My Current Life.

Hey everyone, sorry I’ve been gone so long, I’ve had a lot going on! But I’m back and ready to start writing again, and tell you about my “current” life, starting with how I became an Army wife and mom at just 20 years old. Well June of 2016 I met the love of my life! We didn’t know it at that time, but we quickly learned it! two months later, we found out some news that no 17 and 19 year old want to hear. I was pregnant. I had never felt that range of emotions before… I was scared, happy, sad, upset, nervous, angry, and even more all at one time. I was scared that Tyler was going to look at me and just say we’re over, I don’t want to be with you anymore, because i don’t want to be a father at this age. But I was wrong, he supported me 100% and told me that he wouldn’t leave my side and would support me through out the whole process! There was A LOT of fighting and arguments and disagreements, because the day I turned 18 I moved in with him and his family. We had only known each other for a couple of months when we moved in together, so we still didn’t know each other that well. We didn’t know how the other was when we were together 24/7, and with me being pregnant i was crazy emotional, it didn’t make anything better.

April 18th 2017, was the happiest day of our lives! It started off scary, because that morning we went to my 40 week check up, and they told us that the fluid around our son was extremely low. Now being full term, I should have been dilated a little and my cervix should have been opened at least 20% but i was .5 cementers dilated and my cervix was still completely closed. Usually this isn’t an issue cause you can carry up to 42 weeks without causing any harm to yourself or the baby, but with the sac fluid being as low as it was, I was told to go home, eat a nice big meal take a shower, and be back at the hospital around 7:00 that night so I could be induced. Of coursed being induced is not a bad thing, but I had a plan. I wanted to do a natural birth so to start I was scared for the safety and healthiness of my baby, but I knew i had a great doctor who would take well care of us both. I had a pretty easy labor compared to a lot of birthing stories I’ve heard, it started around 8 pm and the contractions progresses EXTREMELY fast, and at first I didn’t want to get an epidural, but since the pain was just unbearable for my small body, so I was asked about it one more time, and I did receive it! I honestly don’t remember a lot of it because of how much it hurt, but I thankfully do remember the actual birth! That moment was such an amazing moment and I was so exited to finally meet my little man! Kamden was a little over 6 pounds, and about 19 inches long! My husband, boyfriend at the time, was such a great support the whole time and never left my side! He was even in the bed with me during my contractions and holding me and comforting me the whole 11 hours I was in birth! I will forever be grateful with him at how amazing he was during the birth and basically whole pregnancy!

April 20 2018. The day after our little mans first birthday, he takes me on a trip to Helen, GA because there was a house up there that he and his dad were going to be working on, and Tyler was sent to look at the house to see what all had to be done, btw he was working in construction at the time, so we decided to make a little day trip out of it and had someone watch Kam! I thought we were just going on a quick little there and home that night trip, then Tyler gets a phone call saying “the guy had to leave he’s not gonna be back until tomorrow so we’re gonna put you in a hotel and y’all can just stay there for the night and enjoy the night off.” Well we decided to go fishing so we could watch the sun set and just enjoy being outside in the mountains! What I thought to be just a normal business trip turned into an actual proposal trip! Tyler tricked me into going so that he would have the perfect proposal! We were actually on a dock and he asked me to run to the car to get something for him and as i was walking back he yelled “babe i caught a fish! I got one before you! hahahaha!” so me being the competitive person I am, I start running down the hill to get to the fish, and when I walk onto the dock, he turns around and I’m looking for the fish on the line. There isn’t one… It’s a ring! I was in so much shock that i kept asking him if he was joking and if he was sure! But finally he got down on one knee and that’s kind of when it all kicked in! The love of my life, the father of my child, the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, felt the same way and FINALLY asked me to be his wife!

June 8 2018, My man decided that he wanted to make a change in his life. He wanted to do something that wouldn’t only help him become a stronger person, but would help our family grow, and also help keep america safe and put his life on the line to save the lives of others who live in the country. He swore into the Army, and I had never been more proud of him! He finally decided what he wanted to do with his life and decided that working in construction wasn’t what he wanted to do for the rest of his life, and it wasn’t going to proved the money that we needed as a family to survive. Of course I was scared but I think I’m more worried about what could happen to him while he’s not at home, safe, with me. On September 4, 2018 he left my arms and went to basic training. Letters were the only way we’ve been able to talk since then. Thankfully he’s in the top Platoon of his company and he’s the top soldier of his Platoon so he’s been able to get a couple of phone calls on Sunday’s from time to time! I cannot even put into words how proud of my husband I am! He has excelled more than I even expected while at basic! I just cant believe that the last 2 and a half months have gone by so quickly! In 4 short days, I will be driving to see the love of my life again for the first time in 2 months! Our little boy will finally get to see his favorite person again (because yes he is a daddies boy!) In 4 short days I will finally get to hold the man of my dreams in my arms again!

But that’s basically everything important in my life that has happened since i graduated high school! My next post will be more in detail about how I’ve been dealing with my husband being gone for so long! Also if you guys want to hear a more in depth story about my pregnancy and birth let me know in the comments below! I love telling the story so if you’re interested please don’t be afraid to ask! Also if you have any questions for me that I didn’t answer leave them in the comments and I may do a whole Q&A post just for you guys!

Thanks for everything,

Savanna!