We need a break

I really dislike DH's job right now. There's times that I have to remind myself of the good aspects of it, just to keep from telling him to quit. We were told this job would require very little out-of-town travel, and now we're going on our, ohhhh...5th or 6th week that he's been gone overnight at least once. He was gone for drill 2 weekends ago, home Sunday night, gone Wed-Fri that week in New York, came home, we had Saturday, Sunday he was gone all day, because we got him and my dad tickets to the race, then he's home for a day and off again the rest of the week, back to Ohio, then New York; he was home Thursday and had to take off again Sunday to go back to Illinois for some conference for work. He'll be home probably tomorrow afternoon, but now they might have him and his coworker stop for a job somewhere along the way, so we might be lucky to have him back by the end of the week. Can we catch a break? At this time last year, he was in the middle of a 14 month deployment, I didn't think it would be too much to ask to have my husband home. We've adjusted pretty well, it was actually harder when he was gone all week and only home a day or two on the weekend. Abigail is doing well transitioning to having him gone for those few days, and suddenly appearing at home one morning. It still sucks though, we need to spend some quality time as a family. My MIL wants to pop in while Zane is still gone to drill next month, she even mentioned staying 4 WEEKS! (Where's the shocked smiley when you need it?) Yikes...I did 3 weeks last summer, on my own, and wanted to rip my hair out by the end. I don't know if having DH around is better or worse, at least I have someone to be my advocate when I need it.

So far (*knock on wood*) everything seems to be on track with the house. We faxed in our application packet last week though, and they called yesterday claiming they haven't recieved it. Grrrr! Zane had just talked to the woman we've been working with, a few minutes before we sent the fax, and she knew it was on the way. Why didn't she call sooner when she realized she didn't get it? We're going to be p*ssed if this delays closing, because we did what we needed to, and worked our butts off for several days getting everything done that was needed. We're still waiting to hear back from the appraiser/inspector and we're hoping for good news. Most of the house doesn't worry us, it's not old enough to have any problems. It's apparent that the deck off the back was a DIY project by the previous owners, though. Workable, but a little unsteady overall. Even if they don't require us to fix it before moving in, we'll do it ourselves for peace of mind. Our realtor also mentioned that they could note that the house doesn't have appliances, and require them before he can pass it. I'm not so worried about about the inspection, we just need to close on time, because Zane leaves a few days later for his 2 week drill, and then that would really delay things. I wanted to do a few small things while he's gone, even if I can't get the painting done, which is the major project.

I had my first midwife appointment yesterday at the birth center. So far, I really love it. It was strange having such a comfortable setting for an appointment. I was the only one there, besides the midwife and the woman who works the desk, which is definitely a first for a prenatal appointment. This time was just the basic medical history appointment, to get my background and get to know me. She gave me a lot of information, on nutrition and such. I'm really excited for the birth (and probably equally nervous too) just because I know things will go well this time and I'll be much happier with my experience.

Here's a few pictures of our peanut I never shared. This was at 12 weeks.