A little update

My life is about to be turned upside down....And for now I am calm about it. For those of you that don't know Gary will be leaving a week from Tuesday! He is going to boot camp and then tech training and will be gone for 5 months! YIKES. I haven't been away from him longer than just over a week since we were DATING! ( which has been 4 years!) He will be going to boot camp in Lackland, Texas and then shipped to Biloxi Mississippi for tech training. The hardest part of all is that he is going to be missing the birth of our first in March. Another downer is that he will be in boot camp still when I have the baby and might not even be able to be on the phone for it depending on the day I deliver. 

When Gary leaves his life will not be the life he once lived. Not only will boot camp and tech training change him or that he will be gone from everyone for almost a half of a year but he will be coming home to a 3 month old son. His first Fathers Day he will be gone for and possibly not even seen his son in person by then. Our lives really is about to change. 

But now on to the upsides. Gary and I have seen God's hand in our lives so much and can't deny the help He has given us throughout our whole marriage. So I want to express the good things with what is about to happen even though it might be one of the toughest 5 months I will have to go through.

 -Gary was able to stay for all of the holidays and for his brother's wedding that happened in December. 

 -I have a place to stay up here in SLC area so I don't have to be alone in St George especially with a labor and delivery and dealing with a newborn during Gary's absence. 

 -Right now we have insurance but when a military person is active they are 100% covered. So the birth of our baby won't be a chunk of money that we don't have. 

 -For some reason I think that I will be able to gain more confidence in my parenting ability if I have to do it on my own for a while. 

 -Also I think Gary will adjust better with a baby if I have the hang of it.

 -Gary will  be back in time to make it for the next semester of college. 

 -Gary has scholarships for school when he gets back.

 -I get to live with a wonderful supportive family that will be a huge help for me during this difficult time.

There are many blessings that I can't explain that we have felt and had happen. 

I am so proud of Gary for the sacrifice he is taking for the benefit of our family. This step he has taken hasn't been easy and still won't be but I am so happy to be married to a man that will do what it takes to live the life we want to have for our future.