What We've Been Up To

February flew by and we're down to less than 4 wks until Ken gets home. He should get to Fort Riley on March 28th. His dad is driving from Libby to get him there. Then they will make their way to Baker and will be here the 30th hopefully. My sister came out to get Kynlie today and said it looked like cars vomited on the carpet. This is the usual state of our living room.



Here's my view of the baby belly. I'll be 35 wks tomorrow. Matthew loves saying "Mama's big belly" and giggling like he's the funniest kid alive. I have a doctor appointment on Tuesday and he'll check to see if I'm dilated. Matthew was born at 37 weeks. I'm not ready for the little guy to come in two weeks. I'm hoping the doc will give me news that he thinks the baby will wait for his daddy to get here. I've been feeling great. I still am working out although I'm pretty slow moving at that.


Here's poppy with his grandbabies. Pretty cute kids, huh?!


My sister went back to work last week so I've been taking care of Kynlie. It's been an adjustment taking care of two little ones. They are both great which helps a lot. It would be easier if I wasn't in my last weeks of pregnancy I'm sure. I'm just so dang tired all the time. Kynlie has adjusted to life at home great. She's on a heart monitor but other than that is just your typical newborn (except that she's almost 5 months old). She weights 6 pounds 5 ounces and is the cutest little thing. She truly is a miracle. Matthew has been doing great having her around. I wasn't sure how he'd like sharing mommy's time but he's been a trooper.


Lastly, here's Ken and my first baby. With everything going on around here she sometimes gets lost in the shuffle. Zariah will be 10 this summer. We got her when she was about 6 wks old. She requires way more attention than our husky, Zoe. Wherever the family is, is where she wants to be. Every once in a while I'll leave the room and come back to find her curled up in my dad's chair. She's such a sweetie and the perfect family dog. Matthew absolutely loves her. He calls her his "Zariah girl". I know that her and Zoe are missing Ken just as much as Matthew and I are.


It's hard to believe this deployment is coming to an end. I've had a wonderful year in Baker but am so ready for my hubby to be home. Words can't describe how much I've missed him. It will be an awesome couple of years in Montana for us to have a lot of family time.