We moved into our house on Monday. It is actually a multiplex. We had a choice and turned down a single family home that was still being renovated because it was in a school zone and because it had a bigger yard. We found a guy (who coincidentally is also from San Antonio) who does the lawns around the multiplexes for a very reasonable price, so we won’t have to mow our little yard. We are 2 blocks from church and two blocks from a track. Corey’s clinic is 1.2 miles away, so he could literally walk to work. I really like our floor plan and it will be nice when we get our furniture. We have plenty of room… much more than we thought, and we are both sad that we didn’t bring our entertainment center! We have to buy a tv stand (I wish I had convinced Corey to buy the one I liked from Costco in the states and have it shipped with our stuff) and it stinks that we had a great piece of furniture that would have worked in this house… but there was no way to know that ahead of time. There is an on-base hardware store that has tons of stuff: paint, baby gates, baby-proofing stuff like outlet covers and cabinet locks – all free. We just have to head over there. Our neighbors all seem friendly and I am really glad we chose this house. We have loaner furniture right now and I am dying to get our stuff. Right now we have a double bed with a plastic cover. A little smaller than we are used to, and it is hard to get comfy, so cross your fingers that our shipment arrives early. The projected date is towards the end of October.
This is the front view of our new multiplex. The building is A-D, so we are in the middle.
Our front porch/patio. Perfect for lounging in the evening which is very nice and cool. It gets dark around here by 7 pm, which is a little crazy to me, but it is nice and relaxing, and it is helping us get Parker into somewhat of a routine. At least for a bath, not necessarily for sleeping :(
This is our family room. It is huge and could have accomodated our entertainment center :(
The other end of our family room.
View coming up the stairs. To the left are 2 bedrooms and to the right is a long linen closet with one shelf and a clothes bar. I want to add a few more shelves. Past the linen closet is our master bedroom on the right.
This is our 'master' bath. We are not accustomed to having the toilet and shower together and we used to have a glass-walled shower :(
Once again, much smaller than our closet in San Antonio, but still a walk-in, and to be honest, we don't have a ton of clothes. Plus, the other rooms have long closets if we have overflow. we had heard we may not have closets, so we are happy!
Kitchen pantry - nice sturdy shelves & magnetic closure.
Washer & dryer back up to the eating area in the kitchen. They aren't high-efficiency, but we don't pay the bills!
Eating area... notice that we had to buy a microwave. Who can live without one? Not the frozen-meal-loving Andersons! 
This is our "jungle" as Corey likes to say. It makes lawn care pretty easy :)
This is our back porch/patio. It is pretty short but I think we are going to get a little grill at some point. The front is much larger, plus we can socialize with more neighbors in the front.
Corey’s officemate is a pediatric dentist from Utah. He and his family invited us over for dinner and when we arrived, we found out they had also invited one of the other Navy periodontists. They figured out at church that they were working with both of us, and it was nice that we got to chat with both of them. There are actually quite a few LDS dentists out here and Corey was able to get them to look up his friend Linda’s phone number. Corey met her in Germany and has kept in touch - she is working at one of the DOD schools out here and hopefully we will get together with her soon. At our church we ran into one of the USAF orthodontists… we are getting to meet people and I really like the priest at the mass we attended this weekend. Sunday they are having a picnic and outdoor mass (Mass on the Grass) so we can meet more people.
I am getting started on my Navy physical. I had to get my labs, hearing tested and a dental exam today. I had a new dentist out of dental school do my exam today. It was kind of funny – they had me in the clinic and everyone knew the “new doc” was in for an exam. The poor guy who did my exam was really nervous for some reason and he barely touched my teeth. I know because he said I didn’t have any BOP for those of you who know what that is, and I definitely should since my flossing has been sporadic and I get bleeding sometimes when I floss! Still, I got the ‘all clear’ and now I just need my eye exam; THEN I can get the full physical. I will probably get some special label since I won’t pass at my current weight. I haven’t lost much weight lately but I am starting to do cardio so it will be a long road. Maybe they will just kick me out? Wishful thinking.
One of Parker's smiles. She will hopefully smile more since I started taking Reglan to increase my milk supply. It causes drowsiness which stinks, but I am trying to pump & freeze before I leave in November.
I really hope our stuff gets here - Corey is using toys the Japanese flight attendent gave Parker on the last leg of our trip. I am pretty sure they are not safe for infants, but we are desparate. The next best thing would be a plastic spoon or a toilet paper tube until our shipment gets here.
Doesn't she look like Daddy? The nurse in the hospital last week knew Corey was Parker's dad before he even made it down the hall to see us!
Parker is getting too big again! She is already 10 lbs 3 oz and her legs are getting so long. I can’t imagine how long she will fit in this car seat. She has had really bad heat rash on her face and she lost some of her hair but she is still looking too cute. It has been hard to be in transition the past 5 weeks and I can’t wait until we can set up her nursery and get her in a routine. She has a little blanket for tummy time but we need to get some toys and I want to make more time to spend actively playing with her.
