Friday, November 5, 2010

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Solid Foods..?!?

So, I have been doing my research on solid foods. When to start them, what to feed him and whether or not to make my own. I know doctors tell you that you can start with Rice Cereal at 4 months but I have read that the American Academy of Pediatrics reccomends that you breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months of life. I am sort of confused here as to what I should do? I had only planned to breastfeed for about 6 months so should I be introducing all new things to him at once??

I am also considering, when he does start solids, making my own baby food. It actually seems quite easy. All you do is steam or bake the veggies (or fruits, but fruits are easier to just mash up) and puree them with a little water or breast milk then you freeze them into ice cube trays in one ounce servings. I already have a food processor so its not like it would be an expensive start up.

I am just wondering what you other moms out there think of this and what your opinions are, especially on the waiting 6 months for solids topic. Please advise....

Sunday, September 12, 2010

I love Skype!

Skype is amazing! It allows me to see my husband through out this year long deployment which has brightened my spirits many times. It is so comforting sometimes just to see his face. I love how even when we have thousands and thousands of miles between us I can tell what he means just by the look on his face. I honestly wonder sometimes how couples did it "back in the old days" when all they had were letters, which took months to get back to their love. But sometimes skype can be a curse...sometimes it leaves me feeling more sad than anything! I guess sometimes just seeing him on a computer screen just isnt enough, and it often makes me realize how long it will actually be until I can see him in person or hold him in my arms again. I guess that is where skype has left me tonight. We just finished talking and I felt so sad when we had to hit that "end" button. But then when I think back on the conversation that we had it makes me smile because I know that we had fun talking to each other. I am very thankful that James and Connor get the chance to see each other (even if Connor doesnt understand yet) since they havent actually got to meet in person yet. I know James enjoys it a lot.


All in all we are good...I know its been a while, I've kinda got my hands full :). I booked mine and Connor's trip to Arkansas for November 12 - January 4...Hope to see you all while we are there!!!


Saturday, August 21, 2010

Its been a while...

Wow I havent updated in a long time! Things have been kinda crazy and I honestly never even get the chance to sit down at the computer anymore, unless we are skyping with James. Connor will be 6 weeks on Tuesday, my oh my where did the time go?! He was 5 pounds 11 ounces when he was born and as of yesterday he weighed 9 pounds 10 ounces!! He has really been growing! My family left about a week and a half ago and its just been me and Connor since then. Sometimes it gets really hard being alone. I am thankful for good friends here for me to lean on, but its just not like family. I miss having the help with Connor. I have been blessed with a very good baby, but it is still a little crazy at times. I am just having to get used to how much he can be content on his own and how much he wants to be held...and it differs from day to day. Today he was loving on some mommy!! He just wanted me to hold him ALL day! He would fall asleep in my arms and I would go to lay him down and he would wake up crying. So finally me and him snuggled up on the couch and took a good 45 min nap. It was really sweet :). I really miss James, but the time has seemed to go by fairly fast. We are already about 2 months into this deployment...only about 10 to go! Being a mommy is one of the most wonderful things I have experienced in life. It seems like no matter how my day is going, one smile from him makes everything better. He is just so sweet!!


Connor's first beach trip!


Sittin in the boppy


Hanging out with mommy

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Motherhood

Well things have been pretty hectic (obviously, its been forever since I have posted a blog entry!). Being a mom is wonderful...I absolutly LOVE my little boy!! I always wanted to have a little girl, but I have realized having a boy is awesome! It helps that he adores his mommy :)! He is such a good baby, which is great b/c my family will be leaving soon and I dont know how I would handle a cranky baby. I always feared he would have colic or something and fuss all the time, and how would I be able to handle that alone?! Well so far, so good! I feel like I havent been able to slow down with my family here, and my dad comes in 2 days and I know we will really be busy once he gets here. But Im so glad they are here...my mom is trying to convience me to hire her as my nanny ;) haha! Please keep me and Connor in your prayers as pretty soon it will just be the two of us!

James is doing pretty well in Iraq I suppose. One of his friends, another Platoon leader in our Company was killed in action by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) on July 21. That has been pretty difficult. They arent even a month into the deployment and already had the first casuality, and while any casuality is difficult, its even harder when its a friend. Please keep the family of the soldier in your prayers, and all the guys who were serving with him. Also, please keep the soldiers deployed in your prayers for a safe return.


