Nerves

So micah was supposed to be getting on a plane leaving iraq today/yesterday, about 2 am iraqi time or about 6 pm wednesday central time! my mind is all over the place from trying to clean and make things nice, to nerves and jitters of seeing micah again, to utter excitement. I seem not to be able to focus on much. I haven't heard from micah yet as to when he's to arrive in omaha but i'm guessing he's either flying at the moment or waiting very impatiently in some airport at who-knows-where location. it took almost two days when micah flew to iraq, with all his long layovers and the army in it's slow ways. so i'm expecting to pick him up tomorrow. in the meantime, i'm trying to fill my time with not thinking about it. i've read two books, made sawyer some shoes and am going to try to make a little jacket to go with sawyer's easter dress i made her. i would love to go for a walk but i'm still trying to rest my ankle so it doesn't hurt too much.

ankle surprise

So happy st patty's day ya'll! though i'm a little late and my day wasn't the best. sawyer had a good time tho! We've been getting pretty excited for micah coming home and also i was going to be running in a race in a near by town. but yesterday while running to get ready for the race i stepped off a curb funny, rolled my ankle, spraining it. good thing i had my phone and was rescued by dale and lori taylor. today i'm able to put some pressure on it and can walk and little bit but i've been icing and trying to keep rested, just kind of hard with sawyer wanting to go go go. I'm just very thankful for having some great friends and glad i know doctors that just happened to be coming to the taylors right when my foot was hurt... coincidence? i think not... lol

today was a challenge though. i had two appointments for my car, an oil change and my brake switch was out and had to be replaced (monday i was in omaha helping out a lady from church and was told my brake lights weren't working) so i had to have people help me get my car around and drive there car because i drive a manual and my hurt ankle is the clutch foot :( so very hard driving a stick with a bum leg but everything got done and fixed and now i'm tired ha. Micah is on a mission and then will be sent somewhere to wait to come home! so next week he will be in the states! yay! hopefully my ankle is good enough for traveling when he's here so i'm not too much of a party pooper!

i'm all over the place but the past two days have been super nice and yesterday i was able to go outside an play with casey and little bit (unfortunately i couldn't today though it was nicer) tomorrow might snow again but it will get nice again so we're hoping the snow doesn't really do anything.

I hope someone can understand this but i feel like i'm just babbling now hahaha oh well... love you guys

Weight

Sawyer had a weight check yesterday and she had a much better month than the last 3, gaining about 2.5 times as much and she also got taller... so she is now 12lbs 3oz and 25.5 inches. very good news.
sad news tho is micah's leave date was changed so instead of being home right now he will be home at the end of the month... but i guess it's good because we may get to see his parents so that will be good. so i guess i don't have as much to say as i thought but i love you all and i ak prayers that micah still gets his leave and it doens't get changed and that things in his unit smooth over.

here's a little video of sawyer being all happy after her lunch... she loves eating and she kept doing this thought it was cute!

Absense

Wow it seems i have been absent for the blogging world for awhile. but life has still been happening. looking back it feels like there isn't much to report but really to think about it a lot has been going on. Sawyer is now 6 months old. she had her 6 month appointment and we were told that she hasn't grown much since the last appointment. doctor said not to worry for now but we'll going to watch it so we'll have to go in the beginning of next month to have her weight checked and see if it is something to worry about. Sawyer is really crawling now, all over the place!

she even has started pulling herself up on things... everyone tell her to stop lol I'm just kidding. she's just too little to be moving so much.

but she is so fun she tries to follow me and explores.

She likes playing and using me as a jungle gym. She still loves bath time and loves eating solids. We haven't tried too much yet but we haven't found a food she won't eat yet, I'm sure it's coming. So far so good. she really like squash and bananas though.

she also seems to like other kids, i take her to the babysitting room at the YMCA when i go to work out and i have a few other groups i go to where she interacts with kids. She is such a joy though, i feel extremely blessed by being her mommy.

And sawyer had her first valentine's day!

Also God has been really moving in Micah and my lives and really strengthening and bringing us together. I just can't fathom anymore how people can't see His majesty everywhere, He speaks so loudly if you just listen. and I think we have been and relying on Him. Speaking of bringing us closer, two weeks from today Micah will be on his way back to the states for a 14 day leave. We just can't wait! We are going to visit Josh, Micah's brother, and his family for a few days and just be enjoying each other. Sawyer will get to meet her cousins! about half of them at least. I'm looking forward to the trip and just the whole thing!

i will post something i guess

So Lesley asked me to post something on here so that people could hear from me exactly how I am doing with things here in Iraq. First off, I would have to say that this is by far the hardest thing that I have ever done. I hate being away from my family, and I really dislike being with the people that I am here with. They are immature and pick on me for various things. It really reminds me of when I came back to Florida on furlough with my family in 5th grade. They all get along and I am the odd man out for some reason. I have never felt so isolated or alone in my life.
On the flip side of that, I think that it is good for me to be here. I have learned a lot about myself and i also belive that it is something that God has provided me with to take care of my family. It is hard but I think that I will make it. I need to spend more time in the Word and just put my cares and my doubts and worries on Him. Pray for me in this. Love you all.
Micah Seth