I've been rubbish again in terms of keeping up with the blog. It seems that every time OH is home, I lose my motivation. I was actually spurred into action this morning by having a Greggs sausage roll for breakfast - something I have not done since I left work back in May. I then realised how long ago that actually was, how far we've come since then and thought I had better get round to the first blog post of the new year.
Having OH home for Christmas leave was fantastic. We had a real tree (which drove me crazy - my Mum was right), the easiest Christmas dinner in the world and a very relaxed couple of weeks which made the world seem right again.
I had my 20 week scan and we are having another little boy. DD wasn't as upset by this as I thought she would be - her theory is that DS2 will play with DS1 and they will both leave her alone. Having two younger siblings myself, I know that this will never happen and they will both follow her around being annoying for all eternity but I shall leave her to work this out for herself.
OH passed out from Phase 2 training last week and will be heading up to HMS Neptune at the end of the month to start his SMQ. The kids and I went down to Gosport for pass-out and it was another lovely day. It was much less formal than the pass-out from Raleigh so I managed to relax and thoroughly enjoyed it. DD managed to tear herself away from her Nintendo DSi temporarily to watch proceedings and DS was happy 'Daddy-spotting' which was pretty amusing sometimes.
2012 will be the year of uncertainty. So far, we know OH will be starting his SMQ at the end of this month and at some point in May I will be having a baby. That's pretty much as planned as this year has got so far. Luckily, I'm too exhausted to have a total meltdown about this and I'm managing to be strangely calm.
Perhaps this will finally be the year that I learn to be spontaneous? Either that or my brain will explode and leak out of my ears.
I'm placing bets on the second option.
