The Count-down Begins!

Tomorrow starts the 2 week countdown until Caleb graduates from AIT!!!!!!!!! I am SO excited! even though we won't be able to go to the graduation, i'm thrilled just to know that he will be home only a few days after that! I was going to have my countdown until the day he returns, but he can't remember exactly which day that is, so i figured it would work better for me to just countdown to a date that is set in stone :). i can't WAIT for him to be home! theres nothing more wonderful than having my best friend with me 24/7. being away from him these last 6 months have been soooo hard, but i've come to realize the phrase "distance makes the heart grow fonder" is very, very true. when its the real deal, distance doesn't take away from love, it just enhances it. i have loved seeing how much Caleb is true to himself in every situation in life. Getting to write him letters for 10 weeks was amazing for me. it was incredibly hard to not be able to see him or talk to him was horrible, but i think we learned so much about ourselves and eachother during that time, that only strengthened our love, and confirmed what we always knew was true; that we are competely made for eachother. i love knowing that, and seeing that time apart doesn't change any of that for us. While he's been at AIT i have loved all of our phone conversations and our skyping, and watching how much he loves our little family and wants to be with us, and that he would do absolutely anything in the world for us. i love to see his eyes light up when Connor smiles at him, and to hear him talk to him. I know it has to be so hard for him to miss the first 2 months of his sons life, but at the same time, it reminds me how dedicated he is to his dreams, and how much he is willing to sacrifice for us and for his country, and it makes me love him even more. he makes me fall more and more in love with him every single day without even having to try. :) just in case you missed the memo, i really love him :)

Sorry for all the mushiness, but sometimes i just can't help but talk about it. i think i truly am one lucky girl to have him! i will end with that thought, and move onto less sappy stuff....like my adorable little son! The past couple days we've been going over to my friend Marne's house, and her kids just ADORE Connor! They get soooo excited when hes there and want to hold him and kiss him, and i pretty much think its the cutest thing ever. It has been really fun to watch how Connor interacts with other kids all over him. As he will be the oldest of our kids, he hasn't had siblings to get in his face and spoil him and be loud and crazy. I love how well he handles big crazy get-togethers, because the family gatherings of my family are anything but calm and quiet. It's made me kind of happy inside to watch it. At first i was really worried he was getting too much stimulation and new things and that he was freaking out a bit, but Marne is really good making sure her kids don't get all up in his face or scream in his ears or anything. Its probably kind of nice for him to see and hear people other than his boring old Mommy. He's been doing sooo well at church too. I can't wait for Caleb to get to see it :). The time seems to be passing soooo quickly! I can't believe he's two months old already. And he's even getting his shots this Thursday. I'm NOT looking forward to it! :( i'm pretty sure i will be in tears! He has been growing sooo much, and people keep saying he looks big for his age, so i'm interested in seeing what his weight and height is and what percentile he falls into. And i've got to ask his Doctor about his horrible rash that keeps coming and going!!! as soon as i think its gone it comes back with full fury! i've been trying to find a connection between it and anything, but no luck :(. But hopefully his doctor will know, because i feel horrible when he's scratching and crying.

I have still been keeping up with my workout, but i keep having to force myself to do it. I'm loosing motivation, and i hate it. So today i installed an app on my phone that is a fitness tracker, that counts calories and records workouts and tells you how much you should be eating to reach your goal weight. i know i need to be careful about dieting because i am nursing, and i need to eat extra calories for that, but its nice for me to be able to see the different types of things i'm consuming each day, and how much of it is the wrong kinds of things, and not enough of the right. i'm pretty sure my eating habits need a major makeover, but it will have to wait until another time, because eating healthy seems to be soooo expensive, and our finances are a bit tight right now. but atleast i am aware of it all now, when before i had absoutely no idea if i was doing it right or wrong. maybe this will just help to encourage me to eat less junk food now :)

I am soooo excited right now because my bestest cousin Bethy is ENGAGED!!!! i KNEW it would be happening soon, but was curious to see how soon after her return from seeing me that it would become official. :) she told me they've decided on Oct 7th as the date. From talking to her while she was here i can tell that they're crazy about eachother, and i'm soooo happy for her! :) i can't wait to see her on her big day!!!! it will be amazing!