Listing, Selling, Buying, and Moving

Before we even told a lot of people that we were pregnant, we listed our house for a couple reasons:

1. We wanted somewhere that was going to function for our dogs and a baby (more on the dogs coming in another post…) because we felt our current home wasn’t set up properly.

2. My husband has wanted an acreage forever. When we bought our first home, we looked at acreages as well but I wasn’t ready for one. Since we had the dogs and now a baby on the way, I felt like it was time.

Listing a home in October isn’t an ideal time, but we felt we had to do it anyway. Our realtor was amazing and very helpful. He didn’t know the news, and unfortunately we never got to tell him as he passed away before our house sold.

We had showings and there was always something “wrong” with our house. The kitchen was too small, the garage was detached, or there weren’t enough bedrooms. This became frustrating because they weren't changes we could make - we couldn’t just attach a garage to our house!

Finally, in February when I was about 6 months along, we got an offer on our house. Even though we hadn't yet found an acreage that was suitable for us, we accepted the offer.

Last picture in our old home!

By the beginning of March, everything was finalized for new owners to move in to our home on April 1 and I was becoming increasingly nervous that we wouldn’t find a home. I was determined to find a place to call home before the baby arrived.

Meanwhile, we also had to pack up our home. Being pregnant, I wasn’t able to help out as much as I would have liked to, which was difficult for me. Thankfully my husband, dad, and our friends didn’t mind doing the majority of the packing and moving work. We loaded 98% of our belongings up into two utility trailers. All we kept for our move was some clothes, entertainment things such as books and video games, and what we needed for our animals. It was really tough deciding what was a necessity and what could be packed up.

It was March 6 when our realtor called us and said that there was an acreage about to come on the market and she thought we’d love it. Even though it was only a few days, it felt like FOREVER after our house was officially sold. She didn’t know much about it other than it was a wee bit over our price range. I immediately said we would go look at it. We booked in to see it for the coming Tuesday.

When we drove up the driveway, I loved it immediately. Walking in the front door and saying “uh-oh”, the realtor asked my husband what was wrong, to which he replied “oh she just loves it already”. The big entranceway, high ceilings, combined kitchen/living/dining area upstairs were all amazing, as well as the walk out basement and hot tub (a bonus!). I knew it was the one and was terrified to lose it. I knew I wanted THIS place for our growing family.

View out our front window.

There were a few other showings on the same day, as they were just doing one day of showings. We put an offer in on the same day we saw it. The next day, they had our offer plus one more, the other one being stronger. I felt such a connection to the house, I wrote a letter to the owners to help our offer be more appealing. I could not lose this house. Ultimately, they chose our offer and I was thrilled!

However, we had a move in date of May 2…which meant we needed a plan of where we were going to live for 5 weeks with 2 dogs and a cat. This plan was to live at my husband’s grandma’s acreage. Since I wanted a bit of space and privacy, we borrowed my sister’s 27 foot camper and lived in that for 5 weeks - and by lived I mean mostly hang out, get ready, and sleep. We had no cell phone service or internet out there - quite a different way of living than we were used to! While it wasn’t the most comfortable living situation as my belly kept growing, I knew the sacrifice was worth it. We enjoyed spending extra time with grandma, and when it was time to leave there was a mix of emotions - sadness as well as excitement. I am so thankful to her for allowing us to take over her place, cook in her kitchen, and use her bathroom at all hours.

We finally got possession of our new home on May 2, 2022 and couldn’t be happier with the choices and sacrifices we made.

Bedroom window view.

Moving at any time can be extremely stressful and nerve-wracking, but I think it is more so during pregnancy. Ultimately, we are so fortunate to live where we do and that we found the perfect home for our family.

Did you move during pregnancy?! Or perhaps with a new baby?! Drop a comment below or send me a message if you want to share your experience!

Pregnancy is a time of many emotions, no matter how you felt (or feel, if you’re currently in it), remember YOU are AMAZING, mama!