excited!

my hubby was supposed to ship out to BCT today, but at the last minute my hubby's ship out date got switched to the end of January!!! that means not only do we get to spend the holidays with him, but there's a chance i could have this baby before he leaves! this is such a blessing in so many ways! God is so amazing!

hardest goodbye ever

my hubby left for BCT today. this is our first military separation...i was doing so good, being so strong, until this morning when i woke up in the wee hours the have a nice cry session because i realized it was the last time he'd be holding me for the next 6 months. the rest of the day i've been holding back tears. especially when he started talking to my belly and telling the baby how much he loved him. but the hardest part was hugging him and kissing him for the last time and watching him say goodbye to our daughter who later cried "daddy! daddy! i miss my daddy!" on the way home, which sent me into tears...anyone driving by had to wonder what was going on inside our car. haha. i'm sad, because i'm going to miss him, but i'm happy for him, and proud of him, and just so in love with him. i'm praying this time goes by fast and i'm so thankful we are anchored in the Lord. that in itself is going to make this time easier and more bearable. i can't wait to get that first letter from him...and i can't wait to start sending him my letters full of encouragement and love.

family pics!

i was so happy we got to take family pics before my hubby had to leave! these are just a few of my favorites.

25 weeks

my beautiful family :)

such a blessing!!!

as most of you know, we had an ultrasound a few weeks ago, in hopes of finding out the baby's sex before my hubby shipped out. well...little baby #2 wouldn't cooperate. so my hubby was a little disappointed, but he was in the mind set that he'd find out the sex at some later date in a letter from me. well, a couple of really close friends of ours decided as a "going away" present to my hubby, they were going to buy us an ultrasound so my hubby would be able to find out before he shipped! how awesome is that?! so with that...ITS A BOY!!!!! we are so excited! our daughter had her heart set on a little sister, so of course she's in denial, but she's slowly coming around. and i still can't believe in just a few short months we'll be meeting little Jacob Elijah!!!

work hard...play harder

it's officially October. which means the to do list is in full swing. i only have like a couple weeks left until the hubby ships out, and of course like any good wife, i have a list of things i want to get done before he leaves us for about 6 months. there are the tedious things like going through storage to find my winter clothes/lost maternity clothes, as well as organizing storage for the movers, getting our room set up for the new baby, getting everything he needs for bct/ait...etc. but then there is the list of sweet/fun stuff i want to get done before he leaves. this includes stuff like, making a few videos of him saying "hi" for our daughter to watch while he's gone, making a recording of his voice so i can play it on my belly every night for the new baby, a couple of family movie nights, we have to hit up a pumpkin patch, throw a few more park days in there, and of course take family pictures! that seems like a lot to get done in just a couple weeks...but being the planning queen i am, i'll make it happen! thankfully my hubby is on board with all of this. he told me he's enjoying every second he gets to spend with us since very shortly he will be away from us for so long. i have to say, i'm excited for this new chapter in our lives to begin, but the closer it gets to his ship out date, the more i realize just how much i'm going to miss him...that's why i want to make as many happy memories as we can before he leaves, so my daughter and i have those memories to hold onto while he's away.

Kailyn and daddy playing together at the park :)