Well Vodafone(our internet provider) is failing me and has completely crashed. We haven't had internet in four days and its driving me nuts! its crazy to think that I survived so long without it when we first got here! But I have gone back to my "pre-internet germany" days and am using the army internet and computers. The bad news: All of my pictures from the trip a couple weeks ago are on my computer at home and I have no way of uploading them until I can get our internet up...The good news: I can update about how we personally are doing!! haha and of course most of this post will be revolved around baby Illianna! Because honestly-she is the most exciting thing occuring in our lives right now. haha.
Well lets start with Julian. As most of you have found out by now, unfotunately we did get the news that he will be deploying 10 days after our Illianna arrives. Its making delivery and her arrival pretty bitter-sweet. Although it will be extrememly difficult that he has to leave so soon, I am SO thankful that his command is at least allowing him to stay behind until the birth of our daughter; because to be honest: that doesn't happen in the army very often. So on that topic, he has spent a lot of time lately trying to get everything in line for deployment so that the ten days he gets after she is born, he will get to spend that with us and not having to work on "army stuff." He is doing great otherwise though! He is getting back into shape and enjoying life! He is getting very very excited for his daughter's arrival.I think that is one thing Julian and I have come to an agreement on. Although we know that her arrival will mean a departure is on the horizon, we have agreed that we can't focus on that. We have to be happy with the happy things and just not focus on the other. We are feeling so blessed knowing this little feisty bundle will be joining us soon and can't wait to meet her!! Julian has also been thinking long and hard about what he wants to do career wise. Whether that be stay in the army as a career and get his doctorate through the army, or get out and just do "normal life" again and go about school that way, i don't have any idea what he is going to choose but we have been talking a lot about it and seeing where the Lord directs us. The Lord has been so faithful with laying a path in front of us and taking care of us that I know that this will be no different. We are just looking into all of our options and know that the right one will present itself in due time.
I know a lot of you are probably wondering, what I am giong to do after he leaves...well be patient that is coming...hehe
As for how I have been doing...well the best way to describe it is.... I am 36 weeks pregnant. I have officially hit the point of "being tired of being pregnant." I have LOVED being pregnant my entire pregnancy. It has been amazing seeing my belly grow and to know that there really is a baby in there. I have loved feeling her move inside of me and trying to figure out what she likes and doesn't like. Trust me when I say, this child is already quite opinionated, knows what she likes and doesn't like and isn't afraid to tell me!! haha! She makes me laugh though. Anyway, so in the grand scheme of things, i have loved these last nine months. Now that i am in my 9th and final month of pregnancy, knowing that she can come anytime(starting in about a week anyway) I am tired. I hate that I feel 80. I hate not being able to bend over to pick anything up, I have officially listed the help of my husband to tie my shoes and I might as well forget about a good nights sleep now. Everyone says "Enjoy your sleep now!! You won't ever get it back!" Well what those well meaning people forget to mention is that you can kiss your sleep away when you can no longer breathe at night, which for me started around 32 weeks and has only gotten progressively worse. And thanks to this amazing child, as soon as i finally get comfortable and begin to think about sleep, she starts, not so kindly, letting me know that my bladder is in her way and needs to be emptied. Although I know that once she is here, I will probably miss feeling her move inside of me and will miss being pregnant, as of right now I am ready to get this show on the road!
As for baby Illianna, she is one happy camper! Most of the time. She gets irritated when she is getting squished, which is almost daily now that she is almost out of room. I also laugh because she will get herself all worked up inside me trying to move around, flailing and kicking around ( I swear she is still trying to stretch me out!!). All that movement results in her getting hiccups about 90% of the time. Then she gets mad at those!! I start getting kicked as if I gave them to her!!! haha She is hilarious! The one thing I learned about this child pretty early on is she LOVES her space to be able to move around and do as she sees fit and without that room anymore, she tends to get frustrated. I do have to say though that less room for her does mean less violent kicks for me! I don't get kicked nearly as hard!! hehe. Other than the space issues she is having though, she is amazing! I absolutely cannot wait to meet my little pumpkin. At the last doctors appointment she was weighing 5 pounds 11 ounces!! I think its safe to say that we will have no problem with this baby not being underweight!!! She is also super-duper long!! The doctor is shocked every time she measures her femur bones because of how long they are! The last appointment she also just happened to have her little foot in the right position that the doctor was able to measure the bottom of her foot and its measuring 3 inches long already! I was a very long baby when I was born so I know she is getting that from me!
Julian and I have been doing little things to get her room ready for her arrival. Obviously we can't do much because we have yet for our stuff to arrive from the states; but I have finished the cherry blossom tree, we have hung pictures that my mom got us, she has a pink rug for her room, and has curtains! So we are most defintely getting there! I can't wait for our stuff to actually get here( it is supposed to be in the next two weeks at the latest!) so I can finish her nursery. We originally didn't have a theme for her room but as we have gathered items a theme has kind of just formed...So the theme is like whimsical birds and trees and flowers....if you can count that really a theme! haha but its what we got and its looking amazing. Again, as soon as I can access my pictures I will post them! :)
Well OK, you have waited long enough for the other piece of news! Julian and I decided that it would be best for me to come home as soon as possible after Illianna is born. Now "as soon as possible" is dependent on how fast the government wants to work on paperwork and get her passport and we all know how fast they like to move ;)Hopefully, we have heard it takes around 8-10 weeks. Coming home will allow me to be around family and get some help adjusting to motherhood but it also presents the amazing opportunity to allow our family and friends to get to meet her and spend time with her! So the plane ticket is bought and Illianna and I will be home from December 16-February 28!!! And then if all goes well, Julian's unit should be heading home shortly after that! So that is what is in the works for us. Illianna and I should be home just in time for the holidays! :)
Well this is crazy long post(as most of mine tend to be....haha) so I am going to end it here. But we are all doing well and just preparing for the changes to come the next month or so. Please just keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we begin this new journey into parenthood! Hope you enjoyed and as I said, I PROMISE I will finish posting the story's and pictures of our trip as soon as I can get on my own computer again :) Have a great day everyone!!
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