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It's been an interesting week for us. Most exciting so far is Melissa graduated pre-school. I wish that I could have been there to see her. I know that she has made so much progress. Not even a year ago she only knew a few phrases in english. Now she can carry on full conversations with people in english, more than that, you would be lucky to get in a word with her while talking to her. She loves to talk and is not afraid to talk to anybody. She is the most adorable little girl too, so anybody that does get a chance to talk to and meet her is an instant fan. She has also impressed her teachers at the pre-school she has been going to and they have told us that they wish they could have 20 of her in the class.

Noah is now just a few days shy of being 2 months old. He is growing so fast and Eva tells me about how I am missing out on all of the fun stuff. He is curious of everything going on around him and he has a great smile.

Noah is not the only one getting older either. Eva is having a birthday on the 19th this month. Apparently her husband is a master gift finder. Well, in all honesty we are all hoping that he does better next year. I wish her all the best this year on her birthday and that she enjoys it. She means everything to me and if there was a way to put that in a gift that's what I would get her. She is a great wife and a great mother also.

Our anniversary is also coming up at the end of this month. It sometimes seems like bad timing on my part to have gotten married so close to my wife's birthday. Too much for one man to remember in one month? Some may think so but I hope to do ok through the years. At least I have remembered this year.

As for me I have still been very busy in Baghdad. I am currently making trips too often into downtown Baghdad to help build and maintain a network that we are trying very hard to get the Iraqi Army to use in order to be more efficient out here. When that happens it will be much easier for us to leave this place in hands that are capable of handling their own issues. Work unfortunately is my life here, and I miss my family back in Germany, and my family back in the States too. I wish you all the best, and can't wait to see you all again.

More Changes

So it has once again been a while since I have updated my blog, and there are definitely some changes in my life. So Eva and I are waiting on Noah to join us in this world. He should be born sometime in the end of April. We are so excited. I’m sure that Melissa has no clue how much it is going to change her life to have a little brother. She says that she wants to help out with things, but we’ll see how well that works out. I just hope that she doesn’t get too disappointed with less attention.
So my Eva has been doing pretty good with this pregnancy. I am so thankful since I am not able to be around through it being stuck in Iraq, again. While in Iraq I couldn’t be more glad for the woman I have in my life. Eva is so supportive of me and is always there for me even when I know that she has more going on than I do. She is the greatest. I have no clue what I would do without her. I will finally be getting back to see her and Melissa and hopefully Noah also in April. I have never missed people so much in my life. It has been hard for me to be away from my two gorgeous ladies.

So I will soon be venturing into new teritory next month. I've never once had to change a diaper or had to feed a baby, or be woken up in the middle of the night by a crying baby either. So I hope that you could all wish me luck. I'm sure that my wife will show me all the ropes though and expect me to soon be a pro at it all. I promise I'll be doing my best.

So another round in Iraq for me that has been now just 2 and a half months, but should only max out at 12 months this time. It's already getting over 90 degrees out here and it's just the beginning of March. I don't look forward to all of this heat.