News from Iraq

READ ME! I'm an article about Phil's unit's progress.

He called today like 5 times, but we couldn't get a very good connection, so we didn't actually get to talk. I heard his voice though, and that seems to make all the difference.

He called back later on and we got to talk for awhile. He's super excited to come home and will be home on leave mid-august instead of the beginning. No big deal, he gets 18 days which is good for me, baby and him! :) and since he'll be here a little later, he goes back a little later, and we'll be over 1/2 way done with this deployment! YEAH!!!!!

The downside is that he will most likely not be here when Mackenzie is born, BUT she will be a little older and after we've established the whole nursing thing for 2 weeks, he'll be able to give her a bottle and be part of taking care of her, which I know he's really looking forward to!

Like he said, when he goes back, he'll be a changed man! (he'll have changed lots of diapers, changed baby many times, etc.)