I'm Alive!

There has been so much I have wanted to write on my blog over the last several weeks. I finally feel like I can share some things that have been happening in the Nowak household.

First and foremost, even though most of my blog readers already know this, I am happy to announce that in September, our family of four will become a family of five, as we welcome the newest little Nowak into our family. I haven't yet used this blog to write about our loss last January, but I do feel that now is a good time. We went through a very difficult loss at the end of January last year when I went in for an ultrasound at 10 weeks, and the doctor could not detect a heartbeat. What followed was a D and C and the realization that we had to process the loss of a baby. That pregnancy was a surprise so to speak, but we confirmed that we would try again and hopefully within a few months, I would be pregnant again. It took more than a few months, but just under a year after our loss, on New Years Eve, I took a pregnancy test and saw the two lines. We are thrilled. The boys are excited, and we are anxiously awaiting the news of whether we will be buying more blue or if it may be pink this time. What I can say is that, we are just praying for a healthy baby, be it a boy or a girl.

Our other big news is our upcoming move to the Pacific Northwest. We have a connection to the area, since 8 years ago, Patrick was born there. We spent 3 great years there, and we can't wait to go back. The orders have just arrived as of yesterday, so we don't know exactly when we will be packing out and heading stateside, but while the boys and I are in Singapore, Brian will be finalizing those move plans. By the time we get back, we will have just over a week to prepare for pack out. Our packout will be in April, even though we won't fly out until early June, because it will take about 60 days for our household goods to cross the oceans to get to us. The Navy provides us with lovely "loaner" furniture for us to use while we finish out our time here.

We have quite a busy schedule from June until November when Brian actually reports to the USS Alabama Gold as the XO (executive officer). He has several schools to attend, and I will have the task of setting up a home and getting the boys ready for school, while also preparing for the littlest Nowak. We will arrive to the Pac Northwest homeless, carless, and without any of our stuff. Just a few weeks after that, Brian will leave for over two months to Pearl Harbor for SCC (Submarine Command Course). Here's hoping that he makes it home for the arrival of our third baby. :) We don't need this one to come early!! We're hoping that the little peanut decides to do exactly what his/her brother's did- stay in there to cook until the end!

I have so much more to update on this blog. I will try to keep posting, so stay tuned. I will be adding pics of my cousin's visit to Japan and all of our travels. Also stay tuned for my list of "favorite things we will miss about Japan." I've been thinking about it a lot, and I need to get it posted.

For now, I need to pack for Singapore and do some last minute errands. I will be back very soon with more.