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| My husband and I just bought our first house. We both never lived anywhere really but at our parent's houses so this is all new to us. What do we do right away? What are somethings that I might not think of that I'll need and also we have a 15 month old so what about her? I would think her room would be first priority. Thanks!!
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| how long is the moving period between homes? we just bought a house and got our keys last week, however my lease isnt up until the end of this week. we've been moving slowly a little bit everyday and its soooo much easier . I move a box and then un-pack it right away in the new house. - someone to watch your dd on moving day is definitly priority #1
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| are all of your utilities hooked up or in the process of being set up? if you want to do any minor reno's now would be the time to it, such as painting, putting in new flooring, etc. for sure CLEAN the whole house, top to bottom. cupboards, walls, bathrooms, everything. if there is carpet vacuum it really well and have them steam cleaned. you never really know how well the previous owners kept their house and since you have a baby, for sure clean everything really well. change your address on your licences, registration, insurance, bank and the government - very important. ....i can't think of anything else. hope this helps.
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Congratulations!
I agree with pps, do any minor renos, painting etc before you move in, if you can. If you live with your parents hopefully you will be able to move in gradually, as pp suggested, it's nice to start taking things over little by little if you can, and also do those little renos/fix ups that you might want to do.
We have friends moving with a 12 month old in a few weeks, and they are doing new carpeting in their house now and painting and then on moving weekend, their son is going to grandma's all weekend (fri-sun), giving the couple a good 3 days to get things organized. Maybe something like that would be good?
My biggest moving tip is to label everything really well (great details) when you pack, so that you know exactly what is in each box, especially if you aren't unpacking that box immediately
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other than the previously stated suggestions, some tips for the actual moving/packing part are to start early. throw out/donate anything you dont want now so you dont have to move it later. start packing and label very well. get lots of boxes buble wrap and tissue.
Invitations (sans info) done, and thats it....... 
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I always make the beds a priority. It's nice to know that your comfy bed is ready and waiting for you after a long day of moving and unpacking!
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| thanks everyone! I will be taking all of that in and doing every single one of them. Let's hope I can keep my sanity while I am at it!
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