This past week Chris left for deployment and we were lucky enough to get to say goodbye twice. If you can't tell, I am being very sarcastic when I say lucky. We said goodbye one night and he ended up not leaving, coming back and having to say goodbye again the next night. His deployment in 2007 we said goodbye 4 times and it is not easy. And it is definitely not any easier with kids. I felt so bad for Alexander. He was pretty confused, but seems to be handling it well so far. He's been a bit emotional, but it's hard to tell if it's deployment related or if it's because he's 2. It's so tough because you love having the extra day with him, but you also just want him to go ahead and leave so that you can start looking forward to him coming home. So now the countdown to his return is on!
I was able to talk to Chris today and he has made it to his second leg of the trip. He should hopefully be in his final destination in a few days. He seems to be doing well so far.
We've been pretty busy the past few days and I'm trying to continue keeping us busy. We've been to the park, playing with neighbors, watching soccer games, and having friends over. Alexander was also sent a toy train from his Great Grandmother and he has been playing with that every chance he gets.
Anna is as lovely as ever. Today she was awake for a whole 2 hours in a row and was very content the whole time. I keep waiting for her to snap and hit a really rough patch, but for now she is a wonderful and calm baby. An absolute sweetheart!
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