1 month down, 11 to go!

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Connor has arrived!!

Connor David Cochran was born on July 13, 2010 at 4:43 pm Pacific time.


He weighed 5 pounds and 11 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long.


We got to come home from the hospital on Thursday July 15. He is a great baby! He is still having issues with sleeping at night but he does not fuss at all. He is such a sweetie..he has definatly stole our hearts already! Stay posted for updates on him...I will do my best to keep the blog updated, but as many of you moms know, we are busy!!







Monday, July 5, 2010

Long day...

Well today was quite a day, it seemed so long but I feel like we barely got anything accomplished. It was the first full day of my family being here. We needed to go to the commissary to get enough food for everyone and needed to go to the PX to get some other stuff. It took entirely too long to get there, and get done. By the time we were done I was very tired, and I'll be honest I was cranky (I blame it on being 38 weeks pregnant lol). So we finally got home and decided the beach wasnt an option today...it was already 3 and we hadnt had anything to eat for lunch. We debated going to babies r us, but the longer we all sat here the more comfy it got!

Tonight Im a little emotional about the fact that James is gone. I guess its just that type of thing where you have your good days and your bad. I just get really sad seeing other dads with their kids/babies...I want him here so bad! But I know I just have to deal with the fact that he isnt..and its not like he doesnt want to be here either. I have to focus on the positive, like the fact that at least I have my family here for me! I also know that no matter where James may be, he is always here for me. We have gotten to talk quite a bit more than we thought we would, so that is nice!

Hopefully we will get a chance to get to the beach soon. Tomorrow night and Thursday night we have Childbirth classes and wednesday we have a doctor appointment!

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Happy 4th!

Well I am now 38 weeks pregnant, so I am ready to go into labor at anytime! My mom, mamaw and brother are coming in today and will be here for 6 weeks...and my dad will be here the last 2 weeks of their stay and they will all go home together. I hope I have Connor in the next couple weeks, without having to be induced. I think he is really enjoying his home in my tummy :) he is a momma's boy already (at least thats what Im telling myself lol).
James left about 5 days ago for his year long deployment. He is safe in Kuwait and will head into Iraq soon. We are both doing ok right now...we miss each other a lot but we know we can make it through this. We are very lucky to have phone and internet access (I've always said I dont know how they did it back in the old days of Vietnam and before....no communication AT ALL other than letters!). James said to let everyone know that those of you wanting to send him stuff could go ahead and start sending...I know he gave a lot of people his address but if you need it just let me know and I can get it to you. He said he doesnt really need anything, but Im sure it would lift his spirits if he got a package.

Friday, June 25, 2010

James Promotion

James got promoted this past week from a 2LT to a 1LT. I am very proud of him, and glad that I was able to be there to put his new rank on him!




Sunday, June 20, 2010

Hawaii Baby Shower

Yesterday we had our baby shower here in Hawaii. Thanks to my good friend Lindsey who put the whole thing on for us (a little over a week after she gave birth to her third son!). We are so greatful to her and her family for being such good friends but also because eventhough she definatly has her hands full with 3 boys and is still "recovering" from giving birth she was still willing to give us a shower in honor of little Connor. We had so many good friends show up for the shower and I want to thank all of them too. We are so blessed and honored to have so many friends when we are so far away from home. I know that they will all be such a great help both physically and emotionally during James' year long deployment. Its kinda funny how the Army really brings people closer together, and is like a big family! We really got a lot of cute stuff, and stuff that we needed yesterday!

Today we went to Babies R Us and got the rest of the stuff from our registry that we didnt get and really needed. This was something that James wanted to do before he left so he could see mostly everything we have for the baby.



Just a couple pics from the shower - you can check out facebook for the rest!





Lindsey and I


Wednesday, June 16, 2010

3 Year Anniversary!

Wow, I cant believe it has already been 3 years of marriage. Time has really flown by! Three years ago if you had asked us where we would be now I definatly wouldnt have thought we would be living in Hawaii and expecting our first child. But I love it! I am greatful that we live here in paradise and we are so blessed to be bringing a child into this world.

