Nesting Instinct???

I now have documented proof that my house gets cleaned every now and then! Actually, I cleaned the house about two weeks ago for a party I had and have managed to keep it clean since. I think it might be my nesting instinct kicking in. I reorganized the pantry a few weeks ago and am in the process of redoing stuff in the kitchen to make it easier to get things and keep clean.

We get Ethan's big boy bunkbed delivered this coming weekend and I'm ready to move all the baby stuff into place, although Jason is telling me to just wait until he's home Easter weekend! Let's see if I can hold out.

Jason met with the Army neck surgeon PA today and was told that if he wants to continue actively in the military then he's going to have to have surgery for his two bulged discs in his neck. He needs to have two vertebrae in his neck fused together and a disc replaced between two others and put in a titanium plate. This will all take place up at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. On April 15th he'll meet with the doctors (at Ft. Bragg) to discuss the surgery. Of course, Jason and the doctors want me to be there but with that being little under two weeks until baby Wyatt comes, I'm not sure how I'll wing that....but at that point he'll pick a date for surgery. Of course, he still needs to have some type of surgery for the missing medial meniscus in his knee. Which one will come first is still up in the air. He meets with that doctor on April 2nd. The good news is that with each surgery he should get 30 days medical leave to be at home.

It's been a lot for us to process today.....

The above is a picture of yummy enchiladas I made the other day that nobody would eat. Of course, we go out for Mexican and the boys will eat it no problem, but I make it at home (Jack even helped me and said how yummy it looked) and they won't even take a bite!

Here's Jack painting one of his many masterpieces that are now hung up all over the house. He's been having so much fun painting and I've really enjoyed seeing them on the walls.

These are just some random photos of the boys playing. These ones are of Ethan (and then Jack) dancing to some music I had playing on my computer. The minute the boys here any noise on my computer they come running to see what it is!

I'll keep you posted on news of Jason as we get it.

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