24...

Boy, what a rough 24 hours it has been. Dave had sent me a letter last week saying he would get to call me on Sept 15th. So yesterday came and nothing could have brought me down off my cloud, I was so thrilled to finally get to hear my hubby's voice after a month of nothing but a letter a week. 9pm rolls around... STILL no call. I am panicky. Do I dare shower and perhaps miss his call? Maybe he forgot my number and tried his cell phone, I'd better be sure his is on. Maybe our house phone is unplugged? I make sure all 3 phones are working, rest them on the sink and take the SHORTEST shower I have ever taken. Seriously, it only took me a minute to shower and shave my arm pits. Get out, get into pajamas, still no phone call. I catch myself periodically holding my breath during the evening/night and have to consciously breathe. I was so anxious I bid on too many items on Ebay and spent $30+ on a discontinued toy. Finally around 1am I went to bed.

Devastated doesn't begin to describe how I felt. For those of you who know me well, I tend to let my imagination run wild. Maybe he's dead (at boot camp???), maybe he failed the test he was taking and he was refused a call (will he get kicked out for failing? Should I not quit my job in December?), maybe someone in the division messed up and they all got punished (bastards!!!), maybe he finally got his wisdom teeth out and is recovering (how on earth will my husband get through recovery without me nursing him to health???).... you get the idea. I dozed on and off from 2a-5a... probably only got 2 hours of sleep total. NOT good.

Well... after many supportive emails from close friends, I managed to stop crying at work and calm down (ever so slightly). Around 1pm I got a phone call from an Illinios number and I was so sure it was Dave... well, it was a recruit. Just not MY recruit! Thank you to the man who called for Dave to let me know he is recovering and is sorry he couldn't call himself. The recruit told me Dave loves me, Jordan, and Ben and that he's doing fine and wants more photos. I am disappointed I couldn't hear my husband's voice, but I know he's ok and my mind can finally rest.

Oh, yeah, and I started watching Season 1 of the show 24 =)

22 Weeks Down!

I am now 22 weeks pregnant! OH MY! Also today the baby got his first hiccups! How fun =)

How Many People Have Your Name?

For Kate's Name:

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 4 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

For Jordan's Name:

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 8 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

For Dave's Name:

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 289 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Loving The USPS and random photos

Because they have now delivered THREE letters from Dave to me. YAY!!!! He is doing well, actually seems to be doing much better than I thought he would (sorry sweetie... I do really have faith in you!) . He got put into a music division so he gets to play tuba on Saturdays with the band. But most of all, I know he misses us and still loves us and thinks about us always. And seeing those words written down to look at every night before bed makes this whole situation so much easier!

Here are some random photos from the past couple of weeks.

Jordan and Roy playing nicely!

Jordan in her new tent. Usually Roy is in there with her fighting for space!

First ever soft serve ice cream cone and she LOVED it. Daddy will be so proud to know his daughter likes vanilla just like him. She refused the cone, but that's ok, she got enough of the good part (as did her clothes and the stroller. Haha).

Labor Day

Happy Labor Day everyone. Hopefully none of you had to work today! The Yeagers won't be attending the parade this morning. The idea of crowds, bored toddler, tired pregnant mommy, etc just doesn't sound like fun. Instead we'll be going to the National Aviary. Yes, again. Maybe this time I will just buy a membership?? Jordan loves those birds though. Not even going to bother bringing the stroller this time as she spends NO time in it when there are birds to be looking at and chasing. Hopefully we'll have fun. Its our last day of the long weekend before I have to go back to work. OH POOP!! I am so over work!