Goodbye means See you Later

Today has been a very hard day! I had to say goodbye to the LOVE of my LIFE for 4 whole months. Josh left this afternoon to go to Texas, where he will be in Basic Training until July 9th. We have had a few glorious days before he left. We tried to make the very most of our time together. We took Wesley on walks, we had dinners together, we had good conversations. We talked about names for our Baby GIRL, whose expected arrival is July 27th and no sooner, as we all want her Daddy to be present when she makes her grand Pink entrance! We talked about Wesley and all he is doing and will do in the upcoming months. We told each other how much we love one another, over and over, but a million times wasn't enough.

*30 minute interlude in which i was startled by a cry from the nursery, to go and find my baby boy wet and in need of new pajamas, a new diaper, much snuggling and reassurance, some milk, new sheets, and finally his teddy bear...*

Anyway, it has been a long day. There will be several of those to come, but GOD has provided MANY family members and friends who have all offered their help, and i fully intend to ask for it when i need it! Lord, my prayer is for Josh now as he is "landing" in Texas, that you would keep him healthy and strong to endure the weeks ahead of him. I give him up into your strong, able, and willing hands, he is YOURS, amen.

Cheerios!

What more can i say...this kid is just

PRECIOUS!!! And his Daddy takes SUCH

good care of him while i am at work! :)

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If we Call the New Baby Peanut....

SOooooo, it's been quite a while since I have posted anything. I guess that's what working a full-time job and having a full-time 8 month old will do to a gal! :) We had a very blessed and wonderful Christmas month...we have traveled all around and seen all of the family, with still more fun to be had this weekend over New Years.

Wesley is growing so quickly! He brings so much JOY and delight into our home. He always wakes up with a beautiful smile and gives warm greetings. He is very active crawling, pulling up, and even inching around the edges of whatever he can get his hands on. Having focused on his locomotion, he now seems to be turning his attention to cutting some teeth. Despite my singing to him "All i want for Christmas is my two from teeth", he has not quite cut one yet :)

In other news, we are expecting the Joyful arrival of precious Baby #2 around July 27th! We had our first visit to the doctor on Monday the 28th, and got to see a strong heartbeat, and all seems well. SO if we nickname this one the Little Peanut, then i guess that makes me the Nut Hut! =)

Despite being a slight shade of green with morning sickness (which usually lasts well into the evening), i am doing well. having just completed working 6 shifts in the past 7 days, i am looking forward to some much needed HAIR SALON time tomorrow morning :)

Josh is anxiously awaiting final word from the College of Nursing, and expects to hear from them sometime in February or March. He is still on track to go to Basic training in March. With scheduled return in early July, hopefully BEFORE the Little Peanut makes his or her appearance! Nursing school should then start in late August if all goes according to our plan and the Lord sees fit! :)

We are blessed beyond measure, and just cannot put into words how grateful we are to our friends and family who keep on lovin on us in so many ways! We love you all and wish you a very happy new year! :)

love,

Josh, Lila, Wesley, & Little Peanut

Air Force Reserves

We are officially an Air Force family now! As of Tuesday, Oct. 6th, Josh (and therefore me and Wesley) are property of Uncle Sam. When asked why he did it, Josh replied, "Well, I enlisted for the benefits. I plan to go to nursing school. I am also proud to serve my country, just like my Dad and generations before me did." YEP, he's proud! :) As you can see, Wesley was perfectly patriotic in his denim and red, white, and blue. (I was actually sleep walking because I had worked the previous four night-shifts!) So here are some pics to share...

Waiting...

Signing...

OOoooo...AAAaaaa!!!

Josh's group was actually the first to swear in

at this base, on a plane :)

hey look, it's bring your kid to work day! ;)

And some more funness....

Here's Wesley doin his latest...

rockin & kissin!

SO PRECIOUS! :)

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Wesley's First Word?

Greetings! We here at the Dodson home are moving right along with life! Josh has applied to Nursing school at MUSC for August 2010, and is awaiting acceptance. He is also in the final stages of enlisting in the Air Force Reserves, and plans to swear in on October 10th. God is SO good to be continually working out His good and perfect will in our lives, we are very blessed!!

Our "little" Wesley is really moving right along..literally! He is starting to creep :) He can tuck his legs up under his belly, and almost get up on all fours. Watch out world...we are about to be MOBILE! He also seems to be beginning to mumble a few very special words!!! Wesley loves meal time, and is looking forward to fresh vegetables coming from the Farm starting this week.

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5 months old!

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Catch-up!!

So since it's been so long since i've posted anything.....here's catch-up.

it's in no particular order, and i tried to include most things since i last posted!

i'll try to be better at posting!

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