Friday, January 30, 2009

We've made it!

After a long day of flying and driving we finally made it to kentucky!!
I am thoroughly surprised that little missy did soooo good. She slept most of the time and was smiles the rest of the time. I got a million comments on how cute she is. I was very impressed with people's initiatives to help a mother out. I had 3 carry on bags, the baby, and her car seat. Every stop and getting back onto the plane i had a courteous citizen help me out. It made me so happy to know that there is still chivalry and courteous people in this world. I now have this huge project of turning this house into a HOME!! I have lots to unpack, and even more to buy, lol! Thankfully i'm able to steal some wireless internet from my living room, haha, because we won't actually get cable and internet installed until February 21st due to the ice storms. It is definitely a shocker to move into a MUCH MUCH colder climate... burrr!! I think i'm actually going to have to buy a jacket. I don't own one, but a sweatshirt just isn't going to do, lol!

Anywho, i just wanted to let you all know that we are safe and sound in our house and doing great!!

Monday, January 26, 2009

just a couple pics....


Just Some pictures i took and some i photoshopped :D
Enjoy!





Thursday, January 22, 2009

Packing a lifetime...

So life has been stressful lately... I'm STILL packing and slowly sending/mailing all of our stuff. $225 and 9 boxes later, i'm only about half way done. It's incredible just how much one room can hold!! Poor missy has been getting a little bit of a cold and missing her daddy, so she's been a little difficult for me to deal with at times. I don't always know what to do for her and get aggravated that i'm her mommy and don't know what to do to help her feel at ease. I know a lot of it is because i'm not at ease. I just want to get all of this CRAP sent off already so i can just spend this last week enjoying it with family and friends before making the life altering move. I'm so anxious and i know that after being there for a few weeks it'll really hit me that that is my new home. I feel really bad, i'm leaving on my mom's birthday. I guess i'm just really selfish and didn't want to wait to leave for another day. She understands, this is just something that i've been waiting to do now for almost a year and a half! I just want to see my hunny again! It will be very interesting traveling by plane for like 8 hours with stops in between with a two and a half month old... quite frankly i dont look forward to that part AT ALL!! I'm going to have to go buy a baby carrier backpack thingy, lol, so that i can quickly get from plane to plane and still be able to carry my carry-ons! Ahhhhh, can you say STRESS! I just keep telling myself that it's just one day and i can manage. I just hope she doesn't scream relentlessly on the plane... i don't want all the glares and stares! I was wondering though, if the planes have little changing tables... hmmm, this could be very interesting if they don't. When and where would i change her if they don't have one? maybe she can make it until we have to change flights. Who knows!!
Anywho, I should get back to trying to get all of my files off of my moms computer and onto my external hard drive so i have them for our computer in KY.
Ciao!

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Lonely For Him...

It's only been one day since Alex has left, so why does it feel like a long time? I really don't get myself sometimes. There was a big part of me that was a little excited for him to leave to go back to Kentucky so that i could have a little time away from him, but now that he's gone i wish he wasn't. Why do i make this so complicated for myself? I guess he's one of those people that even though he can get on your nerves, or stress you out completely, you can't help but to absolutely love him. It's when you're apart that you truly realize how much that other person really does help out. For instance, I'm not feeling well, and baby girl decided that last night she wanted to wake up every 2 hours... CRAZY... (perhaps she's missin her daddy too) and if Alex was home he would have taken her this morning to allow me to get some sleep. Thankfully, Grandma is just down the hall, so i asked her to help me out this morning by taking the baby so i could get some sleep. Even with her taking the baby, my bed feels so empty and lonely and i just have so much on my mind that the sleep i did get was limited and full of thoughts. Maybe my mind is just so used to alex leaving for long periods of time, so i resort to a breakdown and then a power shield to keep me strong, when in reality i'll see him in two weeks and i don't need to undergo this self-protection act I'm so used to doing once he leaves. Well I'd better get on with my day... laundry, more packing, shower, you know... the "FUN" stuff, haha!

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Claire's Surgery Update!!

For those who wanted an update here it is:
This morning (after waiting a couple of hours because they were running so far behind) Claire went into laproscopic surgery to remove a cyst in her lower abdomen that they found when i was like 32 or 33 weeks pregnant with her via ultrasound.

The surgery went good with no problems... the cyst was about the size of a golf ball which is pretty big considering she's so little. There was no ovary or fallopian tube. So, she only grew one fallopian tube and one ovary on her left side. Good news is that they had no troubles removing the golfball-sized cyst and she didn't lose any blood. Bad news is that she only has one ovary and that ovary also has a small cyst on it. The cyst is so small that they just wanted to leave it alone and keep an eye on it.... meaning she will have to have ultrasounds every 6 months.

Overall, this was a good surgery and she is doing fine. She's a little fussy here and there, puffy from the IV, and pale as all can be, but she's also cooing and smiling. I only wish i could be in the hospital with her to let her know mommy is here... unfortunately last night i caught a bad cold (feels like the beginnings of bronchitis) and can't stay in the room with her in fear that i might get her sick too.

