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See Ya Later, Kentucky

We have finished eating our freezer meal stash, I'm working dinners around what's left in the pantry, and I've halted trips to SAMs Club. It's moving time! Time to start packing up our lives once again to move on to the next adventure! Fort Campbell was the first duty station Chris and I were at together, and it was a good 3 years. A  great  3 years, actually... Fort Campbell is where I learned how to live this Army life as a supportive wife, and how to not complain about things that cannot be controlled. I learn more about this duty every day. This is where I learned more about myself as an individual and had a tremendous amount of personal growth. This is where I went out on a limb and chose a different career path . As it turned out, I loved it! This is where I learned that your morning coffee makes you poop. (true story, people!) This is where I learned how to fold jeans in a nice, neat stack and how to fold shirts faster than I ever t...

36 Weeks

OhmygoshohmygoshOHMYGOSH!!! 36 weeks. 9 months pregnant.  3 weeks from delivery. 21 days. 21 DAYS!!! When did this happen?!?! IT'S AVA'S BIRTH MONTH!!!!!!! I can say that as much as I have loved  carrying Ava, I am SO ready for her to be born! Even though nine months is such a long time when you think about it, it has gone by pretty fast. Although it does seem like forever  ago that I saw the word "pregnant" on that stick! Sitting upright in a chair is probably my least favorite thing to do lately. Doing simple chores exhausts me. Soooo...I pretty much just do the minimum to get through the day! Both feet have swelled a little bit. And I have lost one of my ankles to pregnancy swelling. Just one! Some days it is more swollen than others depending on how long I've been on my feet. I discovered two itty bitty stretch marks on my left hip. I am hoping that's all I get! My belly button has popped, but just the top part of i...