3.5 days left in Maryland

WOW, time has flown. I can't believe that I will be leaving in 3.5 days. I am so anxious to be home but I will miss being here. I do love the fall and I have made some amazing people.
By this time next week I could be back in Utah. That is just weird to think.  I am sometimes in the mindset that Sky should still be at basic training. Oh I hated having him gone and yet he is already done with AIT. An update on him coming home is.... We still don't know. They don't want him here at Fort Meade and his unit doesn't want him in Utah until he finishes Airborne. So we are waiting to find out what his unit says. Then today we found out that the building that Skyeler and the other soldier have to do out-processing has flooded and will be closed tomorrow.. Um they only have tomorrow to finish all of that so I hope it doesn't mess up plans for people going home since graduation is TUESDAY!
For the most part I think I am ready... almost everything is packed I just have to put stuff in the car and ship a few things.. But of course Skyeler won't let me help with packing up the car so it will have to wait or he will be very upset with me. Oh well, I guess I do have to figure out what to do with a ham and a turkey that is currently in my freezer.

Week 27:

How far along?  *27 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss?  10 pounds
Maternity clothes?  Yes,
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep?  Has been okay.  Even with Sky talking in his sleep and having to sleep on an air mattress.
Best moment last week? Baby kicking when I play Skyeler's song on my phone.
Movement?  Yes, and I love it
Food cravings?  I still want fruit and sweets and H20!!! 
Labor signs?   Are Braxton Hicks technically considered labor signs?
Belly button in/out?  In
What I miss:  I miss not having so many side effects. I have had so much nausea and now I am anemic.
What I am looking forward to:  I am looking forward to seeing my family!
Milestones: I think I passed my glucose test.

Thanksgiving 2012

This year Thanksgiving was quite different for us... I am so use to being surrounded by many many people trying to talk over each other and just having a grand ol' time. This year we went over to some friends house it is was a small but enjoyable gathering. I am thankful that we had someone to spend it with even though spending it with just Skyeler wouldn't have bothered me at all.

On Tuesday Skyeler had a mandatory "Feast" that I was able to go with him to. This feast was basically a thanksgiving dinner provided by a non-profit organization that is here on post. It was a lot of fun and hey why not enjoy a free dinner. Especially since I was nauseous all day because I had an OB appointment in Bethesda and I had blood drawn and had that glucose test. Lets face it almost everybody hates that stuff because of how much sugar you have to drink and for me it is worse with the constant nausea/morning sickness I already have. They did tell me that I needed to fast before the test and I knew that wasn't going to happen... So hopefully those results turn out okay. Needless to say the rest of the day I felt like crap and really needed a good nutritious meal to counter all that sugar.

This year I have felt very blessed and I am truly thankful for much in my life. I hope that I can continue to see the blessings in my life and to be grateful for all the small things as well as the big things more.

One more week!

So time has been FLYING! I can't believe in 1.5 weeks I will be on my way home. I am ready and my nerves have been calmed quite a bit with a possibility that Sky could graduate a day early and head out to Airborne and have that all finished before Christmas. I am excited for that possibility. Hopefully we find out soon if it is going to happen. I don't think Sky's classmates are happy about it and I feel bad that Sky is a "special case" but he is going to training and not going home. I really wish that he could be done NOW, but luckily airborne is only 3 weeks. I can handle that..... I hope.
Other than that I am excited for my trip home and I am just trying to prep and get things organized and packed plus selling some stuff. Things have been coming together fairly well. YAY!

Week 26:

How far along?  *26 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss?  7 pounds, He he
Maternity clothes?  Yes,
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep?  Has been okay. 
Best moment last week? Time is starting to blur together, but I did see some of Sky's battle buddies and they all loved the baby bump.
Movement?  Yes, and I love it
Food cravings?  I still want fruit and sweets and H20!!! 
Labor signs? None.
Belly button in/out?  In
What I miss:  Being able to move normally and not have the constant nausea or worry of nausea. I also miss being able to bend forward easily and get out of my car without having Sky help me out.
What I am looking forward to:  I am looking forward to my drive home. I do worry about how many miles I will be driving while 6 months pregnant, but I'm sure I'll be ok.
Milestones: I am almost to the 3rd trimester!

Veterans Day 2012

This year for Veterans day Skyeler had the opportunity with his class to have a VERY SPECIAL final project where they filmed President Obama at the veterans day memorial ceremony thing at Arlington National Cemetery. Skyeler was able to sit with all the press individuals like CNN etc. He was chosen by his peers (and later we found out by his instructor) to be one of 3 directors for the project. I knew he was going to be picked. He has done an amazing job in this class so far and his peers really respect and like him.

Skyeler has spend the past couple of days at Arlington Cemetery filming interviews, the changing of the guard, the President, and much more. Each person in the class will then take the footage and have to make a 5 min documentary as their final project. I'm glad I'm not doing it and that it is Sky that hast to. They have A LOT of footage.

We also had the opportunity to have a friend stay with us while she was visiting her husband who is in Skyeler's class. I have had a lot of fun and I am glad that we were able to join our hubbies at Arlington for the last little bit of filming and we were able to see the changing of the guard and just see this place for ourselves. It was a fun experience. Only crappy part is that on Monday they stayed out there late and hardly got to see them.

Here are a few pics of Arlington. Some pics Sky took and I took a few myself. I'm sure you will be able to tell but I will get better!

Our 5th Wedding Anniversary

Does it seem like time just fly's to you? I can't believe that Skyeler and I have been married for 5 years now. It just doesn't seem like it has been that long! I know that I thought my life would be different from where it is when I look back. But I am very happy with where I am and the relationship I have with my husband. We have been through a lot and have had some crazy adventures.

Our celebration started out with a matinee of the new Bond movie. (It was really good)

Our theater is the Egyptian 24 and the whole theme is Egypt. Really cool.

Our next stop was to the D.C. temple. It really is a cool temple and I love the experience. Sadly this was probably my last time attending this temple. Skyeler of course brought the camera and tried to get some practice in.

I really like how my hair color looks in this one.

We then had dinner and went home so Skyeler could pack for his assignment for Veterans day. Yes he had school/work on Sunday but I think it was worth the experience.I am just glad that Our anniversary fell on the only day Skyeler got off.

Overall I am grateful for my day and for my husband. He has been such a blessing in my life and I look forward to many many many many years and forever with him.