I know I am behind. As most of you know, I like to try to record big events in our lives for prosterity. I have been wanting to take the time to sit and explain what its been like since Eric has been home. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
As we all know, I was beyond exhausted by the end of deployment. Wyatt was running circles around me. Eric and I have been trading days "off". He goes skiing one day and the next day I get a manicure or take a day trip Denver, or enjoy a happy hour downtown. We take turns sleeping in AND Eric takes Wyatt to school every day, even though it means he gets to work 30 mins early. I can't explain the relief! Not to mention being able to tag team Wyatt. I cook dinner, Eric gives him a bath or does the dishes...he folds the laundry and brings in the groceries. Its so good to share the load with my husband.
Then there's the peaceful feeling of knowing that my son has his father again. It hurts so much while they are deployed. Not only because you miss your husband, but because you know your children miss them too. The first few weeks Eric was home I would catch Wyatt just staring at him with all this love in his eyes. There have been several occasions when Wyatt has told Eric "I love you Daddy and I'm glad you're home." To hear a barely 3 yr old, who is still learning to talk, express those feeling to his father and to see Eric's expression is touching. I'm all teary eyed just typing about it.
Its also been strange getting used to not seeing my friends as much - either because I am busy or because they are busy. Some of us text each other saying "I miss you" when we haven't seen each other in a few days. Its been about 6 weeks and I think we are all beginning to get adjusted. Its been the biggest adjustment actually. There are times when you tell your husband something and you don't get the reaction you were hoping for, and then you realise - he's a man and the reaction you were expecting was actually what one of your girls would have given you. Sandi and I found ourselves laughing because we are excited about our husbands going to collect the helicopters. They will be gone for about a week and we plan to have a sleepover for old time sake. We miss the sleepovers!
Then there's the overwhelming stress of the pending move to Kansas. We need to sell our house, but if we sell it too early we will have to pack ourselves and pay to move into an apartment for a few months until the army is ready to move us to KS. We are still unsure of when we will be expected in KS. Right now it looks like May/June. We are waiting for orders STILL. Every time Eric comes home with information I take it with a grain of salt because we have a change of command later this month and the new commander may have a different idea of how he wants the move to happen. I'm also not looking forward to getting Wyatt all new Drs and specialists and finding him a suitable school. We've been also been having troubles finding anything in KS to live in. The rent there is very high. It's more expensive there to rent an older, smaller home than it is for us to own a newer, larger home here. We are considering a trip to KS to check out neighborhoods. I am having trouble sleeping, luckily my Dr prescribed some Ambien.