Weekly Journal # 8 - from Chrissy

Good morning, afternoon, evening- whatever it may be…

Another Saturday, another day. We have been busy this week completing “the list” of things that need to be done before we make our journey back. By the way, the day is set for the 22nd, this Tuesday. No guarantee we will get on the flight or that it will leave on time, but we are keeping our fingers crossed. We ask that you give us some time to adjust to the seven hour difference when we get in. We will make sure to call when we have gotten back on some what of a normal schedule. We know you are anxious to see us as we are to see you, but trust me, you do not want to see Arri, Taylor,or I for that matter when we are psychotic from lack of sleep.

Brian is busy popping in over at the tax office when he gets a chance but has mostly been concentrating on getting things together for his deployment. Our bedroom is filling with armor, desert camo, and toiletries- too weird. With all his armor on he may get a better idea of what it is like to carry around extra pounds through a pregnancy.

I had a doctors appt on Friday. The baby’s heartbeat is strong and they are already telling me I am not going to have a small baby. She is measuring 2 weeks ahead of time. Great, another 9 pound baby to look forward to…

Taylor completed her last week of school. She is starting to express her concerns of leaving her friends. We know that she is going to miss her classroom as well as all her class pets. They have 2 huge hermit crabs, the “crabbers”, 4 turtles, and Happy the hamster. They enjoy holding Happy during quiet reading time. Taylor has to write in a daily journal as part of her homework and she often writes about Happy. This week she wrote, “ I held Happy today. She is soft and cudely but has a sharp claw but I got over it.” Very cute.

Arri missed school on Monday because of a stomach virus. On Friday her and her 2 classmates visited the AMC terminal and saw “hooge panes”. She told her teacher she was going to get on the plane and go visit Nicky, her classmate that just moved to California. She spends most of her day in a power struggle with any kind of authority. Her new thing this week is “errrrrerrerrr” anytime she is the least bit frustrated.

Our morning started as usual this morning with Arri fighting to get what she wants by pulling Taylor’s hair and the typical verbal struggle that I believe at this point that they actually enjoy.. What a wake up call.

Well, that’s really all I have to report. Take care.