I mentioned in my previous post that we have been busy...well, we have. I have been running around like crazy and it's even more difficult with a 16 month old that needs to be entertained, changed and fed throughout. Thankfully, the week is almost over. Here is a taste of the past week:
Last Friday: E's squadron picnic/easter egg hunt/garage sale prep
Saturday: Garage sale/E helped friend's move
Sunday: Church/Easter brunch
Monday: My final doctor appointment/passport photos appointment
Tuesday: Audiology appointment for Kaiden (40 minutes away)/Government passport appointment
Wednesday/TODAY: Civilian passport appointment
Thursday: Speech eval for Kaiden/ Ear infection appointment for Kaiden
Friday: TGIF!
I've updated my Facebook friends but I will write a little about it here. When we were at the doctor's office a few weeks ago (for Kaiden's regular checkup) I mentioned to our doctor that Kaiden doesn't say "mama" to me yet. He did once on Valentine's Day, and that was it. She suggested we send him to speech therapy and went ahead and put the order in. I just ignored it because I thought that we could opt not to do so, but as E has been doing his final out-processing paperwork (a stack of papers and documents you gather to leave this base), we discovered our status is pending because of our son's "Speech delay." For one thing, had I known he would be given a label before even being evaluated that would cause a bump in our process, I would have never opened my mouth in the first place. I don't want to even get started on our doctor....anyways, long story short I took him to his audiology appointment, and thankfully he passed with an "Adequate" status. Tomorrow is his speech evaluation so we'll see what the therapist says.
My camera and lens came in the mail! I was having issues in Hawaii but praise the Lord, all the issues have been repaired at no cost since they are both under warranty. If you would like, please check out a series of film pictures I took while we were there. I'm absolutely in love with film and can't wait to share more about that later.
I found a gym! My friend told me about a local gym that offers childcare for $10/month on top of membership fees while you workout. This is my second day on our free trial and I'm loving it. I was telling E that Kaiden has gotten so hyper and I need him to expel energy somewhere else besides our home. Since we don't have family and I'm literally with him 24/7, I find myself mentally worn and I need a break. He suggested I start working out again and so we tried this gym for the first time yesterday. What sells me is the childcare. All the workers know him by name and although he cries for the first few minutes, by the time I'm ready to pick him up he is playing with other kids and doesn't want to leave. It's so nice because I have some time to myself while doing something that is healthy, makes me feel better and can take my mind off of life's daily stresses.
We have about 9 weeks left here in California. Once June rolls around, things will be moving super fast. Movers will come in and take all of our stuff...our house will be rented out...I have one last wedding to shoot before I go...and then we are off. The next 4.5 months will be spent going between Wisconsin (home), Florida (where E is training) and Pennsylvania (in-laws). He graduates, Lord willing, in October and then we move to Germany. I'm excited for a new season in life but it's also bittersweet. It seriously feels like just yesterday when we moved to California. We were all bright eyed about the new sites to see and the new people we would meet.
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