping my fingers crossed!