Updated Countdown!!

So I go to my usual twice a week Dr. appointment and it starts off with “Since you’re 35 weeks we need to test….” And I’m like “wait, I’m 34 weeks” in my head, but figure it’s close enough.  By the time the Dr. (not my regular Dr. Kasko BTW) checks me from the NST I decide to ask about it and he said “Well, your original due date was August 30, it was changed too early to September 6, but with it only being a week and monitoring your growth and development, I’m sticking with August 30”!!!!!  Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttt?!?!? 

So I knew I was looking at about 3-6 weeks depending upon the IUGR, but just losing one week mentally off of my time-table made it sink in that this baby is coming, fast!  Holy cow!!  And we are taking pre-deployment leave August 15-29… good thing we are going to be back from San Diego on August 21, because who knows what could happen! 

With all of that mental excitement, I am so happy that Justice and I took the time to relax at the pool today with some fabulous friends.  My brave little trooper made her way to the slide, and once she went down, she couldn’t stay off of it!  Strapped into her life-vest she climbed and slid down that slide at least 30 times, splashing and swimming and having a blast!  With temperatures reaching 107 today, the water was exactly what we needed =)

I am so blessed to have met such a friendly group of ladies here in 29.  It took a little bit of time, as does anything, but I can say that it was faster than Pendleton or Lejeune, or anywhere really!  I am thankful for the camaraderie shared that crosses the lines of ranks.  I have run across too many unfortunate people that feel that they wear their husband’s chevron or bar.  Sure, with certain ranks come certain perks and privileges, but we spouses are all the same.  Whether you’re the captain’s wife or the Lance Corporal’s fiancé, everyone is in this game together.  Yup, my husband is enlisted and I couldn’t be prouder of him!  But that doesn’t mean that I am not suited to help the Corporal’s wife or have lunch with the Captain’s.  It’s a great feeling here in 29 to have some like-minded amigos!

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So, here we are in the Hi-Desert, pretty much as settled in as you can possibly get at our new home in Joshua Tree, California. New to the 29 Palms Base, new to blogging, but used to the moving around. I got too comfortable living in North Carolina for three years with DH being non-deployable, so I feel practically new at deployments as well, but the time is coming up too fast, so putting on my big girl panties and dealing with it is my only option, other than to fail.

What gets me through the most is looking forward to being back home in Virginia with my family for the duration of this deployment. Having some help with the new baby will be beneficial, not to mention how much I have missed my family since starting this military-wife-life.  Oh, the things we do for love! 

This is my first blog, so I'm making it short and sweet until I get the hang of things and play around with it a bit. I want to have a way to connect with family, friends (new and old), and for Patrick to be able to get a taste of home and stay in the loop while he is far away. Until later...