Our first deployment...

[Ignite06]

So zack leaves soon..... I already miss him. They have him working ALL day long to get everything ready for them to leave. He comes home to shower and sleep, and then goes back at 5 am. I HATE his unit, they are horrible about family time or doing anything that is family oriented, our farewell party is at a BAR for crying out loud, so the kids can't even stay for it... UGH... Where they are going, they dont have any buildings or anything, so we're not sure how the communication is going to work. We have NO idea whether or not there are phones or internet or anything and no idea how long until they will be getting them. Thank God they have a new PX where he is going, so i dont have to worry about that right off. I dont think im really stressed about him leaving YET, as much as i am about him not being here for the baby/pregnancy. Im extremely scared that im going to be alone for it all and that i wont be able to get ahold of him when chase is born.

As long as i take this deployment 4 months at a time i think i will make it through... 4 months til chase gets here (roughly)... then 4 months til R&R (again roughly) and then 4 months til he comes home.

Im going to depend on you ladies to help get me through this! Once this baby gets here i think i will have more on my mind to keep me distracted... But these first few months i think will be the roughest on me...

Keep me in your prayers... Im going to need them for the next 15 weeks especially... Until my lil guy gets here!

[littleurban]

oh hunnie... I'm so sorry!!! I am going through my first deployment too and it is really hard but we will make it :) If you ever want to talk to juts let me know!! I'm all ears :)

[Kathryn]

Brittany, we are all here for you! Like you said, the first few months will def be the hardest but once you get back into a "normal" routine it will start to past much faster.

:bighug:

[snwalways41903]

aww hun im so sorry! try not to stress too much, i know it sucks but its not good for you and chase, just pray about it and im praying for you all! big hugs

[Lana]

Just try not to focus on the upcoming deployment! I did that and we ended up fighting more than anything. And maybe you'll get lucky and they will have phones. Don't waste your precious time thinking about the future! Cause you got us :) And we're always here!

[MrsJoey]

You KNOW im here for ya girl-if I could come keep you company you know I would,id be on a plane right now! Keep your head up,and enjoy the time left you have with him. you can always find someone here to talk to-ive been on here since before joey deployed and its been SUCH a blessing. I love you girl-we’ll get through this together!!

[Christy]

We're always here!!! :bighug:

[ReginaCherie]

we're are always here for you!

[Cortnie DeNise]

We are here for you!!!! When the baby gets here you can try contacting the Red Cross and maybe they can relay the message to him. You're going to be busy soon with the baby, but just keep your head up, and come on here whenever you feel like it :) :bighug:

[Mouse]

I'm with all the rest of the girls. Come here whenever you need us. I'm goin through my first deployment too. It's tough but it will be ok.

[Spahr]

soon you'll have the new baby to keep ya occupied!!! But like the girls said when you need someone to talk to we are here!!! There's almost always someone around and you can always exchange phone/email/im info with people. I know some of these girls have been my life line not only with my man but with this pregnancy too!! :bighug:

[KristiMarie]

aww girl we can be sad and depressed cause our men are gone at the same time. JM is leaving very very soon too and working crazy hours. I just hope the 5 days im donw there when he deploys he gets more time off than he has now!

[Ignite06]

Thanks girls for all the support! I dont know what i would do without the cheer ups now and then! The ladies in my FRG aren't really supportive, their more like hibernative! lol! This website is a blessing, especially with me being far from home! For everything, thanks!!

[Tissa]

Our first deployment starts real soon too. So whenever you want to complain or vent or whatever I'll be there for ya. The other gals are right though try not to focus on the deployment, we had a fight on Saturday and all I could think of was what if he leaves and we're still fighting ugh it wasn't good. Of course we made up after about 5 hours (he always needs time to cool down before we make up).
Anyway I'm trying to find lots of things to occupy my time, it might be harder for you since you're pregnant but maybe focusing on the baby will help. You could make clothes or buy stuff for the baby, set up his room etc. One of the gals on military.com is making cloth diapers for her baby I think her hubby is also deployed so she's in the same situation as you and I know other women have done this before so you can do it too.
Good Luck and remember we're all here for ya!!

[abrown0905]

I feel ya...We are going through our first too. We dont have any children yet...We tried on RnR and it didnt work out...so hopefully when he gets back. He left February and he will be gone for at least a year.... :*(

The FRG sucked for his unit too...And they were making him work crazy hours and stuff...then he had a three day weekend right before he left and we made reservations and plans...and b/c like three of the guys in his section tested positive for drugs they took the three day away for everyone...we were both so pissed....We have been failry lucky now tho...cuz he has access to a phone and/or internet pretty often...they just moved tho...and he hasnt had as much access to either...so that sux...but hope all is well!!!

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