11 weeks and 4 days pregnant!

We are still pregnant... I suppose I should start with the basic joy of stating that... It certainly could be worse... I don’t have much news but wanted to post and let you know that nothing has changed other than the color of the bleeding , brown vs red... Brown is old and red is new (sorry if that is too much for some of you but when you are pregnant, there are some kind of gross things that happen!!) Amber is still having some bleeding and some cramping but knowing she is seeing the OB tomorrow afternoon as well giving it all to God has helped ease her mind I believe. Please keep Amber and the babies in your prayers.

I have an update on Annabelle!! with all the twin news I failed to mention she just got 4 new teeth! Two molars and two incisors… yes, she is a face full of goo but isn’t that how all children are supposed to be? She also woke yesterday with a stuffy nose... Wonderful allergy season is upon us… One more thing too!! I can’t remember if I posed this or not but she said her first sentence…!!! “I want mommy” What more could a mommy want than for that to be her first sentence! Although my dear friend Christy thought she heard her day last week, “I want cookie” which in all honestly, doesn’t surprise me... she is a cookie monster… I think I am going to count “I want mommy” as her first though... ha-ha…

We are just shy of two weeks until John leaves command of 2BN… it is a bitter sweet count down but one that is inevitable. There are many things I will not miss about being a BN FRG leader … monthly meetings, cranky, whiny women… newsletters, mandatory volunteering, social events when I am just not social… but there are also many things I am going to miss (I know, pick yourself off the floor that I am saying that) such as, the great friendships, the importance of what we do as an FRG, the family aspect of 2BN and so on… part of what makes me sad is knowing John really loves this battalion and deep down doesn’t want to go… from what I gather, non of them ever want to go... we are very thankful that we are staying here and staying in the unit but we’ll be off the pulse. We will be making our own pulse and I think that will take some adjusting to. I also realize that those friends I have made in the FRG will continue to be friends outside the FRG so it isn't all sadness… Not to mention, summer brings other changes and others that have to leave as well… I realize it is a part of military life but this is the first time I am experiencing it (yes, I owe someone a case of beer for that comment) … I am going to sorely miss the Black family… What am I going to do when I don’t have to specify “My Annabelle” or “Baby Annabelle” opposed to “Your Annabelle” or “Big Annabelle”?? Ha-ha… and who am I going to yard sale with? I hope it will only be for a short year (with a visit here and there) but this place just won’t be the same without their faces around…

Ok... no more sadness … on to some good news… Steph, Christy’s cousin, is doing so much better!! She has been off the vent for several hours at a time and has been moved out of the ICU!! Thank the Lord for answered prayers... She continues to grow stronger and make improvements so please keep your prayers coming!

Thank you all for reading… I will keep you posted on any news we have regarding our doodlebugs… Please keep my dear friend Andrea in your prayers… her husband just left for “over there” and we all know both the soldier and the family back home need praying for as well keep all our soldier and their families back home in your prayers…

We love you all,
Carolyn (John and Annabelle)