Where to even begin????

Our lives are a little crazy right now, in case you're wondering why I've been MIA. First, Aidan's been quite sick. He has had a never-ending ear infection since November. We've tried every antibiotic and shots, but they're not helping. So he's been referred to an ENT specialist so he can get tubes. :( I'm scared, but I know this will make him better. Plus, it's a super common procedure. But still, he's my baby, and it makes me sad.

Second, and this is much better news, the Army has moved up everyone's stop-loss date. What that means doesn't really matter. All you need to know is that I get to leave Killeen a month earlier than I had anticipated, which is so wonderful. If nothing changes, my clearing paperwork will begin March 3, and I'll begin my terminal leave March 22. At this point, I plan to move that same day. Lucky for us, the Army has to ship everything back to my home of record. So, Aidan and I will be moving back to St. Louis in less than 2 months. That's exciting for me, but it's also scary at the same time. Having 30 fewer days is stressing me out, honestly. But, I'll just have to deal with it. I've already started my transitioning, and I'm in a workshop this week to prepare my resume and do some mock interviewing.

And, more bad news/good news....My stupid Sony Vaio laptop died right before Christmas. Luckily, we were able to purchase a brand new iMac, which I absolutely adore. The only problem is, now I don't have Photoshop that is compatible with the new computer. This means no new Aidan photos for a while, until I fork over hundreds of dollars for the software. Ugh. (I had been using a trial version, but it just ran out.) I'll try to edit a few at work, but I'm not in the office all week. Sorry! (Especially to the grandparents. I know how much you guys look forward to the Aidan pics.) Then I thought, oh, I'll post a movie of him walking. That'll be great! But then I realized the cord that connects the camcorder to the computer is Sony-specific. Sigh.....

Welp, that's all the news for now. I'll keep you updated on Aidan. We meet with the specialist on Friday afternoon.