On our anniversary we went to eat in Haleiwa on the North Shore at a restaurant called Jamesons by the Sea. The location was great, we were right on the beach and got to watch the sunset as we dined. The food was good, but not worth the money we spent on it...it was by far the most expensive meal we have EVER eaten in 4 years of being together! But we enjoyed it. After dinner we went and sat on the beach to finish watching the sunset and then we went to Scoop of Paradise to get some ice cream :) that was this pregnant womans one request for our anniversary! haha! Here are a few pics of us on the beach













James got me this bracelet for our anniversary. It is a "deployment bracelet". It has his name on it and a couple of charms for me to wear during his deployment. I thought it was really pretty and very thoughtful of him. If any of you are interested in getting one just let me know and I can send you the lady's info!


Sunday, June 6, 2010

Adventures

The past week we have been quite adventurous. We went kayaking to a little island off the coast, James took surf lessons, and this weekend we went camping! A lot of people say Im crazy for doing all these outdoors, adventurous things, while 8+ months pregnant but James has 2 weeks off before his deployment and we are trying to make the best of our time together. So the way I see it is that as long as its safe, if its something he wants to do before he deploys to combat I will be right by his side. And, we have had a great time on all of our adventures!! I am not usually an outdoorsy kind of girl, in fact shortly after we got married we went on a canoe trip and I am surprised our marriage survived that trip haha! I am what he calls a "girly girl" so I complain a lot when I get hot/dirty/etc. But surprisingly, big fat pregnant and all, I did not once complain or get mad, it was really a wonderful time! I think I may actually enjoy being outdoors, or maybe its just that I enjoy spending time with my husband? Either way, it was a good time, and I just wanted to share a few pics from our adventures so far! I dont know what next week will have in store!



James and I kayaking




Gizmo getting ready to kayak!



the island we went to




James and gizmo snuggling on the couch

Monday, May 31, 2010

'Happy' Memorial Day??

I read this the other day and felt the need to share it.
Some people need to remember the true meaning of Memorial Day.


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"Every year at this time I fight with the idea that people tell me "Happy Memorial Day". People that know me, know what Ive gone through... still say it to me. Family still says it. For the rest who say it, do you think that there is anything "happy" at all about remembering all those who have died for this country? I blog about this every year and I dont think there will ever be a year that I dont. When I hear those three words my skin crawls."Happy Memorial Day"...it seems to just flow of the tongues of those around us. As though Memorial Day is just any other "holiday" to be celebrated with joy and happiness. When someone says "Hey Happy Memorial Day" what exactly are they so "happy" about? Maybe its the extra 20% or 30% they will get off beach towels at Macys, or maybe its the fact that they are off work, cooking out and not paying any attention to why they are really off work. Do these "happy" people take any time during their day off to share a moment thinking of those who paid the ultimate price for them to be off work and cooking out, or shopping "the big sale"??Do people take the time to teach and show their children the importance of Memorial Day? Do they take them to a National Cemetery and show them all the lives that have been lost, tell them what that means for those who are still alive? Do they educate their children to show respect to those who have fallen for all the freedoms we take for granted every damn day? Do they just take a moment, a simple moment in their day to show that they care, or understand what the day is about?My first Memorial Day I was not willing to admit that it had anything to do with Chris. We had always gone and placed flags at grave sites on this day. My first Memorial Day I did the same thing with Oliver and Owen in tow. But on that first one, there were more deaths. A CPT Alex Funkhouser was killed while in the line of duty not only to his country but to US reporters in Iraq. I knew that all that I had been feeling since January 5, his wife would now feel too. My heart broke for I knew every Memorial Day she would have a double heart wrenching reminder of her husband's death. I knew that she would face Memorial Day and the 29th of May, double days for her. Little did I know that this wife, now a new widow like me would become one of my best friends. Little did I know that she had two girls close to my two boy's age. Little did I know that our lives ran in such a parallel manner.My second Memorial Day I took the boys and we went to Virginia to see Chris' mom. I wanted to spend this Memorial Day with Chris at Arlington. I wanted the boys to see that they were not only, not alone; but that they could still be near their father. As that day went on there were more cameras taking pictures of them by the Chris' grave.(One made it to the front page of the Washington Post the next day) There were families that just stood there, paying their respects and as the tears flowed down their cheeks they watched Oliver fix a flag by Chris' grave. They watched Owen pluck the heads of the flowers there and they watched a mother with tears in her eyes as she realized this was her reality, this was her life. Watching her two boys "play" with or by their father...the only way they ever would be able to.As I looked around and saw their faces, their tears and their heads shaking back and forth; I realized that yes there are those out there that dont say "Happy Memorial Day", they come to Arlington to pay their respects to OUR fallen. They come to be with those who have paid the ultimate and spend time with their families. There was a father there, in uniform and beside him was his little son in BDUs. They stood at attention as TAPS played. I was so taken by this that I asked him why he does this with his son and he said "death is a part of life, death for your country is going beyond what life can offer" "I want my son to realize what this day is for. Not just a day off school or work, I want him to understand and respect the magnitude of what and who and why we have set this day aside to honor and remember those who have died in combat". I burst into tears, gave him a big hug and as I let go of him he and his son saluted the boys and I and then went to salute Chris. (Gosh I have tears running down my face typing this) I have never seen the true meaning in any one person's eyes of what Memeorial Day means to them then that of those eyes that day.So I ask that if you dont know anyone who has been affected by a war death, to please at least teach your children what Memorial Day is for. Take them to a National Cemetary and place a few flags, go on and google Memorial Day, teach them about what this day means. This is just a small thing to do, teach your kids what this country is about, teach them why we need to stand up for it, love it, and protect it. That is the BEST way to honor our fallen, those who faught and died for what they beleived in. For those familieas that struggle everyday without their loved one, this is a small gesture for them too. It tells us that our loved one, did not die in vein. If you do know someone who has lost someone to a war, this one or any previous, please take the time to just tell them you are thinking about them, you are greatful and love them. But please dont say "Happy Memorial Day" to them...for us there is nothing "happy" about it.To all my widsters that might read this, know that on Memorial Day, your Anniversaries and every day of the year, I think of OUR HEROES! I think about your families, your pain, your hearts your children and your happiness. For those who have lost a family member to previous wars, my heart and my thoughts are always with you too. Thank you for your loved ones service to our great nation, I am forever in their debt for their sacrafice.May this Memorial Day bring you comfort in knowing that our Great Nation aknowledges and says "Thank You" for the sacrafice OURS and THEIR HEROES have made for us and them!May we raise a glass to OUR HEROES! WE love you...We miss you...We are proud of you....We are forever YOURS!"

