Ringing in a New Year

Well, the new year celebrations have come and gone and here at the Felda residence we have started our crazy list of resolutions and goals! That is right, like most families do every new year, we have started a list of things that need to get done, placed some goals (some that seem incredibly impossible!), and started the journey into our "new beginning".

This month has been completely insane! Ever since we left Illinois and travelled back home to Georgia, I feel as if we have constantly been on the go. Because my sister stayed back in Illinois, I lost my extra hand around the house. So it has been interesting learning how to do house work and take care of Ava all on my own; once Brian went back to work, I was alone with Ava for the first time EVER. Since she had come home I had someone here with me to lend a hand so it was definitely a bit overwhelming at first trying to juggle being a mommy and a house wife. Whoever said that being a stay at home mom and a wife were easy was on some drugs or something because it is far from easy! Sure, it gets easier, but by golly it is NOT easy. I can't imagine how difficult it must be for mommies with multiples or for mommies whose children are mobile. Once Ava starts crawling, I am DOOMED. Haha! 

But seriously, I can not tell you all enough how much I love being home with my little bug. I am so thankful to have the opportunity to be home and watch her grow! And my goodness is she growing! Our little one has slowly started to jabber at us, she can now reach for toys and hold on to them, she can hold her head up, and sit up with the support of her little booster seat. Every day I am more and more amazed by her progress. I can't believe that she will be five months old tomorrow! I remember like it was yesterday, giving birth to my little three pound munchkin. 

After getting settled from being away for two weeks, I had started working on getting Ava into a routine. Needless to say it is still a work in progress and I fear it is going to take even longer to get down because of this PCS move.
Yes, you read that correctly. Brian received orders and it is looking like we are going to be leaving Georgia and heading up to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. I am feeling pretty mixed up about it. I mean, sure, I knew at some point our time here in Georgia would come to an end and the Marine Corps. would take us elsewhere, but I just feel like it happened so suddenly! One minute I am focused on Ava's routine and mommy problems and the next I have my husband home every night and we are looking for houses eight hours away!
We are going to be living off base because it is just the right thing for us to do. We have been searching online through various web sites and have found a few potential homes within our price range. Phone calls will be made sometime soon and hopefully before Brian checks out of Kings Bay on February 4th, we will be making a trip up to N.C to look at the places we have chosen and will be putting in applications. I am really hoping that this plan works in our favor! I am just so leery about not seeing a potential home first before moving in; there are just too many things that could go wrong!
Needless to say, I am starting to get very overwhelmed and stressed out over this move. I am worried about it messing up Ava's routine that we have started working on. I am nervous about not getting everything done in time. I am anxious about new possible opportunities. I am trying to remain positive that everything will work out smoothly.
All of my nerves and stressing out aside, I am looking forward to what this year will bring us.

Our first kiss of the new year.