Thank god my mom came up to help us out! She's been a tremendous help!! Without her i think that my whole world would come crashing down around me.

As of today, Claire will be staying the night at Renown for just 1 day. Tomorrow morning Dr. Hulka will evaluate her and either release her or keep her another night... i am praying we get to go home... I'm just exhausted!!

Anywho, hope this helps update everyone i told i would update :D

-Roxanne

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

She's 2 months!


Little Missy is a whole whoppin 2 months old today! I can't believe how fast the time has gone. It makes me sad that i had to get rid of ALL her newborn clothes. I am guessing she is around 11 lbs now. She was 10lbs 2oz and 22" on the 30th of December and i think she's had a growth spurt since then.

Life is so sweet with her in it, and she is just so gorgeous.
I don't think i can explain just how much i love my little family.

Tomorrow is the day. The day that I've been dreading but also been wanting to pass for a while now. Claire goes in for surgery at 6am to get that pesky cyst removed. We are staying the night in reno tonight to avoid the long drive in the morning. She sure isn't going to be a happy camper come 4am. She's not allowed to eat ANYTHING starting at midnight! OY... this is going to be so challenging. Here's hoping it won't be as bad as i think it will be!!

PICTURES:






Here's a video we took Sunday Night. Mommy & Daddy were trying to keep little missy awake so she would go to sleep earlier... instead, she slept through our attempts!



Sleepy Head



Here's little missy talking and hiccuping to her daddy, i just loved it and wanted to share!


Talking to Daddy 1.12.09

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Happy Girl this morning!!



We finally got all of the military stuff done! Claire is enrolled in tricare and i will be enrolled starting on feb. 1st. I also have my cool military ID and stickers on my car... YAY... talk about a load off my chest! Now if we could only get all our stuff packed and his leave extended (for the surgery) life would be peachy! I am soooooooo exhausted! Stress=NO GOOD!!

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

7 things tag!

You got it... everyone's doing it, and i couldn't resist!

7 things I can do:
-Photoshop like crazy, that's anything from photo editing to making blinkies, tags and layouts!!
-Code some html (hey, i'm proud of the little i know, its all self taught)
-Listen and give good advice
-Drive a manual car (love it!)
-Draw with a pencil (only if i can replicate an image) I <3>

7 things I have a hard time doing:
-Getting to places on time (i'm pretty sure this is just a family curse)
-Getting motivated to do things unfavorable
-Waking up every couple hours to feed, change, and burp the baby
-Taking criticism
-Keeping the house clutter-free (i am sure that alex makes this one dang near impossible)
-Not stressing over everything
-Waking up in the morning (or at all)

7 things that attract me to Alex:
-The way he would do anything for his family
-Seeing him with our daughter
-The way he'll listen to my thoughts or concerns
-The way he tries to always keep me happy even if i'm being very difficult
-His full blown laugh and smile
-Those beautiful blue eyes
-The way he can pull off a uniform ;)

7 things I say often:
-Hi girly-whirly woo woo (haha)
-Awwww
-What's going on?

-I love you

-Are you done poopin?

-Honey bunny boo boo-kins

-all sorts of random beeps, boops, wee ooo's, bo bo's, do do's, etc.


7 admirations:
-my mom
-super moms (everyone knows one... its one of those moms who takes care of her children(who happen to be very smart), the house, her husband and most of all herself... i have yet to figure out their secrets)
-every soldier/marine/sailor/airman/veteran
-doctors and nurses
-single parents (they are some tough cookies)
-dads who care and stand by their children no matter what
-my husband (i truly admire his courage, strength and even his weaknesses)

7 favorite foods:
-Steak
-Shrimp
-Mashed taters
-Clam Chowder
-Bread
-Pizza
-Mac n' Cheese

This post was a lot harder than i thought... it took me forever!

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Lots to update on!

From a wedding to a birthday and so much in between!
There's been a lot going on in our little family of three. First off... the wedding, with a major thanks to Hayley and Kiersten for their amazing picture taking skills... here's a little peek:















We attempted to do Tummy Time for the first time with little miss Claire... that lasted about ten minutes before she became overly frustrated, lol!!

Here are some random pictures throughout the last week:






January 4th Claire Anne was given a BEAUTIFUL blessing by her Grandpa Gary!! I nearly bawled my eyes out. He can surely say some beautiful things! It meant so much to me to see all her uncles and grandpas be apart of it. It is so amazing what the power of family can do!






Then January 5th was Alex's 22nd Birthday!! Claire got dressed up and it was her first time in jeans:





Claire and Daddy watched a little tv together:



We went to Roxann & Gary's for birthday dinner and cake & ice cream:




I think that pretty much pulls everyone up to date, lol!!
As for news on the cyst... She does have to have surgery on the 14th of this month. The cyst grew from 3cm (week after birth) to 4cm (month after birth) and is compressing her bowels (which explains a lot) and therefore needs to be removed by a short one hour surgery. She will have to stay the night of a minimum of at least one day. If they have to remove parts of her bowel or her ovary her stay may be longer. Please pray that the cyst is not tangled in amongst her intestines or ovary so that it is a simple and quick removal!!