Deployment Ceromony

Sunday was one of the dreaded Days for the upcoming deployment for me. When it comes about you know the leaving is close. And you have to face it. We are facing this deployment by just focusing on one day at a time trying to not concentrate on what tomorrow is bringing but on this Minute that we are together as a family. Don't get me wrong we have been preparing and planning but we both choose that while we are together to focus on just that and not let anything else damper the situation. Now don't get me wrong I have break downs and of course here lately more often than not. But we are focused on the fact that God already knows what tomorrow brings, He has it under control and has the best for us planned, and he will give us the Strength that we need to get through what tomorrow will bring. But tomorrow is coming way to soon for us.
  So my goal for Sunday was to stay as busy as possible to get us through the day and to be strong!! So Sunday morning of course Zach had to leave about 0630 for drill. So My goal for the morning was to get MaKenna and me ready for church and to church. Which would be another check off our list of things we can get done by ourselves. We made it!! and Only 2 minutes late  for Sunday School. And might I add I remembered the Shower gift and Easter eggs and Candy that I had to take to church that day.
  We left after Sunday School to come home to get ready for the ceremony. Which I thought would give us plenty of time. Well MaKenna Decided she wanted to be extra hungry and eat for a long time! So My be there 15 min early as I like to always be especially to a military event (b/c all who are familiar with anyone in the service know they get there 15min before the 15min early rule) Well my being early went out the window. We got in the car and well lets just say I didn't obey all traffic rules ( I might have exceeded the speed limit a little) But I decided I would just give the Mr policeman my sob story in hopes he would let me out of a ticket. On the way just about everyone in our party called wanting to know if I was there yet I had a little breakdown then but maintained my composer parked about a mile away from the building got my 15 bags and MaKenna in her Car seat and began the trek across the parking lot in My Heels! And we all know I don't do Heels. But I made it without breaking anything and walked in just as the Ceremony was starting.
   We had a lot of Family come to the ceremony and are once again thankful of how blessed we are to have such support. Afterwards every one came to the house, and hung out for a little while.

Doesn't she look adorable in her red white and blue

Kathleen was being very patriotic as well

          She was give out from all the visiting and past out in Poppa"s arms

  

One Month and Flea Market

Saturday MaKenna was officially One Month old! Zach had drill this weekend, which was just absolutely crazy and wrong in so many ways!!! Why in the world Uncle Sam do you need my husband for a full weekend when you already have in 10 waking hrs of every week day and in less than2 weeks you will have him 24/7 for a whole year. Can I not have One weekend with him. But I won't get on that tangent b/c no body wants to hear that and Certainly Uncle Sam doesn't care what I think. :). Sorry I have been in the Army life enough to know that is how it is you just deal with it. I just had to vent a little.
   So Friday MaKenna and I went to do a little shopping since Daddy was flying all night. Because Mommy needed a new Dress for Uncle Ben and Aunt Cassie's wedding next weekend. I am still unable to fit into my prepregnancy Tops! I know I shouldn't be complaining I have always said I wanted a little more up top But I didn't know It would require me to by a whole new wardrobe. Well the shopping trip was unsuccessful in buying a dress. But I must say MaKenna and I are getting really good at the whole going out and shopping thing!
     Then on Saturday She and I had a Mission to accomplish. Mommy and Daddy wanted to get Uncle Ben and Aunt Cassie this certain gift for there wedding and the only place to get it is at Santuck. In case any of you don't know Santuck is only the first Saturday in each month and is closed Jan and Feb. Last Month going to trade day the day after coming home from the hospital was out of the question. So this day was our only chance since they get married this week. So on Saturday off MaKenna and I went. We left about 0900 thinking traffic would have died down by that time since all the avid Flea Marketers get there around 0430. Well after driving 7 miles (the distance from my house to the Flea Market) and 2 hrs later we got there. (I told MaKenna the things we do for her Aunt and Uncle. We got there and completed our mission and bought a couple of other things for MaKenna, And Mommy knew it was getting close to time for MaKenna to eat and she had to go to the Bathroom. So we took a break at the car for her to eat and then headed home. The only problem with the flea Market was there wasn't any way for me to use the Bathroom with her. I contemplated going to the woods but couldn't find any that was secluded enough, b/c we all know for us country girls it isn't anything to find a place in the woods when you have too. But we made it home and just added that to the list of things MaKEnna and I can do by ourselves!

Our Lunch Break At Santuck

We Didn't get any really good photos And were going to take more later. But Didn't get around to It. 

                                        This is why we didn't get around to it!

