I'm an Aunt!

My sister-in-law had her baby at 23:50 PST. Trent Tiofilo was 6lbs 7oz, 20 inches long. He was also 5 weeks early! Imagine how big he would have been if she had gone 40 weeks. I am very happy for Heather and Joel on the newest addition to their family, and I cannot wait to meet the little fella. It won't be for quite some time, but looking forward to it anyway. Aaron's best friend also welcomed his son within the last week, so Trent and Anthony have a best friend from birth.

Having a child so close to a friend has got to be amazing. You are both going through the same stages and can really connect through that. When I have another child, I would love to be pregnant with a friend, although I don't see that ever happening. Congratulations again to Heather and Joel on the birth of Trent.

Aaron is home!

First a short update, I'm not pregnant, I didn't go back to Germany after my birthday. I'm a waffler, what else can I say?

Now to the heart of the matter, Aaron is home! He finally made it back to our home in Germany! I really wish I was there to welcome him home, but alas I had things to finish here. He will be making his first in two years stateside appearance on May 20, when he meets us in Orlando, FL. Only a short 30 days from now!

I am a trained doula! I finished my coursework about a month ago and I am working on the business side of things. When I get everything up and running, I will be sure to post the link to my business blog here for all to see. I am hoping to work mostly with military wives whose husbands are not able to make it to the delivery, but I will be available to non-military as well.

Type at you soon!

I just can't anymore...

I am so sick of doing everything because it's what somebody else wants or expects me to do. Almost everything in my being is saying go back to Germany after my birthday. Everytime I think I've made the decision to do just that, I stop myself. I really want to watch Vinny play baseball, and be here for his graduation. But is that just me being so over-reliant on my family again. I am constantly saying that Aaron's parent's need to realize that we are his family now, and we come first. Yet I am still putting the $a clan before mine and Aaron's family. At the same time, I can't help but wonder is wanting to watch Vinny play baseball really about Vinny, or is it about just wanting to go to baseball games? I think it's just about going to baseball games. In which case, I will just have to go to the baseball games in Germany. There is a semi-professional league not too far away.

There it is, I'm headed back sometime shortly after my birthday. I need to suck it up and stand up for what is best for my family. Damn, I have a lot to do. At most 8 weeks to do it in.