Ok, so I didn't update when I said I would. I apologize. Gabe's 4 month appt went well though. He was 16.1 lbs and 25in. I think his head was 30 something but since they don't actually tell me his measurements like they did in KS I just kinda gotta be nosey and pay real close attention or listen hard when they talk to themselves. I'm still not use to being at a navy clinic. Anyway, all was well at the appt. The doctor "stole" hugs from him even though she was running behind because she said he was soooooooo cute and she couldn't resist. Made me smile. That was even after he kept kicking her in the stomach while she was checking him out.  He is doing great though. Right now though my poor baby has a cold. I think it is more allergies but doctor said he has a cold. Sunday morning he woke up VERY congested, running a "fever" of 99, and was just very cranky because he couldn't breath through his nose. Over all it was a very challenging day. It was rough on all three of us. He loved taking a bath though.

Besides Gabe's cold, not a whole lot is going on. Joe is working like crazy. He even had to go in last night at 9pm and didn't get home until 2am. Granted, he got to come home at 4 yesterday and didn't have to go into work until noon today, but still didn't get off work until 7pm tonight. Its crazy how much they are working. He has a very long weekend though. Tomorrow is his squadron's Marine Corps Ball so they get half day off and then don't go back to work until next Wednesday. 6.5 day weekend. Crazy huh? I was very surprised. As for me, I'm okay. Was feeling under the weather for a few days but meh. I'm fine. All I really do is take car of Gabe, which I don't mind, and clean house like everyday. I can't wait to go home so I have other things to do. I got my internship approved by Anne so now I just need to call Tuttle and see if they will let me do it there. I REALLY hope they will. I don't really want to do it at a clinic in LV but will if I have to.

Anyway, nothing else really to report. I did get to talk to Caleb on Saturday and that was really exciting. I talked to the awesome Jessica as well which made me happy, even though the topic of conversation wasn't so happy and very frustrating to me, but it was still nice to talk to her. I miss my friends. Our neighbors here are full of drama and I don't really know anyone else so yeah. Well, I'm gonna go. Thinking about beddy by. Toodles.

Wow. So, it has been awhile since I've written anything. Sorry about that. Nothing real interesting has gone on though that has been worth writing about. My days usually are the same and the weeks run together because its the same thing day after day. I stay home all day, playing with Gabe and feeding him at pretty much the same times, and do something around the house when I get the chance.

Hawaii has grown on me. I still prefer the midwest but not much I can do about that at the moment. Joe hasn't decided if he is going to reenlist yet or not so I may be back in the midwest before ya know it!! We still have a few years before that decision has to be made though (2011). Like I said, nothing real exciting has been going on. We got our car back a couple weeks ago. I really miss the rental car though. Its hard going from a 2007 Nissan Altima back to a2005  Ford Focus lol. It just isn't the same. Completely different ends of the spectrum in my world. Its okay though. Our car does for now and it looks good fixed. I've only driven it like maybe 4 times since we've had it back but oh well. Uh. Oh. We have been going to church too. We tried out the chapel. Completely and totally NOT my thing. For some reason reading outta the Gideon Bible just bothers me. We started going to New Hope Christian Fellowship. We have been trying out their different locations since its such a huge church here. They have all been good but I think I prefer the one in Honolulu which is where the head/senior pastor is. He is amazing. Pastor Wayne Cordeiro. Great guy in my opinion. Worship there is pretty awesome too. What excites me too about church is Joe has been going with me every Sunday and he has even started worshiping instead of just standing there staring at the words!!!

So as some of you already know, I am no longer doing my internship at the zoo. Every since I've been here I have not heard a single word from them. I've tried calling. I've tried emailing. Nothing. Joe, Gabe and I may be going to the zoo Sunday after church so I may see what I can find out then...or whenever we go...but yeah, things were all hunky dory til I got here. I was kinda bummed about it at first, but I'm good now. My new plan is while Joe is in Japan, Gabe and I will go home for a few months and I will do my internship in Kansas, hopefully at Tuttle Veterinary Clinic, and someone I know and trust will watch Gabe. During my time at home, whenever that ends up being, I do plan on taking a weekend if I"m not working and coming up to Iowa since I didnt make it back before I left. Just to give you a heads up lol. Something else thats been brought to my interest is a dental asst thing that will be going on here through Red Cross. Supposedly, if you do 500 hrs at the dental clinic you will become a certified dental asst. I'm assuming at this point that it is similar to what my job was during high school for Dr. Albright, maybe a few extra things but my point is, I'm familiar with most of that stuff already from working around it for a year in high school. I'm kind of excited about it and hope my application gets picked. Like Joe told me, it will give me something else to fall back on. Depending on what happens with that and when I go home, I do plan on taking some online classes. I really want at least an Associates in Applied Science Degree. I'll be happy with a gen ed one but applied science is what I'm more interested in. We'll see which one I can do more of online.

Gabe is doing great. He is growing up so fast!! He is already 3 months old. He can hold his own head now, loves sitting up to see the world around him, likes sticking his fist in his mouth, smiles all the time, babbles a whole lot (its very cute btw lol), and so much more. Once he can actually crawl or walk, I'm going to have to really watch him though. Right now all he can do is scoot himself along but he is VERY good at it and can move pretty fast surprisingly and changes direction quickly lol. He is sleeping through the night which is nice. Usually wakes up around 4 or 5am and then sleeps for at least another hr or 2. Then he is awake until about 9:30 or 10am, then takes a 2-3 hr nap and is usually wide awake and happy until about 2. Takes like a 30 min - hr nap and is good til bed time which is usually around 8pm. He is such a good baby and I enjoy my time at home with him. It is very different for me just sitting at home and not getting out much but I definitely wouldn't trade missing my happy baby over working.

Well, I think I'm going to go to sleep. Joe will be getting up in about an hour and 15 minutes to get ready and go back to duty for 6 hrs but meh. Some sleep is better than none. About the time he gets home, Gabe and I will be getting up lol. Gotta love it when he has duty. Thankfully its only once a month. Hope all is well back in KS and IA. I miss you ALL SO much. More than most of you know.