Boxes for days

Since Aaron is leaving soon for training, we decided to start looking for places to stay, as our lease will be up on our current apartment. Also, since there will be nothing left to keep us in the city, we are going to move back to my home town during this transitional period.

In 22 days, Adelei and I will be moving into a small house closer to 'home'.

There are obvious perks.

It will be nice to be closer to work & closer to family. No more driving an hour back & forth every week. Since we'll be saving so much money on rent/gas, I can cut back my hours at work, which means more quality time with my daughter & family.

I'm not going to lie, though. It's going to be weird at first. We've lived in this same apartment since 2009. Some of our greatest memories happened here.

But this is my life as an army wife.

Packing up, moving on, but not leaving our memories behind.

My 2 cents worth

Ever since I started bottle feeding Adelei, she has used Playtex Drop Ins. For months before she was born I did so much research on bottles [as crazy as that may sound] and I decided those were the best for us.

I liked them from the start because they were light weight and easy to clean. Adelei took to them right away. That was another plus.

I never even thought about getting her a different kind of bottle until last month when I bought her formula [similac] and it came with their new bottle.

She loved it! And even though it still held 8 oz, it was more compact/easier for her to hold than the 8 oz Drop In. At that point I looked in to getting her more.

And then I saw the price...

2 bottles for $14

That was an instant turn off, especially since I got my Drop Ins for $3 a piece.

As of today, I am so so glad I didn't waste my money on the similac bottles. It could be because they are a new design, or maybe they're cheaply made? But after my very active 8 month old dropped it, it cracked all up one side and completely through the bottom. Formula was everywhere! I can't tell you how many times she drops her other bottles [even from the shopping cart!] and not so much as a small crack.

Lesson learned: just because something costs more doesn't always mean it's better quality!

My Busy Bee

Here she is,

my 8 month old.

She's non stop now.

Crawling,

pulling up & standing up with support,

kissing the baby in the mirror.

Every day is something new!

May the odds be ever in your favor

I just finished reading Mockingjay, and I must say...

what an amazingly written, action packed trilogy.

Is anyone else as excited as I am about seeing The Hunger Games?

It's Official

T-3 months & we're out of here!

Or, this apartment at least.

Aaron found out that he is leaving June 1st for BOLC [Basic Officers Leader Course] in Ft. Sill, OK.

What we don't know yet is if Adelei & I will be able to go with him, or if we will have to stay here.

In March, we should find out what our first duty station will be.

If it isn't Ft. Sill, we will stay here, hopefully rent a town house until October & wait for him to come home & to move us where ever!

If it is Ft. Sill we will be able to move with him at that time.

I'm so excited.

And nervous.

But this is definitely going to be an adventure!

A Healthier Me

Every time I lose a little weight, I want to blog about it.

But then I don't, because I'm afraid I'll relapse, gain it back, & look like a complete idiot.

But it feels different this time.

Last Sunday, I started the Body by Vi shakes.

I had been looking for something to help me kick start a healthier life style and these shakes caught my eye. Luckily, a few of my friends had tried it and told me nothing but good things about it. So I bought it. I was nervous. You mix the shake yourself. I thought it was going to taste terrible. I was wrong. It was yummy, not too sweet.

If you're trying to lose weight you're suppose to drink it twice a day. I chose breakfast & lunch.

I'm not going to lie, the first day I thought I was going to starve to death.

Until I realized that I wasn't actually starving. I wasn't even really hungry.

That sounds crazy, right?

But that was part of my problem. My stomach wouldn't be hungry, I was just craving food. I am an emotional eater. If I'm bored, I eat. If I'm sad/upset/excited, I eat.

The easiest way for me to remedy this? To stay busy.

So that is what I did. Instead of sitting around the house all day waiting to go to work, I went on walks, did zumba, ran errands, got crafty.

After seven days of drinking this shake twice a day & doing moderate exercise, I have lost 2lbs.

I know that doesn't seem like a lot, but it's a start.

I don't crave snacks all day. I don't crave my 3 cups of coffee & large sweet tea every day.

I'm not really missing anything besides a few pounds.

And it feels great!

Here I come...

She's crawling!

[sorry I couldn't figure out how to turn it]