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Been a little while since I've been here. Met my future daughter-in-law during the Memorial day weekend and and my future grandbaby (although I didn't know all this at the time). So at the end of June my son texts me telling me I was going to be a grandma and shocked us all! So July 9th we got to see the first picture of our new grandchild, July 11th they got married, July 13th our son graduated from Surgery Tech school, July 20th he packed up his new wife, baby, all their stuff and two turtles and moved to their first duty station. July 27th they moved into their first apartment and luckily someone was moving stuff out and they got a little furniture for the apartment since all they had was a bedroom set, 2 chairs and the baby stuff from the shower they had before the left her family home. August 8th we got to see the baby again and you can see little arms and if I do say so myself cutest baby in the world.
Our daughter is dealing pretty well with all of the changes of getting a new sister and is thrilled they made a deal with her that if she did well in school she could come stay with them for a week next summer. She is excited about that! I on the other hand have been told I could come for my birthday Feb 6th and stay until at least a week after the baby is born (she is due Feb 14th). I told him I'm not sure we can stand each other that long anymore. He laughed.
Oh well better get ready for the kid to come home. Today was her first full day of school and she is going to be tired and knowing her... cranky.
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Comment by ebigirl on August 25, 2012 at 2:19pm
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Wow, ultrasound pictures are so much better than they used to be! Congratulations! I found myself in a similar situation minus the baby when my son PIR'd back in May of 2011. I am from WA, and drove to Great Lakes for PIR, taking his girlfriend with me. The next thing I knew, my son was proposing to his girlfriend in my car!
The following day he left for A school, we came home, and when he finished A school he came home and they got married. Was I thrilled that my 20 year old son was making this lifetime commitment at such a young age? NO! But what's done is done, they have been married for a year, and they are as happy as can be.
I had to accept this or risk loosing my son. It hasn't been easy, but thinking back on the last year I'm very happy that I did accept it. Every situation is different, as is every relationship. My son has matured beyond my expectations and the Navy is the best thing he could have ever done. He is happy, and so is my "daughter". That for me is really all that matters! Again, congratulations and have fun with your new "normal"!!
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