Past due...

I'm waaay past due for some blogging. I know i have a lot to update everyone on so ill try not to drag it all out. Bare with me! By now everyone knows that we are expecting our first child. We are beyond excited. A little insight on that, Eric and I decided only a couple months (2 months) after getting married that we wanted to start trying to get pregnant. We had a plan...but like my sister in law once said "God laughs at us when we make plans". We wanted to get pregnant before Eric left for boot camp so that I could be pregnant while he was away and hopefully have the baby when we got to Lejeune. Over that year it never worked out but neither one of us were upset about it, we had sooo much going on and soo much to get used to that we knew it could wait. In December we finally got to move in together. At 630 in the morning on January 29th I woke Eric up and said "I'm going to take a test." And that I did. I took the test and got back in bad...shaking in my boots...I hadn't looked at the test yet because I KNEW i was pregnant and wanted to look at it together. So i asked him if he was ready to look at it and he was, so we did.



WE'RE PREGNANT!! I cried, he sat there in silence with a smile on his face..then shortly after that went back to sleep. Savannah was on her way to Lejeune that day so the fun of telling everyone was already beginning!! We told Savannah we made a surprise for her and its in the oven...



"There's a bun in the oven!" She picked me up, spun me around and we cried. You've all seen the video of how we told everyone else ;)

The pregnancy has been a very easy pregnancy. Eric has been very lucky ;) No late night cravings, no throwing up and only one outburst! I've been very lucky. I was very nauseous during the first trimester but sunflower seeds usually fixed it! I have had a thyroid problem since we found out. The doctors did blood work at our first appointment and found out the I have hyperthyroidism. Since then they have tripled the dosage that i started off at. The doctors assure me everytime the blood work comes back and they change something that the baby is fine and that the medicine is only going to make the baby smarter.

We had our ultrasound on May 12th at 730am to find out the sex of the baby. The ultrasound tech and the doctor both say ITS A GIRL! At first Eric and I werent convinced because her legs were closed but the US tech would say things like "i dont say anything in this ultrasound that says boy" So we just keep reminding ourselves of that. We are convinced its a girl. If it were a boy they wouldve seen "something" else there.

Erics work is going good. He is still with 8th Comm as a Radio Operator. We had our pre-deployment brief scheduled for last night. 8th Comm is deploying between the time frame of July 3rd and July 5th. It is a 6 to 9 month deployment to Afghanistan. That being said we have come to terms with the fact that Eric wont be here for the rest of the pregnancy, the birth of our little girl or her first holidays. *gulp*

Monday afternoon around 3pm Eric sent me a text that said "Good news!! I'll tell you later ;)" (hints my facebook status: He likes to keep me on my toes.) Well Eric comes home, all smiles. I ran into the kitchen and looked at him and said "tell me!!" His good news turned out to be great news. Before I get ahead of myself I should let everyone know that I am living in the moment with this "news". It is the military and things could change as soon as tomorrow, BUT for now.....He has been chosen to go to a different unit called MARSOC (United States Marines Special Operations Command) Yes...special ops. This is a compliment to Eric because you do have to be chosen to get in this unit. The great news is that HE IS NOT DEPLOYING WITH 8TH COMM :)He is now in a "stay behind" unit with 8th comm until he goes to MARSOC on Oct. 1st. When he reports to MARSOC he will have to do a couple months of training before a deployment. Which essentially means that Eric will be in the states for at least 6 more months...NOT missing the rest of the pregnancy, the birth of our little girl or her first holidays. THANKS BE TO GOD!!! Like I said, things can change...they tell Eric where they want him and he HAS to go there. He has already been switched to the stay behind unit though, so he is no longer with the unit that is deploying July 3rd through 5th :) HALLELUJAH!!

More good news is that we are on base now and we absolutely LOVE our house! We have been so lucky! I guess ill wrap this up now. Thanks for reading, stay tuned ;)

HAKUNA MATATA- it means no worries.

Love always.

Marines and Lejeune.