Bottles, Dedication, And Doctor

This has been a very eventful week. Last Wednesday we gave MaKenna a bottle for the first time. Zach was super excited and grinning from ear to ear b/c he was getting to feed her. I cried.
She is doing great with it, if anyone but me gives it to her. We discovered this on Friday when She and I tried to run a few errands to get ready for her baby dedication this weekend. We made a few stops then we tried to venture to the commissary. We made it inside got a  buggy and she got very fussy. I thought no big deal I will go to the and sit on the couched and give her a bottle. Not what happened. She refused a bottle by screaming with people walking in and looking at me. So we went back to the car and I nursed her while we scorched in the sunlight. Everything seemed a little better then she started screaming again. I changed her in the car and I don't know if I have mentioned this before but she doesn't much poo unless she has her diaper off. Which I don't much blame her who wants poo all over there backside. So every time you change her that is when she goes and let me tell you there is projection to it we are talking on walls, diaper genie etc. Well she decided to go in the car with her diaper off it got on the seat and she was aiming for my face but I was to quick with another diaper for that. She continued to have a melt down with sweat beads pouring off of her. I told her fine we would just go home not a big deal I will do this when I have help. We got in the car cranked up the air conditioner and she was fine. I told myself I can't give up b/c I am going to have to do this by myself for a year. So she and I had a talk and we made a few other errands without a hitch. We were so proud of ourselves.

Her first bottle

On Sunday We had MaKenna's baby dedication.  We are so blessed MaKenna has so many people who love her and came to support us. It meant so much to us and we are so thankful to everyone who came. After church everyone came to the house for lunch and we had a great time.

   

Today we had our one month Doctors appointment. She is still perfect as we already new of course. She weighed 10lbs 6oz and was still 20.5in long. So she had gained weight but still hasn't grown any I have a feeling she is going to be short like her momma and still love to eat. Bless her heart.

 I thought this was adorable

Mommy and MaKenna Had a little photo session

Zach had just pulled down her shirt, She did this herself she likes to show off her milk belly

SHe was out!!

3 Weeks Old

 I can't believe our baby girl is 3 weeks old!! She is staying awake for longer at a time now. She loves to stare at our red walls. Not real sure what she sees in it but she loves it. She loves to get her exercise in on one of her mats and will sometimes cry b/c she wants to be on her mat so she can kick. We love to watch her little legs go well primarily her right leg. I wonder if this means she will be right handed. If so that makes me very nervous I don 't know how I will teach her anything. I guess learning to write our name will be Zach's job.
    Daddy was off Thursday and Friday of last week and MaKenna and Mommy were very excited to have a long weekend with him. On Thursday I had to go to the dentist for My 2nd attempt at a root canal (they started it on Tuesday and due to the fact that my roots were longer than my dentist had ever seen he sent me to a specialist on Thursday. Zach and MaKenna sat in the car during the lengthy appt. While waiting Zach had to go to the Restroom. I would to have loved to have been A fly on the wall for this. He ruled out the cheveron b/c he felt like that would be just  too nasty, and after consideration of others he chose the Hardee's. So he took MaKenna into the restroom He chose to go into a stall b/c he just thought that was better. He said there was no where to hang the car seat. (I busted out laughing when he was telling me this. Really?? Where did you think you were going to "hang" the car seat. He thought about holding her but didn't think that was wise either. So he decided to sit the car seat on the floor and at least the germs wouldn't get on her. I just would've love to have been a bystander while he was trying to figure this out.

   ON Sunday we made our first trip church I was so proud it only took me 3 and a half hrs to get breakfast cooked and everybody ready!! She looked adorable.

These 2 sleepy heads are one of the reasons it took us  3 hrs to get ready. But how adorable are they. Daddy got her dressed for Church. Mommy noticed when we got home he had put her shirt on backwards. But nobody noticed.

 

   Monday was MaKenna and my first day by ourselves our accomplishment for that day was we both had a bath and supper cooked before Zach got home.

Helping Momma cook supper. Please excuse the Kitchen floor. It was going to be replaced before the deployment but it isn't looking like that is going to happen. Zach's leaving is coming wayt to soon and our weekends are being filled with other obligations. So I guess I will live with it for a year. Don't judge.

      Tuesday we made our first outing by ourselves with only a few minor Mishaps. One thing I haven't figured out yet is how to be taller. I can't see over the car seat when it is in the buggy. I ran slam into a cooler at the commissary b/c didn't see it.

Here are a few pictures from this week. It is so amazing how much she changes from week to week.

Helping Momma and Daddy work in the yard

Paw Paw and Janice came by to visit.