19 weeks!

So I am now 19 weeks into this double pregnancy. As far as I know, things are still going well. I'm starting to feel little fluttery movements and I'm gaining weight, so I suppose those are all good signs of progress. I have gained a total of 18 pounds so far.... probably another 30 pounds when all is said and done (yikes!).

I've had a great time being in California. I've been able to spend a lot of time with family (even my grandma who recently moved to town from Mexico within the last couple of months). This last weekend my very good friend Stephanie got married. The funnest part was that she was hooked up with James (her husband now) by James' sister....at Dan and I's engagement party back in January of last year. Yay! Our wedding was contagious! :)

I'm flying back to D.C. this weekend (with Coda!) and moving into our new rental house next week. I'll have just less than 2 weeks to get things ready for Dan to come back home (can I get an "amen"?!?!). (Haha. Who would have ever thought I'd write "can I get an 'amen'" on my blog??) Lots of big changes in the future, but we'll do our best to keep you posted. God bless!

Surprise Visit

Okay, so maybe it wasn't such a surprise since we planned it but if you asked us 8 years ago, we would both have been surprised that we would someday meet up with each in Kandahar, Afghanistan! As is the norm, my job took me to Kandahar Airfield and as you can see from the pictures, Mike and I were able to meet up and spend some time with each other which was a good boost to my morale which hasn't exactly been very high lately.

So that's the only update I have for now. Enjoy.

Update From Afghanistan

The Stars & Stripes Flying High in Herat

It always seems that Holly & I update the blog right on top of each other and always after she has updated you on the course of her pregnancy. I promise I'm not trying to upstage her. Well she's not the only one who can update you on the pregnancy. I'm hoping I beat her to the punch on this one but she felt the kiddos stirring yesterday. We're not sure if they were dancing or wrestling with each other but apparently they were throwin' some serious elbows!

Okay, back to the point of this update...Afghanistan. Since my last post I've had the opportunity to travel more and take some more pictures. I've been to every major base in the country so far and some places more often than I'd like (read, Kandahar & Bagram). Throughout the course of our travels we've flown on everything from Cessna jets, to prop planes, to big giant cargo planes, to even bigger & gianter cargo planes and they are often not always US either. I've flown on Dutch helicopters, Belgian helicopters, Germany helicopters, and Italian cargo planes. Below are some of the types of aircraft we've used to get around the country. I really that's all I have to say for now. We keep traveling and keep trying to help our forces get what they need to accomplish their mission as fast as we can. Enjoy the photos and stayed tuned for a very special blog update to come this weekend.

I definitely snuck into this picture. I normally stand in the back but I decided I needed a picture with the boss.

Here we are waiting for the helicopters to refuel up north.

This is the Lieutenant Colonel who works in my office. We're standing on a tower in Bagram. It was very difficult for me to hide my death fear of heights as we walked up the staircase but I had to get a view.

Hope you enjoyed the photos! See you soon!