It's Only Been Two Years

So much has changed in our life in two years. Some people have their life stay the same day in and day out. They never move, they never switch jobs and never meet many new people. Well...that's not the case here! Let's see...Well, I guess first would be that in June 2012 Adam re enlisted for 3 years. Clearly, a new re enlistment window opened up for him. Oh and in April 2012, we got a puppy, Lucy. She is a sharpei and now she is 2 1/2 and awesome, gross, but awesome. We love her lots! Emily turned 3 in May of 2012. Allie started Kindergarten in August of 2012 and turned 5. Then, Adam left for training in August of 2012 and when he got home at the end of the month, we decided we wanted another baby. In October 2012, we went and stayed in NJ for three weeks during our PCS to Fort Benning, GA. During this stay, Superstorm Sandy hit NJ pretty hard. We were without power for 5 days (which was NOTHING compared to what most people in NJ dealt with) but we decided to pack up and head down to Georgia. So we went down on November 4th. We signed for our house on November 5th and the movers came with our things on the 7th. I found out I was pregnant on November 8th. I am telling you, our life is ALWAYS exciting! We were so very excited and thrilled that is happened so quickly. However, this meant absolute exhaustion and all day sickness for the first few months in a new place and new house. It definitely made adjusting hard. In February of 2013, we found out we were being blessed with a baby boy. I remember crying the moment the tech said he was a boy. My pregnancy went on without any other problems other than a lot of contractions and a few ultrasounds but we made it to my c section on July 8th. On that day, our lives changed forever. We met this amazing little boy and he was the fattest little thing. He was 10 lbs 2 oz and 22.5 inches long. I now know why I was in so much pain towards the end. Our sweet AJ is just the best. Fast forward thru all of those changes and that brings us to the night before my 30th birthday. Allie turned 7 last week as well as started 2nd grade. Emily turned 4 in May and will be starting real Pre K next week. AJ turned 1 in July and is trying his hardest to walk. Last week, Adam took a test for the NJ State Police. We are hoping and praying he moves forward in the hiring process and that he gets the job. We would love to move back to NJ and raise our kids where we were raised. We are so entirely grateful for the Army and this life and all it has provided and taught us. However, this is a wonderful opportunity for us and a chance for stability for the kids and for them to be raised near their grand parents, aunts and cousins. No matter what in the end, we will be okay though. I guess we will just have to wait to see where life takes us next!