So Far So Good

So far this week has been good. I feel productive and strong. I've gotten good rest. And amazingly Jackson has been very well behaved. Brandon is doing great for those of you wondering. He misses us, but that is to be expected. I'm hoping to talk to him in the next few weeks. It will be nice to hear his voice. For now e-mail is getting the job done. Thank you Jesus for modern technology. If we could only communicate by writing letters it would make for one long deployment.

Usually the week before Brandon leaves the house is a disaster. We let everything go so that we can spend as much time together as possible. Yes that's right, I'm not a perfect housewife all the time. The day after he leaves I begin my insanity clean. I usually get everything done the first week. It's harder now that I have Jackson, cleaning gets done during his naps. I have cleaned my house from top to bottom already. And I am confident that it will stay this clean until Brandon comes home again. Just a hunch, as I've gone through this before.

Jackson has been pretty mellow since his Daddy left. And for 3 mornings in a row he has slept past 10am. Usually he's up at 6am for the day. So you can imagine my surprise when I woke up before him. Sleeping in the past few days has been great. I feel so much better during the day when I get good sleep. Sleep deprivation is not my favorite thing. I'm going to be so excited if this is his new sleep pattern. But I'm not holding my breath because he changes so much, this heavenly sleep might not last long. During the day Jackson has been a happy little guy and is just content to roll around on the floor to play. He is giggling more and more and it cracks me up. The more I laugh at him giggling the more he giggles. It's pretty cute.

I've gotten a lot done during my free time. It feels good ya know? It's like spring cleaning. Clean sheets. A clean shower. A spotless kitchen. And floors that shine. Ahhhh! Besides, it will be nice to return to a clean house when I come back to the states to visit.

However no matter how hard I try to keep things clean and caught up, I have this little mess maker coming behind me. The more bottles I wash the more he makes. The more laundry I fold the more he makes. The more diapers I change...you get the picture. It gets a bit redundant after awhile. I'm mixing it up today by taking Jackson on a a field trip to get some errands done around town. Hopefully that will break up the monotony of everyday housewife life. At least during this week.

The sun is shining here and it's a beautiful day. If it's the same on your end of the world, I hope you can get out and enjoy it.