The reality of this is just now beginning to register with me.  My husband will be home, for good, with me and the kid, the fur babies, and the bun in the oven.  And as much as I am overjoyed at the prospect of his being home, there is still some anxiety to go along with it.  I have lived by myself, and then with the kid, for almost three years now.  I have become very set in some ways, and for the most part out of necessity.  With a baby/toddler, schedules and continuity are extremely important.  But I have also become accustomed to my own ways of doing things, used to a certain amount of mess around here, dirty dishes, dirty clothes, lights off at a certain time, going to bed at a certain time....  Its just been MY way around here.  Now we are forced to reintegrate ourselves into each others' lives and it will no doubt be a tad rocky in the beginning.  Hey, just because he is my husband and I love him to death doesn't mean that this is supposed to be easy.  And I know its not easy for him either.  He is leaving a job that he really likes (for the most part), people he really likes (for the most part), and moving.  And just because he is moving from someplace that isn't his HOME, he HAS lived there for quite some time.  Change, for whatever reason, is never easy.  Luckily, one thing that seems to come easy for him is being a father.  The time that we have been able to spend together as a family has proven that to be true.  He and Travis get along great and Travis seems to adore him.  He KNOWS Tarik is his dad.  And I know Tarik loves him with all his being.  

I guess with all of this, our unconventional first couple of years as parents, the trips we have been able to make, things that have happened on those trips, things that have happened in places after we have taken trips there, just goes to show that my life is far from ordinary.

Song Virus du Jour:  "Heroes" ~ David Bowie

Useless Trivia du Jour:  I don't opine on politics much in this blog.  I save that for my forums and whatnot.  But I wanted to share this blog with everyone.  Its called BloggingBeirut.com and its kept by a young computer engineer in Beirut who drives around the city each day taking photos of damage sustained in the recent conflict between Hizbollah and Israel, as well as photos of people just living their lives in various parts of Lebanon. 

Preggo Craving du Jour:  I think I need a taco.   Man, I have really been jonesing for Mexican food this time around.