It is almost time! The BIG day is Wednesday! Of course, he is making me wait until it's very close to Thursday...ugh. But, I'll take it. I'll take any day this week. Shelton and I have been keeping ourselves busy. I decided yesterday (what was I thinking?) to organize and rearrange the bonus room. What a mess! But Shelton helped out by being a very good scooter and staying on his animal quilt. He is scooting all over the place but I think he is holding out for Daddy. I predict he will crawl perfectly by Thursday morning. Which, if you aren't keeping up with it, is his half birthday! He has changed a lot in this past month. I'm so happy that I get to see it with my own eyes. I can't wait for Shane to be able to see it too. We have Skyped every day this week and we just sit and laugh at all of the funny noises he makes. I cannot wait to see those two together. How did I get so lucky?!
When Shane deployed last time we were planning the wedding. He came home exactly one week before the wedding, before the rest of his team, in a miracle situation. A soldier coming home from Iraq for his wedding is almost unheard of. Some don't even make it back in time for the births of their babies. Thanks to a good friend of Shane's, he made it. It was just plain hectic. This time I wanted it to be so much more fun. OSC is still a huge secret. Although, after he told me he was coming home late, he asked if it ruined his surprise party. What a goof! He will be shocked that I actually kept a few secrets from him. I get too excited and blurt stuff out or give him gifts early most of the time. His Girl Scout cookies arrived yesterday. It was hard not to tell him about them. It was even harder not to eat them. We made a "Welcome Home Daddy" banner and Shelton finger painted for the first time.
This clock is our family OSC present. We do not have a wall clock in our house so I thought it would be a great addition. My uncle handcrafts unique pieces into clocks and etches designs into glass. He has quite a talent. He etched Shane's Group crest into the glass of this amazing clock. It will be a family piece that we can pass down to Shelton when he's older and has his own family. It is in Georgia and I can't wait to show Shane pictures and for us to get it home. It's been the hardest not to blab about.
I'm looking forward to the fun things we'll do as a family. I still smile from ear to ear when I call us that...a family. Happy Shane week y'all!
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