It's always the gloves

Today has been a long day. I woke up this morning feeling dizzy again. It's becoming a little discouraging because the Dr. thinks this is "normal" provided my Glucose and Iron come back normal after I can get to the lab. He put in the tests on Friday but by the time we left the OB clinic the Lab was closed so I have to go tomorrow. If it isn't either thing than its a hormone/pregnancy side effect. Probably one of my least desired one!

Nate told me that he was going to start packing for Iraq. Granted he wont have to leave until October, They need the bags/boxes loaded up for Tomorrow. They need enough time to send them over so they are there before the guys get there. My only side comment to this "It's always the gloves"...... somehow every time he gets a packing list there is some new set of gloves on it and we have to rush to Clothing and sales and get him a new/different pair. It has happened EVERY TIME. This time they were only $15, but normally they are anywhere from $5-$80.

Anyway, I hid in our bedroom and cried while he packed. It never ever bothers me to watch him pack and normally I sit and talk to him while he does. I'm not sure why I was so bothered today. I don't know if it was hormones, as this time around I am way more emotional than I was with Elijah. I guess it could be stress related, Seeing as we have a move and Elijah's surgery (And all the appointments both before and after) and my ultrasound to get in before he leaves. I'm feeling some pressure there. I am sure it was a mix of all those things as well as not feeling well. Either way I felt very ridiculous crying like that, and it isn't something I normally do, but I guess it comes with the territory.

Nate had a dentist appointment on Thursday and they told him they wanted him to have another mouth surgery. Fortunately this one is optional and he decided to wait until he got back from deployment. Apparently since he is a mouth breather the gums around his front teeth are deteriorating, and there was something they were able to do to help that since its also made his teeth sensitive. With the timing though, there isn't time to get it done and for him to heal well before a deployment (And who really wants to deploy being miserable).

We met a new family last night. Well I guess I did, Nate has a soldier named Toby (Streebe) and so I met him last night, and we both met his family. We went over for dinner and to get to know each other. I have several friends out here, but few of them are in PSD with Nate, and none of the ones I knew are deploying. They were a really nice family, and they have a 3yr old, 2yr old, and 1yr old. So that is kind of funny, seeing as I will have a 1yr old and a new born. So it will be nice to have another friend who is going through this with us.

I'm going to start packing tomorrow. Slowly, and steadily. I figure I can get the things out of the way that we wont miss for a month (Movies, Books, storage units, baby things Elijah has outgrown and such). Working closer to the actual move day. Plus I have a friend who runs an Operation Home-front chapter here in KS (A really neat charity that helps military families in need) and she said she could take any hand me down type things for her charity so anything that we don't want/need and that can be donated I will be giving to here. Paying forward our good luck we've had recently.