Home Sweet Home!

I am finally back in Michigan! It feels good be home. Even after a year of living in Alaska, I still consider this my home. Nothing is like good 'ol Grand Rapids. I was surprised when I left Alaska and didn't even take a second look. Knowing that I will probably never see Fairbanks again doesn't exactly bring a tear to my eye. Don't get me wrong it was a beautiful place to visit and I think everyone should see it once, but a year there was a little to much for me. I am excited to see what Texas brings us.

I arrived home Tuesday morning/afternoon after flying all night long. I didn't get much sleep at all. Out of my 3 flights only one was long enough to even try to sleep and I just so happened to have the worst seat ever. I was in the middle and had no room, my seat didn't recline and the air didn't work - needless to say, it was not an enjoyable flight and I only slept about an hour. That was a bummer because when I finally got home I ended up napping until about 4:30pm, which caused for a late night for me. I think I am still getting used to the time difference. I have been trying to get to sleep at a reasonable hour but its more difficult than it sounds.

Although I am home, Skylar was not able to leave Alaska quite yet. He will be driving back December 2. It's just not the same with out him here. I am keeping busy though and he is as well. He's going through the clearing process - for all those not knowing the military lingo, this means he is getting signatures from basically every single place on post. This is required before he can leave Ft. Wainwright. We can't wait for this next chapter in our lives - Brinlee, Fort Hood, and whatever else may come. :) Bring it on - we are ready!

Halloween Scares

Wow - I can't believe it is only Wednesday. What a long week it has already been. As you all have probably already heard, Skylar and I had a little baby scare Halloween night. I woke up around 2 a.m. feeling very ill. I started vomiting and could not get myself to stop. I couldn't keep anything down and Skylar was nervous that I was becoming dehydrated. He insisted we go to the E.R. right away and it's a good thing we did. We got right into a room and they started me on an IV, a monitor for Brinlee's heart rate, as well as a contraction monitor. Poor nurses, the whole time this was going on I could not keep myself from getting sick.. :( It was rather embarrassing. Along with everything that was already going on, they found that I was dilated to 1cm and I was having light contractions - none of which I could feel. This is definitely not a good sign considering the fact I am only 24 weeks along. They gave me a shot to help stop the contractions and a few other injections through my IV to help stop the vomiting. After 7 1/2 hours of being under a watchful eye, they decided it was safe for me to go home and rest. These past couple days I think I have been awake maybe 5 hours. My body is physically drained and I still feel exhausted. The last thing I can think about right now is this move. Skylar and I have decided it would be better for me to fly home instead of risking the drive back. We were informed that there are times where we could go hours without any cell phone reception or a place to stop. With the scare we already had, we want there to be a hospital near by at all times in case another emergency arises - heaven forbid. I just ask that you please keep us in your prayers. Love to all and we'll be seeing you soon! :)

24 weeks