Another Update

I just talked to Josh on the phone. He's doing well. His last email to me said that he was sick, but he's feeling better now. I asked him what he needs in care packages, and he said nothing right now ... which means everyone please wait a little bit to send him care packages. He also asked that we don't send calling cards or candy right now. He has so many calling cards that he's giving them away to other soldiers, and he has gotten so much candy that there's not room for it in their little room. I'll let y'all know when he needs more stuff and what he needs. Wayne and Celeste, keep your cell phones by you for the next several days because he is going to try to call both of you. The area code will be 1-30something on his calling card. Basically, answer you phone no matter what the number is; otherwise, you'll miss a call. And you can expect him to call sometime between 1a.m. and 10a.m. Sorry, that's about as far down as I can narrow it because that's when he calls me. Overall, he's doing well. He's just tired and busy as I've said in every post previous to this. I don't know when I'll talk to him again, but I'll update y'all whenever I do. Have a good one.

Waiting for him,
Ariel
p.s. It's a boy.

Update

Hey, everyone. Josh emailed me this morning. He's doing well, but he's been extremely busy lately. Apparently, they've been trying to get some business going for the people over there, which has kept them running around like crazy. He said that he hasn't been feeling well lately, so please pray that he feels better. His stomach has been funky from what he says, which is no good when you're out on missions constantly. Also, he said that he's been having problems with the vehicle he's driving, and he said he wanted to take a hammer to it (I advised him against this lol). He hasn't had phone access for the past couple weeks, and their internet connection just came back after being out for a couple weeks (which is why he hasn't called and didn't email for a long time). He has very limited internet access, and I assume he won't be able to post on here himself for a while. I'll keep y'all updated as much as I can. Again, Josh won't find out the sex of the baby until I talk to him on the phone (which the soonest will be this weekend, if he can find time but don't count on it), which means y'all won't find out for a little while still. Be patient and don't bug me about it! lol :) Have a good afternoon, y'all!

Waiting for him,
Ariel

Short Update

Hey, everyone. I got a very short email from Josh this morning. He's doing well but has been extremely busy, as usual. He won't be able to call me until this weekend at the earlier apparently, which means y'all have to wait longer to find out the sex of the baby. Please, don't pester me about it. I'll tell you after I talk to Josh. It's only fair.

Waiting for him,
Ariel

Baby Anthony Ultrasound

A Lil Update...

Hey, everybody. I just got off the phone with Josh. He's doing well. They've been on a lot of missions lately (one of which was supposed to be a five hour mission but turned into a twenty four hour mission with no sleep). He has gotten several care packages in the mail, and he really appreciates them all. If you want to send him care packages, then some good ideas are calling cards, snack foods, and things like that. He also give candy out to the little kids there (mind you, he has a ton from when I sent him care packages earlier this month, so maybe wait a little bit on sending more). He has to re-take his PT test later this month because the running part wasn't marked out correctly, so still keep that in your prayers. He's also still working on switching from Reserves to Active duty while he's over there, but he's having trouble finding the right people to talk to. Please pray that he's able to get that process going soon so it can be all taken care of by the time he gets home. He still won't tell me exactly when his r&r is scheduled, and I know that I won't be able to get the dates out of him any time soon... which means don't expect me to pass that information along (can't share what I don't know). Overall, he is doing well and is tired. He said it's still over one hundred degrees there each day, but the rainy season is coming soon (which means slightly cooler temperatures and lots of mud to play in -- his words, not mine). Keep him in your prayers, and I'll keep you updated as I can.

Waiting for him,
Ariel

Well, He Called...

Okay, so in my last post I said I'd post again when he called. Haha, go figure he called just after midnight. We talked for about twenty minutes. He said he's doing really well, but the past week has been kind of slow. He's confident he'll pass his PT test on 20 November, but let's still send our prayers for strength and endurance so he'll pass it for sure. He didn't have too much to say about what's going on over there. I guess not much has changed. He just says it's muddy, and they do a lot of missions. He did say he received a package from his Aunt Rose, and he really appreciated it. There were several things in there that he needed. He couldn't think of any other things he needed to be sent to him, so I guess it's mainly a guessing game when we send things to him now. :) He did say that they hadn't been attacked, which is good. Other than that there wasn't really much else he could update us on... just that he's doing well and things are overall going smoothly.

Please keep him in your prayers. Pray for strength and health and endurance as he's on missions almost every day, as well as the ability to pass his PT test. (If you haven't guessed, it's really important that he passes this so he can rank up sooner.) I'm not sure when he'll get to call again, but I'll let everyone know when I do hear from him again.

Also, the baby is doing well. I've started feeling little kicks and jabs here and there, and the baby is moving frequently now. My next appointment is 25 November, and I schedule an ultrasound for after that. Yes, we are going to find out the sex of the baby, but nobody will know until I have the chance to talk to Josh. Once Josh knows I will post on here what we are having.

Waiting for him,
Ariel

Little Update....

Hey, y'all. I got a very short email from Josh today (about three lines long). He seems to be doing well as far as I can tell. He said that he didn't have to have the physical therapy on his knee like they thought he would (see my last post if you're confused on this one). His next PT test is on 20 November, and we're hoping and praying that he passes it! In his email he really didn't have much else to say. I have no idea when I'll hear from him again because he's generally very busy, and he doesn't have easy internet access. Just know he's doing well. I'll let y'all know when he contacts me again and will hopefully post a better update on things.

Waiting for him
Ariel