So far, so good

Nadia has been sleeping in her crib at night for the past week. YAY! We were having the hardest time getting her to sleep in her crib. It's crazy because she doesn't have a problem taking her naps but it's only at night that she would scream. We tried crying it out and Corey and I don't have the heart for that. I mean, we could handle the whining but when she would start screaming to the point where she would choke herself we couldn't take it. So for the past couple of months or so, she has been sleeping with us. We wouldn't even try to put her in her crib.
When we took her to her year appt. the doctor kinda made me feel bad when I told him that she was sleeping with us. He basically told me that I was weak and that Corey needed to be the one to put her to bed. Thanks for the word of encouragement. So being a first time mom, I starting thinking that maybe the doctor was right. Not that I'm weak but maybe she does need to start sleeping in her own bed. I really didn't have a problem with her sleeping with us but I figured that it will be easier getting her to sleep in her room now than if we started trying later. Well, so far it has worked. Granite, I do have sit in her room for about an hour before she falls asleep but atleast I don't have to deal with the screaming. Hey, we gotta start somewhere.

It's a conspiracy

The USPS doesn't want me to go back to school. I've mailed reference letters out three times, yes, three times and finally after express mailing them they have been received. My transcripts were sent out Aug. 19 and 21 and they still haven't reached University of Maryland. I've applied for financial aid but my application can't process until the school has officially accepted me. I can't be officially accepted until all my paperwork is complete (reference letters and transcripts). I've called and called and called and all I can do now is wait. I was told by the financial aid office that my application will be closed down if the paperwork isn't received ASAP. Well, what else do they want me to do? I can't make the paperwork get to the school any faster. Now I'm worried that it's going to take forever for my reference letters to get to the school once they are mailed. I was planning on starting in October but now I guess I'll have to wait until January. Stupid post office.

I've got the fever

Baby fever that is. I've been feeling this way for a couple of months and I think it has really hit me hard. Corey doesn't care one way or the other if we have any more children but he did remind me of the fact that he and I are both getting up there and he doesn't want to be an old dad.
What's really crazy is that I desperately want to have twins-boy/girl. I've always pictured myself with three children but I only want to go through one more pregnancy. I would LOVE to adopt an older child (preteen) but Corey's not sure he could handle it. So twins seem to be the only answer. I'm putting it out there and "speaking it into existence" as my mom would say. Of course I would be just as happy if I got pregnant with one child.
Hopefully next summer sometime I will be holding my beautiful babies for the very first time. Wish us luck!

He really does work...

And sometimes hard. Last night Corey's squadron had sort of an open house where family members could go and voice any concerns, questions and/or comment on anything that has been going on (good or bad). Afterwards, we were given a tour of his shop.I was pretty impressed. My eyes were really opened and I think I owe Corey an apology.

Since moving to Germany, Corey has been pretty much the "go-to-guy" when something needs to be done. He'll sometimes come home starving because he was in a meeting during lunch time and didn't get a chance to eat. Someone from his job will call him in the evenings looking for answers to a problem. Me being me, always asks "So, why are they calling you? You just got here. You don't know everything". And he'll jokingly say "Cuz I run things round these parts" or something to that affect.

Last night I got to see what he does and see that he really is in charge of a lot of things that go on in his shop. For some reason, I was really proud of him. I wanted to stick my chest out and say "yeah, that's MY man". LOL

Going to the open house has opened my eyes in a lot of ways. I mean, I know he is sacrificing a lot by being in the military but I will no longer take that for granted. A big standing ovations for all the men and women of the Armed Forces for risking their lives to keep us safe.

It's good to be home

Nadia and I spent last week in England visiting my sister and her family. Despite Nadia getting sick, we had a blast as the Hall family is very entertaining...I swear they need their own reality show. There were a couple of days where I laughed until I cried, my stomach burning from the pain. It was really good being around family, (it's still a little hard not being close to family and good friends) sitting around doing nothing. My sister and her husband still went to work and the kids went to school and daycare, so Nadie and I chilled during the day and counted down until the "clan" got home.

I was lucky enough to take my five year old nephew to the bus stop each morning and be there when he got off. It was kind of sad putting him on the bus the first day of school. All the other mothers were crying and taking pictures and then it started to to affect me as well. Last year he went to a British school and some of the kids gave him a really hard time about him being black and American. I mean, it was to the point that he didn't like being black anymore and he didn't like going places where there were "too many white people". This year, after only being in an American school for a week, he's getting his confidence back. Saturday he went to get a hair cut and he came home with a mohawk. It really looked cute on him and I was just happy that he felt that he was able to express himself without thinking what others will think of him.

I was also able to go out to a club for the first time in about 6 or 7 years. Yeah, it's really been that long...and I really wasn't missing much. What is it with some females going to clubs naked? I was thinking back to my club hopping days and I don't remember it being like this. I mean, we wore somewhat revealing clothing but these girls (young and old) were leaving NOTHING to the imagination. I felt both old and overdressed. Nontheless, I had a good time despite leaving my baby with my brother-in-law for the first time. I had to take a moment to myself at the club and cry and then it was PARTY TIME. Haha

Spending time with my twin sister is something that I always look forward to. We laughed, vented to eachother, and was just in awe that we both have our own little families. Growing up, I didn't like being a twin because we were always looked at as being one instead of individuals. Now I wouldn't trade it for ANYTHING in this world. I love her to peices!!! It's crazy now, because I hope to one day have twins.

Although I miss my sister and her family dearly, it's good to be back in my own home and sleeping in my own bed. Now I must do some serious cleaning...what was I thinking leaving a man home alone for a week and expecting the house to be sparkling clean when I returned? :)