MOM & DAWN....Just so that it is in writing, as SOOONNN as I am done helping Josh with his index cards, I will post pictures of the apartment and of the little guy. THATS A PROMISE! now it is in writing. No more threats DAWN.....Love you guys!!!
So we have made it and we have the internet!! Hooray!!
Samuel did AMAZING! He was so cute. My sister and brothers drove me to the airport and I had felt fine up until we pulled into the parking lot. I started feeling a little sad and nervous. We got in really fast (it is a small airport) and we started heading over toward security and that is when it hit me. I was really doing this! I started to cry when I hugged my sister. My older sister Dawn were not always close when we were kids (not really at all!). As soon as she got married we started getting closer then when we both had our kids that was it. She is certainly my best friend. For the past year we have lived in the same apartment complex and it was just nice to have my sister there right next to me. So I was sad because I feel like I was leaving behind my best friend and support.. Anyway, so the tears came huge!
After we said goodbye, we went to go through security and Samuel was, lets say WAY hesitant to give his backpack to the security people to run it through the machine. He looked like he was about to take a run for it! The people on the other side were coaxing him through with his jacket..It was really funny.
When he saw the plane he was out of his mind excited!! As soon as we got into the plane, he sat right down, said "momma you help me?" He wanted me to put his seatbelt on and he sat there with a HUGE smile on his face for the first hour of the trip! Every time we took off and landed he had a big smile. So adorable. I love him! I thank God that he did so well.
When we got to Oklahoma, Josh picked us up and we proceeded to get lost for 2 1/2 hours! The airport is 10 minutes away from our apartment!!! Oklahoma has weird roads. If you miss an exit, not such a good thing...haha!
Our apartment is AWESOME! I love it! The best part? Well, we finally have a table and four chairs that we can sit down and eat together! What a difference it is than eating in front of the TV on the couch. Yesterday it was 73 degrees and we were able to be outside for most of the day. Samuel had a blast!!! We are still really tired and I'm sure there is stuff I am forgetting to blog about, but I am SOOOOO tired I can hardly think!! I will post pictures soon!!!!
Samuel did AMAZING! He was so cute. My sister and brothers drove me to the airport and I had felt fine up until we pulled into the parking lot. I started feeling a little sad and nervous. We got in really fast (it is a small airport) and we started heading over toward security and that is when it hit me. I was really doing this! I started to cry when I hugged my sister. My older sister Dawn were not always close when we were kids (not really at all!). As soon as she got married we started getting closer then when we both had our kids that was it. She is certainly my best friend. For the past year we have lived in the same apartment complex and it was just nice to have my sister there right next to me. So I was sad because I feel like I was leaving behind my best friend and support.. Anyway, so the tears came huge!
After we said goodbye, we went to go through security and Samuel was, lets say WAY hesitant to give his backpack to the security people to run it through the machine. He looked like he was about to take a run for it! The people on the other side were coaxing him through with his jacket..It was really funny.
When he saw the plane he was out of his mind excited!! As soon as we got into the plane, he sat right down, said "momma you help me?" He wanted me to put his seatbelt on and he sat there with a HUGE smile on his face for the first hour of the trip! Every time we took off and landed he had a big smile. So adorable. I love him! I thank God that he did so well.
When we got to Oklahoma, Josh picked us up and we proceeded to get lost for 2 1/2 hours! The airport is 10 minutes away from our apartment!!! Oklahoma has weird roads. If you miss an exit, not such a good thing...haha!
Our apartment is AWESOME! I love it! The best part? Well, we finally have a table and four chairs that we can sit down and eat together! What a difference it is than eating in front of the TV on the couch. Yesterday it was 73 degrees and we were able to be outside for most of the day. Samuel had a blast!!! We are still really tired and I'm sure there is stuff I am forgetting to blog about, but I am SOOOOO tired I can hardly think!! I will post pictures soon!!!!
I am so sad!! I love my apartment. I really do. I packed it all up and it is finished. I am feeling sad. I haven't felt sad really since I've started packing up, but it just hit me tonight. It is weird, I am so used to Josh leaving for weeks at a time without me. It just hit me that I am actually going with him this time!! I brought Samuel with me to bring Josh to the airport ( he left today) and he was amazed. He was so excited to see the airplanes and be in the airport. I have been pumping him up for a few days (really with a hope that he will behave one the plane-not that I should complain being that Susie flew across the world with her 1 year old!!). I bought him a Thomas the Tank Engine backpack and he has been proudly wearing it. Absolutely adorable. I don't know that I am so sad for myself, but for him. I know we'll be ok!!!!
What a job it is to move. Once we get to PA I DO NOT want to move any time soon!!
So tonight I am sleeping at my parents and I am off tomorrow! Love you all and I hope I'll be able to blog again soon!!!!!!!!!!
What a job it is to move. Once we get to PA I DO NOT want to move any time soon!!
So tonight I am sleeping at my parents and I am off tomorrow! Love you all and I hope I'll be able to blog again soon!!!!!!!!!!
I'm pretty sure I won't be blogging for a while. Tomorrow is the big moving things out of the apartment day. We are officially putting almost all of our stuff in storage tomorrow. Monday we are spending the night at my mom's because Josh is leaving Tuesday and I am spending the night on Tuesday and leaving Wednesday! Holy COW! Can't believe this is happening already. So until we get to Oklahoma and get settled, I probably won't be blogging! So I'll hopefully talk to you all in a week or so!!! Pray for us!
