deployment

CarWalsh17

My DH left a few days ago for deployment.  I cried like a baby for a few hours here and there the day he left, but surprisingly I pulled myself together much better and sooner than I thought.  His chief and some other superiors are working on getting him home for the delivery, so please send thoughts and prayer that he'll make it back in time, and that the rest of the countries in the world keep their sh** together!

On a side note, I just got my car's oil change, and the date they put on the sticker was for 8/17.  I got so happy because that is well after our lady's EDD, and I should be holding her by then!  Hooray!

mollyxcate

My DH deployed nearly 3 weeks ago now and I still cry every night! Fingers crossed for you that he makes it home in time for the delivery! I know my husband doesn't have a chance of making it home in time but it does help to tell yourself that if he can't be there then at least YOU get to be the one to hand him his baby for the first time, not some doctor or nurse, and that is pretty damn special.

CarWalsh17

mollyxcate:

My DH deployed nearly 3 weeks ago now and I still cry every night! Fingers crossed for you that he makes it home in time for the delivery! I know my husband doesn't have a chance of making it home in time but it does help to tell yourself that if he can't be there then at least YOU get to be the one to hand him his baby for the first time, not some doctor or nurse, and that is pretty damn special.

You are so right about that!!  I have about a dozen birth plans in place: one for him being there, one for him not, one for certain family to be there if he's not there, one for doing it alone, etc.  I have come to terms with the fact that he might not be there, but what you had just said makes me feel even better.  That homecoming will be friggin' awesome.

If you want to vent or complain about military life, feel free to message me!

mollyxcate

CarWalsh17:

mollyxcate:

My DH deployed nearly 3 weeks ago now and I still cry every night! Fingers crossed for you that he makes it home in time for the delivery! I know my husband doesn't have a chance of making it home in time but it does help to tell yourself that if he can't be there then at least YOU get to be the one to hand him his baby for the first time, not some doctor or nurse, and that is pretty damn special.

You are so right about that!!  I have about a dozen birth plans in place: one for him being there, one for him not, one for certain family to be there if he's not there, one for doing it alone, etc.  I have come to terms with the fact that he might not be there, but what you had just said makes me feel even better.  That homecoming will be friggin' awesome.

If you want to vent or complain about military life, feel free to message me!

 Same to you! Always!

You're ahead of me. My only 'plan' for birth is "I really hope my sister makes it in time" or "I really hope he can magically conjure up an internet signal so skype actually works" (ya... it doesn't really work while hes been gone) and if not I want to be by myself because it's such a special thing I feel like if he doesn't get to experience it it's not fair for a bunch of other people to... not even my mom or his. 

vanitylalala

How far along are you? If you husband is deployed on a ship, he probably won't be able to come home unless you've had complications throughout your pregnancy. If he is boots on ground, he can schedule his R&R around the time of the delivery.

CarWalsh17

My DH is on a sub.  His command has something worked out for when they reach a port.  The plan is to send him back for a special schooling around the time of my due date.  But as everything with the military, you never know.  Their missions could change, or something crazy can happen in the world preventing him from coming home.  You never know.  At least they are trying to get him home in time.