David will arrive back in Colorado December 2nd!

He will have been "deployed" 178 days and at training another 25 days.

What a day of celebration we'll have on December 2nd - only 13 days away!!!!!!

Norah's Guests

Thank you to everyone who traveled so far to see Norah and myself. I am so grateful for your support and love during this transition without my Hubby. I know time is precious and flying and driving is not cheap but please know that words cannot describe the support I've felt through your days here in CO with us.

In order of appearance, here are Norah's already faithful family and friends visiting her during the first two months of life!

My Mom was able to fly in on a whim and arrived the day Norah and I were discharged from the hospital. What a special three generational picture!

Nana lovin' on her 1st grand-baby.

Auntie Kim and Papa drove through the night from MN to meet Norah. Their 14+ hour drive each way was so sacrificial and they could only stay for a day and a half. That's love!

Papa REALLY excited to meet his 1st grand-baby too.

Thanks for coming to see us!

Auntie Kristin was planning on visiting me before Norah arrived! She came a week before Norah's actual due date and Norah was already 3 1/2 weeks old.

Grandma came to visit during Kristin's week here to meet her 1st grand-baby too!

My mom made her way back over my due date and enjoyed a little more granddaughter love.

My Dad and brother then drove in from MN (Dad, you're crazy to do that again!)!

Of course uncle Aaron brought Norah a Wild hat! She's working on growing into that now :)

My wonderful friend Polly and her one year old flew in from Rapid City. They were able to stay a week and show Norah and I what life will be like in a year from now! Scary.

Grandpa Chuck FINALLY got to meet Norah! He was psyched to arrive in the Springs to hold his 1st granddaughter just like everyone else :)

It was hard to get him to look at the camera since he was usually just staring at Norah's beautiful face :)

Auntie Kim and my college roommate Ashley arrived after the grandparents. We had a great time doing girly stuff.

Thanks for making time to visit Ash, it was so special to have you.

Missing Our Man

I still try to send David a picture everyday! Since Norah's arrival though it's been much less than everyday. Here we are today! We love you Daddy, come home safely!

Norah doesn't always like pictures.

The Blomgrens Are Moving To....

Spokane, WA! We just got word that we'll be moving next summer. I'll be stationed at Fairchild AFB. All these big life decisions that we don't get to decide! So exciting...and nerve-racking.

This is where Saddam was tried and convicted. It was interesting to see...rumors are that he was hanged in the building I work in, but I'm pretty sure that is completely false.

I see this everyday. It's a good reminder.
Cross swords on a typical dusty day. Baghdad is actually a really neat city, apart from the people trying to kill us, of course.

Pacifier Madness

I knew there were different kinds of pacifiers but had no idea how many! It's kinda silly but it's also helpful. These little kiddos can be quite picky about the ones they will and will not let pacify them :)

One of our artistic and creative friends took some beautiful pictures of Norah when she was about three weeks old! I've only gotten a sneak peek at some of the pictures so I'd thought I'd share them! If you want to see a few more check out our friend's blog!