New with us

Well I'm a serious slacker. I'm really bad about blogging. Pretty good about updating Facebook but suck at blogging.

So a lot has happened in the last 6 months. David got out of the Marines, we're living with his parents in McCleary until we leave next month for Pullman for him to attend WSU, I had my baby, Ilyana Hope born July 8th at 2:25 p.m. weighing 5 lbs 13 oz and 17 inches long. We're slowly adjusting to having 2 children, it's a little tough right now with the sleepless nights and all, but I know it will get better. Ilyana is having a tough time right now during the night but I know it won't be that way forever.

I'm still doing classes for medical transcription. It's been on a stand still lately with me being so exhausted from the pregnancy and now the new baby. But again, it will get better. Well not much else going on with us. So later.

Hey everyone. Well I leave for home on Saturday. And I pick up my sister in law from the airport on Thursday. She's coming to fly back with me so I have some help with Amara.

Well some new things have happened. We got a big screen HDTV a Blue-ray player and a laptop. Oh and I also got a new cell phone. The Samsung Moment. It's touchscreen. It was a little hard and annoying to get used to at first but I'm getting the hang of it. It's got tons of cool features. The laptop we got mostly for me so I would have a way to do work if we're traveling and cause I've wanted one for forever.

Well enough about that. Oh and for anyone who has not watched an HDTV it's sooo cool. We turned on Heroes from Netflix the night we got, it was amazing!

Well not much going on. Trying to get laundry and some packing done today. So far so good.

Moving

So things have happened that is suddenly thrusting me into a rush to pack up as much of the house as possible as soon as possible. David just found out yesterday that he is being sent to the Olympics. Well actually he is being sent to Washington to be on standby at Whidbey Island for the Olympics. And he leaves February 3rd. I have a doctor's appointment that day. And my mom needs me here to have someone to drive her back from the hospital after her surgery, whenever that may be. So I'm going home sooner than originally planned. So much to plan and so little time. But we are going to be flying my sister in law over here to fly home with me so I have some help with Amara and the luggage.

So I'm coming home soon just don't know how soon. My mom is calling the Doctor on Monday to find out what's going on. So hopefully we'll know soon. This all crazy and frustrating.

Yada yada yada

Well I was bored and on the computer so I figured I'd post a blog.

Not much new. Well I'm pregnant. But anyone who reads this already knows that. So I'm 13 weeks now. Had my first appointment and ultrasound a week ago. We got hear the heartbeat as well. And thank goodness, there's only one baby in there. Phew! :)

Well let's see. Oh I'm losing weight instead of gaining it. But I have had a lot of, well I don't think I want to say that cause it would just gross you all out so I'll let you figure it out. Good news is it's gone now and hopefully I won't lose to much more weight. After all, I don't want to harm the baby.

So I don't remember what I've posted in past blogs so I'll just give you all an update of what's going on with my and my fam. So I'm in medical transcription classes again. But this is a much better school and one I'm sure you've all heard of, Career Step. I feel like I'm in a nursing class. Let's see, Amara has been walking for almost 2 months now. She's eating really well too. David will be out of the Marines soon, if they don't kick him out first for his weight problem. Long story, rather not go into it. I will be going back to Washington next month. We are leaving February 17th to take me home. David will be driving me and Amara home and then flying back to Maryland for the remainder of his time, whatever that may be. I'm going to try and get as much packing done as I can before I leave. Of course it would help if I wasn't so tired all the time. And if my daughter would stop waking me up at 6 o'clock in the morning. The headaches of being a parent. I'm sure all parents could agree with me right? If not then you suck. Not really, I still love you all.

Well that's about all that's new. Till next time.

Here's an updated picture of our family.

Amara's birthday, Halloween and such

Well as promised I'm going to get a video up of Amara demolishing her birthday cake, it was very funny. Everyone in the room was laughing so hard! And some pictures of Amara in her Halloween costume. Not much new going on with me. Getting excited to move back home. Probably going in January. Well that's all for now.

Well can't get the video to load so I'll try again later.

Latest Happenings

Well my friend keeps riding on me that I don't blog enough. So I'm going to try and do it more, though again I won't have any pictures cause I am not on my own computer. I honestly don't see how this friend of mine finds the time to blog so much cause she's got more kids than I do, anyway.

Well we're in Washington right now and our vacation is quickly coming to a close. We leave Tuesday and I'm not happy about it. I don't want to go back to Maryland. But the upside is I will be coming back in February and David will be joining me in April. We both can't wait. We're so excited to move back. We are done with the military, no more for us unless we have to.

We are hoping to buy a house when we move back. We're looking in the Bremerton area since David wants to go to UW. So if anyone hears of anything good let us know will you? We can't buy till he starts school hopefully next fall.

Well our daughter turns 1 in two days and we can't believe it. She's grown so much this last year and it actually makes me sad that she's turning 1. I don't want my little girl to grow up. I'm sure all parents understand my dilema. Their just so cute and precious and you want them to stay little forever. Anyway, we celebrated Amara's birthday this past Sunday cause I will be gone this weekend at my sister's wedding. I have a video of her eating her cake, which I will have to post at a later date.

I am enrolled in classes again. Again for Medical Transcription. I couldn't find a job so I decided to take another course. I'm going through Career Step and they sound like they are a much better accredited school. And the military is paying for it. They have this thing called My CAA for military spouses where military spouses can get schooling paid for up to $6000. So I called the school and called the CAA people, got my funding approved and I started classes on September 19th. It's all online which is great and much easier. And they teach me so much more than my other course did. My goal is to complete them by February but I have a year to complete it if I don't. But don't get me wrong, I'm not going to dilly dally around. It took me 2 years the last time. What with all the pregnancies and morning sickness and just not feeling like doing them cause they were so boring. These classes actually keep my interest, and just the sheer fact that I want to get them done and have a job before I move back.

Well that's all that's new with us for now. I'll post more later.

What's new

Well it's been a while since I've posted. Things have been kind of crazy the last 9 and half months.

Well what's new with us you ask? Well my daughter Amara is eating solid foods now and growing like a weed. She's crawling and pulling herself up on the couch and everything else. We think she might be walking in a month or so. She says "dada" and "mama" or at least what sounds like it. Her first official word was "yum", which she said a few weeks ago. She's finally getting some hair back on her head, has big patch of hair at the back of her head.

David gets out of the Marines in 9 months and we're both looking forward to it. He's taking a break from the Marines to go back to school and get his bachelors. I've decided to go back to school to and become a cetacean biologist, basically a whale biologist. I'd work with whales, dolphins, fish. I really want to work with the whales though. And we'll be going back to Washington for that. So we're very excited to be going home.

In October we are going to Washington for 2 and half weeks, yahoo! We're so excited to go home. We both miss it very much. So can't wait to see you all in Washington soon.

We both just had our birthdays, ugh, so I am now 25 years old and not liking it. I know, I know it's not that old. But it feels like it to me cause I look around at people that are younger than me and have accomplished so much more, and have more kids than I do. As David always tells me, "It's not a competition sweetheart." But it is to me. Everything's a competition to me. Who has more kids, who has longer hair, who has a smaller chest, who's thinner? Definitely not me on all parts. Oh well, someday, soon hopefully, I'll be thinner and have a smaller chest and longer hair.

So I've finished my Medical Transcription course, 3 months ago. I am now seeking employment. And it's a rough start. I'm new, and not very many people are hiring people with no experience. But hopefully soon something will come.

Well hope your all doing well. Lots of Love, Heather