Back On Line

I am back in Kuwait, awaiting a C-130 ride to Baghdad.  The two weeks I had with my family was great, topping it off was the delivery of my son, Joshua, in the front seat of our Nissan Pathfinder, about 15 minutes out from the hospital on Fort Carson.  Just me, my wife, and Joshua, there on the side of the road.  Great story, but I never want to do that again.  As a former EMT, I knew what to do, but when it's your wife, and your son, there's a lot more nervousness.  Anyway, both were fine within minutes of the delivery, and the 911 operator who tried to help, was a bit too late with the advice, as baby was in Mom's arms by the time I could make the call.  I do want to thank the Colorado Springs Fire Department (first to arrive) Colorado Springs Police (next to arrive) and the Ambulance Service (last, but still no more than maybe 4 or 5 minutes time, total, from 911 call to arrival) for their help.  In the end, baby and Mom only needed some O2, a blanket, and a safer ride to the hospital than what I could provide after the birth, shaking as I was. 

So, for the next few months, I'll be back in good ol' Baghdad.  I haven't been watching the news or reading any papers, I sure hope that things have been going okay.  I guess I'll find out. 

Comments

[Consul-At-Arms]

Congratulations on the birth of your son!

I hope both you and your wife are doing well.

[KeesKennis]

Congratulations and welcome back.

[Consul-At-Arms]

I've linked to you here: http://consul-at-arms.blogspot.com/2006/08/re-back-on-line.html

[MissBirdlegs in AL]

Congrats on the new little life! ...and you got to be the hero, too. I'm really impressed, but I imagine you would have been just as happy not to provide the heroics.

Have missed your posts - take good care, now.

[A.M.]

SIR!

Congratulations and Best Wishes to you, your wife and your new son... what great news Sir.

Peace

SEMPER FI!

[GunnNutt]

Holy Cow!!!! What a wonderful "leave story" this is! Joshua couldn't have been born to a better Dad. Congratulations!

[Fox2!]

Congratulations on Joshua! Glad that all are safe and healthy.

[Publius]

Welcome Back, dude! Congratulations on the new addition. And a great story on top of everything else.

Publius

[John Davies]

Congratulations on your new son.

A friend of mine delivered his baby in downtown Pittsburgh a month ago and it made the local news. Must be a epidemic of babies with no patience going around.

[tblubrd]

You got guts, man!
Congratulations! This is some wonderful news about you - and mama and baby.
You seem like someone I know who will really enjoy the fatherhood thingy.
Again, congratulations and good luck.

[Ironside]

Let me see if I got this right- you come home on mid-tour leave from IRAQ and end up delivering your own child in your car? Holy crap. You should never have to buy your own beer again at any All-ranks ball or VFW for the rest of your life. Congratulations! Kids are our legacy.

[Linda Morgan]

Infreakingcredible! You guys are really laying in the stories for your grandkids, aren’t you? You'll have a hard time topping this one for excitement, I bet.

That little baby, he is absolutely beautiful. Another keeper, for sure. Some people just got the knack. Mega-congratulations!

[Agnieszka O.]

The great thing is - Joshua waited for you to be there for him. Congrats to you and your amazing wife!

[MKL]

Congrats Diggs, glad everyone is doing well!

[Diggs]

Thank you all for the well-wishes. Yes, for some reason my life is truly blessed. I don't question it, I just accept it. Joshua Zain (arabic for "good") is doing fine, Mom is doing fine, and the rest of the family is happy that all came out well. I did get to take two pictures of Mom and Joshua in the front seat before the ambulance came...umbilical cord and all. However, they also show a bit more than is allowed on a family site, so those will never get posted. We may use them years from now as a threat to get Joshua to clean his room, but we'll have to see if that's needed.

[RJ]

Congrats!
How long before you get him on skates?