Hurry Up and wait....

Well, here we are in the final days of waiting for Phil to come home. I feel like it's last March when, in the course of 3 days we got a total of 3 3 month extensions...... He was originally supposed to be home today, Sunday night. Then Monday morning, then Tuesday morning. Now we're to Wednesday morning.......

Can I say that I never once prayed for patience, but God decided that I needed a lesson I guess. Phil too. :)

Final preparations

(This picture was taken today by Kristen while we were at the park!)

We are in the phase of final preparations for Phil's return home!!!!! While I can't say for sure when he's coming home - because it changes constantly - he should arrive soon!

Some of the other wives and myself are planning some of their homecoming festivities.... I am going to order some cakes tomorrow and we're going to decorate the Battery and barracks on Saturday!

I can't believe the time has FINALLY come for him to come home...... It's like our life can be taken off "hold" and we can start living it again.

I've been doing a little primping, although you can't tell from this photo. I've been trying to get a nice "palette" on my face, but I'm all broken out right now. Hopefully they clear up in time....I even decided that if the weather is warm enough, I will wear a cute skirt to pick him up. I feel like such a girl! :)

Angel Baby....

Been awhile, I know...

I know, it's been like a month since I posted anything. We've been busy cleaning the house and getting ready for Phil to come home (FINALLY) from Iraq. It's been a long 17 months, but I think it's been a wonderful growth opportunity for both of us.

I am nervous as heck about him coming home. He doesn't know that I've lost all but 3 lbs of the baby weight.... It'll be a surprise because all I said was, "I'm not where I want to be". Which, I'm still not.

When I think about it from a realistic point of view, I know he loves us and that I have nothing to worry about. He's the type of person who wouldn't have married anyone he didn't love "warts and all" as my mom says. I know he's chomping at the bit to get his hands on the baby, too.

In a couple days I will have new photos to post and will. She's getting so big - she ate green beans last night - not the puree'd baby food but the ones from the can. And she had a strawberry in one of those mesh feeder things. She sits up, she says "da da da" and "bla bla bla" and talks and sings "la la la". She made a move to crawl on Saturday but only went backwards. I hope she holds off on that one til Daddy comes home. God knows he deserves to see at least one of the major milestones.

More to come....