Relocating to a new home  

This is one final move for the three of us: my wife Marissa, our son Immanuel Genesis or Geeboy, and me. When Geeboy was yet to be born, we lived in a very small apartment home in Cupang, Muntinlupa. Then when our living condition was getting worse (the nearby creek was a health hazard because of its bad odor), we decided to transfer to a more spacious and yet cheaper apartment unit in San Pedro, Laguna, in the same subdivision as my sister's. That's where Geeboy successfully formed in her mom's womb (good environment did help) after 3 years of waiting. Four months into motherhood, I sent Marissa home in Ibaan, Batangas to ensure she would have good pregnancy. After she delivered Geeboy, we decided to stay in town. We lived in her family's house in barangay Pangao for more than 2 years, until we were able to build a small house (actually a kitchen with rooms for expansion) adjacent to that of my family's. So here comes the period of adjustment. It is as if we've only been recently married, while in fact, we will celebrate our sixth anniversary this year. This is the real thing as far as building a family is concerned. I have to make sure we have money to spend for our needs, and for Geeboy's future. Marissa will shop and prepare our meals and everything that her mother was doing when we stayed with her family. Plus some inconveniences such as the water supply that only comes at night, certain house utilities that we still lack, and the insects that bite Geeboy's skin and annoy Marissa. We are in for certain changes that will sometimes test our patience. But the sweet thing is we have a home, no matter how small, which we are sure to cherish, especially as it is really expensive to afford one these days and as many are still renting or otherwise, no place they can call their own. How about you? How were you able to cope up with your relocation experience?