Officially a momma :D

Sorry that it has been awhile since I have been on here. I try to update as much as I can but it's been a little hard considering I am now officially a mommy! No more saying I am a mommy to be. Woohoo! But I do plan on trying to update this at least once a week. And since this is a Tuesday night I guess I will update Tuesday nights.

I am so happy that my little one is finally here. I am so happy to finally have in my arms. But it is definitely not the easiest job. There have been quite a few nights where I want to scream. It's really hard without my husband here but I do thank God everyday that I was able to come home to my family. I don't know what I would do without them. Probably go insane! I love being a mom but I have my moments a lot where I don't know what I'm doing. That's what my mom is for. I know all new moms go through this but you never know until you get to experience it yourself. I will tell you that I am happy to be here with my family, however, I am so ready for my little family. I want my husband back from over sea's, us in our home being parents to our beautiful baby boy. The trouble I went through to bring him into this world was so worth the pain!

I finally got back into my digital scrapbooking program. I did a few tonight that I will share with all my listeners. My son (I love saying that) has finally gone down for the night so it is time for this momma to get some laundry done. Have a great night everyone!

Been WAY too long

I am slacking way to much lately...maybe because I've bee dealing with  A LOT in the past month. First the move and then the pregnancy and getting everything ready for our son to arrive. Which hopefully will be any day now. I've been to the hospital 3 times with false labor in the past three weeks. Good news, however, is I am 3cm dilated and crossing fingers that I am ready to pop.

I am so ready for this pregnancy to be over. Not because I hate it but it has definitely been hard. I know I am not the only that goes through this but boy did I not know this was going to be tough. I am so excited to be a mommy but at the same time my pain tolerance sucks. Little Ronnie is one tough little cookie and a stubborn one too. I understand he will come when he is ready but what most people don't understand about me is I AM impatient. So when I've got everyone telling me everyday "be patient, Ashley, he will come when he is ready", I just want to scream really loud! I am very sorry if this offends everyone but I really had to get that off my chest. I love to talk and get things off my chest and I love the advice I get but telling me what I should and shouldn't do is definitely not the way to go especially when you got a crazy pregnant chick you're dealing with.

Anyways, on another note I am officially living in Washington with my wonderful parents who have taken me in while my husband is gone. Definitely a hard thing to get used to. Going from living on your own with your love back to living under your parents roof. Not something everyone wants to do but in my situation...I was in Virginia where I barely knew anyone and about 30 to 45 minutes away from the naval hospital where I was to give birth. So instead of leaving me alone all by myself my wonderful husband once again drove me across the country so I could be with loved ones and have my baby here. It was definitely a very hard decision for us to make but we both agreed I needed this. I am happy to be home again but I wish I could be with my husband more than anything. It is so hard to be without him.  I miss him more and more everyday, but each day is another day closer to being in his arms again.

We are so close to Christmas, who is ready for the holidays? Ooh pick me, pick me! But first lets get this little boy out of my belly! Crossing fingers he arrives by this weekend especially with my Uncle Patrick arriving this evening. Must give birth soon!

"Military Spouse, toughest job in the Military"

It's been really hectic for the past couple months. Which is why I haven't been on here in awhile. Going through this pregnancy has been tough but nothing will ever compare to knowing that your husband isn't going to be there when you need him the most. You will never know what it's like to be a military wife till you are one.

The day my husband got the call asking him to go out of the country for a job, I don't think it really hit me then that my love was leaving for so long. The closer it gets for me to be back in Washington the more it hits me. Doesn't help that I'm pregnant and very emotional. How do you cope with the fact that your husband is going to be there when you give birth? Or for the first 7 months of his life. You just do. You go on day by day, and remember that each day that goes by is a day closer that he comes home.

I am very nervous about everything. Scared you might even say. But I am very happy to finally be able to go home and be with my family and friends so I'm not "alone". All I can do is tell myself "I am going to get through this". I cannot wait for my little one to be here in my arms. That will be the biggest distraction for me. And then I am definitely looking forward to picking up my husband from the airport and him holding his boy for the first time. See you all in Washington!

Crunch Time...

Sorry all! It's been awhile since I've written anything here. Dad just got on to me about it, so I figured maybe I should update it. I've been pretty busy with everything. Work, work and more work. And on my days off I've been pretty lazy. I have finally made it into my third trimester and so its been pretty hard on my physical being. This boy is HUGE! At least that is what he feels like. Everyone has been telling me how big I look for only 6 months along. Little Ronnie is a chunker! I mean have you seen his dad? He was a 9 lb baby when he was born. Lucky me! My mom told me I should have had an interview with him about his family and the big babies that run in them before we decided to have a kid. Made me crack up! But seriously all jokes aside, I would not change this for the world. I am excited and already counting down the days till December. If you don't know me then I will inform you, I am VERY impatient. I'm getting so anxious, I just want to have him here already. Hold my little boy in my arms and see the look on my husbands face when he finally gets to hold his son too.

