Back to the Sandbox

Well, Papi is back in Iraq. He left on a friday, and it took nearly 5 days to return to FOB Iskan and the comfortable 145 degrees of heat. It was hard to leave little David and Mommy. I wish that there could be more time to spend together and enjoy the new addition to the family. It was great having all the visitors from our family (ESPECIALLY TUTU AND KEPA!!) while Ronnie was home. We appreciate everyone being able to make the trip to spend some time with Ronnie and David, and you are all welcome to come anytime.

Ronnie is slowly adjusting to the time zone and the extreme heat. We get to email every day, but the phones haven't had a good connection. Sara has been sending pictures whenever she can. She was able to take a picture in front of the Neptune statue along the Virginia Beach boardwalk..... is it Neptune or Poseidon?? I don't know if we ever figured that one out..

We're just counting the days until we can be together again.

Check out my slideshow!

We've been taking nice walks in the morning. David enjoys riding in his stroller, while Mommy and Papi get to talk and catch up on things. It was a little rainy today, and we hope to go to the boardwalk at the beach. Here is a slideshow that my Papi made to show me off.

Introducing David Ronaldo!

David Ronaldo Bustamante II

3 July 2008

0326 hrs

6lbs 13ozs

20.5 "

Well, Papi Ron made it home in time for little David to arrive. Ronnie is home for R&R from Iraq until 18 July. He got here on Sunday, and we went to the hospital so Sara could be induced. We checked in around 0730 and started the process around 1230. It wasn't until around 0200 that the Doctors decided it was time for lil David to come out and say hello! The delivery went quite well and amazingly, after 15 minutes of Mommy pushing, he jumped into our arms. He's been quiet since then, only putting up a little fuss when he's hungry or needs a diaper change. We are so excited to finally see him, and can't wait for him to meet you all!!

Check out more pics!! here