now for some words...

I just recently got internet again so I can finally update ya'll with WORDS instead of just pictures! :o) LOL

So an update...Will was born! 2.24.10! 7lbs. 8 oz. 19 3/4" long! Chad was not able to be at the birth but he was able to come home a couple of days after he was born! That was a sweet moment of him meeting his son for the 1st time! He is now, at 2 months old, 10 lbs.! and a little over 21" long! He's getting so big. I am also excited to say that I just got home from North Carolina lastnight (20 minutes into Army Wives...:o( I was sad I missed those 1st 20 minutes of my show...but THANK GOD for the internets!) Anyways...I got back lastnight from NC visitng my sweet hubby. About 1 more month until we find out where we will be living! I am soo anxious to know our next destination. I am SO not looking forward to packing up a house again and moving...but so is the life of an Army family....but it'll be SO WORTH IT to have the whole fam jam back together again. I miss having my husband around SO much during our daily activities. I have forgotten how easy it was to have him around to help that I *almost* feel like I am on vaca. when he is here or when I go visit him. I don't think he truly understands how much we need him! But I am SUPER DOOPER proud of him for all the hard training he's doing! Despite his "hurties" he continues to push through....WHAT A MAN! ;o) he's definitely doing a great job!

The kids are doing fabulous! Reagan will be 2...T-W-O! in August...that's 4 months away people! How CRaZyY is that!? I honestly can't believe I have a 2 year-old...She is such a little booger and gets into everything. She is so in love with her little brother too! It's pretty much the sweetest thing ever.

Being a mommy of 2 is hectic and sometimes I don't know how I even survive the day...I swear, I could SERIOUSLY go for a mani/pedi about now...but alas! BOTH of my kids need a new diaper...lol. SO until I can get some free time (I'm not sure I know what that is anymore) and a babysitter at-home mani/pedis will have to do! It's fun, though. Taking care of 2 little ones is a chore, no doubt! and I LOVE the comments I get from people when I go out in public with both of them! ("WOW! you're brave to be out here with both of them" "How old is he?" -2 months- & as they look down at Reagan..."OH MY ANOTHER ONE!"...yeah it's great! I love feeling judged by old women...lol) it's rewarding! My favorite part of my days are when it's Reagan's bedtime and when I ask her if she's ready to go night-night and she looks at me and nods her head and says "uh huh" and walks back to her bedroom and stands at her crib waiting on me to lift her up and put her in her bed. Just before I place her in her crib I ask her for a night-night kiss/sugar and she puckers her lips and leans into my face and kisses me right on the lips! :o) It's the 2nd most sweetest thing ever!

....Nap time is over, which means so is this post! I'm trying to keep everyone updated somehow, either by pictures or an actual written out post....sorry I suck at this. lol :o)

My last day...

Today is officially my last day of work before I go on maternity leave. I am taking an extra week off to get ready for Will's arrival, as I think I have mentioned in my previous post. 2 more hours left exactly. I am not 100% positive that I will return to this job after my maternity leave is up. I have a pretty strong assumption that I am probably not going to be returning and this is my very last day at a job for a long time...that's insane to think about! I have been working ever since I was 16 so this will be a new experience for me...being a SAHM. Hm...funny I haven't really thought much into that today until just now as I pound out this post.

I am pretty excited to start this new journey...with 2 kids! I'm a little nervous that I will get "bored"...I know, I'm not going to get bored....but I just don't want to get myself stuck in that SAHM "funk" ... Being surrounded by kids and no ADULTS to hang out with...I better invest in some friends in Columbus... :o) THANKFULLY my sister in law lives there and my precious cousin is only 15 minutes away in Auburn! I have a feeling I'll be calling her over everyday to come and "play" ... aka help me out! haha I'm almost SURE she won't mind to come play with Reagan and Will. She loves kids! Anyways...I'm ready to take on this adventure full steam. Please pray for me. haha

8 more days and I'll be posting pictures of our little boy!!! I am SO excited! I can't believe it's almost time. Since Chad can't be there with me at the hospital, I am really praying that God will guard my heart from any loneliness. I know I'm going to feel it to some extreme...but I just really don't want to be overwhelmed with that feeling of being lonely. It's not like he can help it anyways. What he's doing is probably the BEST thing for our family and I could not be ANY prouder of him than I am right now! Maybe on graduation day...lol but other than...don't think so! :o) He's just really done extremely well and I have always known he would do well in the military. He's completely bummed about not being with me too, but I told him that he had to be strong for me like I have been for him since he's been gone. I also have to keep reminding myself DAILY that I am an Army Wife now...NOTHING is guaranteed anymore...& I am not the 1st woman to have to give birth to a child without their soldier next to them. I'm just thankful for God's timing because if he would have been gone during Reagan's birth and everything that happened with her...I don't know what I would have done. I know he would have been able to come home....but definitely not for the whole 2.5 months she was in the hospital....So for that, I am thankful! I just continue to pray that I'll be able to hold little Will right when they get him out and not have to wonder why he's not crying yet or why they have him in the corner of the room with 5-10 hospital personnel surrounding him sticking stuff down his throat and what not. Please pray with me for that as well. I know my family has been. They haven't told me that but I figured it's kind of an "understood" assumption. :o) (Thank you guys for praying for me!)

Well...as this day comes to a close and I begin to pack up my desk for the last time, I just want to say how thankful I am & have been for my job. I have been here for almost 4 years doing different jobs and have enjoyed (mostly) every minute of it. I wish I didn't have to leave and I could just transfer to a different campus wherever I go, but it's not possible. If it were not for the position I currently hold now I would not have the opportunity to learn as much as I have about a variety of different job related things and even people. I have definitely met some very interesting characters working here. haha! I will miss my co-workers and the daily grind we go through together daily. I will NOT, however miss our lunch room food (& their RIDICULOUS prices). LOL.

So for now, and probably until February 24th or 25th (I'll be bringing my laptop with me to the hospital so I can update!), I will wrap it up. Thanks for reading and thanks for praying! Keep on doing it. God Bless.