There are always those days in our lives that remain vivid due to the impact of their events. Some are world events , national events, or even family events. We made huge steps as a family today...pun intended.
Since our last post Steve has just got deeper and deeper into the apache course . He is loving it even more everyday ( sickeningly probably as much as Steven and I !) His first check ride was last week and he passed with an A which is HUGE for him . He really is a perfect fit for such a demanding ad powerful aircraft. This is what he is supposed to be doing with his life and we are very fortunate that he is able to not only be doing this but supporting our family because of it. Waking up st 3am mon- fri is definitely not ideal for my night owl husband so these 2 weeks off for exodus are going to be full of sleep catch up and a lot of relaxing !
A graduation date as been" set" for may 22nd but due to weather days it could tentatively be more likely postponed towards June 6th, exactly 2 years after our move here!
Last weekend Steven and I went to Orlando for a few days to celebrate at my nana's Christmas party . Steve had to fly Saturday morning so wasn't able to come last minute . It was great to spend time with our family down there as always , but Steven was quite a handful being so thrown off his normal schedule staying up too late and breaking some molars. It is all worth it to see Grandma, Grandpa,Aunt/uncle and of course Nana and the rest of the family .
Our good friend Candace came to visit for the past week which was amazing as an understatement . We have been friends with her since the beginning of college as a teamate at NAU and she truly is like a sister to me. Having we here really reminds us how lucky we are to have such awesome people in our lives. Not only was she entertaining and brought more laughs than I could explain, she is a saint with Steven which is hard to come bye considering most of our friends are not in the kid zone quite yet. We all had a blast followed by some heartfelt tears as we had to send her back to her fiancé in Phoenix .
I have officially stopped running. For about a month now I had limited myself to only a few mile runs with the jogging stroller( as I have no alone time now with Steve's schedule. ) my last run brought on contraction like pains that left me barley able to walk us home, that's the last ill see my running shoes for a few months :) its always a difficult adjustment being my one mental release let alone physical activity but I'm planning to get some good swims and long walks going here this week . My time has been occupied with Christmas shopping , baby room decorating, and crafting so luckily my hands have been very busy !
Steven has been growing more and more mentally the past few weeks.. His independence is really developing and his patience and capacity to Lear. Is amazing to see. The ah- ha moment was always my favorite part of teaching but seeing it in your own child is just way too cool! But today we hit a huge milestone ...
Today we had our 4d ultrasound for baby Kane . We were so lucky that Steve was on exodus this week so he was able to come with us to see our little guy . I am not one to remember or realt show preference to doctors or nurses but I LOVE our ultrasound tech . I spent a lot of time with her when I was pregnant with Steven due to the late complications, she always remembers Steve and I and it was so nice to have her today. Going in I was a little nervous mainly because of the early concerns of down syndrome . Seeing such a clear picture of his face will really show the likelihood of down syndrome . I am so happy to say that he looks absolutely perfect! The first shot of his face, long legs , and huge feet pushes every concern out the window . He looks identical to the 4D pics of Steven with the same nose , pouty lips, huge cheeks , and long appendages . Kane has about an inch of hair already which was funny to see on the screen and his legs and feet are measuring much larger than average ( go figure right?) apparently steven was not happy with all of the attention his brother was getting as he starting throwing a temper tantrum in the small dark room . Steve takes him out in te hall to cool down and sure enough he immediately stands up and takes ft walking on his own. He has been taking up to 6 steps the past week but was yet to cruise steadily without touching a wall or another comfort object . Forget that now! He was off and there was no stopping him. Steve chased him around the office as he ran around joyously as though he'd been doing it all along. We wrapped up the appointment and he ran over to the elevator and pressed the down button for mom and dad without asking. We were absolutely giddy and couldn't control our laughter at the circumstances . He walked out with us to the car and it looks like we will not be looking back to those crawling days :) today he turns 16 months, about 4 months later than average but we could not be happier or more proud of our little walker. It really is all we wanted for christmas!
So all is lovely with the Trumbull family , I will post some pics/ video tomorrow for y'all. Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season , wishing we could be with you all! Lots of love from Alabama !
