Oh wow you brought tears to my eyes just thinking about that time away from new baby for him. How sad. Amazing he gets to be there for the birth and gets a number of weeks with you, what a curveball they threw! But to be gone an extra 4 months? I can't even imagine missing all this time with Aria. I'm so sorry. I hope you have an amazing christmas with him and your new baby, and hope you will have a free moment from time to time to pop in and update us all!
Just remember that all these new experiences are fantastic on kids IMO, so Everett will be learning so much. And in the end it is an amazing thing he can be there and meet his new son.
Its really hard on DH to miss the time with the kids, I know that is the worst part of the deployment. I try my best to capture everything with pictures and video, but its just not the same.
I'm hoping that if anything comes from this it is that Everett and new baby learn to be really flexible kids that can go with the flow. I think those traits will serve them well in the future.
I'm sorry to hear that DH's deployment was extended, but that is wonderful that he will be able to be there for the baby's arrival!!!
We will be patiently waiting for when you return!
Its going to be so much easier on me with DH here for the baby! Now both my mom and dad can watch Everett and DH can be in charge of dealing with his parents
I'm so sorry that your husband will be gone longer than expected. That must be awful for both of you. How great that he gets to come home for the birth!
That makes me so happy for yall.
Don't even worry about it, we'll be here whenever you have the time to finish!
Thank you guys, really Disney friends are the best!
It is so nice that he'll be home for Christmas, despite all the deployments and work ups and various exercises he has done with the Navy, he hasn't missed a Christmas yet. I'm really happy we're not breaking the lucky streak this year!
There is definitely some good and some bad rolled in with all that news. So glad he gets to be home for the birth! I grew up in a military family, so I know all about moves and changes, and they weren't always what we wanted. Somehow, you will muddle through and adjust and come out well on the other side. I wish your DIStown buddies could be close by to help you out through the months he is gone. We'll be cheering you on in thought and prayer.
You nailed it, this deployment just seems to keep growing and growing and certainly not in the way I would like! It originally was supposed to be from June-Dec, a typical 6 month deployment, nothing out of the ordinary. Then they tacked on another 3 months, not awesome, but still not out of the ordinary. This time around things are getting a little crazy, DH told me that they were actually considering keeping them out straight through until July, with no breaks!
I'm so glad they didn't do that, that would have been a record breaking ship deployment!
Oh goodness....where do I start? I'm so happy that your DH gets to come home for Christmas and especially the arrival of the new baby! But, I'm so sorry to hear that his deployment has been extended.
That just stinks!
I definitely understand why you'll have to put the TR on hold with the new baby and the move and all. It's more than understandable with all you have going on. We'll be here when you're ready to get back to it or if you just need to talk. I wish I lived closer to you...I would offer to help you with Everett...I'm sure him and Reid would play well together.
It would certainly be fun if we all lived close to each other. I'm sure that Reid and Everett would have a blast together! He'd love to have a buddy to play Jake and the Neverland Pirates with!
Wow - you must be so disappointed about the extension of your DH's deployment.
It sounds like life is pretty stressful for you right now. sorry you have to take a break from this wonderful TR, but we will all be here when you return.
I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday.
Thank you so much, it certainly is stressful, but if we can make it through this, we can make it through anything, right? I'm really looking forward to 2014, then everything will be back to normal, and it will just be a typical year with no craziness involved (knock on wood)
Wow, that's so tough having the deployment extended. I hope the time goes by fast for you. Being together for Christmas will be really nice, though. I bet Everett will love the Extended Stay.
Everett is really good about being flexible (I don't think I've ever given him a choice!
), so I hope he does well at the apartment. I plan on bringing lots of DVDs, and I've already downloaded the Norfolk library storytime calendar, so I'm going to do my best to keep everyone entertained and happy.
Oh wow, I'm really sorry that your dh's deployment is extended. Really great that he will be there for the birth though, at least. I hope you are all able to make the most of your time together and the deployment passes quickly for everyone!
It will be so nice to have him here for the birth. I was really dreading doing it without him. I'm sure that once he leaves again and we get settled back in that the time will fly. I'll be so busy with Everett and a new baby, I might not even notice DH is gone.
But, you'll have your family together, and in the end, that's what's important.
It's even better that he's there before the new baby arrives, so he can spend some quality father/son time with Everett. Sounds like your DS is over the moon. 
Please post pictures when you have a moment. 
! I can't wait to see some baby pictures once y'all are settled.
