What have I been up to? Personal talky post...

I took an unexpected blogging vacation, sorry about that.
A few hours after my post went live on Wednesday, I received a call from my friend Kelly.  Our husbands are both deployed together, and she was pregnant with her second child, and could deliver any day.  So, around 4:30 am, she calls to tell me "she thinks it's time to go to the hospital"  After 3 trips to the hospital, 3 attempts at an epidural, lots of pain, contractions and believe it or not, a lot of laughs...30 hours later little Zoe Marie was born via unplanned c-section.
Through technology and the stars aligned, our husbands were actually in port, and Kelly's husband was able to see baby Zoe seconds after she was born.  I have a Skype app on my iPhone, and the doctors let me  bring in my phone into the operating room, so that we could skype with him once the baby was born.
It really was an honor to be there for Kelly, and communicate to her husband, for her.  It was more special than I can even describe, to be there for such a dear friend.  Times like these, are when I can fully appreciate technology.  Can you imagine being 7500 miles away and being able to see your child being born live, from a cell phone?  Amazing!
I was able to stay with Zoe, while Kelly was still in the Operating Room.
Here is a picture of Zoe around 10 minutes old.  Isn't she beautiful?  She looks just like her older sister...Kelly and her husband know how to make pretty girls.

So that is what I was up to on Wednesday and Thursday.  Friday I went to my son's 3rd quarter awards ceremony at school.  He is such a little smarty pants, and loves to learn.  He makes me smile everyday with his 10 year old humor.  I really need to write all of his "Jacobisms" down because they are quite hilarious.
Here is my cutie pie, with his award.  He received the Patriotism award.  I had to do everything in me not to cry when they announced it.  I nor he, had any idea he was receiving this award.  To be nominated by his teachers and peers for this, makes my heart swell up with pride.

Yesterday, we went to the 1/2 way picnic.  A celebration with other woman/men from the squadron who's spouses are deployed together, to mark our half way point.  It was nice to get out of the house, talk with other amazing military spouses, who are just trying to make it through another day being super-woman.  Doing it all alone, with a smile on your face is harder than it looks sometimes.
At our next get together we are having a chili cook off, so that should be a lot of fun!
Here are a few pictures from the picnic.
Here is myself and my son.  For those of you wondering where my daughter is?  She is 15, and doesn't like her picture taken or blogged about lol.

The beginning of deployment was really rough.  This little boy was beyond heartbroken that his daddy was gone.  So many days, he came home crying.  So it is wonderful to see him happy and himself again.

I hope you all have a blessed Palm Sunday.