Pushing Boxes

Not too much to update on this time around, but there are always pictures! Here’s our new news and then some pictures.

We went to what we thought would be my first doctor’s appointment yesterday. I guess they didn’t realize I was a transfer – even though I told them on the phone – and handed me a file full of paperwork to fill out. I had already filled it all out in Georgia, and luckily the doctor there had made copies for me to bring with me. So I handed the copies over, which they accepted and just filled out a smaller stack of paperwork. Then I talked to the head nurse – who is really a neat lady – she set me up with another doctor’s appointment and we were on our way!
The drive to the Landstuhl hospital is about 45 minutes. The parking is set up horribly! I was glad we had actually left early (I know what you’re thinking – “Chris and Mindy left early for something!”) as it took us another 20 minutes to park and get into the building. Once into the building we joked that I would never make it to Labor and Delivery when I actually did go into labor because the hospital is endless! Maybe Chris should take a few courses in delivering a baby. =)

We received our unaccompanied baggage today. It consisted of a box of toys, some army things, some bedding, a small TV and Chris’s PlayStation 2 so we can watch movies. Now we’re just anxiously awaiting our household goods. I think we’ll feel much more settled and at home once we get our own things in here. I’m already envisioning room layouts! I went ahead and ordered a bedding set for Luke’s room. This will be the first room we get to decorate for him, so I’m really excited. I got a really cute little sports quilt with pillows and a rug. I’d like to get a toy box and some sports curtains for him, but I’m very excited with my first order of items.

I also bought a new bedding set for the guest room. I saw it and couldn’t resist! It’s very bright! It has pinks, oranges and reds in it. It’s a little different from what I normally get (neutrals) but I was in the mood for a change…and a bit of a risk. Let’s hope it looks as good in person as it did on the Internet. I should have most of my ordered items by October, so I’ll post pictures of them once I get it all set up.

Chris is working to get more settled in at work. There will be plenty for him to do in the next few months! We also have our first FRG meeting tonight. Hopefully they’ll fill us in on what’s coming up on the schedule over the next few months. It’ll also be a good time to meet some of the other wives in the unit.

Sunday we hope to try a chapel on post. There is a Nazarene church in Kaiserslautern, but it’s a bit of a drive to attend every week or multiple times a week. We hope to find a good service here on post. I also plan to start looking at the different ministries around here. I really miss being involved in a bible study and different ministries.

Luke is doing good! He has finally started to adjust to the time change. We try to keep a fairly consistent schedule during the day, so that helps a lot too. He is quite the active little man! He’s ALWAYS moving. If he’s ever still it means he’s asleep. =) He’s been trying really hard to repeat words…although they don’t really come out sounding like the actual word. He points all the time. It’s his favorite means of communication. He’s also been dancing a lot lately. It’s the funniest thing. He’ll bob his head and swing his arms around. Too cute! He’s a big fan of throwing things…anything! All his toys will be nice and neat in a box and 5 minutes later, they’re all over the floor…all over! His eating habits have started to improve. I don’t think I posted too much about it earlier, but we were having a really difficult time getting him to eat anything substantial. Things are starting to look up though! The other night, he ate everything I had prepared for supper. He had chicken, potatoes and, amazingly, green beans! I wanted to do a happy dance! Finally, a supper that didn’t involve me dragging out the peanut butter after many attempts of getting him to eat a normal meal! This is big! =) Still only two teeth! =) I can see more under the gums, but they’re taking their time to appear. Oh yeah, he LOVES to push boxes around. It’ll be really interesting to see how he reacts when our household goods get here and there are hundreds of boxes around! He’s so happy to just push a box or bin around the house – who needs toys when you have boxes?!

Alright, on to the pictures!

Luke carrying my purse around! How funny that he knows to put it on his shoulder!

Yummy juice!

Close up!

In the box of toys!

Throwing toys out of the box...

Pushing a box around the room...

Helping Daddy put a shower shelf together...

Getting ready for bed!

Run away from bed!

Ok, here is an example of what Luke pulls out in the middle of the floor. From the kitchen he brought the empty coke box, behind him is the white lid to our hamper in the bedroom...the rest are toys from his box. He has started sitting in a box to briefly watch his morning shows!

Here he is after nap time - notice mommy picked up =)- eating a cracker sitting in his box...

What a cutie!

Daddy clipping Luke's nails. This is one job I prefer daddy to do...that and change diapers. =)

More later!