14 weeks!!

Well I am officially, no question about it, in my 2nd tri-mester of pregnancy!! Some people say that 12 weeks is the 2nd, but most people go with 14 weeks so that's what I followed. I can say that I feel like I'm getting my energy back but at the same time I'm more tired than ever! Pregnancy is such a interesting thing, it really is. I had my first slight bout this afternoon with some heart burn, and now know to completely avoid mexican food. R and I have not gone and done a registry yet but we have looked and added things online and last week, after all the reviews and sharing with parents picked a crib. Yes I know early, but I know others who have actually bought and put their cribs together by now!

Well to get off the pregnancy route, I think all the hormones are making being away from family 10,000x harder. When you are in any sort of military life you have to adjust to many things, and one of the hardest for me has been to be away from my family. We were always at one grandmothers house every other day, families had dinner together. Even when R and I were dating, Sunday evenings were devoted to dinner at his grandparents- Family all around. We live at least 7 hours from family where we are now, which I am thankful that it's not further as I have many friends who families live cross country, but distance is distance and it's hard. I saw my family 3 times last year.. 3 times in a whole year. It was supposed to only be 2ce, but thankfully we had a third visit. Oh what we would GIVE to have our family with a hour- even 2 from where we are. We were planning and knew we wanted to have at least 1 child while in the military- but now that it's here.. we never imagined that we would be going through it all alone. We never thought that R wouldn't make it to appointments to see the baby, or even the possibility of him not even being here when i give birth- which is 50 percent chance that he will and will not be here. Thankfully we have an awesome God and we do understand worse things can happen. I'm so thankful to be pregnant- I just wish i could share this experience and that my mom and dad could see the changes that occur, and be here to help us go shopping and to pick things out.

Oh well, i'll get over it, i just really do wish we had the luxury of family close by!