"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!

 

Send me my "Angel" from Washington please?

Good morning wonderful blog readers! And what a glorious day it is...hopefully. It's only 8 am so let us see what the rest of the day brings us. 

I finally got to video chat with my best friend Angel last night. Makes me want to go home for a visit so bad. I miss her and my family so much. But I'm crossing my fingers that I either get to go home next year or she gets to come visit me next year. We shall see. Thank goodness for phones, computers and video messaging because otherwise I would probably go insane if I don't get to talk to my Angely Poo! :) I would say more but I think my scrapbook page will say it for me. So here ya go, I'll post more scrapbook pages later. Have a great day!

 

Sleepless in...Virginia Beach

Just a quick one before I head to bed and hopefully actually get some sleep this time. Like I told my mom earlier on the phone when this child does something bad it's Ronnie's kid not mine. :) At least that's what I learned when I was growing up. Whenever I was in trouble my mom's favorite line was "Paul! Deal with YOUR child before I scream". Always worked too. Poor dad! 

Well "Ronnie's child" decided to let me know that him/her was in my tummy for sure by rolling, kicking and jabbing my in all sorts of places all nice. Keeping me up till 3 am. Then when I finally got some sleep I get woken up by Ronnie getting ready for work. And once again I can't sleep till it's almost 9am. And then up for the day at 1pm. My sleeping schedule is out of whack it's not even funny! I go back to work in a little over a week and really need to get some decent sleep before then. 

Good news is I am not at all disappointed about my baby moving all night. Actually I sat up and started crying because I was so happy to feel the crazy weird feeling I had going on in there. Made me smile and excited even more about the fact that I am having a baby. Our first wonderful bundle of joy! Ronnie even laid on my stomach and was talking to the munchkin today about how ecstatic he is to finally meet him/her.

Next step, finding out the gender. I'm getting pretty antsy about it too. Didn't help that I got the reminder call about my appointment on Tuesday at 1pm. Woo hoo! Four more days! 

Alright time for this one to try and attempt to sleep. Crossing fingers that I can manage it this time and hopefully munchkin will sleep too. One can only hope :) Have a fantastic night all!