Guess who's here!

What an answer to prayers! Ricky is home and Lena hasn't made her arrival yet!

After traveling for almost 6 whole days, Ricky is home and very jet lagged. We had a sweet reunion in the Tampa International Airport that involved tears and quite the public display since Ricky was still in his uniform. In addition to the proud and supportive Americans we saw in the Tampa airport, Ricky had one man in particular who gave up his first class seat on the flight from Atlanta to Tampa so Ricky could ride in comfort and be sure that he got on the flight since he was on the standby list. Those proud and supportive Americans touch my heart. Thank you kind stranger, you got my husband to me hours earlier than expected, and when you only have 18 days together out of 15 months, you treasure the hours, the minutes, and the seconds.

Ricky took pictures of what his life in Iraq looks like so we'll be sure to share them soon. Keep checking back! Lena has received her eviction notice and should be here any day now and we couldn't be more excited. Praise God! We are so grateful to be together to share in the birth of our Lena.