Airborne!!

So I got to jump out of an airplane at 160 mph 5 times including one at night. It was quite an experience, but I'm glad that its over and I am still in one piece. :) This is a picture of me and my friend Dave who wasn't in my class but came to my graduation. I start a new school on Monday. Less than three weeks and I get to see my girls again...I can't wait!

I love and miss you guys.

Will

14 weeks

14 Weeks

Here are my 14 week pictures. I'm growing very fast and I'm nervous for the last trimester unless I slow down:). Also we have been flying kites with the girls and they love it. So here are a few of them.

Danae

Our Baby's first picture!!

I think this is our BOY....

Measuring a little large...

Hi Daddy!

I went to the doctor last week and he thought I had some signs of a twin pregnancy. I had the big ultrasound this morning and let me tell you. I have never been so nervous for an ultrasound in my life before. If he would have taken my blood pressure I would have been admitted to the hospital. I was sweating and clamy. I couldn't eat breakfast and my heart was racing. Thank the Lord He knew just what I could handle.....NOT TWINS!!!! So here is our little one and we won't know the sex till we get to Ft Campbell.

We are so Blessed!

Danae

Tower Week Complete

Hey everyone,

We finished up Tower week yesterday. I thought most of it was fun...they really drill you on the techniques so that your confidence is up in both your abilities and equipment going into jump week. This next week I will jump from an airplane 5 different times. I'm sure that I will be questioning my judgment every time I get in the airplane and the doors open, but it will be a rush no doubt.

I heard a lot of the guys talking about how they were going to go to church for the first time ever (for some) this weekend...nothing like jumping out of an airplane to make you realize that you want to be right with God! :)

Danae and the girls are doing well; I'm happy that I get to talk to them everyday. Kierra is busy ruling the world and Brookie is the definition of cute and 2! Danae is now 14 weeks and has an ultrasound on Monday. She had a Dr.'s appointment last week and heard a good strong heartbeat.

I'll post more at the end of jump week and let you know how falling out of an airplane went. :)

Love you,
Will

Easter Fun!

The girls and I had a fun Easter....well, as fun as we could have had without daddy around. We had 2 Easter egg hunts and lots of food. That's always fun!

The girls are settling in well. They have slept through the night the last 3 nights. And what a treat that has been. They have been getting up more than 7 times a night between the 2 of them.

Hope all are doing well. I go to the Dr this week and I am begging for an ultrasound. I'll let you know what we find out. I feel like I'm too big for just 13 weeks. I'll post more pictures later.

Danae

Ground Week

So I finished up ground week on Thursday of this week. This included learning how to properly exit the aircraft, jumping from the 34 ft tower, and learning how to do a proper parachute landing fall (PLF). Its been pretty fun; this next week we will continue to go over the techniques that will help us safely jump from an airplane and land safely. :)

I've been able to link up with a few of my friends that I made while I was in Oklahoma. I've got less than five weeks til I see my girls again so I am very happy about that. The girls seem to be doing better with me being gone this time...thank the Lord for that!

Tomorrow is Easter and I pray that you all have taken the time to reflect on what our Lord and Savior did for us almost 2,000 years ago. I know that I have been doing a lot of thinking about it this week and I am still in awe of how much He really does love us. Go and tell someone about this love!

Love and miss you guys.
Will

Some fun Comparisons

So I thought I would do some comparisons between my first 2 pregnancies and this one. I'm not sure how many I can come up with, but here we go...

1. I have no time to nap or even go to bed at a decent hour with two little ones always needing my attention.
2. I find myself too hungry too often as I forget to feed myself while chasing the kids or cleaning up after them.
3. Bleeding is normal in my pregnancies so I haven't called the Dr once to let him know about it....I bet he's happy to be sleeping instead of returning my calls:)
4. It's easier to be pregnant with my husband around than my husband gone.
5. I cannot carry my other 2 kiddos around as they are much older and heavier than Kierra was when I had Brookelynn....she was only 17 months at delivery with Brookelynn. Now 3 1/2 and 2.
6. I have no cravings.....just foods that make me disgusted....I had some serious cravings with the other 2.
7. Patience....I have none this time and the dumbest thing can annoy me to no end. My poor husband
8. Instead of being warm to hot this pregnancy, I am cold to freezing.
9. My stomach popped out entirely way too fast this time and I actually looked pregnant at 8 weeks.
10. I'm not on track to gain my usual 60 pounds this time.....No instead it looks like its going to be 70 pounds.

I'll have to post more later. That's all I can think of. So my advice Shannon is to stop at 2. It's safer that way :-)

12 weeks

So for all of you wanting me to post a picture here you go. I'll be 12 weeks tomorrow and I'm not sick at all. It's been a good 3 weeks about. Oh, I had to post the one of Kierra. She wanted to pose for a picture too:-)

Danae

I made it to Ft. Benning, GA

Hey everyone,

After some good days on the road I made it to Georgia. Today I will finish up some administrative stuff and then I report to Airborne school tomorrow. The challenge with this upcoming school is both mental and physical. Mentally challenging because of the heights and different places I will be jumping off of...physically challenging because of the fact that for two weeks straight all we do is learn how to fall. :)

I had a great time in Idaho, although it went by much too fast. Sage and Kristen's wedding was an awesome experience and I'm so grateful that I was able to be there for them.

For those of you wondering about how my separated ribs are doing, they seem to be healing very well. I "rested" them as best as I ever will "rest" anything and I know that the time off was helpful. Thank you for the prayers.

I also ask that you pray for my girls, as each one of them has to deal with me being gone in their own way. Brookelynn has become quite a Daddy's girl and often times refuses care from anyone but me...it's cute when I am home, but sad when I am gone. Kierra seems to be doing much better on this round, but she still doesn't quite understand why Daddy has to leave so much.

Danae seems to finally be getting healthy again, which is a big praise. My beautiful girl has been sick for over a month and pregnant on top of that...she is feeling much better with this pregnancy than the previous two though. Pray for our newest addition to the Andrews family as he/she grows and develops into who God wants him/her to be.

I'm trying to get a place online to post my sermon so that you can listen if you like. More to follow on that. I love and miss you guys. I will have the ability to communicate at night and on the weekends so feel free to call/text/email whenever you want. :)

Love you guys.
Will

Update.....

Well, Will has made it to Ft Benning GA where his last schools will begin. He flew into El Paso Sunday gathered our things and headed for GA. I can hardly believe him when he says that the trip was much more enjoyable without our 2 little monsters in the back seat. Brookelynn is such a rough traveler that she'll make you want to find the nearest large cliff and drive right off it. But I am glad he made it safely.

The girls and I are still enjoying being at home in Idaho. It is so cold here though. When does spring come to Idaho? Cuz we are sure ready!!!

My Grandma taught Kindergarten for something like 25 years so she is continuing to teach Kierra how to write and some basic skills she needs to keep up on. I tired but we both want to kill each other by the time its over so it's much better if someone else teaches her.

Brookelynn still wants to go home, but I don't think she's figured out yet that we don't have a home. Poor baby is so confused. She also insists that I carry her everywhere but that is getting to be a challenge with my ever growing waist line. But all in all we are doing great!

I'm really trying my best to keep this updated so we'll see how that goes.

Danae