Settling In - London Style

Whew! We have a house! So excited about it. So ready to move on to the next project - getting ready for baby!

So here are a few pictures of the area and the house that I took yesterday.

This is on the walk from the train station to the house - the whole half mile on the right is a beautiful park. And that is a horse through the trees.

This is the Newham City Farm right before our street. It is a very cute petting zoo that our landlord told us if we go early Sunday morning, we can also get fresh eggs from!

The exciting kitchen table. The landlord and his wife left us flowers and a hope this is a happy and comfortable house card.

Andrew showing you the cupboards of the kitchen. Woohoo!

Tucker's room - missing a few key items - like a bed. And a dresser. But that is what the next few weeks are for!

Our bedroom - with a new duvet - oooohhhh. That is all they have out here - no sheets and blankets.

So now the computer is giving me fits - I wanted to add two more pics, but it won't do it. So that is it for now on the pictures.

Last week was a bit stressful. House hunting while 33 weeks pregnant in another country is HARD. I walked too much, stressed too much, but in the end it paid off. Spent this weekend slowly moving our bags from Stratford to Beckton and now we have an address!
29 Fulmer Road
London
E16 3TE

I am getting my exercise from all the walking though. Have to find one of those fold up rolling bags that you see folks using at grocery stores to carry stuff home in though. AM going to need to make 4 trips to the store to be able to get everything we need and carry it home. I have been walking to the store - nice walk - and then taking the bus back with the groceries. next trip is cleaning supplies, a shower curtain, hangers, and an alarm clock. Exciting!

I have had a lot of my friends/family hook me up with people they know living here - so that is nice. On Thursday I am going to meet another Jen in Greenwich for lunch. She is an American and has 2 kids that have been born here in London, and it will be nice to chat, meet a new face, and learn what hoops I have to jump through to get Tucker his US Passport.

Missing all my friends back home - thanks for all the well wishes and prayers. Love you guys!!

Well, off to meet Andrew and get some dinner and head home. More later!!