Two Weeks

Sean is two weeks old today. I cannot believe how time is flying by. While it seems like just yesterday I gave birth to him, he's already such a part of our family.

Today he had his 2 week check up. He is now 9lbs and 21.5" long. My boy is growing fast. Everything looked good, and he'll go back when he's 2 months old.

Tomorrow I have an appointment with the doctor and then a Change of Command to attend. After all that we're attempting to make it to the Hail and Farewell. So it will be a busy one tomorrow. But the good news is Saturday Auntie Rie is coming for a visit. I know we're all excited to see her. Maybe we'll even get some good pictures to post too.

Friends

Normally I would not admit this, but I think I've come to realize there is no point in hiding the truth about it.

I really wish I had some friends around here. Sure it would be great for me, but I feel this way mostly for Ryan's sake. I've always hoped that I'd make some friends who also had children so that maybe Ryan could have someone to play with once in a while. Unfortunately I have yet to meet any friends. I've gone out of my way to try to meet people a couple of times, but nothing worked out. Even my neighborhood has not provided any friends or playmates. I've never met the spouses of Pat's coworkers. However, I do know that most of them either don't have kids or work full time. Back at Ft. Sill everyone had kids and most people stayed home with them. Here I have encountered the opposite.

It seems I'm always in the right place at the wrong time, I guess. I just wish things were a bit different here in regards to friends.

Heartwarming Moment

Yesterday evening I was changing Sean's diaper. Sometimes this will make him cry because he hates getting cold. Ryan likes to pull up a step and watch while I change the baby. When Ryan heard Sean crying he started patting Sean's tummy and sweetly saying, "baby, baby..." Ryan is such a good big brother. My heart melted.