Bailey,,,,,taking a trip to Chiefland

Blair's Great Aunt Genieva and 2nd cousin Vera

We went to Chiefland to visit Mr. Bill's Aunt and cousin. It was a beautiful drive and Bailey did well. We ate at the Lighthouse in Fannin Springs. Yummy.

4/7/08- At Grandpa and Grandma Patterson's house

my brother and his fiance Natalie

3/28/08

Our first date without Bailey
Aunt Lindsay and Bailey
Yipee

Cousin Holly (the dog), Uncle Johnny and Aunt Linz.

Aunt Lindsay and Uncle Johnny visit me and take me to the beach!

Uncle Johnny, Blair, me and Aunt Lindsay....it was a little chilly.
Daddy's first time carrying me in the snugli.
Our family


We walked awhile and Bailey fell asleep. It wasn't great weather and we headed home early. We all enjoyed the walk.
Jonathan and Lindsay were here the weekend after Blair came home to visit with him. Lindsay watched Bailey on Saturday night and Blair and I went out to eat on a date. Thanks Aunt and Uncle!

Posts galore

uploaded a ton of pics to the computer last night. This post starts the process of posting them all on here. Enjoy!

Patterson visit

Soon to be Aunt Natalie, Uncle Travis, Dad and Mom
Grandma and Grandpa Patterson
My Grandparent's love me :)
Aunt and Uncle Patterson- Their wedding is Oct. 11th!!!

Mom and Dad.......we are so happy to be home.

We have had a good visit so far. These are pics off my Mom's camera. I am sure I will have lots of uploads once we get home in about a week. We leave tomorrow for Gainesville to visit the Cellon clan. Sonny's, here we come! :).

Private Bailey

Bailey looking ready to follow in her daddy's footsteps. Honestly, this child has a BIG head to fit her daddy's hat! Her head is now in the 95th%.

Hanging out

We all have a little cold (that is why Bailey is still in her PJ's :)). Blair brought it back from his plane ride. Hopefully it will pass soon. We are enjoying our time together and look froward to going to Florida for some rest and relaxation!

Daddy and Me

Daddy and me playing:)

Bailey has taken to her daddy very well over the past few days. Blair has gotten a taste of what life is like with a baby. She has had a couple of rough nights (6month shots are a killer!), and he has handled it all very well. He even gave Bailey her bath last night with bedtime bottle. They are just too cute together.

Daddy's HOME!

Blair arrived in at midnight last night. It was very exciting all around. We are a little short on sleep (Bailey woke us up at 0630), but thankful to be together again. Blair heads back into work at noon. Here are some pics. Enjoy!

1 hour to go!

Sitting at the computer with my make-up done, hair in curlers and waiting to get all dressed up. Just awaiting the call from Blair saying that they have landed. These last few hours have been sooo hard! Shot, this last hour is going to be tough if he doesn't call soon. It should be any minute now. Let us pray they are not running late. The weather here is clear and cool (45 deg). I am happy it isn't raining though. Bailey is asleep in her crib.....I can't wait for her daddy to meet her. We are going to try and get some pictures, but not sure how many people will be there.

Well, better go and finish getting ready. Trying to keep myself occupied. I will update the post asap with reunion pics:).

Super Excited Sara

Happy Day

Happy Easter everyone!

Mom's attempt to have the camera take a delayed pic of us both. Silly Mommy- good picture of me though :).

Blair is coming home in a matter of hours. Christ is risen and we are good. I am so thankful that the Lord has gotten us through the past 7 months. I have had tremendous support from my family and friends.....but frankly, only the Lord has kept me from going completely insane (as I am sure I was partly there already ;)).

Blair called last night as he was leaving Kuwait. They had a long day of travels ahead, but he was very anxious to see his little girl. He did say that he got to shower (thank you Lord), but has worn the same clothes for awhile. He also forewarned me that his sea bag is full of stinkiness (I have been advised by other wives to not open this bag if I ever want to stay a marine wife- this bag alone has been the undoing of careers due to it's Iraq crud x 7months stink). We will see. Thank goodness our laundry room is in the garage.

37 hours to go!

Daddy finally gets to hold his little girl again in 37 hours. We are getting really excited!!! Trying to keep busy as not to go crazy.

Do you like my hair?

Do you like my hair? Ever wonder why Mommy puts my hair up all the time? This is why. Daddy says I have to wait until I am 1 till I get a haircut. Mommy thinks he is crazy b/c I am only 6 months old an look at how long it is.

