USMC Ball 2008

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On November 18 Robert and I attended the Marine Corps Ball. The ball is held in honor of the 233rd birthday of the USMC. It is always an honor to attend this event. It really puts our lifestyle into perspective for me. It is amazing to look around the room at all these men that I know on a personal level and realize truly who they are and what they are trained to do as Marines. Any one of them would risk his life without a seconds hesitation for the greater good of America. It makes me very proud to be living in such fine company.

I am about 7.5 months pregnant in this picture. I look festively floatish in my polka-dot dress, or dare I even say beach ballish! My husband however, could not look more handsome in his uniform.

Kung Fu Funny

Rob borrowed the Kung Fu Panda video games from one of his friends and Vin was immediately enamored with it. As soon as Rob started playing, Vin froze in place and just started cracking up. I couldn't help but take a video because I love when he laughs really hard. In the video he yells out colors that he sees, says mess, got you, and signs and yells kangaroo. He laughs so hard he makes himself choke and then falls down on the floor. Sometimes I think he is too super cute and funny for his own good.

Since this is the Veterans Day holiday Rob has 4 days off for family time. It has been raining here the past 2 days so we are just catching up on movies and playing. It is wonderful to be together like this in our little apartment. These are the times I treasure most about being a family.

Super Duper Bargain!! WooHoo

This weekend I got the greatest bargain on baby girl clothes 0-6 months. I bought this HUGE lot of over 115 pieces for only $60! It is all Carter's and pretty much brand new. I bought it from another Military Mama here on island.

When Rob came in the bedroom where I was sorting he said "What's with all the pink"? Even he agreed that it was a super duper bargain. There is even a onesie in there that says "Don't laugh my Daddy dressed me."

Baby Vivi is set on clothes now till about 9-12 months.

Vin's Big Boy Bed

This weekend we put together Vin's big boy bedroom. Grandma Kathy gave him all the necessities to create a Disney Cars theme. He has the sheets, bedspread, throw blanket, pillows, and wall stickers. Rob got him these two cheesy plastic nightlights shaped like Lightning McQueen and Mater. He absolutely went nuts when he saw it all put together.

Here is a video of happy boy in action:

He was more than eager to climb in and roll around when it was daytime, but when it was time to sleep whoo boy! He screamed and fussed and we made about a million trips back and forth putting him back up in the dang bed so he would go to sleep. The child is stubborn (he gets that from his dad)! His new 2 year old thing to do is scream at the top of his lungs like he is on fire. It is a charming trait that I cannot wait till he outgrows. We have had 4 opportunities, so far, to sleep in the big boy bed and our average scream to sleep time is 1 hour and 15 min.

Today at nap time it took me and hour and a half of the "back to bed" dance until I was rewarded with blessed silence. Upon further inspection this is what I found...


At this point I'll take asleep on the floor over awake and screaming. I remember many a time as a child I too chose to sleep on the floor. Not because I was stubborn however, only because the floor just seems better somehow!

Bad Mama Blogger Poster

My last official blog was way back in April, I am ashamed for being so lazy. My friend Wendy posts on her blog regularly and she has 3 kids. The woman has posted while in labor, while puking on the way to the ER, and during wild animal attacks. She always posts amazing humorous narratives no matter the situation and I should take a lesson from her. I have just been lazy. I have no excuse.

I last posted pre vacation, pre summer, pre pre everything really. We have a had a very eventful past 6 months and I plan to go back and add little updates and pics so you can all get caught up. Please stay tuned and add your e-mail address to that little box over there on the right to get e-mail updates every time I add something new.

Big thanks to all of you who reminded me to update and stroke my ego on how you miss reading my jibber jabber. Watch the blog, expect fun things, and I'll do my best to deliver.

It's A Girl!!

We had our second ultrasound today and everything is progressing wonderfully. I've posted the pics below so you can confuse your brains trying to figure out what the heck you are looking at.

Big news is...IT'S A GIRL!

We plan to name her Vivianne Lorraine and she is due the last week of January 2009.

We are very excited and are looking forward to this new adventure.

Vin will be a great big brother. He already knows the sign for sister and if you ask him what the baby's name is he'll tell you it's Bib-i.

Since I am not a girly girl, I refuse to think pink...I'm going more with purple!!

A girl just like me, Lord help us all!

We're Having a Baby!

We have been trying to conceive another child ever since Vincent was born. I was getting concerned and even thought I might be defunct in some way since my c-section. I read articles, had tests, and even charted my cycles and such online...nothing really helped.

Who knew that all it took was a vacation 8192 miles for our home base. Some day and some time while we were vacationing in Florida we were able to relax enough to make it happen.

We will be welcoming baby number #2 in January 2009.