Asher's First Army Move

Well, Asher had his first taste of the army life at six weeks and five days old. Haha, of course! There's no such thing as "normal" for this family! (The rest of you military wives can sympathize.) But we're happy to be with Thane/daddy again. Since there are times when we're forced to be separated, we'll do what's necessary to be together when we can. Especially in Asher's first precious months of life!

Asher and I made the nine hour drive up to Fort Knox two days ago, which went amazingly well. I actually enjoyed the trip, and he was very happy up until the very last several minutes. So, all in all, it was great! And by the way, I haven't been forced to use a single disposable diaper since we left home in Georgia- just another testament to how easy and convenient they really are. The worst part of this whole transition by far was getting packed and organized before coming. With Asher keeping my hands full, that was a difficult task to take on by myself. Although the Swans were a huge help- thanks you guys! And we'll miss you! :(

We're pretty much settled in now, and our "home" this go around is much nicer than what Thane and I lived in our first time when we were here for Armor school about three years ago. It's the same type of living, a furnished apartment with maid service. But this one is much newer and nicer, and has a bigger kitchen to include a nicer fridge than the one we have in our place at Benning. (One of the modern ones with the freezer on the bottom.) Oh, and there's a flat screen HD TV with cable, oh boy! Haha, so, we're pretty well off, praise God. Asher even has his own room, which was our main concern. Thane will be working very long hours, (with early mornings as usual), so the extra space will prevent him from being woken up too much in the middle of the night.

But more important than our living accommodations is finding a good church. Thane visited one last Sunday before I was here, and we're trying another one this week. Hopefully God will lead us to a great one with good teaching and plenty of young couples. Even though we'll only be here for four months, we want to make the most of this time and get plugged in as much as possible.

By the way, Asher weighs 13 pounds this week. He's getting so big!