It's time again for another deployment for us. It came very sudden when hubb got word that he was going with only a weeks notice (but then we ended up with two weeks, which is great)! So we've been preparing and enjoying our time together. We'll be fine, we've done this 3 times before. No one worry about us, we'll be just great!
Today was the day he was supposed to leave but due to the weather they can't leave. I'm starting to notice a pattern here in Northern NY; snow, frigid temps, spring temps, high winds with rain and the snow melts, snow comes back and temps go down again. In true ARMY form, someone decided the guys can't leave post and go home for one extra day while we wait for the weather to subside.
So my day so far has been like this:
No sleep at all until 4 a.m. cause we had to bring Craig at 3 a.m. to base, and I couldn't fall asleep before that because that's how I roll before I have to drop my husband off for almost a year in a foreign country. We drop him off, after saying our good-byes, drive home in the high winds almost blowing away--with a toddler. 4.5 hours of sleep and at 8:30 a.m. getting notified they can't fly out and I need to come get him.
Coffee.
Sweet, "another day with Daddy!" I tell Christopher. We get ready to leave, which entails chasing toddler around the house trying to get clothes on him, he thinks it's a fun game. No.
On the way he drops a train in the car "Mommy my train!!!" I sweetly say "I can't get it right now my love, I'm driving"
Christopher: "but I want you to get it!!!"
Me: "I can't reach it, I have to drive!"
Christopher: "Nooooooo, get it!!!"
Me: "If I get it, we'll get boo-boos!"
Christopher: "I need my train!!"
Me: "we have to go get Daddy!"
Christopher: "I don't want you to drive!!"
Me: "well that's the only way Daddy can come home for today"
Christopher: " NOOOOOOO!!!"
Does anyone else have random, weird arguments with their toddler too, or is it just my blessing?
Then I get a phone call again from hubbs, "Don't come, I'm sorry... they won't let us leave but the flight is still cancelled until tomorrow"
So I turn around to go back home.
Christopher: "I don't wanna go back to the NEW HOUSE (he still calls it that)"
Me: "I'm sorry buddy, we can't go get Daddy yet"
Christopher (Crying): "But I wanna go get Daddy!!!!"
Me: "I know bud, but he said no, we can't get him yet"
Christopher: "nooooo! He said YESSSSS!!!!"
Me: "oh okay baby"
He proceeds to cry. A few minutes later: "Mommy I'm all done!!!"
Me: "Oh good baby, I don't like when You cry"
Christopher: "cause it makes everyone sad?"
Me: "Yes baby, it makes us sad when you cry or when you're naughty"
Christopher: "when I'm a good boy, it makes everyone SOOOO HAPPY?!?!"
Me: "yes baby, it does"
This kid is going to be THREE tomorrow. I cannot believe that time has gone by already.
I remember saying to one of his previous care takers "I don't ever see him being a three-year-old, I don't see it happening" and she said to me "Well get ready Mom, cause it's gonna happen!"
And here it is. Now, I can't believe he was ever that little.
He is a chocolate milk and pb&j addict. I don't know if I can ever get him to eat much of anything else. Once in awhile he'll have broccoli or an apple = WIN! He also likes cheese, ham, french fries, chicken fingers and buttered noodles. For snacks he likes Nutri-Grain bars, cheerios, goldfish, or cookies. So I guess he's okay. I hope as he gets older he'll adopt healthier eating habits--like when he can understand the reasoning behind it.
I miss those days. I am totally ready for another one. But we all agree that I should have a job first. So we can better take care of these little beings. We're not done paying off our Euro-trips either. You see priorities here, right?!?! :p
It's only gotten better as he's gotten older. He's so ridiculously funny, I couldn't even type out all the stuff he says and does, I'd be up until 4 a.m. again. He's so smart. The other day he said to me out of nowhere: "Mommy, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT" and he actually pointed to the proper side each time! I sure didn't teach him that!
He's finally potty-trained. If anything good came out of my unemployment so far, that is it. I should even put it on my resume "potty training a little boy" 'cause it's not an easy task! I feel accomplished in that respect, for sure. It's so funny though, he still tries to hold in everything as long as he possibly can and he runs in circles holding himself when it's about to come out because he just CAN'T miss a thing on Disney Jr.!!
I am so blessed and lucky to have this little man. He's the sunshine of my life! He runs up to me and his Dad constantly, all on his own saying "I LOVE YOU!!" *Melts* sometimes he'll grab my face to kiss me, all on his own! He must love his Mommy. ;)
He's obsessed with his cars and trains, with Thomas and Elmo. We're trying to get him into other movies because I'm not sure how much more we can take of Elmo! I can handle Thomas, just no more Elmo!
I still look at him daily and wonder how he's mine. How did I get so blessed? I'm not sure he's going to be allowed to become a teenager, but we'll see. Mom's of teenagers seem to have some fun as well, but I don't like the non-ability to cuddle, due to them being too big.
His laugh is my favorite. And I honestly don't mind him crawling in our bed in the wee morning hours EVERY DAY because it's just too stinking wonderful to be able to wake up to his sweet, perfect face every morning. <3 He's not going to do this forever.
I cannot wait until his birthday party next week. I love celebrating the best thing to ever happen to me!
So today we're just sitting at home and hoping the place doesn't blow away and waiting to see if we have to go pick up our soldier or not. Only to bring him back again tomorrow anyway. Who signed us up for living here in the snowy tundras??! Oh yeah, we did! We begged for it! I kind of miss Europe. I was employed there. But hey, we're HOME and that's all that matters.
God is good, always. But I'm just a bit crabby today. And that's okay.
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