New Digs

The Family Danaflav is now settled into our new Thornbury digs. All our furniture is rattled into place, our things unpacked and we're slowly getting used to our new suburb.
But the less said about that, the better. It's pretty dull here compared to the hustle and bustle of Collingwood. So far we've found a good food market, maternal child health nurse, playpark and brekky cafe.
But the real problem for me is the isolation. I know nobody around here and there's nowhere exciting to walk to, so I tend not to walk places as much as I used to. Weekdays are long and boring with no-one to talk to, but I'm sure that will get better. In Collingwood, I felt like I was part of the world. Here, I don't.
On the upside, our new home is spacious, comfortable, quiet and fairly razzy. It has lovely modern things like ducted heating, an ensuite and air-con.
Ari has plenty of floor space and back/front yard to explore and we finally have a guest bedroom for our future babysitters.
I still miss our old house, but I have to keep reminding myself that we have moved for Ari, not for ourselves. Crawling and walking is only a month or so away for our little lad and here he has lots of space to explore - and no syringes to pick up with his curious little hands.
Ari is sleeping a lot better in this house - it's quieter here and his room is much darker. We can also entertain people at night without having to keep our voices down because Ari's room is sectioned off from the lounge room.