A little over a year ago Eric and I went to our families (house by house) to tell everyone that Eric had decided to make a career change. Today I was sitting and thinking about those couple of days where we were telling all of our family and all of our friends that we were joining the marines (yes, we) Its amazing to me how at so many different times over the past year time would stand still. so still. Like every day would pass so slow and every night even slower. Its also amazing to me how I can sit here a year later and not know where that year went. I can stand here (or lay here) and tell you that 2010 was the one of the hardest years of my life but I will also tell you that it was the best year of my life. I married my soul mate, yes he left for a long time (which would hint the hardest part) but while he was gone God brought us so close, closer than imaginable. I learned who I really was, who WE really are, I did things I wouldve never EVER done. I became a women i never even dreamed of being (because who knew i could?) When Eric first told me he wanted to join the marines i thought to myself "hell no, nuh uh, no way!" (ok maybe i said it to him) I remember the night he told me like it was yesterday. I remember telling him "yea right" and he just let it go. For about a week after that night i couldnt stop thinking about it...not necessarily about him joining the marines but how i might have been stopping him if he really wanted to do it. So we talked and made the decision "ok hes doing it"
and he did it.


and I am so glad he did ;)



So here we are today. In a different city, in our own little house. Just us and our dogs and we are so happy.






To family I havent talked to or that may need to be reassured ;)

We are so happy here! Eric works A LOT! He is gone almost 12 hours a day and sometimes more. He leaves for work around 5am and most of the time is home between 5 and 6. He likes his job right now and the people in his unit. They are doing martial arts right now (why? ill never understand;) ) He seems to like it but is sore from it. He had to have another root canal, he got it done last friday and is still in some pain from it but only when he eats. As for me? Ive been keeping busy. There is a camp lejeune wives facebook page that i have joined. I made one post on someones comment about needing her hair done and i have been receiving emails everyday asking about hair! So for the time being I have been traveling to different girls houses and doing their hair. Its been a lot of fun and its been a good way to meet girls. I also have been taking Zumba at the gym on base and have met a girl there. She is really outgoing and loves to dance (hints how we became friends) ;) she was standing behind me in class the first day and I noticed her not being shy about dancing so we hit it off!! We havent had the chance to go out to dinner or anything with her and her husband yet but hopefully we can soon! A lot of you saw my facebook status about getting on base housing. I didnt get to go to the housing office that day (last friday) because we had a flood and the plumber was here. Still havent been because we are snowed in. We have been going back and forth (literally every day) trying to decide if we want to live on base or off. Right now we are just going to go ahead and put ourselves on the waiting list while we decide what to do. The housing that we want is a 5 to 7 month wait so that "should" put us at the end on our lease here. The dogs are perfect! They love the house, the yard and having Eric home!! Its been really nice having downtime after the holidays to get settled in. I have been doing a lot of cooking (need new recipes!!!) Since Eric has to leave so early we are usually in bed by 9...that took a lot of getting used too. I wasnt able to fall asleep until at least 12 most of the time 2 when we first moved here but now im out like a light!




We went to a new church last Sunday. The preacher was soooooo awesome. We both liked him a lot. The sermon was so good. It was about giving 100% to the Lord and taking risks for him. At the end of the service the preacher asked us to bow our heads and close our eyes. He said a prayer then asked us to keep our heads down and eyes closed. He asked if there was anyone that wanted to change their lives that day, was there anyone ready to make to best decision of their lives, was there anyone willing to do it now? He said if so, with everyones heads down and eyes shut raise your hand. To the people with their hands raised he said now that you have your hands raised are you willing to stand up, are you willing to come up here and let me pray for you and give yourself to the Lord? The church was silent. Then all the sudden we heard foot steps and the preacher saying God bless you sir, God bless you mam...he said it about 9 times. Then he made the announcement that there were 9 believers standing in front of us and that he wanted to make it ten. Then we heard him say "God bless you mam" There were 10 people standing in front of the church. I promise you it was one of the most amazing things ive ever seen. The preacher told them they just started their lives over and that every sin they ever committed and every regret they ever had could be washed away now. There were people of all ages up there. Some in their teens and some looked to be in their 50s and 60s. They all said their names out loud (while crying) so that we could all pray for them. It was sooooo awesome. Bless their hearts!





Its been a roller coaster ride, but its been the best ride of our lives.


Love always.