Yesterday, my husband woke up in a very weird mood. He rolled over and said to me "Lets go get the car seat for our son today". Now granted, my husband is very excited for our boys arrival just as much as me. But he is not the one to go shopping and he has told me repeatedly that all the bigger stuff can wait till the beginning of November after we get some bills paid off. Apparently he changed his mind. The car seat came with a stroller, which worked out for us because as our son gets older its turns into a toddler stroller. Saves us a lot of money down the road. Then my lovely husband went crazy shopping for other items. Not only did we walk out with the stroller, we walked out with a travel play pen, a swing, the diaper bag and the baby monitors. Needless to say, yesterday we got about 90% of our baby shopping done. Now it's just the little necessities we need to get. Diapers, wipes, clothes, toys, etc. I know a lot of my family and friends are wondering "Well what about your baby shower". Here's the thing, I honestly did not expect you all to get super expensive stuff. We just wanted to be prepared just in case he decides to come early. At the rate we are going I wouldn't be surprised if he did come early. But if you still want to help us out with the little things I won't say no. There are still a lot of things on my registries that I would like to have for our boy. So take a look.

Anyways, the time is getting closer, I'm getting bigger and everyday is getting harder to hold this little acrobat in my tummy. Counting down the days till the arrival of our little man. Can I make it to Thanksgiving? My mom and best friend think no. We shall see! :)

Finally, Munchkin is a boy!

After impatiently waiting, we finally found today that we are having a boy. I'm not going to lie, I started to think it was a girl. Mainly because EVERYONE kept saying boy. You know how it goes, everyone says one thing and then it's the complete opposite. Well obviously that wasn't the case in this situation. 

It was so amazing to see everything on the screen. He was very active during the whole process. He is looking very healthy. We got to see his bones, his heart and his brain. All developing the way it should. According to the computer he is weighing about 1 lb. When the nurse informed us of the gender I don't think I have ever seen anyone jump as high with joy as my husband did today. His "legacy" (as he calls it) will be passed on. I was laughing so hard, smiling ear to ear. Happy to be having a boy first. 

Now, for the next step...getting Ronald Lee Murray IV's room ready for his arrival. Let the decorating and planning begin!!!

 

Gettin' anxious...

So as most of you know we still have yet to know the sex of little baby. All thanks to the navy hospital and them giving us the run around. However, we did get to hear the heart beat. It was so amazing! Hearing this "thump, thump, thump" going super fast. We also kept hearing scratching noises which,according to the doctor, was the baby moving around. I definitely got a little emotional. I'm surprised Ronnie didn't. I think he just really wants the ultrasound more than anything. To be able to see how he/she has developed since we it last will be even better. And being able to know what we are having would be awesome too. I'm getting anxious looking at baby's room wanting to decorate so bad! Well we will hopefully get to know on the 24th of this month. I am not making any promises but I know for sure it is an ultra sound. Keep your fingers crossed for me. :)

Well hopefully the time will go by fast for me, considering I go back to work tomorrow. I'm not going to lie, definitely nervous. Especially since I've been out of grooming for two months now and I'm going to be in a new environment. But this will finally get me out of the house and I won't be so bored anymore, and maybe I will make some friends too. I will let everyone know how it goes tomorrow. Wish me luck! :D

Happy Birthday America!

Sorry all that it has been a few days since my last post. I have been busy trying to get things done, furniture shopping and looking for a car. Which I am happy to announce that I now have transportation! About flipping time, right? And we also bought a whole new bedroom outfit. It will be amazing to finally be able to sleep in a real bed rather than a plain old mattress. We will receive it this Sunday. Woot woot!

Anywho, how was everyone's Fourth of July? Mine was okay. Not as great as I wanted it to be but I am very happy that I got to spend it with great people like my husband, his uncle and his uncle's girlfriend Shari. We went swimming and had a wonderful BBQ. Even Daquiri got to come have fun with us. No fireworks for me this year unfortunately due to Ronnie having to be up early tomorrow and too much traffic that I really don't want to drive in. Didn't get too many pictures but I did bake some 4th of July cupcakes and took pictures of that. 

Well Happy Fourth everyone! Hope everyone was safe and enjoyed blowing things up! Have a great night!