The Virgin Expedition of Blogging

Welcome to my blog!
   I have been talking about writing a blog for some time and decided to just get it started today! It is 13 MARCH 12 and I hope to add a new entry every other day or weekly, whichever I remember to do! I hope to learn to make this bigger and better as my time goes on. I'm getting ahead of myself though...why not an introduction?

   My name is Jennifer, though mostly I'm called,"Mom" or "Sergeant." I split my time and personality into my home time and my time serving in the Air Force Reserves. I have been enlisted for 12 years and have had quite an experience being both a Medic and a full-time stay at home mother of 2 girls. My husband fully supports me in pursuing my retirement (of a monthly stipend of $200 after I'm 65...) and my love of serving both my country and being a stay at home mom (SAHM).
   I have spent most of my time enlisted as an Immunization Manager, which generally means I give shots, lots of them! I spend the majority of my weekend duty shooting willing and not so willing troops in the arms with various chemicals that the CDC and government has deemed safe for the troops. I myself have had these lovely concoctions shoved oh so nicely into my flesh year after year. So far I haven't had any adverse reactions, but if I do, I will be sure to post- pending clearance by the military JAG...
   The rest of my life is spent tending to my sweet, active children and hardworking, caring husband (known as PC). I'm quite fortunate that I am able to stay home with our daughters full-time. My oldest is 5 (Sophia) and the baby is currently 7 1/2 months (Chloe). We are a gypsy like family that tends to move every couple years, so the girls are quite used to TSA, running to catch flights, waiting in lines and adjusting to crazy living conditions. 
    I have been inconsistently, though successfully homeschooling Sophia for about a year. I'm torn between sending her to a Waldorf school, homeschooling her myself, and throwing it to the wind and utilizing the public school system. She is amazingly smart, creative, and witty. Our struggles are with her socializing skills, the need for positive peer pressure motivation, and her sound levels... Normal conversation between adults is about 40-60 dBs, Sophia hovers in the 70-90 dB range- All The Time. Yes, her hearing is perfect, I have it checked regularly. She just has a great need to be heard, but what 5 year old doesn't? She will be someone who will make history!
   The baby is nothing like her sister. Chloe is my easy going, quick to smile child. I spend most of my day with her completely attached to me- physically. I'm a semi-granola mommy in combat boots! I "wear" my baby and let her nurse "on demand." My favorite way to wear her is facing towards me, in my Boba 3G. I'm not sure if it is in regulation, but I also wear her when I'm in uniform and travel. And yes, I also breastfeed her whenever she wants, even when I'm in uniform. When I have weekend duty, she mostly starves herself until I get home. We have tried the bottle, but she refuses. I pump all day at work and whoever is watching her attempts to give her some in her baby food, so she's not really starving. 
   My husband has a fabulous job in video games. Don't ask what because you're not privy to that information. He's mostly a very private guy and probably won't end up much in my blogging. Needless to say, he provides generously to me and that's why I get to stay home and blog about my day while he's making the bacon ( oh I do love bacon, but that's another story).
   So what is my blogging going to encompass? I imagine that I can bounce ideas about various interests with those that will offer comments and take time to read. I plan on adding recipes, creative ideas, travel info, thoughts on cloth diapering, baby wearing, homeschooling, breastfeeding, childbirth, military stories, and tips and tricks! I hope you enjoy reading, commenting and spreading my voice to all of your friends!

Disclaimer: I can be crass, over emotional, judgmental, honest, and abrasive at times. This should in no way reflect my association with the Air Force Reserves. Although I try to live life at a higher standard because of my rank, I'm also very human and therefore fallible. Please do not compare me to any military person, period.