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

A-Z All about me!

I saw this on a friends blog and thought it was cute!

A. AREA CODE: 808 right now, though a 501 in cell phone and in my heart!
B. BED SIZE: Full...would love it to be bigger!!!
C. CHORE YOU HATE: Cleaning the bathroom
.D. DOG'S NAME: Gizmo
E. ESSENTIAL "START THE DAY!" ITEM: Breakfast!!
F. FAVORITE COLOR: Pink
G. GOLD OR SILVER: White gold
H. HEIGHT: 5' 8"
I. INSTRUMENTS YOU PLAY: I played the piano and clarinet when I was younger
J. JOB: stay at home wife/mom
.K. KIDS:first one on the way!
L. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home in Hawaii James, Gizmo and pretty soon baby!
N. NICKNAME: Court, or some people say Court Court ;) lol
M. MOM'S NAME: Rebekah, but everyone calls her Becky
O. OVERNIGHT HOSPITAL STAY: 6th grade, concussion and broken arm
P. PET PEEVE: I have a lot of them....
Q. QUOTE FROM A MOVIE: hmm...dont know?!
R. RIGHTY OR LEFTY?: Righty
S. SIBLINGS: 1 brother
T. TIME YOU WAKE UP: when I wake up...usually around 8ish
U. UNDERWEAR: ohh lala... haha!!
V. VEGGIE YOU DISLIKE: tomatos
W. WAYS/REASONS YOU ARE LATE: Im usually not late, unless I over sleep but if its something important I dont over sleep!
X. XRAYS YOU'VE HAD: teeth and wrists

