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!

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!!

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!

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.