Monday February 27th I will be 27 weeks pregnant and entering my 7th month of pregnancy. On top of that Haley will be turning 7 in human years. As we know approximately 1 human year equals 7 for dogs. So Haley will be 49 in dog years, square root of 49 is 7. Seven doesn't have any specific meaning to me, but I thought this 7 coincidence was pretty cool.
I can't believe I have had Haley for nearly 7 years. I remember going out to the farm and sitting down on the lady's floor. Haley was the first dog to waddle over and crawl in my lap. How could I choose any other dog? We drove about 10 miles down the road and she started chomping her teeth at me. I thought she was possessed! She has always had a very unique personality. She is great company, I don't think I could have picked a better dog.
Nick and I have had a life plan all laid out since we were dating. We used to daydream about our hopes for the future. From the beginning of our marriage we had agreed that when we both turned 25 we would start trying to have a baby. As it turned out we both turned 25 while he was deployed. Upon his return we tried, low and behold we were successful. However, as luck would have it Nick's job with the Navy was in jeopardy due to budget cuts. Basically upon his return from this current deployment he would be jobless. It was a bleak time. While brushing his teeth on the ship he was informed that upon his final-final look he was approved and would be allowed to reenlist. This has officially put us back on Life Plan #1. I feel like we are both flexible people, but we have both strived very hard to make this lifestyle work for us. When it all felt as if it were crumbling under our feet the past 7 (oh lookie there, another 7 snuck into this blog entry) years of Navy life seemed hardly worth the struggle.
Nick's reenlistment should occur sometime in early March. He will be signing a 6 year contract. At the end of that contract he will have served 14 years and will only have one reenlistment left before he reaches his 20 year mark and can retire. Also on the life plan. I just feel so blessed that things are falling into place as they are.
Baby B is doing well, he is quite the wiggle worm. I have a 3D ultrasound in a week at the doctor's office, then I plan to do another 4D/3D ultrasound in a couple weeks to see how he is looking. My baby shower plans are in the works, so stay tuned.
