we have been blessed

The army has blessed us in SO many ways it's unbelievable! They were there for us when we were newly weds, with a baby, and Chris had just lost his job due to a car accident.
They gave us a job, a home, pay, health insurance, and a chance to live beyond our expectations!

Then they sent us to Belgium where we got to travel Europe, met some of the best people out there, and gave us the chance of a lifetime! I think if we weren't stationed out here then Austin's heart problem would have not been seen and he would have died after being born.
Because they never caught it during all the ultrasounds they gave me at the normal appointments! It was the 3D ultrasound that found the problem and they don't just give those in the states. There's a tube in his heart that's keeping him alive right now and when he's born that tube goes away naturally and he wouldn't have made it, but since they know about it now they can give him a prescription to keep the tube there!

Then the army decided that we need better doctors and that Chris needed to be there to support me so now the army is paying for us to move close to our families and a great Children's hospital so we can feel comfortable bringing Austin into this world! It's a compassionate reassignment! What other companies have something as awesome as that!? The army really does care! They are going to pay for his birth, all his open heart surgeries, and EVERYTHING else that comes along! They are going to give Chris all the time he needs off to be my support, and they are just wonderful! The fact that they let us CHOOSE this new duty station makes me so thankful!

OF COURSE we are planning to retire from the army, and I know that the army can be the greatest thing is the world and then other times it can be the worst thing. They can screw with you a bit, but SO WHAT? It's a job... they don't have to cater to your every need! I can't wait to get back to Atlanta!!