Wow. So I officially suck at keeping everyone updated on our lives. Sorry! Things have been extremely busy in the Bemis world but now that we have officially entered 2013, things are starting to slow down again (kinda) and I have about an hour to spare before the Tasmanian devil wakes up from his nap.
Where to begin? November was an eventful month. We took a trip to Thailand and despite some unfortunate things that happened. It was an amazing trip. How can Thailand not be amazing? Cori, Cai, and I spent a week in Bangkok exploring the hot/humid busy scene of the city and got to do some pretty awesome things. We spent a day traveling to the Tiger Temple where we got to pet and take pictures next to about 10 huge, scary, yet gentle tigers. We visited the floating markets, other kinds of markets, did a couple of tours, and ate our merry little bellies full of delicious Thai cuisine. We then traveled by airplane to Phuket where we were to spend another week truly enjoying a "vacation" in some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. We arrived to our hotel and literally 1 hour later, Cori received a call that he had to return to work. It's a long story that I am not going to get into on this blog but to make it real short he pretty much packed a bag and left immediately. I refused to go with him. Anyone that knows me, knows that I will not pass up an opportunity to explore especially because the "military says so". They can control my husband, but not me....Well so I said ( I was acting big and tough) and then the minute the hotel door closed and I had kissed my husband goodbye the tears came pouring out. I sobbed like a little baby and had no idea what I was going to do with an 8 month old baby in the middle of Thailand by MYSELF. I eventually calmed down enough to go outside for some lunch and explore the beaches with Cai on my back. We had a lovely time. Of course we missed Cori a whole lot, but I realized that I could do it on my own and it was a moment of empowerment I will never forget :) However, I didn't have to do it all alone because my amazing friend Ashley who has a daughter 4 days younger than Cai booked herself a ticket immediately and arrived the next night to finish off our week in Phuket together. I am not going to lie. I think every person that saw us together thought we were absolutely crazy. Two tiny girls carrying 8 month old babies around on their backs in extremely hot weather and literally doing everything that all the other tourists were doing. Yes, we even rode elephants with our babies on top of them with us ( I did have a moment where I thought social services should be called on me). I missed Corigan A LOT and wished many times that he could be enjoying the beautiful experiences, but also thanked God for giving me such a special friend to share it all with. We spent a couple of nights on the island of Koh Phi Phi and explored Phuket. It was an unforgettable two weeks that I will cherish forever. If you have facebook, I have uploaded an album with some pics of the trip.
So we arrived back to Okinawa on Thanksgiving Day. Cori had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner all cooked up for us. Seriously, how did I score the most amazing husband ever? Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years was spent with our Okinawa family that we have grown to love so much and the holidays were a blessing as always.
Cai is now 9 months old and extremely active. He is in the low percentile (actually pretty low) on his weight. We took him to the doctor for his 9 month checkup and he is a perfectly healthy baby but he needs to gain weight. Cori and I don't know what to do, this baby seriously eats more than any baby I know BUT he is nonstop all day every day so he burns calories like no other. He already took his first steps, he crawls, cruises, stands up, claps his hands, blows kisses, laughs, screams, and cries constantly. He is nonstop. He is pretty advanced for his age and we are proud parents, however wish he would calm down a bit so the calories would pile on and he could get some chunks on his body. Every day it seems like he learns something new. We can tell already (and no it's not because we are his parents) that he is a very smart baby boy. I am truly amazed at his developments over the months. God has given us such a healthy, smart and HILARIOUS baby boy.
In August we will be moving to Germany. I received the news obviously with great joy. It's always been my dream to live in different countries and expose my family/children to the wonderful things this world has to offer. Cori and I plan to explore as much of Europe as we can while we are stationed there. We are in a great location and have no doubts that everyone and their mom will want to visit us while we are there. For some reason people would rather go to Germany than Japan. I don't get it, but Germany seems to be a pretty big hit as far as everyone already making plans to come visit us. To say I am excited is an understatement.
My photography business has kicked off to a great start this new year. I am fully booked for the month of January and booking appts for Feb & March as well. I love this job so much and find joy in it which I feel is so key to my happiness. I am able to be a stay at home mom which has always been very important to me, while at the same time contributing to our family and having a job that I absolutely love. Cori has been the most supportive husband in both my school and photography ventures. Speaking of school, I have 9 weeks of it left before finishing all my classes for my Masters program. I'm telling you....life has been BUSY.
My mom gets here on January 24th!! She will be staying with us for a month. I will be having surgery on the 29th. Long story short, I have a cyst that is really close to my urethra. The doctors are not sure if it is attached to my urethra or not (they have done two cystoscopy and an MRI) and they will not be able to find out until they go in to operate. SOOOOOO, we are praying and hoping that it is not attached to my urethra because that will be kind of a big deal and that it is just a cyst that they can surgically remove and I can heal from quickly. I would appreciate your thoughts and prayers on the 29th. My mom will be here to help me recover and of course to help out with Cai. It is so awesome that she is able to come, although I really don't think she minds =)
This is a ridiculously long post but hopefully it means I won't have to update for awhile. I am terrible at making time for this :/
Last but not least, Cai is having a joint birthday party with his two best friends, Kayla & Ryah. All three of them are born 4 days within each other and I have become really good friends with their amazing moms. Cori and I decided that all birthdays and Christmases (is that even a word?) for Cai will be about giving and not receiving. Every year on his birthday Cai will decide who/whom he wants to help and his birthday will be dedicated to whatever cause he is passionate about. We hope that every year he becomes more and more excited about helping others and grows up to be a man compassionate and loving of the people of this world. We also hope he grows up not being brainwashed into loving the materialistic things of this world and striving to be successful based off of how much money he makes. He will have success in many other ways (maybe even so financially as well). Anyways, this year he obviously doesn't have a cause he wants to help so we have decided for him. My amazing friends are completely on board with this concept so this huge combined birthday party will help the local orphanage here in Okinawa. All the gifts brought to the birthday party will be donated to the orphanage :) We are all so excited about sharing this huge milestone in their lives. This year has gone by SO fast, no idea where it went.
Please keep us in your prayers and thoughts as we continue this journey of life together. We think about everyone back home often and miss you guys a lot. We hope this blog entry finds you happy and healthy fathiojfghm <----- and as you can see my hyper monkey is awake (just in time) and I need- t+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-o tend to my motherly duties ....*yawn* ;) +
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Cai is saying hi. Gotta go!
Paloma
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