So, back in 2016, I got pregnant with our beautiful little girl. At the time my boyfriend and I didn’t know what we wanted to do in life as we were just months away from graduating high school, but man did we have to figure it out quick. As time passed on my high school sweetheart decided to join the US Coast Guard. Coming from a military family he already knew what to expect, but me, on the other hand, had no idea. I grew up having military friends (who eventually became family) and the hardest part was saying goodbye…I just knew there would be a time where we would have to do the same and that terrified me. We had our girl in November of 2016, got married in January 2016 and moved to Florida. Imagine being 19, newly married, and becoming a new mom all in about a 4-month time span. No friends, no family just the technology of FaceTime to fill the little hurts in my heart. Some doubted me, thought I wasn’t strong enough to take on this new role as a military spouse, and that’s okay because I doubted myself at first too. I didn’t know if I was going to be able to be everything I needed to be for my husband because I wanted to be everything I needed to be for our daughter. I wanted our families to watch Raelynn grow and learn. I wanted them to see her reach those milestones within her first year. I wanted them to help me help her learn. Most importantly I didn’t want to feel alone. That’s a part of growing up though, right? It took me a while to figure out that I absolutely was not alone. I have the greatest support system in the world. My mother & mother in law called almost daily, I eventually made the greatest friend, but most importantly I had my husband. He was there every day when I needed someone to talk to, when I just needed two hours to myself because motherhood was a little extra that day, or when I just wanted some company. As I sit here writing this post, with tears in my eyes, I realize that I am truly blessed! I have a beautiful little family. I have a beautiful home filled with love and I will forever be grateful to the Coast Guard and the opportunities it’s brought us, the adventures we get to take, and the happiness it brings my family. Being a military spouse takes adjusting..heck being a spouse, in general, takes some adjusting, but it’s worth every bad day to spend the rest of your life with your best friend.
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