This is the front view of our new multiplex. The building is A-D, so we are in the middle.
Our front porch/patio. Perfect for lounging in the evening which is very nice and cool. It gets dark around here by 7 pm, which is a little crazy to me, but it is nice and relaxing, and it is helping us get Parker into somewhat of a routine. At least for a bath, not necessarily for sleeping :(Disclaimer: all furniture is loaner furniture from the base!
This is our family room. It is huge and could have accomodated our entertainment center :(
The other end of our family room. 
View coming up the stairs. To the left are 2 bedrooms and to the right is a long linen closet with one shelf and a clothes bar. I want to add a few more shelves. Past the linen closet is our master bedroom on the right.
This is our 'master' bath. We are not accustomed to having the toilet and shower together and we used to have a glass-walled shower :(
Once again, much smaller than our closet in San Antonio, but still a walk-in, and to be honest, we don't have a ton of clothes. Plus, the other rooms have long closets if we have overflow. we had heard we may not have closets, so we are happy!
Kitchen pantry - nice sturdy shelves & magnetic closure.
Washer & dryer back up to the eating area in the kitchen. They aren't high-efficiency, but we don't pay the bills!
This is a long view of the kitchen. The door swings both ways and heads to the family room.
Eating area... notice that we had to buy a microwave. Who can live without one? Not the frozen-meal-loving Andersons! 
This is our "jungle" as Corey likes to say. It makes lawn care pretty easy :)
This is our back porch/patio. It is pretty short but I think we are going to get a little grill at some point. The front is much larger, plus we can socialize with more neighbors in the front.
Corey’s officemate is a pediatric dentist from Utah. He and his family invited us over for dinner and when we arrived, we found out they had also invited one of the other Navy periodontists. They figured out at church that they were working with both of us, and it was nice that we got to chat with both of them. There are actually quite a few LDS dentists out here and Corey was able to get them to look up his friend Linda’s phone number. Corey met her in Germany and has kept in touch - she is working at one of the DOD schools out here and hopefully we will get together with her soon. At our church we ran into one of the USAF orthodontists… we are getting to meet people and I really like the priest at the mass we attended this weekend. Sunday they are having a picnic and outdoor mass (Mass on the Grass) so we can meet more people.
I am getting started on my Navy physical. I had to get my labs, hearing tested and a dental exam today. I had a new dentist out of dental school do my exam today. It was kind of funny – they had me in the clinic and everyone knew the “new doc” was in for an exam. The poor guy who did my exam was really nervous for some reason and he barely touched my teeth. I know because he said I didn’t have any BOP for those of you who know what that is, and I definitely should since my flossing has been sporadic and I get bleeding sometimes when I floss! Still, I got the ‘all clear’ and now I just need my eye exam; THEN I can get the full physical. I will probably get some special label since I won’t pass at my current weight. I haven’t lost much weight lately but I am starting to do cardio so it will be a long road. Maybe they will just kick me out? Wishful thinking.
One of Parker's smiles. She will hopefully smile more since I started taking Reglan to increase my milk supply. It causes drowsiness which stinks, but I am trying to pump & freeze before I leave in November.
I really hope our stuff gets here - Corey is using toys the Japanese flight attendent gave Parker on the last leg of our trip. I am pretty sure they are not safe for infants, but we are desparate. The next best thing would be a plastic spoon or a toilet paper tube until our shipment gets here.
Doesn't she look like Daddy? The nurse in the hospital last week knew Corey was Parker's dad before he even made it down the hall to see us!Parker is getting too big again! She is already 10 lbs 3 oz and her legs are getting so long. I can’t imagine how long she will fit in this car seat. She has had really bad heat rash on her face and she lost some of her hair but she is still looking too cute. It has been hard to be in transition the past 5 weeks and I can’t wait until we can set up her nursery and get her in a routine. She has a little blanket for tummy time but we need to get some toys and I want to make more time to spend actively playing with her.
I finally started jogging this week. I have been really frustrated because I haven’t lost any weight since 10 days after giving birth. I keep hearing that breastfeeding actually keeps the weight on, but I can’t stand it. I am starting Reglan this week to increase my supply and I will keep it up as long as possible. Corey has started watching Parker so I can go and do a 30 minute workout. I want to take a class in the morning, but it is so hard to try to make a scheduled event when Parker is in charge of her feedings J We will get there, and I know when I go to my Navy training I will have the time to exercise and I will need to in order to keep my mind off of missing Corey and Parker.
I know this is picture overload and not too many of Parker, but we have had so many big things happen lately. I’ll be back to updating with tons of Parker pictures soon, don’t worry!
I know this is picture overload and not too many of Parker, but we have had so many big things happen lately. I’ll be back to updating with tons of Parker pictures soon, don’t worry!
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