G - Five: June 2012

I have not been keeping up with this blog-thing...but my new goal is to TRY HARDER! A dear friend of mine said to me that she still looks to see if Ive posted anything....and it really showed me that people do care! (Thanks Lori!) So I will do my best, hopefully I don't fall into old habits!

Okay, so its been another 6 months since Ive written to you....time sure does fly!!

Since January...my husband Jake moved to Florida with me (we came for the holidays but he went back to CA to finish up his time in the Marine Corps and to see that our stuff got put on a moving truck). Jake's dad flew out to CA to help him drive our car back to Florida....unexpected road trip but they had a ton of fun! They pulled up the drive (on February 16th) with flowers in hand because they missed Valentines Day with us (Darlene and I). Darlene took me out on a date to the Cali Shack down the road to reminisce on our times in Cali and eat some two dollar tacos (yum!).

Jake and I moved into his Grandma's condo...it over looks the water with floor to ceiling windows....talk about AMAZING views! Needless to say, we were reluctant....KIDDING!!!

Jake taught me more about fishing...we lived it up!

OMG is that a basketball under my skin?!

Jake was asked to be in the Seminole parade with Congressman Young...

Congressman Young is an amazing man. He has done truly life saving things for us and our family. We owe him and his wife Beverly a HUGE thank you!!!!

In April we stumbled upon a house for rent across the street from my in-laws. We peeked int he windows and decided to give the owners a cal. The price was right and they agreed to let us rent the house...thank goodness, because this baby was coming soon! We moved in on April 7th. We joke that we're living like the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond!

Man, that belly is BIG!

Thanks guys for doing all the heavy lifting! And thanks to the ladies who helped me clean and unpack (and the guys)....and for yelling at me for working too hard!

Ten days later this guy arrived....

And our lives have never been the same!

I've never known a love like this. I knew it existed but theres just no explaining it, you have to feel it.

I spend most of my days with him because I'm breastfeeding (and I work from home, that's a blessing too!). It was important to me to get him all the milk and nutrients I could. Turns out, he's a GREAT eater. He exceed the expectations of the nurses at the hospital. His pediatrician said he's gaining and growing just like he should, I should even cut down on his intake. He had (and still has) some rough days. He get acid reflux, mostly because he was filling his belly too much (partly my fault). We try to keep him upright most of the time, even while sleeping. The medicine helps a lot.

This is what I wake up to every morning! Its the best! Better than morning coffee :)

We've had lots of visitors and gifts...thank you all for EVERYTHING!

Thanks especially for both sets of grandparents for all your help and support! Couldn't have done it without you!

There are billions of pictures of this little guy...you can see the best ones on my facebook. But I do want to share with you a picture from our 4 year anniversary that we just celebrated.

Seems like just yesterday it was June of last year and my other half was half way around the world fighting in this brutal war that's going on. I cant believe it's been a year.

We celebrated Jake's Alive Day. June 10th was a year anniversary that he got wounded in Afghanistan. It's the only wound you can physically see....but trust me the damage from that deployment is astounding. My strong courageous husband (and many others) hide it well though. But that's a different story for another day. All in all, I am so blessed and thankful he came back alive. I am one of the lucky ones, and I don't take that for granted. Thank you Lord for bringing him back to me.

On another note, I'm working a lot, doing insurance. Jake is working and going to school. Trying to stay on top of the VA as well. We're making new friends and reconnecting with old ones. We are so thankful for all the wonderful things that have come our way in the past 6 months. Life has truly done a 180 for us. I will part with a few of my favorite pictures from the past few months and I will be back shortly with more blogging! Adios!