So it's been over 2 months since I last blogged, but we have been very busy. Here's a quick catch-up and then I will try to be more on top of things in the future.
KENTUCKY
Basically right after my last post my mom flew in to make the drive back to Kentucky with the kids and me. She is wonderful! Who would actually sign up to be locked in a car with 2 kids 2 and under and their sleep deprived mom for 10+ hours? Well she did and I am very grateful! I'm not sure how I would have made the trip without the extra hands. All in all it went well. Alexander is an exceptional traveler and Anna did alright. She could do better, but she wasn't even 3 months old then.
We spent Thanksgiving in Bowling Green with Chris's family even though he was still deployed. The whole family was able to skype with him on Thanksgiving Day which was a treat. He was greatly missed.
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Anna with Great Grandma and Grandpa Troyer |
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| Decorating his 2nd Christmas tree with Grandpa Mike |
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| Making cookies with Frostine in Louisville |
When Chris originally left for Afghanistan we thought he was going to be gone for 5 months, but right after he got there we heard that they were bringing back some of the guys/girls 3 months early. Lucky for us, Chris was on that list. On the morning of the 22nd we headed out to the squadron to meet the jets on the flight line. Surprisingly his group of jets were right on time which is very rare! All of the families and other squadron members were all lined up outside while the jets taxied past us. Then they parked and we were allowed to run to them. As soon as Alexander saw Chris he started to sprint to him and threw himself at Chris. It was one of the most precious moments I've ever seen. I wasn't sure how Alexander would react upon seeing his daddy again. I think he spent the last 2 months pretty confused. But he was absolutely thrilled to see his daddy. Then I reached him and there were lots of hugs and kisses and then he got his hands on Anna. She was only 6 weeks old when he left and she had gotten so much bigger while he was gone. Needless to say, it was a wonderful reunion.
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| Waiting in the squadron before they landed. |
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| Waiting on the flight line. |
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| Happily Reunited! |
I am so happy to have my husband back home. It's really impossible to describe what it feels like to have your love go off to war. Every moment that he's gone you are scared for his life. But you can't spend time thinking about it because it will consume you. And this time we had 2 babies that needed me to be calm and together. I will say that they helped me. It was hard. I mean really hard, but they helped keep me from focusing on all of the bad things that could happen. They helped keep me smiling. But the moment that I was able to put my arms around him again was wonderful. It was the first time that I relaxed in 2 months. To know that he was safe. Really and truly safe. It really puts things into perspective for you. Makes you realize what's important. Family.
This was the first Christmas that we spent at our own house without any guests and I have to say that it was exactly what we needed. We just did things our own way and in our own time. Christmas Eve we left out food for Santa and his reindeer and Alexander was adamant that he leave popcorn for the reindeer. It was really cute and I have no idea where he came up with it, but that's what we left.
Christmas morning was magical. This was the year of the train for Alexander. He has a bit of a train obsession right now. He talks about them all the time, and would always play with a train whenever possible. Well, Santa left him a train table and train set for Christmas. He was delighted and surprised to say the least. It was all set up in the family room when he walked in the room and he did nothing but play with it for at least 45 minutes before he had any interest in opening any other presents. It was a wonderful reaction. In fact we left it in the family room for over a week and he pretty much did nothing else but play with his trains. We still go upstairs at least once a day and play trains. I would say it was a big hit!
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| He just saw the train table! |
Anna's first Christmas was spent being pretty mellow. She did a lot of napping and playing with her new exersaucer and other toys. Alexander helped open most of her presents and still helps her play with them all.
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| Yawn! |
ANNIVERSARY
Chris and I celebrated our 8 year anniversary on December 27th. I can't believe we have been married 8 years already! So much has happened it the past 8 years. We have moved 5 times, had 2 babies, survived 2 deployments, sold 2 houses, bought 3 houses, and had a lot of fun adventures together. It's amazing! I love him more today then I did 8 years ago and I never knew that would be possible. I have to say, I am the luckiest girl in the world. Never has there been a better man.
ANNA'S 4 MONTH WELL BABY
On December 29th we took Anna for her 4 month well baby appointment and all is well. She was 24" long (30th %) and 13.9 lbs (43rd %). She's little but very strong and happy. She had to get a couple of shots, but did pretty well. She didn't have as bad of a reaction after the fact as she did at 2 months. Thank goodness!
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| Happy as ever! |
NEW YEAR
Since ringing in the new year, we've just been getting back into the groove. And it's been wonderful being able to include Chris in our routine again. He was greatly missed. And I think it's safe to say that he's happy to be home as well. It's wonderful that we were able to start the new year as a family. As it should be.
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