Y. YUMMY FOOD YOU MAKE: lasagna
Z. ZOO ANIMALS YOU LIKE: giraffes!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

A Series of Events

So this has been an awful week. If its not one things its another. Every so often the unit does these marriage retreats, all expenses paid at a nice hotel or resort on the island for a weekend. Our Batallion has one coming up and we were so excited. Well come to find out, we didnt get selected (maybe the Army thinks we have a good enough marraige?! lol just kiddin). I was pretty bummed about that, seeing as it is my birthday weekend and that would have been a great (free) present! Then today James calls me and says that he got assigned his very frist staff duty, on my birthday, which means he has to work all night and doesnt come home until the next morning. BUMMER!! I get to spend my birthday night alone now, and I was pretty upset about it. Keep in mind, I am pregnant and hormonal, so the slightest bit of bad news makes me want to cry for hours...so I know I am probably over reacting a little. So by this point, I'm so mad at the Army for ruining my week!
Earlier in the week he had a working lunch where they talk to the Battalion Commander about upcoming events and what not. He told me that at the meeting he asked the Colonel if he would get to stay for the birth of the baby. The Col. told him "More than likely if your due date is within 30 days of the unit going to Iraq, then you can stay, but we will keep you posted" (which we are w/in the 30 days). In my mind this is good news, but I know the Army and therefore I know not to really get my hopes up. Ultimately he has a job that he signed up to do and it is his duty to serve his country, and I fully understand that. And of course with all the other bad news this week from the Army I wasnt really getting my hopes up....
So I'm still all mad about my birthday being ruined, when I get a text that it has been confirmed that he gets to stay for Connor's birth! My attitude completely changed at this point. I felt so bad for getting mad/upset over the small things, when its the big things that really matter. We are both so greatful that he will get to stay. Next to our wedding day this will be the biggest day of our lives, and I dont know what I would have done if we werent together for it. I do know that there have been plenty of military families out there who have had to do it (my best friend Sarah being one of them) and I definatly feel for them. I have worried about this ever since we found out about deployment. I am glad that this is no longer something we will have to worry about. I want to say thank you to the Batallion Commander for letting James stay, and to God for answering our prayers, and to everyone who has been praying about this! We are truly blessed.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

THE THIRD, AND FINAL TRIMESTER!!

Well today marks 28 weeks...which means we are now in the 3rd trimester. WOW, I cant believe it! Seems like just yesterday I was only 12 weeks pregnant....now 28?!? This brings on a whole stir of emotions....I am getting excited of course, but a little scared and even sad at the same time. Obviously excitement to meet this little guy who we have been dreaming about since October. I am scared about labor, and about raising a child (especially about raising a child alone) which brings on my sadness...baby coming means James has to leave for Iraq. This baby is going to be such a great experience for us, but also a challenge. It will be a challenge for me, missing my soul mate, always worrying about him, and being a "single mom" to a newborn. It will be hard on James because he is going to leave either a pregnant wife, or hopefully a newborn, and come home to a one+ year old. And obviously he will be missing us and worrying about us too, but also worrying about the job at hand. We know that we will make it through, with a lot of help from God (please remember us in your prayers) but that doesnt mean that things will always be easy.

Anyhow, I go tomorrow to get some lab work done, and have to get the glucose test...boo!! Then on Tuesday I am going to the doctor for the 28 week appt...which means I have to get the rogam shot (since my blood type is O negative) .... even bigger boo!! haha this is not going to be the funnest appt I have been to!! But I am sure we will get good news about our little guy, we have so far. Which is all that matters, is that he is healthy, I will do whatever I have to do to keep him that way.

Thanks for the prayers everyone...we love you guys!

Monday, April 5, 2010

Together again!

What a great weekend!! James came home on Friday night, yay! We are so happy to be back together for a little while. We spend most of the weekend just enjoying each others company, watching movies, grilling out, being lazy!! On Sunday we got up and went to chapel on Post, then we went to one of my friends house for brunch so that all of our husbands could meet (since we all met while the guys were at NTC). It was so much fun! I think all the guys got along real well, and of course us ladies had fun! I am so thankful to have met good friends out here, when we first got here I was so lonely and sad, I felt like we were never going to make friends! I cherish the few frienships that I do have out here. James has to go back to work tomorrow, but he will have a pretty easy work load until deployment. They are giving them 4 day weekends every weekend and should only have to work until about 2 or so everyday. It will be nice to get some family time in before the deployment. Next week our friends Aaron and Jessica Leach are coming out to visit! They will be our first visitors :) we are so excited to see them!! I know they will have a lot of fun out here.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

23 1/2 weeks

For all of you who have been asking for a belly pic here it is...I am 23 1/2 weeks (6 months) here. I went to the doctor earlier in the week and everything is still looking great! We can wait for James to be home sometime next week!



