Chatting it up with Adeline

The other day my visiting teachers came over and one of them has a 6 month old baby. So just older than Mikena. These two love to look at each other and talk. This has basically happened every time they see each other since the first time they met. (I'm sure most babies do this) but I can't help but think it is so stinking cute.

The video was taken with my phone so it doesn't have the best quality and Mikena and Adeline was chatting for a lot longer than the video so this is only a snipit of what they were doing.

5 Months

Mikena turned five months yesterday! WOW. I know I say that every time but still. My baby is getting big. It is hard to accept how much she changes in such a little time.

 Mikena Is: 
Rolling over like crazy and sitting up on her own

       Occasionally will flip and sleep on her tummy 

Very active & Likes to listen to herself talk. 
Has to be in the right mood to laugh 
Night owl 
Likes to listen to herself talk 
Gets jealous when someone has food and she doesn’t

Army wife worries....

I think it is finally starting to hit me that Skyeler will be leaving for his summer training soon. This year it is in South Korea and next year it is in Thailand. Today I was looking up the distance in miles and in time and it is a little depressing for me. South Korea is 5,968 miles away (I think if you travel west) and there is a 15 hour time difference. Say it is 3:00 pm here it is 6:00 am there but it is the next day. 

I HATE being away from Skyeler for so long and I don't think there are very many people who really understand how BIG of a deal it is. I can't just call him to say hi or see how he is doing. I cant just roll over in bed an have someone to cuddle with or kiss me goodnight. I will be going grocery shopping alone, taking care of Mikena alone, and just being alone. If something goes wrong with the apartment I will be taking care of it myself. It will be hard especially since I HATE being alone.

I absolutely dread deployments but I am thankful to those who are going through it now. Especially since I have a really good friend who is in Afghanistan right now and wont be back till February. It is just a scary thing. Skyeler had a battle buddy who was killed recently in a non-battle accident in Afghanistan. So just because they or he isn't in combat doesn't mean that he will come home safely.

Yes we did chose to sign up for the Army.... but it doesn't make it any easier when they are away.

Migraine UGGG

I NEVER get migraines and for some reason I got one today. It started between 10-11 this morning with spots in my vision and a subtle pain above my eye. I kept trying to take a nap but to no avail. I was to worried about Mikena needing me. Even though she was content scooting around in a circle on her tummy. By about 1 this afternoon it was getting much much worse. I was dizzy and getting nauseous. At 2:30, the pain was getting unbearable so I called Skyeler at work and asked if he could come home early. He said he would talk to his people and in the meantime see if I could find someone from relief society or even his co-workers wife to come watch Mikena. I really didn't know who to call because I am not overly comfortable with just anyone watching my kid and I really don't have any friends here, so I ended up texting my neighbor and asked if she could help me out and take Mikena for an hour or so while my meds kicked in and as I tried to get the pain under control. She said she would and it was a struggle for me to just get up off the couch to get a few things together and her diaper changed. It was horrible! Good thing Mikena wasn't fussy today and was very mellow. I just couldn't get her to nap with me and I wasn't comfortable napping while she rolled around in circles on the floor. Sadly once I dropped Mikena off and jumped into bed I couldn't shut my brain off and actually take a nap (I had the sunbeam song stuck in my head). But at least my meds started to kick in so it wasn't to big of a deal. Skyeler was able to get off shortly after 4 and come home and help out and I am glad he was able to... I was just feeling like crap and I felt like a horrible mom not being able to care for my kid because I couldn't get off the couch. I am so glad that I have a great neighbor who is willing to help me out and take Mikena even if it was for only an hour. It meant an hour that Mikena was able to have some attention and I was able to lay down for a bit. I Really hope that by tomorrow it will be completely gone since it is STILL lingering. I have had to take more pills and it still hasn't gone away completely. At least Sky doesn't have to go in until 12 tomorrow. LUCKY ME!!

Anyway lessons learned from today.... Make sure I take something for a headache before it gets bad, Sky is always willing to go above and beyond to help me out, and I have a great neighbor that I really should get to know more. And lastly I really need to drink more water..... A LOT more. My biggest weakness...

So thanks again neighbor for your help it meant a lot to me that you were willing to help me out.

Independence Day 2013

We are already past the halfway mark for the year of 2013. Time really does fly and I realize this almost daily now.
This year for the 4th of July we spent it with just ourselves. Just the 3 of us and it was really enjoyable. Usually we are trying to decide if we are going to Blanding, Richfield or Bountiful in order to spend it with parents/family but we have decided to spend more holidays with just us, unless something big is going on. Anyway that morning we woke up and Skyeler wanted to go to the parade, so we got all ready (Mikena got an outfit from Grandma Lucero that she wore) and headed out and made it during the pre-parade. Weird. But it was fun. Both Skyeler and I liked it when this tank and WWII(?) soldiers ran past everyone. The least favorite was watching this guy pick up horse crap with his bare hands. Ewww!!
After the parade we went home and attempted to cool off a bit. We had an early dinner and headed off to find a spot for fireworks. It was fun and I had a blast spending time with my family. Mikena did very well with the fireworks and all the noise at the parade. She really is a mellow baby when nothing can startle her that much.

Here are a few pics!

It was an enjoyable day and I am so blessed that I was able to spend it with Skyeler. It really means a lot to me that I am able to be with him as much as I am.