intro - welcome to my life!

well, i've been thinking i should jump on the blogging bandwangon for a while now, but i could never seem to find the time. i finally made myself just do it - i'm really excited! so i figured that since this is the first time i'm writing anything, i'd just give anyone reading a general overview of my life. i'll get into actual goings-on next time. i'm gonna try to write here at least once a week, possibly more. but i'm gonna make once a week the minimum. so here we go!

we're a military family and so far, it's been great! granted, jon doesn't get all the respect he'd like, since he's enlisted, but that should change at some point in the not-so-distant future. we're hoping he can become an officer soon, which will afford him alot more opportunity to make the impact he wants in the world. right now he's deployed, so it's just me and trevor, getting through it together! this is our family, right before jon left--

trevor is my whole world! i couldn't be a prouder mama - he's growing so fast, i'm trying so hard just to enjoy each stage as it comes! he's 9 months today and so stinkin' cute! check him out--

see? jon and i do good work, huh? :) that's his brand new carseat too, which i'm immensely proud of. we got it on sale, and it's AWESOME! it'll last him for a while, we're hoping, b/c it goes to 65 pounds - yay! it's a britax boulevard, the cadillac of carseats. . . trevor doesn't like that he has to be buckled in and out of it everytime we go somewhere, he's used to the infant seat that i can just throw in the huge travel system stroller, but he'll get over it soon, i'm sure. . . and it's more that he doesn't like being buckled in. . . he sure doesn't mind getting out!

it hasn't quite been 2 years since we moved here, but there are certain things i took for granted before - like getting to dance. i occasionally still get the chance, but it's usually when i go over to the base gym and dance in between the people working out w/ their personal trainers. it's better than nothing, but i really miss taking classes and being pushed to improve by someone other than myself. pretty soon though, i'll get the opportunity again, for however short a time - i'm heading up to maryland to take part in my old company's production of coppelia in april! yay!

another thing i miss desperately is sleeping in. that's more b/c jon is gone and trevor likes to wake up MUCH earlier than i do. . . but still, i miss it. that and sleeping the whole night. it's only PARTLY trevor's fault too. he sleeps through the night, for the most part, but since he never learned how to nurse, i've been pumping to give him breastmilk. formula just costs to dang much, and breastmilk is better for him and me anyways! and while i've been super blessed w/ a larger supply than i need, it's also become a burden. i haven't slept the whole night through since trevor was born b/c i have to get up to pump at 3 am every single night. i'm looking forward to the day i'll finally be done - it's coming up soon though, happy day! i'm storing everything i get, stockpiling it in my friend's deep freezer, so that i can stop pumping early, but still give trevor breastmilk until his birthday. i am SO excited about it - no one could know how happy i am about this unless they've exclusively pumped for this long as well. . . it really is a huge relief! so here's to counting down the days i have left! ;)

anyways, i can't think of anything else to write for the time being, so i think i'll end here. hopefully i'll think of more interesting things to say next time around and you all will keep on reading!