Waiting

It has been a while. We've been busy since we got home. Rob completed his second class of the summer, and we have been readying the house for the new baby.

Rob has worked really hard and has been really busy. He was commissioned on August 4th, and is now 2nd Lieutenant Robert Olson. Shortly after he was commissioned, he received his orders. He will be leaving on September 14th to head to South Carolina for CHOBLC. Yeah, change of plans. He will be home this winter, but gone all fall. He'll make it home for Christmas, thankfully.

In some ways, it's really good. Part of his time away coincides with my maternity leave, which makes it easier. I'll go up to Wisconsin when he leaves and spend a couple weeks with my folks. When I come home, Rob's mom will be here for October. My mom will come reprieve her at the beginning of November, and then Rob's parents will return after Thanksgiving when my parents go home. We'll have family with us the entire time, which makes it much easier. The hard thing is poor Nat will have to adjust to not only a new baby, but also Daddy being gone to "soldier school." That will be a challenge. We're working on plans to help him transition more easily, but I'm sure he'll miss his Dad.

Ben, however, will probably not really notice Dad is gone. Now we just have to get him HERE so Rob can spend a little time with his new son before he leaves. We're pretty much ready. All the little tiny clothes are washed and hanging in the closet. The blankets and sheets are washed and folded in the linen closet. We purchased a new mattress and crib sheets for the cradle tonight. I am now officially packed for the hospital - baby clothes, my stuff, and all. Now all we're waiting for is Ben to decide to show up one of these days...

The latest news was good. We had another ultrasound to check his size, and he looks right on track. I'm still measuring exactly where I should be. My weight gain continues to be minimal. We're not anticipating a huge baby. Our doctor has said, however, that he doesn't want me to get all the way to my due date. I actually don't have an appointment this week. A week from today they may try to push things along. I'm hoping Ben doesn't wait that long. It's hard to go to work every day now, not knowing if it's going to be my last day. I start things, not knowing if I'm going to be able to finish them. It's not bad, though. I've got a great boss and supportive co-workers, so I don't worry about them picking up the 'slack' while I'm gone. I just want to make sure I leave things as organized as possible for them so they only miss me in a good way!

Well, we'll see how much longer Ben keeps us waiting...