We're Here

Well as most of you know, we are here and starting to settle into the hot humid weather of Fort Polk, LA. We are in temporary lodging which is essentially an apartment where we will live until a more permanent house becomes available on post. It is fairly spacious and is almost an exact replica of the layout of our house in Kansas. Kenzie seems to enjoy her new living conditions for the time being, although I am not sure if the reality of the move has really sunk in yet. The houseing waiting list is 1-2 months and so far we have been on the list for 15 days, hopefully we are half way there!! There are 4 families that need 3 bedrooms on the list in front of us and there are a couple of units deploying so hopefully the turn around is quick. I really have not had a chance to meet anyone around here yet, but Joe says that all the people that he has encountered in his in processing have been exceptionally nice and very hospitable. The base, what we have seen of it, appears to be fairly small and there does not appear to be much just outside the base to do, but we are only about 1 hour away from Lake Charles and 45 minutes away from Alexandria. Joe has been told that there is a really nice zoo in Alexandria, which we may check out before Madi comes. There is also a big festival next weekend in Alexandria with BBQ ect and Joe would really like to go try that out!

We had a little scare this weekend with Madisyn, but everything seems to be okay according to the doctors here. I just had a little uterine irritation from dehydration from traveling and was contracting, but they were not strong enough to start anything. They said to take it easy and they got me into the clinic on Monday March 16th for my first appt.

The pollen here is unbelievable and Miss McKenzie and myself have had to resume our allergy medication, but I think once that kicks in, we will be ready to go for walks and trips to the park! There is a nice little playground outside our apartment.

We miss you all dearly and will keep you up to date as often as possible. It is my goal to update each Sunday, but this one kind of slipped by...

Love you all!!