Thursday, March 4, 2010

Army Life

For about 3 weeks now James has been in California at the NTC getting ready for Iraq until sometime in April. I have still been here in Hawaii. After a week and a half of him being gone we got our fist tsunami here in Hawaii due to the Chile earthquake. It was luckily not nearly as bad as they had expected, basically it just caused the tide to rapidly go in and out for about an hour. But it was still a very scary day, I was awaken at about 4 am that morning with the news that it was going to hit around 11 am. It was an extremely nerve racking day, especially without James here with me...he is always the one to keep me calm and make me feel safe. But we made it through, and it was definatly an eye opener that this could happen anytime and we need to take all precautionary measures to be prepared.

In the past week or so I have started to feel my little man moving! That has been exciting! I have also been growing a little more, and my appetite has been increasing :). I have another ultrasound on March 11, cant wait to see how he is growing! I hope that he is more photogenic this time and not so shy! James is ready to be back here to see how my belly has grown (by the time he is back I'll be 7+ months), talk to the baby, and feel him moving in there! We hate that he has to miss this time, but we know it is just the beginning of all he is going to miss. I know thats just all part of the "Army Life" but that doesnt mean we're looking forward to it. We just have to keep our faith in God and know that there is a purpose in all this! I am so proud of him for all that he does for this family and our country.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

It's a BOY!!

We found out yesterday that we are having a little boy! We are very excited! I do have to admit though, I thought it was a girl, and when the lady said "ohh thats a boy!" I asked her about 3 times if she was sure hahah! It really didnt matter to us what the baby is, we hope that eventually we can have both a boy and a girl! I am feeling a little nervous that its a boy now, I will admit. I grew up with all boy cousins and I remember how crazy they were when we were little. I am hoping we have a good little boy, especially with daddy being gone so much! I guess I just worry that he wont listen to his mommy! His daddy is quite the adventurer,why just the other day he brought in a HUGE bull frog and I was screaming at the top of my lungs...so Im sure we will have a little boy that is the same way! Just so long as he doesnt bring snakes in the house haha. We already love our little man tremendously! We picked out his first 2 outfits yesterday from us, I cant wait to put them on him! We are going to go with the name Connor David.

His first 2 outfits from mommy and daddy!





Connor's crib and bedding






Daddy has had the bedding picked out for a boy almost since we found out I was pregnant, so he just had to go get it yesterday before he has to leave for a few months!



Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Excitement!

I have just been giddy all day!! tomorrow is the big day that we find out what the baby is. I have seriously been so excited today you would think that tomorrow is Christmas!! I cant believe that we are getting to find out, and that daddy gets to be here for it! It seems like it was just yesterday that we were taking a pregnancy test. This pregnancy seems to be flying by to me! I will have an update tomorrow so everyone can know the sex if you havent heard otherwise!

Sunday, February 7, 2010

12 week ultrasound


I have been meaning to upload the pics from our ultrasound at 12 weeks for quite a while now. I couldnt believe how clear of a picture we got of the baby! You can see its head, body, sucking its thumb and its little legs! We hope this is a good sign that our baby isnt camera shy :) We will have another ultrasound next week and I will put that one up then!










Friday, February 5, 2010

17 weeks!

I have had quite a few people asking me to put up some belly pics so here they are! I am now 17 weeks. Feeling much better after getting some medicine! We go on Feb 17, about a week and a half to find out what the baby is!! Im so excited!! We get to find out right before James leaves for Ft Irwin, so as long as the baby is cooperating and not camera shy he will get to be there for it!












Thursday, January 28, 2010

Home Sweet Home




Well we got all settled into the house. We love our house!! It has plenty of room. I guess my only complaint would be that you have to go upstairs to the bedrooms. Its funny, as a kid I always wanted a 2 story house, now that I have one I may be changing my mind!! You have to lug the vaccum up and down the stairs, and once the baby is here I will probably be a nervous wreck about it falling down the stairs, because I already freak out when the dog puts her head thru the railing! But we think the house is beautiful, and got so lucky to get a house like this on an Army post! We are still waiting to get our formal dining room table, when u special order stuff out here it takes about 10-12 weeks! We hope you all can come visit us soon...as you can see, the guest bedroom looks very lonely!!! :)


Front of the House





Back of the house




Breakfast area


Kitchen



Living room, view from kitchen




My new toys!





Front Door

Formal dining room to left




Guest bedroom, needs some occupants!!


Guest bath


Our Bed


Our bath




Going to be baby's room