Things have been very busy around here the last month or so.
We are gearing up for Michael's return to us, in just a few weeks. Ciarrah is getting more and more excited all the time, she knows he is coming home. Cooper doesn't seem to really notice the change, at least I don't think he does. We have recently been told that we can't bring signs or banners welcoming home the guys to the parade field. We can't even bring balloons. I understand that people can't see behind people that have the signs, but when you have hundreds and hundreds of family members coming to see them home, you want your solider to be able to find you. Thank goodness, I send Michael a cellphone, so he can call me as soon as he gets there. He is going to call me once he lands in the states, just so I am positive that he really is there. Because we have heard that sometimes the FRG leaders and the Rear D are not always correct on when they are here. So I don't want to go up there and them not come in, cause that would devastate our daughter!
Since I have posted last, we did Ciarrah's birthday, which was alot of fun. Got Ciarrah's ear's pierced. She was a real trooper didn't even cry. I have had a birthday, oh hooray. We have been making some homemade Christmas ornaments with my friend Jes. She has been really helpful the last few months, I think we have kept each other sane. Her husband just got home last week, so I haven't talked to her much, cause I don't want to bug them.
I have realized that Cooper is very demanding the last few weeks. If he doesn't have what he wants he throws a fit. He has decided that he wants to bite and hit now. He still has no ambition to walk. He will stand up alone, but won't walk without holding on to anything. He has decided that he would rather eat baby food forever. I have tried and tried and tried with no success to get him to eat food from the table, but he won't touch it. I have tried everything even things that I was sure he would like, such as chicken nuggets and fries. Won't touch it. He does like to eat dry Kix and animal crackers. He won't even feed himself. I have given him a fork and spoon with luck. So I guess we will just to stick to baby food, maybe someday soon, he'll want to eat real food, I hope.
Ciarrah is loving school. She loves to hang out with friends at school. Her best friend Haidyn, is so much fun, they are so much alike as well. Haidyn's mom and I have been really good friends as well. We keep each other sane some days, I think. It is still hard to believe that Ciarrah is 4. Today, is the first day she has missed school. She woke up with her eyes matted shut, so we are off to the doctor, just to make sure it isn't anything to worry about. So much for perfect attendance, darn it.
I guess that is a real quick wrap up of what is going on. Michael will be here for Thanksgiving which is nice to hear. My parents will be in Texas at my stepdad dad's house on the border for Thanksgiving, but on their way back home they are stopping by to see us. So we shall have a busy few weeks soon. I can't wait. Hope everyone is well!!