Driving Bailey

Watch out folks- Bailey is learning to drive. TOOOOO Cute video.

Gator Brainwashing

Today Bailey watched a Gator video one of our friends gave us (thanks kit and kim!). It was so awesome. It is funny how we start brainwashing our kids so early on. She already has several outfits that are UF related, she watched EVERY football game since she was born (well-she watched the first of the season in mom's belly and then caught the rest on TV), and has been shown the Gator chomp a hundred times by now. I try and remind myself that she may not want to go to UF when she gets older and am actually O.K. with that. However, isn't it amazing that we are not O.K. with our children going to THAT school (ie- FSU). I would seriously cry if we had to send money there :0. Hopefully over time I (and Blair, and the whole Cellon clan) would get over myself and support my daughter anyway. But really, would God do that to us?????? :). Just a thought.

Daddy comes home in less than 4 days!!!!! We have outfits picked, hair appointments made and meals planned. We are only missing the Marine. We look forward to going to the Orange and Blue game in Gainesville on leave and brainwashing our daughter in person. LOL.

Car People

I am so thankful to God for guys that are willing to help with cars. I am sooooo uninterested in fixing, dealing with or even cleaning a vehicle. Blair's suv has had some issues the past several weeks with it resulting last week of not starting AT ALL. Our friend Jason did his best to get it going, but it become obvious that it was more complicated than just a battery or starter issue. I put a plea out for help during Sunday School to see if anyone could come by and take a look being it that I couldn't even get the car started to take it somewhere. Josh Zaffos volunteered. He had recently gotten back from deployment and I had only met him a time of two. He came by (tools in hand :)), took a quick look, ran to the store and put new a new connector and alternator cable in and VIOLA.....it started right up. Less than an hour later and with only $10, my problems solved. WHEW....what a relief. It is amazing what God will use to bless another. (let us just pray it continues to start:)......Only 7 days till the big day now!)

Play Bailey

Hello everyone. Look, I am on my belly!
Yumm-O as Rachael Ray would say.
ARRRGGHH, I just can't seem to get these feet in my mouth! Poor Bailey is not very flexible. Maybe it is her big belly ;)? Or, possibly genetics. I can't even touch my toes. Doesn't stop her from trying to get those toes near her mouth though.

Only 9 more days until Daddy comes home. We are all very excited.

hiccup roll-over Bailey

Here is Bailey with the hiccups and then rolling over. This is a very deliberate roll-over :). She was immediately moving off her belly, now will stay and enjoy the "belly time" for awhile.

12 more days!

Last time Blair saw Bailey this is what she looked like! 12 pounds skinnier :)

Blair and I at our favorite place: Sonny's BBQ

lbs
Probably how Blair remembers me. 75lbs+more than I weigh now.
This is Allison (Jace-Bailey's boyfriend is in her belly :)) I was due 3 weeks ahead of Allison, but Bailey came 3 weeks early and Jace a week late-so they ended up being 6 weeks apart.


Today Blair found out he is coming home March 23rd. This is a few days before we originally thought. Of course, with all things military: "It is subject to change"! With Blair coming back I have been doing a lot of thinking over the past year. It is hard to remember how life was like when he was here and even harder to guess how life will be now that he is here with Bailey and I. It is almost like I have two seperate lives. One with Bailey and one with Blair. I am sure most military spouses feel this way. Here are some pics that sparked my memories.

Trip to the mall with the Girls

Madelyn and I. We were telling eachother how fun it was to go shopping together today!
My friend Madelyn and I. Madelyn is almost 9 months old and loves to scoot on her bottom. I think I will try that first since I hate being on my belly.

Bailey and I went shopping with my friend Heather and her daughter Madelyn today in Wilmington. Finally I found an outfit to wear for when Blair comes home. We enjoyed a fun-filled day of girl time. I also thoroughly enjoyed some McAllister's Sweet tea. Haven't had that since Gainesville! Yumm-O.

2nd Radio BN Homecoming

Sandy, me and Sarah waiting
Olivia, Sandy's daughter and Bailey waiting. We ended up waiting for 4 hours.
Sandy and Olivia reunite with Tom! Yipee!
Bailey's camo outfit for the day :). It was a gorgeous day to be waiting outside- 75 degrees and sunny with a light breeze. Let's hope it is like that for when Blair comes home.

Today was the day that Blair's home unit, 2nd Radio BN come home from Iraq. It was nice to see several of Blair's friends arrive home safe. Bailey and I waited with some friends and watched them "re-unite". We look forward to doing the same in a few short weeks.