So much to do, so little time...

Well it is finally here! We are starting our road trip to Omaha in 2 1/2 days. I can't believe the time has finally come for us to "settle" somewhere. I mean I know you don't really ever get too settled anywhere being in the military, but you know what I'm trying to say. I am very excited to get to know our new home and FINALLY have all of our stuff with us. My biggest fear is that we'll get there and Billy will be deployed as soon as we get unpacked. I know it's not very likely, but it is always in the back of my mind.

Today I have been busy doing my least favorite moving activity...packing. I know only have a few suitcases and some baby toys, but it is still a huge pain. I better do a good job packing this time because it may not get unpacked for a couple of weeks (we don't have a place to live yet so we will be staying at the AFB hotel). It'll be exciting living in a hotel room with no separate rooms for an undetermined period of time with and infant. We will get super good at tip toeing around!

I'm crazy excited because I am going to see my parents in the next couple of weeks. They live only about 8 hours away from Omaha so my mom (and maybe my dad) is going to come out and help me unpack and take care of Zoey. Also, I get to see my best friend Gina when I drive back to Wisconsin so I am just looking forward to a lot in the next month. BTW, if anyone is in the Omaha or Milwaukee area give me ring and we'll hang out!

The bruise pretty much went away and this is all that was left after I iced it. (not a great pic of Zoey)

What else? Hmmmm. Zoey feel and bashed her forehead on the coffee table today and now she has a bruise above her left eye. Poor little girl! She cried for a good half hour until she finally fell asleep in my arms. It looks like I can't even turn my head for a second or she is going to hurt herself bad.

One of Zoey's favorite activities

In other news, I have started a diet and exercise program and I am working really hard to lose the last few pounds of baby chub and then some. The goal is to be back to my high school weight. I have already started feeling better and I am slowly but surely noticing the changes. By the end of the year I am going to be one hot momma. I just want to feel confident, healthy, and beautiful again so I am taking charge. It helps to write about it in our blog so that I am motivated to stick with it.

That's all for now. See ya!

For the Dads...

Do you see how red her knees are? She crawls everywhere!

I just wanted to write a very brief post expressing my love for all of the wonderful fathers in my life. I especially want to let my husband know that he is a great father and I couldn't have asked for a more amazing man to be a father to my child. I see the love he has for Zoey and she for him and it makes my heart melt. I love you sweetheart!

What a cutie! She looks a little funny without her bow on...

That's all for now, but I will write more about our upcoming Nebraska adventure soon.

7 months old

Out little Zoey is now 7 months old and I thought I'd write a entry dedicated to this sweet little girl.

Lots has happened to Zoey since she turned 7 months. First, she is now not only able to crawl, but climb. She climbs up me, the couch, the coffee table...you name it, she climbs it! If she keeps this up she'll be walking before we know it.

The other big thing that has happened since turning 7 months is that she has gotten her first tooth. It is the bottom front tooth and it is CUTE! I would post a picture of it, but she won't let me near her mouth.

Since she has turned 7 months she has also gotten more adventurous in the pool. She kicks, tries to put her face in, and splashes like a maniac!

The last big thing she can do like a champ now is hold her own bottle. She actually prefers to hold it and roll around on the ground while she eats. What a crazy kid.

I bet you didn't know so much could happen in just four days. Well...it can! Now you know a little more about my 7 month old sweetheart Zoey Jane.

Just another day at the beach...

It's been rainy and hot here the past few days so we thought we'd take advantage of the nice weather and take a trip to the beach. As you can see, mommy is a little more excited than Zoey at this point.

Then she started to get a little more excited about the trip and made funny faces with me.

Since it was over 90 degrees outside we only stayed at the beach long enough to take a few pictures, walk along the ocean, and put our toes in the water. Based on Zoey's reaction I think we will be making a few more trips to the beach before we move to Nebraska. Next time I think we'll bring Coco along so that she can play too!

And just for fun, here is a video of Zoey talking. Enjoy!

T-minus 16 days and counting!

We are about two and a half weeks away from moving to Omaha and I couldn't be more excited. First of all, I will be VERY happy to stop living out of a suitcase (which I've been doing for six months now) and start feeling settled again. Secondly, I can't wait to start getting nursery furniture and finally giving Zoey a room of her own. I love the kid, but I am sick of sharing a room with her! Most importantly, I am ecstatic that Billy and I will get to live under the same roof after spending the last 6 months in two separate households. I am ready to get our lives back to "normal" and start exploring our new home. I am looking forward to making friends, going to church together, and just having a chance to be a family.

On a completely different subject I finally have some new pictures to post. People have also been asking me to put up a video of Zoey crawling so that will be inclu

ded in this entry as well.

"Hi mommy! Do you like what I've done with the place?"

Zoey decided that she was going to open the door to the entertainment center and pull out all of the DVDs. Coco watched from the couch looking very concerned.

Now for the moment you have all been waiting for...ZOEY CRAWLING!!!! **Crowd Cheering** Enjoy the video and I guess I'm out for now.