Leaving in 3 days...NOT.

We've had a pretty mellow week, thank goodness! Jackson seems to have gotten over a lot of his tummy problems - I don't know how or why, but I won't question it too much. He is eating pretty much faithfully every three hours. Some nights I can get more done than others. He's had a couple nights where he just wants me to hold him, and I do because at his age I don't think you can spoil them too much.

I'm dreading his next doctor appointment...he needs shots...a lot of shots. I'm going to schedule his appointment for after Jonathon's hunting trip so that he can go with me.

Our biggest upset of the week happened on Friday. Jonathon woke up to a couple of calls from his flight chief. When Jonathon called him back, his flight chief was already at our house. Sounds serious. He ended up telling Jonathon that he is leaving for Iraq on Monday - as in 3 days from then. After lots of tears and energy draining emotion, Jonathon went to go out process when he was told he would not be leaving Monday. They explained the reasoning, and now we just have to wait until next week to find out if/when he's going. All of that drama for something the most likely won't happen! After a call to Shawna and Mindy, all I wanted to do was sleep...but Jackson had other plans. :)

Jonathon and I have agreed that we won't put our kids in day care until they are old enough to tell us what's going on there. After working in one, I can't imagine sending my kid there. So even though I'm house bound, Jackson and I are really enjoying having each other. If Jonathon does end up deploying, I'm considering getting a part time job to have something to do and leave Jackson with my mom. We'll see though, I haven't really wanted to give him up for any long period of time.

Jackson is still growing like a weed! Not only do the newborn clothes not fit, the 0-3 month clothes don't really fit either. He's just about in 3 months - the 3-6 are still too big. I can only find a few brands that carry just a 3 month size, but he's just tall so it's what he needs. Jonathon and I are really learning a lot about what works and what doesn't (ex we don't like Huggies, but we love Pampers and Luvs).

As for moving - this house has never really felt like "home" to us. We've had a hard time wanting to do much with it or even just settle in. Maybe it's because I moved in by myself...whatever the reason we're looking forward to something new. If we move to Denver, we'll get the most money which means we could buy a house and really settle down. Arizona would also give us enough - but after 3, now possibly 4, deployments to a desert, I think Jonathon may want distinct seasons. We'll see where he's needed though and hopefully it will be somewhere good. I suppose I'm not really bias to any base yet.

Here are some pictures. You'll notice Jackson is so wrapped up you can hardly see him. If we don't wrap him up, he doesn't really stay asleep if we're not holding him...so he gets his big fuzzy blankets to nap with!