7.28.09

Well, still no baby yet. I'm not worried, he'll come eventually, but I really want him to come soon. So does Kim. She wants it to be natural, the whole she's doing something and then oh god, time to go to the hospital thing.

I'm cool with waiting for that too. It's just that right now there will be at least two days in the beginning of August where I won't be there all day, one day to shoot and one day to fly, both to maintain currencies (I'm not a guy that enjoys shooting very much so it wouldn't count as a hobby) for work and all so I can go to ALS.

For those not in the know, ALS stands for Airman Leadership School and there are a couple of ways you get put in it. You can either make Staff Sergeant and need the class (you have to graduate before you can sew on your rank) OR you have to be in the AF for more than four years and be a Senior Airman. That's the route I took.

Honestly it's best to knock this out now anyway, even with a baby hot from the oven. Later on family will be coming down, then more family, then I'll deploy, and then I'll be trying to cross train into a different job so when else does it look like I can dedicate weeks to studying?

Anyhoo, the baby can come whenever he wants, I'm not worried. I don't have to take all of the days the AF will give me off work at once, so it'll work out.

Annie is a recent convert to the world of George of the Jungle from 1967. Hilarious show. I used to watch it as a kid and now I still enjoy watching it.

Anyway, here we sit with fingers crossed. I hope the baby comes soon.

-Russ