Did I say it would be May before you would hear from me again? Hmmm. Let's make that late July. Better late than never, right? Over the next few days I'll post some pictures chronicling our adventures of the past few months. As I was looking at which pics to put up first, I came across these from our final days in Jordan and thought I would start at the "end" (of our time there).
Funny, I'm getting really nostalgic looking at these shots. I was pretty exhausted when we left and told myself and others it would be at least a year before I would reflect back longingly on Jordan. I've obviously been able to rest since being in the U.S., since it's been less than three months and the thought of being in the Middle East is actually somewhat appealing. But I'm sure my growing, pregnant body would disagree if I were actually there and were enduring another summer without air conditioning.
A quick Shirey update: we are settled in Georgia, where we will be making our home for the next year. After almost a month of house/apartment hunting, it seems we've found a winner and I am hoping we can sign a contract today. G has changed so much in the past three months. He is picking up new words all the time and jabbers almost constantly, most of which we still don't understand. He has been an amazing trooper through all the traveling and transitioning we've been doing. Baby boy #2 is growing steadily and on target for arrival in September. We have found a good doctor here and are hoping the little boy will stay in my tummy long enough for us to get settled.
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| The start of our move. Jono stayed in Jordan while G and I flew back to the U.S. to hang with family and avoid the chaos of boxes and furniture out of place. |
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| As G would say, we said "bah-bye" to our friends out there. That was by far the hardest part about leaving, and the hardest part about being away from there now. In this sweet picture B is angling to give G a goodbye kiss. G's not so sure though. |
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Jono did do some fun stuff once we fled the country and left him with all the work. He and a friend hiked a very cool part of Jordan called Wadi Mujib.
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A view of their hike. The trip actually involved repelling in a waterfall if you can imagine one in the middle of such desolate landscape. This hike is in fact seasonal due to the amount of water that can be present.
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| Jono got pretty nostalgic as he packed things up, sold things, and gave some stuff away. Here is a picture of G's "toys" before getting rid of them. Notice it's mostly containers? He still loves a good ol' bottle and top. Though these days his main fascination is pressing buttons and sitting in the car pretending to drive. |
