Sorry it's been SO long since I last posted. It has been a little chaotic adjusting to Chris being gone and having to do everything alone. First let me start by saying that is was so hard to send him off. He said goodnight and good bye to the kids the night before and it was horrible! Brody doesn't understand, of course, and Reilly was really sad. We got through the next day and so we started our first week without him.
He started in Mississippi, and that was great because he had a regular schedule and was able to Skype with me and the kids almost every day. He filled us in on what he was doing (mostly paperwork to get ready for deployment) and Brody got used to seeing him on the computer. In fact, every time I went to sit downat the computer he came running, screaming "Daddyyyyyy" and then screaming even more when I told him he wasn't there.
Reilly was doing a little better about it. It was still summer and we had fun things planned. She got to sleep in my bed and we had Mommy/Daughter slumber parties with movies and popcorn. She enjoyed that and it kept her mind off Chris being gone. She also did a week long "Footloose" Camp witch she thought was awesome. So all in all the first week was ok.
Then he went to Fort Dix, New Jersey......This is where the bulk of his training takes place. He is shooting guns, driving Humvees and learning how to choke people out with his bare hands. Wonderful! He likes the training but obviously misses his family. We don't get to Skype as much because he doesn't have internet in his barracks so he has to go the rec center or bowling alley. He is 3 hours ahead of AZ time so it makes it a little hard to catch him at one of those places. Also, his training is all through the day at different times everyday. We talk when we can and the kids get to see him on Skype every once in a while. He usually calls every night before bedtime though and that is always nice.
He has had a few different briefs on "Kuwait" and so far all we really know is that he is going to "Kuwait." If you know anything about the military it's that they don't tell you anything until moments before it happens. He did find out that he can take a 2 week leave while he is there and that the military will pay for the ticket. So, that's nice.
Other than that we are just eagerly waiting for him to come home after all his training. From what he has hear he should be home at the very beginning of September but it will only be for a few days, then off to Kuwait.
We miss him like crazy and we are hoping that the time goes by fast!
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