Well it has definitely been a while since I have written anything. Life got busy I guess. My last post was about Valentine's Day and a lot has happened since.
We are in Wiesbaden, Germany now! We have been here a week and one day and we are starting to getting adjusted to the new schedule, slowly. It's surprisingly difficult to retrain your body to a different time schedule. We thought we would be able to knock it out and be on track within a couple days but boy were we wrong, Haha. Mackenzie is doing great with it. She is never cranky about any of this. That girl is adaptable. She will just grab her green dog and platypus when she is ready to take a rest and tell us, "I tired, let's snuggle" or some form of that. The hotel is amazing and we feel so lucky to be able to stay here. The staff is some of the nicest people we have ever met. We are very grateful, it is definitely making the transition a lot easier.
We are expecting a baby boy this fall, so excited about that! He's doing wonderfully and is getting so big (or maybe it's just me, haha). Mackenzie is super thrilled about having a baby brother and she loves to talk to him and sing him night night songs. She started playing this one game where she will put pennies on my tummy and watch brother move them. She thinks it is all pretty cool. Yesterday she told me that she wants him to come out, you and me both girly! He just has a little longer ;) I am currently 26 weeks so we will be entering the third trimester pretty soon.
Mackenzie has exciting news. No more diapers! Hooray!!!! It took about four days but we just picked a day and let her wear her "Dora's" from there on out. She's had some accidents here and there but each day is better. We are very proud parents. Trying to get her motivated was a little difficult. We decided to give her 2 to 4 pennies depending on what she did on the potty each time and once she got 20 pennies she could trade them in for a little reward. She spent the last few days counting her "monies" and getting excited about picking a little treat at the end of the day from the pantry. We stopped doing the pennies and we aren't having to ask her constantly if she needs to go which is great. She is very good about letting us know when she needs to have a potty break.
We had a lot of fun this summer traveling from California to Florida. Our first stop was in Texas where Nathaniel completed his Army training. Mackenzie and I stayed there for a couple of months and then moved onto Tennessee/Mississippi to visit family and friends. We had a great time and I miss everyone a ton! Can I just say how awesome the Memphis Zoo is as well? If you haven't been, you are missing out! We left for Florida after a month and had a great time visiting family and friends there as well. Nathaniel met up with us when we were there and it was so great to have him back again. We sure missed him and I know his family did too! He hadn't been home for over a year until then. This summer is full of so many fun memories and we hope we get to go back to the states to visit as soon as possible or that people can come see us.
Germany is going to be great and we can not wait to get out and see Europe! We are very grateful for this opportunity, it's definitely a once in a lifetime chance and we plan to make the most of it. We are currently waiting to get into a home and word is it shouldn't take too long. We've been living out of suitcases since April and are SO ready to get into a home of our very own. We will be here the next four years (the remainder of Nathaniel's contract) so lots of time to plan a visit yall ;)!! Haha.
