Deployment Blues and Happy new mommy

So, life has definitely changed this year! I turned 22, my husband just deployed for 6 months, oh and I had a wonderful, beautiful, and happy baby boy!!! I'll post the labor story after this, but I will mention my water leaked all day and I was admitted Easter Sunday and had to be induced so I wouldn't risk infection and had him with no pain medication the next day :) So, back to this deployment thing. It is the second one we will go through and it will be harder. Why you ask? because I have an almost 3 month old by myself and two huge labs to take care of, not to mention I am afraid of all the things under the sun, such as AJ missing out on Louis' firsts and accomplishments. All the huge holidays are during this deployment and yes I know I know Louis won't remember it but I will and it kills me that he has to miss this. I know "it is what we signed up for" but it does not say I can not bitch and whine about it. Don't get me wrong I am soooooooooooo happy and I support my husband and his amazing career but plain out deployments suck! I fear for the winter. South Dakota winters are harsh and so is the wind that comes with it. The new owners of where we stay have a deployed spouse program to mow our lawns and shovel the snow but.... really how fast can they shovel all the deployed spouses out? I am just glad I stock up on formula and diapers and wipes usually! Anyways, I am so thankful that our family is coming out. My mother should arrive in about 2 weeks and then maybe his mother in law and then my dad is trying to make it in September. It's sad that my family couldn't make it out for the birth of Louis but if they come during the deployment it will help bundles. I am so grateful that I have so much support here as well. AJ is the few enlisted people in an amazing squadron that offer SO much help and support. Not to mention they have monthly get togethers to get out of the house and have fun. and duh don't forget the friends I made that are always there to lend a helping hand. I feel better and more prepared this deployment for me, but the challenge this deployment is baby Louis. Goals for this deployment is join Weight Watchers (I've seen and heard many great things about this program and I know if I am paying for it I'll have to stick with it), try to de-clutter this house before the move, and make it easy for Louis, AJ, and the dogs. AJ and I have amazing things to look forward to after this deployment so that's what is keeping hopes up. We hope to pay off debt and his car, get a new SUV, go to the mall of America (when he comes back) then when we move in March 2012 we will FINALLY go home to Florida for 2 weeks and debut Louis and have his birthday there (he will be 10 almost 11 months and we won't know anybody in Texas so we'll just celebrate there!) This September 2011 will mark 3 years of leaving home (Florida) and I am so excited to move 15 hours away! San Angelo, TX won't be fabulous but it's closer to home, only 4 hours from Dallas, they have food they don't have here. and no harsh winters but extreme baking summers! So, I hope to keep this blog up during the deployment! Look out for more!