Hurry Up and Wait

So I have not written in awhile, honestly a little surprised. So at this point Jeremy should have been deployed and me and the kids back home in Alabama, but it is the Army and the love the "hurry up and wait" That is now what we are doing. It will happen at some point and then we will be home 2 days later.I was ready the first 2 dates that he was given and then moving it further out made it harder. Do NOT get me wrong, I am going to miss him to death and I do not want him leaving. But, it is his job and it was inevitable to go 3 years without a deployment. It has been hard adjusting to the new date because we had already started preparing Shiana for when daddy leaves and then it got pushed back and poor kid is confused. I had mentally prepared myself for him leaving and I was able to breath a few more days and now I am back to where I was before, stressing and preparing.

But how do you prepare? I know everyone is different and you have to find your own groove. We have lots planned out while we are at home; I get to take the kids up to Nebraska and see my grandparents that I have not seen in 2 years (excited to have everyone see how much Shiana has grown and to finally meet Keylan), pumpkin patch and polar express and hopefully some play dates and spending time with family. Plus I will be starting my second term for my bachelors, at this moment I have A's in both of my classes and will be on the President's list, an awesome feeling that I now have to hold up the whole time. In about 11 weeks I will be starting electives for my bachelors, but those electives will actually be my classes for my masters degree. I am actually nervous, but I know that I can do anything that I put my mind to. 

Now an update on the kids:
Shiana had her 4 year old appointment the 2nd. She weighed 56 lbs and 44 inches (99% for both). She has perfect eye sight for a 4 year old, which is 20/30, and learned that perfect eyesight,20/20, doesn't hit till about age 6 and her blood pressure was perfect. She also got her flumist and 4 shots while we were there. Keylan also got his flushot that day. Since being home his vocabulary has expanded to about 15-20 words, but he understands more then he talks. He can walk backwards and jump and pretends and loves his stuffed animals and his blankie. I love watching both of my kids grow up but they need to slow down and learn how to semi get a long.