Gettled Settled

So far we have accomplished the following:

*bought rugs for the living room & boys' rooms

*unpacked ALL boxes

*bought Jonah's swing (it plugs into the wall, rather than going through 6 "D" batteries a week)

*put together Jonah's crib

*decided on a "theme" for Jack's new room (Trucks/cars/all things with wheels!)

*ordered new bedding for Jack's said room

*Washed all of Jonah's clothes to get them ready for him

*Been to both the comissary and Px more than once

*Enjoyed a local festival (Craig Morgan was there!)

*Started to hang wall decor

*Took Jack to the splash park

*Had two baby appointments at Blanchfield Army Hospital.

*Decided a second C-section is what's best for Jonah and I.

*Found out I'm severely anemic, upped my iron dosage, and started feeling much better and less exhausted.

*Jeff has started inprocessing.

*Jack has learned new words and phrases like "shoe", "sorry", "woo wee" (as in "woo wee, it's hot!" he picked that one up from me by accident), "huuuuhh ya!" (as in "huh ya, karate chop!"), and "nose"

*I scored a super cute maternity shirt for $6 from Old Navy last weekend that actually makes me feel cute being 8 months pregnant.

*Forgot how many bugs there were in the midwest in the summer, were reminded how many bugs there are in the midwest in the summer, bought bug zapper, bug spray, and a citronella candle immediately.

*I crafted something for our friends' baby boy (She's getting induced today, Congrats Amber and Mark!)

*I liked Trent's sign so much, I decided Jonah needed one too

It's starting to feel like home...



Stuff

I'm too lazy to think of an amazing title so "Stuff" it is!

First, I can't wait to get this man home! Only about a month left! He looks so good! And because this is a public website, I won't go any further than that ;)

Kellee & I went to the Romancing the Spouse event today in Dupont, like we had planned. Though it wasn't a total bust, it wasn't at all as we were hoping it'd be. We got a free massage (by some weirdos that think magnetic shoe insoles increase your energy and power), but hey, I'll listen to your bullcrap if it means a free massage. We signed up for lots of raffles, and got a free box of chocolates, 4 free tickets to the Space Needle, coupons for a free pizza, and I stole some pens. After getting a not-so-good makeover from some make-up consultants from Costco, we decided to call it a day. (Well okay, Kellee's looked good, mine made me look like I belonged on the corner). We ate lunch and she came over to help me with Jack's room and chill.

So here they are, pictures of Jack's room! (What I have done so far at least!). He still needs a crib, curtains, things for the walls, and more toys!

Munchkin loves it too! And he LOVES the bear daddy made for him, he smiles every time I push the button and he hears Jeff's voice!

Long Overdue Update

Holy moley, where do I even start...

Apologizing for being absent so long sounds like a good beginning. Business has been wholey surrounding the Davis family lately. Jeff is doing convoys almost every day, so we aren't getting as much communication as we're used to. But we know that this deployment will soon be over. Redeployment is on the horizon and it's so close, it almost doesn't feel real. But the truth is, Jeff will be home in less than two months!

Jack, Luna, and I made it safely to Washington on Saturday May 15. We traveled the 2500 miles in 3 days! I can't say enough about how amazing both my babies behaved.

After a trip as well as the one we had, I had a feeling something was going to go wrong, and boy was I right. As we pulled into the parking lot of Harbor Oaks Apartments, I started to get a bad feeling. I just told myself I was being paranoid and parked the car to get out and look around. In my 20 years of life, I've never witnessed a drug deal... until that day. Right there in plain sight in the honda accord next to me a very shady guy (around thirty) sold pot to a teenager. I jumped back in my car and made the decision to get us the heck out of there. I saw three cop cruisers pulling in as I was pulling out onto the street. It was not a good neighborhood, that was evident. And in all honesty, the pictures of the place were very misleading, it was a dump. Needless to say, I did not sign the lease.

I called my (AWE-SOME) friends Jeremy and Marcy in tears and they housed Jack, Luna, and I for a few days and helped tremendously in the house hunt. We ended up signing a lease for the house that is the other half of the duplex they live in! Jeremy and Marcy - I don't know what I would do without you! Thanks doen't seem like enough of a word but I don't think any other word would do either.

It's in Yelm, which is the city we lived in before. It's a little further from post than we ideally wanted to be but you can't beat a safe neighborhood, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a fenced backyard, and great neighbors :) It feels very ... like home, here (for lack of a better way to explain it).

We have been striving to settle in and it's definitely a slow process. There are many things we still need but we are purchasing the big (expensive) items one thing at a time. We want to avoid financing at all costs (no pun intended). We still need a mower, a convertible crib for Jack, a dining table/chairs set, a guest bed,  and possible new living room furniture. Then of course, all the decor items need to be found as well. So it'll be a while until we are fully settled and not adding things to our house. But we have the essentials and that's all we really need. P.S. BIG thanks to Kellee from You + Me = Wiiiiii for helping me move all the stuff from my storage unit. Kellee's husband is deployed with Jeff and she drove from North Carolina to Washington around the same time made made our trek, so she and I have been doing our best to support each other since we're going through the same thing! She's an awesome blogger as well :)

Last and the most exciting news for today, Jack is CRAWLING! He started really going while we were staying with Jeremy and Marcy. He is quick! And nothing is safe. He really likes cords. So we've had to be extra careful about keeping track of where he is and what he's got his hands on. I only have a short clip right now, but I promise I'll have a better video soon.

Until daddy gets home, we are going to keep busy and hopefully as the weather gets warmer, we can get out and explore the Pacific Northwest a little more too. We can't wait to see aunt Erin in June and then the rest of our Ohio family in July/August! Love you all, keep us in your hearts and keep looking for updates.