I got caught up in getting ready for the birth of our son, Steven... He was born April 3rd - roughly 9 days early but perfect in every way shape, and form. For everyone who has met Matthew, or seen pictures of him there is no doubt that he is Steven's daddy - its like I have a clone of my husband laying in the crib next to me.
He came out with a full head of hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes... At just 7 pounds he was a bit smaller than I think any of us expected, but not short - coming in at 19.5 inches long!
Having him to hold in my arms has helped with the passing of time, days seem to go by faster and I look forward to the rising of the sun each day... Matthew's able to call quite frequently, though of course never as often as I would like.
And the most amazing thing tech wise has finally happened! The team got internet in their hooches and so we can use Skype and talk with each other through the computer... He can call not only my cellphone using it, but my computer itself!!! So we are able to chat via the internet, and also WEBCAM!!!
Matthew has been able to see his son in realtime - though not face to face - but so much better than what generations before us have had available.
At this point I can't complain about the path that life has put us on - We were blessed with an amazing baby boy, and the luxury to be able to talk often and at length. My mother was able to come down and stay with me, getting here early so if Steven made an early appearance I wouldn't be alone - and is staying with me to help me pack my stuff so we can move back home for the duration of the deployment.
My father came over for a week after Steven was born, of course originally it was supposed to encompass the time in which he was due - but as life goes to show, not everything goes according to plan.
I know that this is a rambling post - but its just some thoughts that I've had floating around in my head and thought that maybe I would finally get them written down...
