Mitchell Re-enlisted yesterday morning! For the people that aren't sure what that means...it means that he is a marine for another four years!
Another pieceof good news is that we only have 11 months left here!! We're finally under a year!!! We are hoping that we will get to go to California next. It would be nice to be around family and friends again. To be surrounded by a support group is something I've been needing since we moved from Okinawa. When we lived in Okinawa we really didn't appreciate the experience until we left. I was so focused on being so far away from home that we missed out on it. I even over looked the amazing support group that God had blessed me with. We were surrounded by neighbors that weren't just neighbors. They became family. We fought and were always there for each other like family. I really believe that living there did wonders for our marriage. I believe that the strong bond we have today and why we've made it through this recruiting experience is from everything we went through on that island.
Minnesota is definetly beautiful and has some beautiful old buildings. The big down falls for me are Mesquito's, Ticks, and the winters. When its not freezing your covered in bug spray so you can enjoy some time outside. Drives me nuts.
Don't get me wrong. Its not all bad here. Mitchell's gotten to enjoy all his favorite hobbies, his family has been able to come up to see us, we been enjoying some great medical care, and its been a learning experience for me.
Learning experiences? I have learned a lot here. Believe it or not I have a little bit a better understanding on my husbands likes. When we dated we mainly hung out at the beach, movies, and he went with me to Disneyland. I guess I just assumed back then that those were his likes too. When he told me his family lived on a ranch from what I considered a town. My reaction? I just shrugged it off thinking "yeah okay." He got back from Iraq after we got married and the first realization"Wow people still really live like this?" But I still didn't make much of it. However living here in Minnesota is like his dream retirement and well lets just say far from mine. I've gotten to know him more being here. I know that probably sounds crazy but I really feel like I have. This summer we're going to try and see as much of whats to see out here. We're going to try and go camping more. Try to really see Minnesota. If you had told me five years ago that I would be happy about going camping I would have basically laughed at you. Am I extremely excited about leaving here? Yes! I'd move sooner if we could. Am I going to leave wishing I never lived here? That these past years here were everything but bad? Absolutely not. We've met some really fun people out here and like I said above I really feel like I got to know my husband more. I also believe that God really does know what he is doing up there. Now saying that don't think I'm one of those people that doesn't complain about certain situations I'm in. You've guessed wrong lol. Just like every other person I need people like my Mom to remind me to stay positive and to just give it to God.
This pregnancy has been really hard on me. Every time I start getting excited about it and start feeling a little bit more like myself it changes. I've gotten sick three times now, along with terrible morning sickness, change of taste buds...things I used to love I can't stand now and I am terribly moody. Mitchell has been really good at putting up with me and I try to remember to thank him for that...not as much as I probably should though. I'm having a real hard time staying on top of my house and when I get too tired to finish something when it comes to cleaning I find myself blaming the baby. I really don't know why it is so hard for me to get excited about this one or why I can't just trust that this is what God has planned for me/us. I'm continually telling myself that I want this baby. When I have great days...good amounts of energy, get things done in the house...I'm thrilled about this baby. But I know deep down in my heart that everything that is good. May not seem like it but I know it is. I've been able to feel the baby move and I can't tell you how much of a mood lifter that's been. Plus when I find myself getting down I just watch my two stinkers. They always have an amazing way of bringing up my mood when I need it the most...when they don't Mitchell is good at it. Plus the Ultrasound isn't that far away!
KalieAnn had a cute moment yesterday. I've been noticing lately that Dodger has really started to put on weight. He has a nice role around his collar. So I've been letting him know that he is getting fat. I found myself watching KalieAnn and Dodger. He was sitting nice and pretty in front of her. I noticed that she had one of his treats in hand...explained why he was sitting so pretty...next thing I hear is "Dodger your getting fat!!" Finger pointed at him like he had done something wrong and then gave him the treat. Very amused I kept watching...She pulls another treat out of her "shopping basket." She tells Dodger to lay down...he does..."You're fat!" then throws it to him..he eats it..."Good boy." I told her no more treats and she stores the treats back in her play microwave that's on her play kitchen. Mitchell and I noticed that storage place the night before. Now, I know why our poor Dog is getting so fat. He's got Hannah sneaking him her snacks and KalieAnn feeding him treat after treat.
Hannah's been a bit more of a handful as usual lately. That's just because the cold I caught is from her. So we've been sick together this week. Except lucky girl her cold hasn't including her throwing up. She seems to be feeling better and determined to go on the stairs. With the baby gate up she's finding ways around it. I must have pulled off the stairs about five times already. She's learned to answer our question by shaking her head yes and no. Plus she's constantly trying to learn and repeat our words. Its Truly amazing just watching them grow up. God has granted me three special mood lifters...their names are Mitchell, KalieAnn and Hannah. Well its time for me to finish washing bed sets, make lunch and maybe take a nap. I know this blog is probably one of my most personal entries but oh well, its a blog right? God Bless!
Yup we are having another Girl!! We don't have the name completely figured out yet. Not sure of a middle name.
