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.