Since my last post in March there’s not much in our lives that has not changed. What a great reminder that we are never in control (especially true when you are in the military). We received a 3 week notice that my husband was going to be deployed and frantically packed up the entire house and moved everything we owned into storage. Seeing as how I am going to have little boy #2 while he is away there was no option then to move back across the country so that I would be with my family for help and support.
Nothing about the past 3 months has been easy, but we are still very blessed that I have the ability to live with family and be surrounded by help during these times. Not a day goes by that little Evan isn’t changing and growing – he is so advanced for his age and despite his food allergy challenges is a very healthy strong little boy. I wish his daddy could see him right now since every day he is doing something new and entertaining. He misses his daddy so much and prays for him every night that Jesus would keep him ‘safe’.
I am coasting along with 5-ish weeks to go before we’re a family of 4 and our new little boy makes his way into the world. This has obviously been the hardest part of the entire deployment for me. I know that the life we live calls us to sacrifice and that sometimes we have to be apart, but no father should have to miss being a part of his own baby coming into the world. Hoping it will only be a few months into his life before his daddy can come home to meet him.
So we continue day in and day out with over 7,000 miles separating us, but look forward to huge blessings ahead and a new little one joining us on the journey very soon!
Wish I could change it, I really do. Please know you are loved.