Sunday, November 30, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
November
Can you believe that this year is a month away from being over? I can't it has flown by! This month has been full of emotions. I lost my Uncle Bill very unexpectedly and at a very young age earlier this month. Morgan also had an old childhood friend pass away in a car accident a few days ago. Very tragic and our prayers are with his family. We got to see our baby's heartbeat for the first time this month, and we are celebrating our 7th anniversary this month! Last but not least Morgan is leaving just days from now.
I am handling this time fairly well. The way I see it the first month is fairly easy. I mean anyone can do something that they hate for a month right?? But its all the time after that when you realize that he is not going to walk through the door right in time for dinner. It SUCKS. I just keep telling myself that I am not the first nor will I be the last wife and mother to experience this and I will make it through this next year.
So Thanksgiving is this week and we are going to be heading down the street to our friend Erin's house. We are going to have a great time with great friends. I have already started cooking and can't wait to eat and be merry.
I am still so undecided about putting up a Christmas tree. I want to do it with Morgan before he leaves but I do NOT want to put it away on my own. It weighs like a MILLION LBS. LOL. I probably will this week with the kids and Morgan so that we can get some great pictures and more family time in.
Well I hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
Love,
Morgan, Dena, Jordyn, Emily, and Ryan
I am handling this time fairly well. The way I see it the first month is fairly easy. I mean anyone can do something that they hate for a month right?? But its all the time after that when you realize that he is not going to walk through the door right in time for dinner. It SUCKS. I just keep telling myself that I am not the first nor will I be the last wife and mother to experience this and I will make it through this next year.
So Thanksgiving is this week and we are going to be heading down the street to our friend Erin's house. We are going to have a great time with great friends. I have already started cooking and can't wait to eat and be merry.
I am still so undecided about putting up a Christmas tree. I want to do it with Morgan before he leaves but I do NOT want to put it away on my own. It weighs like a MILLION LBS. LOL. I probably will this week with the kids and Morgan so that we can get some great pictures and more family time in.
Well I hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
Love,
Morgan, Dena, Jordyn, Emily, and Ryan
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Diapers, Diapers, Diapers
So many of you may know but for those who don't, I have been changing diapers for almost 9 years straight. I was totally looking forward to getting Ryan potty trained while Morgan is deployed and finally being able to say goodbye to diaper. Well god looked down and laughed at my silly plans to be rid of diapers forever.
Now that we are going to have another baby I am toying around with the idea of using cloth diapers. I mean they have a fairly high overhead cost but they last for the entire time the baby/child is in diapers. They pretty much pay for themselves. O and did you know it takes a disposable diaper (pampers, huggies, luvs, etc.) over 500 years to break down in a landfill?? Nasty huh?
So my delima is where to start!! There are so many brands, types, sizes, and on and on and on. It makes my brain hurt to think about it. I know I want to use snaps because all I have read says that the Velcro wears out. I know I want to use inserts so that I can use the same cover more for more than one diapering at a time. But once again I have NO idea where to start.
If you have any ideas or good informative websites then the information would be great!! Wish me luck on my journey to find the perfect cloth diaper and the guts and discipline to stick out the whole messy process known as cloth diapering!
Now that we are going to have another baby I am toying around with the idea of using cloth diapers. I mean they have a fairly high overhead cost but they last for the entire time the baby/child is in diapers. They pretty much pay for themselves. O and did you know it takes a disposable diaper (pampers, huggies, luvs, etc.) over 500 years to break down in a landfill?? Nasty huh?
So my delima is where to start!! There are so many brands, types, sizes, and on and on and on. It makes my brain hurt to think about it. I know I want to use snaps because all I have read says that the Velcro wears out. I know I want to use inserts so that I can use the same cover more for more than one diapering at a time. But once again I have NO idea where to start.
If you have any ideas or good informative websites then the information would be great!! Wish me luck on my journey to find the perfect cloth diaper and the guts and discipline to stick out the whole messy process known as cloth diapering!
New to this...
Well I decided to set up a blog to keep family and friends posted on our life events while Morgan is deployed. Our lives are changing and evolving like crazy these days. We are experiencing new things every day and our children never cease to amaze us.
First off Morgan is set to deploy very very soon. We are totally not ready at all. I don't want to spend the next year alone as a mother, father, teacher, maid, taxi and cook. I guess that's why the army didn't ask my opinion. Second we found out a few weeks ago that we are expecting baby number 4 this coming June. I am now 6 weeks and 3 days pregnant. I have been having some small complications already and am kind of regretting telling everyone so soon but I have faith in god that everything will be ok. I should know by next week what is going on.
Morgan will go in block leave on November 6th and we will be headed to Arkansas on or around the 12th for a couple of weeks before he leaves. It will be a long drive and a long time away from home (anytime is along time when you have 3 kids off schedule) but we are looking forward to spending time with family and friends.
I hope to get some pictures of the family up sometime soon. I am brand new to this so be patient.
First off Morgan is set to deploy very very soon. We are totally not ready at all. I don't want to spend the next year alone as a mother, father, teacher, maid, taxi and cook. I guess that's why the army didn't ask my opinion. Second we found out a few weeks ago that we are expecting baby number 4 this coming June. I am now 6 weeks and 3 days pregnant. I have been having some small complications already and am kind of regretting telling everyone so soon but I have faith in god that everything will be ok. I should know by next week what is going on.
Morgan will go in block leave on November 6th and we will be headed to Arkansas on or around the 12th for a couple of weeks before he leaves. It will be a long drive and a long time away from home (anytime is along time when you have 3 kids off schedule) but we are looking forward to spending time with family and friends.
I hope to get some pictures of the family up sometime soon. I am brand new to this so be patient.
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