Thank you SUSIE! I felt a lot better after reading your comment.. So, packing is going well. I keep getting bursts of energy and taking advantage (I do pay for them though after!) We got the BIG things done, like packed away the couches, emptied closets, and stuff like that. I still don't feel quite nervous, I think I may just still be in denial. I am feeling a bit sad though. I'm realizing that I'm going to be on my own without help for most of the time and I am feeling scared. But, if my mom could do it with 5 kids, I can do it with 2.
Chuck E Cheese went well the other day. Samuel had a great time and it is so cheap to bring them there! We played for 2 hours for $5. Not bad. Samuel is at a really fun age right now. He knows how to play hard. We played air hockey at this place for probably an hour. Every time the puck went into his slot or mine, he would throw his hands in the air and say "I WIN! I WIN!". Hmm.. Didn't get the concept. That's ok.
As for the pregnancy, still going. I think it is harder being pregnant this time around. The baby is SUPER active. I mean kicking all the time. From the minute I wake up to right through the night I feel the baby kicking. I am so glad. I've heard of people who were pregnant are rarely felt the baby move. Not the case here. I'd be a basket case if I never felt the baby move. I love that part of pregnancy. Everything else..ahh...could do away with. I have come to the conclusion that I am not crazy about being pregnant. I love feeling the baby move, but that is about it. I don't like the extra weight, I don't like the exhaustion! I guess its really just all a lead up to whats coming in another few months!
Ok. Well time for breakfast then back to packing!
Chuck E Cheese went well the other day. Samuel had a great time and it is so cheap to bring them there! We played for 2 hours for $5. Not bad. Samuel is at a really fun age right now. He knows how to play hard. We played air hockey at this place for probably an hour. Every time the puck went into his slot or mine, he would throw his hands in the air and say "I WIN! I WIN!". Hmm.. Didn't get the concept. That's ok.
As for the pregnancy, still going. I think it is harder being pregnant this time around. The baby is SUPER active. I mean kicking all the time. From the minute I wake up to right through the night I feel the baby kicking. I am so glad. I've heard of people who were pregnant are rarely felt the baby move. Not the case here. I'd be a basket case if I never felt the baby move. I love that part of pregnancy. Everything else..ahh...could do away with. I have come to the conclusion that I am not crazy about being pregnant. I love feeling the baby move, but that is about it. I don't like the extra weight, I don't like the exhaustion! I guess its really just all a lead up to whats coming in another few months!
Ok. Well time for breakfast then back to packing!
What is it with mother's guilt? Gosh, I feel like I am constantly feeling guilty about something with Samuel. I'm not playing with him enough, is this move going to ruin his little life? Is he going to miss my family so much that he is sad? Is the new baby going to make him feel not so good? Especially without my family? Why is he not eating a lot? I don't take him out to the library enough. I'm not teaching him enough, he's not potty trained enough. Gosh. What is this? I feel like I sometimes have a hard time enjoying him just because I feel so guilty. I end up going over to him and smushing him and kissing him over and over again and he just gets annoyed. Haha. Well, today I am taking him to Chuck E Chesse. I am taking a break from packing and just spending most of today with him. He likes to try and "help" with the packing...Not so helpful. He just likes the sound of tape and he thinks the whole reason for the boxes are for him to play. Duh. Anyway, so there it is. I feel guilty. AHH.
DRUG TEST AND TRANSCRIPT FINALLY ARRIVED!! Praise the Lord! We are finally officially on our way. Josh is giving his 2 weeks today, I am starting to pack, we are setting up housing. Hooray. Finally. Thank you all for all your advice. I am really going to take it. Susie, I'm waiting for a burst of energy, and Sarah, great idea with the toys! I'm doing that too. Love you all!
Can I vent? Ok.. I will. I am completely stressed out. This move is becoming so aggravating it is almost unbearable. More because once again, the federal government is slow. This is the deal. Josh is supposed to be in the January 21st class. You would think this would all go easily right? Oh no. Not at all. Josh had to do 2 things. Submit a drug test (did it 2 weeks ago) and get his transcript sent in (did it 2 weeks ago). What didn't the FAA get? Oh ya, the drug test and the transcript. Josh's school closed for break and apparently didn't send his transcript before they closed, and the drug test. Who knows what happened. So until those two things get in they can't technically put him in for the January 21st date. SO what does that mean to us. Josh can't give his 2 weeks notice, I can't set up storage, We can't start applying to apartments. Yes. Our lives once again are on hold until EVERYONE DOES THEIR JOB. I am so angry right now because I am pregnant huge, I get exhausted very easily, I have a three year old who doesn't care to cooperate with moving, and plans that I cannot make. We have to plan a 24 hour drive to Oklahoma and who knows if we are even going. What is God doing here. I am losing it. I just want to be on my way. I am so irritable right now and I want to just know what is going on so that I can pack. I am starting in places where we don't use things, but I am finding it really hard to balance cleaning, cooking, packing, making arrangements for housing, making arrangements for travel, spending time with my son, doing laundry, and all the other FUN stuff that comes with being a mom. And to top it all off? Josh is working 50-65 hours a week. AHHHHHHHH! Please pray for me. I need to get organized. I am so overwhelmed right now that nothing is getting done. Pray that I get a burst of energy, because I am not feeling it right now.
Did I mention that I am ACHING to know what my baby is? Just a thought..... HAHA!! Lets take a poll...Girl or boy?
Uncle Josh is funny....
Mommy I'm tired....
Do I have to stay up until 12 to see the ball drop?
OK I WILL!
All she got for Christmas was her two front teeth!
Superman!
Gotta take a break to read
Daddy "watching" Samuel...See how good my boy is? Daddy told him to sit and read a book while he takes a nap and he listens. I love Samuel.
Remember these when we were kids? SO cute!
