Quick Pettit Family Update

In one day I will officially be done with my first trimester! Thank goodness, I am hoping that means the sickness will soon go away. I also have a cold which doesn't help.
Today we had our last first trimester doctor's appointment. The doctor said everything looks great with our alien baby. I don't have to go back for another month so that is nice. I included two pictures from the ultrasound today.

I hope this doesn't mean our baby is going to be a thumb sucker!


The 3-D photo of our alien baby!

Other than baby news, life has been interesting here. On Wednesday Kyle got over $1000 of military gear stolen out of his locker at work. It should be tons of fun replacing it all. I have a feeling he will be getting gear for Christmas!
He also went to the doctor because of his cold, plus he has been having these horrible night sweats. I wake up to go pee and I am usually soaked in his sweat. The bed feels like he had an accident come morning time. The doctor had such positive news regarding this. He said it could be one of three things...
1) Tuberculosis. Kyle has been a carrier of TB since his last deployment to Iraq. But just because you carry it, doesn't mean you have the disease. Well, apparently night sweats is a common sign that the disease is no longer dormant.
2) Malaria. Three of the people Kyle was deployed with and worked closely with in Afghanistan have already come down with this disease. So this is a very possible answer also.
3) Thyroid Problem. Now, this is a more positive outlook. It's not good, but better than the other options.
I am sure you can all guess which option number we are hoping for. Plus they can't do anything for this cold until they figure out what is wrong with him. He had blood work today, which could take up to a week to process. Jokingly I told Kyle that with his luck his results would be "well you have malaria, which weakened your immune system and then allowed tuberculosis to become active, and yes, you also have a thyroid problem." I just say that because he has horrible luck with everything. The doctor also took back x-rays because they think he has fractured vertebrae in his back...oh the goodness is just overwhelming.
We also found out great new that Kyle will be leaving Nov. 12-Dec. 11. I am pretty bummed that he will be missing Thanksgiving, but "thankful" he will be back in time for Christmas. He is going to Warrior Leadership Training for a month.
Even though life is a little rocky at the moment we are trying to stay strong in our faith and continue to pray that God will see us through it all. It is hard sometimes to understand why with have to go through so many unpleasant things at times, but we know that God has a reason for everything. (I just wish He would fill me in one the reasons sometimes)