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Callan leaves in 14 days...I am starting to get pretty stressed. Well, not necessarily stressed, just nervous I guess. We have been waiting for this for a very LONG time! And boy, has that time gone by FAST! Callan has been working so hard to get ready. And he has done an amazing job. Lets hope that all his hard work pays off! 

This is going to be an amazing experience for us. Our lives are about to change in a very big way. The thing is, we have already had a huge change in our life with Archer being born. And with my current predicament. With Callan leaving and having a squirmy little boy, and with my arm being paralyzed, this next chapter is going to be difficult.

I don't think I could do any of this without the support of family. My parents are letting Archer and I stay with them. I have been staying with them while Callan stays up in Utah while he finishes working. I came up a few days ago to stay with him during his last week of work, and to start preparing for the big move to Arizona. Archer is still at my parents because I really can't take care of him without any help. I'm  so excited though, Callan's last day of work is Friday. And Archer-Roo will be here Friday too. Our last week together is going to be so fun. I am so excited for our little family to get the time to bond and spend the Thanksgiving holiday together before our lives change.

So, my arm is doing okay. Having a paralyzed limb is a very difficult challenge. It actually hurts quite a bit. Which I thought by now that the pain would minimize just a bit. I'm curious if its just my body still trying to recover from my surgery. They said up to 8 weeks, and its only been 4... So we shall see. I have been teaching myself to do things differently. Its pretty amazing what the human body is capable of. I am so happy I still have use of my right hand. That would make this A LOT worse if my hand didn't work. Anyways, for those of you who have been wondering how I have been doing, I have been doing alright considering.

I am just so thankful for my family, and my support system. I have quite the team of cheerleaders. Having people who love you, and support you, and cheer you on daily makes things so much easier. I am so sad that my biggest cheerleader is leaving. But he has helped me so much already, and has said and done so many things to cheer me on. So even with him gone I still feel like he is with me. Cheesy much? Haha

Callan will do such a good job at basic training. But he will need lots of love, and prayers. He gets to make an occasional phone call. Sorry everyone I\already called dibs on the phone calls! He can write letters as well. And we can write him. I will be posting on this blog about updates on how Callan is doing, and I will post a few of his letters as well. For those of you who would like to write him please let me know.

Until our next  adventure....