More Caleb

Here's some more pics of the new baby boy!

Caleb Declan Price

As most of you know already, Caleb Declan Price was born October 12, 2009 at 5:45 am. He weighed in at 8 lbs 6.5 oz, and measured 21.5" long. So far, he has received a clean bill of health, does not have Jaundice, and was circumcised (although apparently thoroughly disappointed with the latter). Jeannie is also healing quit nicely, and hope to be discharged today (Oct. 14). I was able to hear the entire birthing process, which was absolutely amazing, and my mother in law has been iPhoning me some pics which is very awesome.

Below are the photos that I have received and would like to share with you. Enjoy.


This pic is of Caleb shortly after he was born, not even a day old.



Another one on the same day as the pic above.

Here's my baby boy in all his cuteness!

And another completely cute photo of Caleb.

No, he's not crying, he's actually yawning in this one, however I think I will see this face again and again accompanied by a high decibel audiotone.

And last, but certainly not least, a pic of my baby boy and my beautiful wife. Congratulations to her for sacrificing 10 months of her life to make for an eternity of loving memories. I love you Jeannie, and I am so very proud of you. Thank you for giving me the BEST gift possible.

New Addition

So, it's been quite a while since I have posted anything, and for that, I apologize. I spent the last two weeks traveling to Kisumu, Kenya, the islands of Comoros & Seychelles on another AIS mission. Details to come, as well as pics (yes, pics, I promise).

But that is not what I'd like to blog about today. Today is by far the greatest day in my life. Today, my son, Caleb Declan Price was born. Weighing in at 8 lbs 6 oz, stretching out at 21.5", rocking a pointy head topped with a little bit of hair, and arriving at 5:45am, he has finally blessed us with his presence. This is truly the greatest day of my life, as Jeannie and I will now be venturing into the unknown, only with the advice of close friends and family to guide us.

Jeannie and Caleb both came out at 100% after the birth. What is truly great about today is how God allowed the timing to be impeccable. I landed in Djibouti around noon (after my 2 week mission), and was able to call Jeannie's delivery room directly via DSN. This is great because I was able to sit in my shop and call as I desired, without the need of a calling card because she was on an Chairforce base. At first, I was calling every hour, but that didn't last long, as she hit 10 cm within the first two. After that, I was calling every 15 minutes until the Dr. advised to cll every 10. I was also washing my laundry at the time, so between one of the calls, I went to get my clothes out of the dryer and fold them. This stretched the wait between calls to 20 minutes, but I swear it was for a reason, because when I called back, I was able to talk to Jeanie's Mom for a few minutes, and then the head started to appear. Shortly after that, the phone was put on Jeannie's pillow, next to her head, and I was able to listen in on the miracle of childbirth. Despite the crappy situation the military has me in, I was still able to make the best of it, as I was there to hear my son come into the world. It was truly an amazing day in my life, and I still recollect today's events to try and comprehend what my life has now become.

I am truly thankful that I was able to be back in Djibouti, where I had the capability to call and not have a phone time limit, and that the timing worked out to where I was able to hear my son come into the world. Today is simply the best day ever, and I am truly excited to get home to meet my boy.

Thanks to all of you for the support, and I will post the pics of Caleb as soon as I get them. I've only got 58 days left here, and then it's back to my life as I don't know it, lol!

Kenya - Part 1

Ok, so I know this is only 2 pics, but I haven't posted in a while, so I wanted to give you all a little something.

These 2 are of me flying in a C-130 to Kenya. No, it was NOT comfortable, yes, the flight was long, and YES, it was loud!

BACKDATED - Camp McCrady

Here are some more pics from Camp McCrady.

Here's me waiting on the firing range to shoot.

Here's a few shots of all of us waiting around to shoot (very boring).

This is the range for the big guns, like the .50 cal automatic machine gun, the M240 SAW automatic machine gun, etc. I shot at the tanks out there with the .50 cal, that was pretty sweet.

Here's me getting into the prone position with the M240 SAW. Note that glorious pine needle only found in the south, lol.

I'll keep them coming!

ps - I have finally gone through and weeded out al the not-so-good shot from Kenya. All that's left is to resize for the web. Standby!

EXW Pinning Ceremony

Here's some shots of me getting pined by a 1 star admiral. This is for me qualifying for the Expeditionary Warfare qual (EXW), which means that I have the knowledge & know-how to setup an expeditionary camp from start to finish, from picking location, to processing sewage & making potable water, to security & cover & concealment. There is much more involved, however I won't get into the nitty-gritty.

ps - Note the sweat?

BACKDATED - Camp McCrady

Here are some more pics from Camp McCrady at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. Here's a shot of me in my "full battle-rattle" which is a nickname the Army uses for all of your gear (IBA, elbow/knee pads, Kevlar helmet, Camelbak, etc.)

Another Action shot of me slowly getting geared up.

These I took towards the end of the first week, before I realized what wearing this gear was going to do to me.

That's all for now, hope you like them.