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2006/11/23 Happy Turkey Day!!!We are now relaxing after enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving feast prepared by my mom (a fabulous cook!) We are so thankful for our familiy and friends and wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! 2006/11/19 Busy Weekend!What a busy week and weekend we have had! My parents arrived Thursday evening and will be visiting with us until next Sunday. They probably thought it would be a relaxing trip for them but we have kept them pretty busy with little projects. We did manage to give them a break Saturday evening when we went to a wedding of one of my dearest friends from law school. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Jason and Jen Karlin - we had a fabulous time at your wedding!!!!!!! It was so much fun to get dressed up for a night out on the town (see us all decked out below).
Today we planned on relaxing but decided instead to hang border in the 'lil fish's room. As you can see from the pics below, we could be pros
 It was a bit more involved than we anticipated but we did a pretty good job and had fun. We even covered the light switch plate. Just a few more things and the nursery will be all ready for the princess.The biggest news of the week is that Garrett finally felt his little girl move and was very excited. Hopefully she continues to cooperate and gives him a few more kicks over the next couple months.
Other than baby stuff and work, we are getting very excited for Thanksgiving. It is one of our favorite holidays and we are so happy that my folks are here to celebrate (and cook!) with us. Garrett is really looking forward to my mom's pecan pie. It is so nice having them around! Of course, I am looking forward to getting up at the crack of dawn the day after Thanksgiving for the annual shopping trip with my mom. We always have such a great time and find some wonderful deals. After returning from shopping (and taking a much needed nap!) we will get our Christmas tree and start decorating the house. This is such a fun time of year
 We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! 2006/11/11 New Pics of the 'Lil FishCheck out my new pics - I was very cooperative today during my photo shoot!!! As you can see from my pictures, I really love my toes. I am also getting bigger as you can see from the new pic of Mommy's tummy. Mommy and Daddy were so proud of me!
Love,
the 'Lil Fish
2006/11/7 Decision 2006As many of you know, we thought the military would be moving us to a new location (preferably closer to the West Coast) sometime next summer. Well it turns out that Uncle Sam is having budget problems and has decided to extend all Air Force personnel (minus pilots) to four year tours. While ordinarily that would be a great thing, allowing for more continuity, in our case it felt like a death sentence. The thought of another year of commuting and surviving another likely deployment seemed like too much to bear. We tried everything we could think of to get the Air Force to move us - we even considered going to Alabama where Garrett would become an instructor at an officer training school (not something he wanted to do), thinking it might be fun to try living in the South. Unfortunately, nothing worked. So then we figured it was time to cut our losses and say goodbye to military life, especially since they are trying to convince people to get out of the services by offering large amounts of voluntary separation pay. However, we love being in the military and really struggled with the decision of what would be best for us, especially since we had no clue what to do if we got out of the military. Finally, after a very long couple of days, a lot of stress, not much sleep, and a ton of praying, we made a decision last night . . . we are going to stay in the Air Force for a career and take whatever they throw at us. This means a couple of things. First, we will remain in New England (assuming they don't change the policy again) at least until Summer 2008. Second, it is a very strong possibility that Garrett will be deployed again for another six months during our time here. I hate the thought of this and know that I will question our decision if/when this happens but I also know that we made the right choice for us. Fortunately, we have wonderful families who have agreed to help out by coming out here for alternating six-week stints to help with the 'lil fish while I'm at work if Garrett does get deployed.
The best part about this whole ordeal is that it forced us to examine what we want and don't want. Although stressful, it was a great learning experience and we discovered quite a few goals and fears neither of us realized we had. We know that everything happens for a reason and perhaps the reason behind this speedbump was to figure out what we really want to do with our lives. Although we feel confident with our decision and know that it is right for us, we also know that there will be difficult times ahead and we ask that you keep us in your prayers. 2006/11/5 The crib is finished!As you can see from the new pictures, we got the entire bedding etc. for the crib finally. This stuff actually should have been first to arrive but the trials and tribulations of getting UPS to deliver our stuff intervened. Not to belabor the troubles we had but their delivery schedule of 10:00 to 2:00 with a requirement of a signature upon delivery really made it difficult for two folks who work everyday, 1 or more hours from home to sign off. I'm sure we are not the first delivery they've made where this was an issue but it sure seemed like it. Oh well, we got our stuff finally with only minor inconvenience and aggravation.
We officially toured the Brigham and Women's hospital on Saturday which is where we plan to have the baby. Nikki had been there before but I was very impressed with the place. You could definitely tell that they specialize in child birth so no complaints on my end. Nikki's getting more and more kicks and other forms of movement as the days go by which is exciting. Unfortunately, I have felt a grand total of zero of those kicks. No matter how much coaching I do, the little one is not listening to me yet. Hopefully this is not a sign of things to come....... |
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