Howdy!

Nothing too exciting to report on my end! Just another day bigger, another week bigger! My belly is growing so fast it is amazing. I think Layla is in a HUGE growth spurt as I have entered the third trimester because I have become SO exhausted again like I was in the first trimester and hungry as well! Other then that I am feeling GREAT! I still try and walk 3 miles every day....at least 15 miles a week. Layla has truly gotten stronger as she has learned the art of pushing out as hard as she can. It's really cute and endearing right now, but I know as these summer months progress I will be hoping she chills out! Last night she had the hiccups so bad that it kept me awake for an hour. SO cute, but also kind of annoying because they werent even MY hiccups! haha! I am enjoying still being mobile this much and hope I dont swell like all of my pregnant friends have started to swell where they cannot even walk! Lots of water drinking for me!

Updates on Matthew:
He is doing super well at the new base. REALLY enjoying it there and has actually been able to write up and successfully accomplish training missions! He controlled air today and felt GREAT about it which is awesome. Some of his confidence is back and he is getting a ton of compliments on how well he did and he cant wait to do more! VERY exciting!

He was also able to see me and my big old belly on webcam yesterday and it basically made his month! He was SOOOOO happy and excited to see us and how we have grown! What a dear husband he is as he told me how beautiful he thinks I am even though I am HUGE! (he left that last part out for my sanity). He said it was like Christmas to see me and that just seeing me for that little bit of time made this whole thing worth it. I agree.....I couldnt see him, but just him being so happy so see me and see how he still makes me smile is all I need to know he is getting through ok! I am sending him a webcam tomorrow which probably means he will get it just in time to leave country haha. Who knows if it will actually be able to work there, but we are going to try! Hopefully about 2 months now until he gets home.....still so far, but SOOOO much closer than where we started!

I start my birthing classes tomorrow.....my friend Trisha is going to go with me so I am not alone, I am VERY excited about this as I was dreading going alone to the COUPLES class. Now that time is starting to roll a little bit and we are into June, things are picking up and really seem real now. In a month from today I am moving into the new apartment in Fayetteville, NC with the help of Dad and Brian. After that, I am organizing then heading back to Augusta until time passes a little bit and Matthew leaves country. Once Matthew leaves country, I am leaving Augusta and heading for Fayetteville at around 37 weeks pregnant!!!! 4 hour drive, HOPE I CAN MAKE IT!!!! hahaha.....I cannot wait. It gets me excited just thinking about that trip!

Anyway, baby shower invites are going out tomorrow and email invites will be heading out as well so please leave me your emails!!!!

Love you guys!!!! We are on the home stretch!!!