Hubby Monday

So here we are writing another Hubby Monday. Its been quite some time since I  have written one of these. Well, where do I begin... For starters Bentley is 13 months, and is absolutely the most amazing child a father could ask for. We are now in the stage of his life when he wants to get his way, and he is almost at the point of walking. He needs to be walking since we are expecting our second baby!


We found out for sure a day after my birthday that we will be having our next son. Megan has been pregnant forever it feels like.  But let me say that she is by far the most beautiful pregnant mother, and has taken every bit of being pregnant absolutely wonderfully. She looks so great, and has been doing great in the pregnancy. I truly could not have asked for such an amazing woman to spend my life with, and raise my children.


After months of preparations I finally took my oath and swore into the South Carolina Army National Guard. I will leave for BCT and AIT at the end of Feb. next year. I will be gone for a total of 14 weeks with out seeing my family. It will be the hardest thing I will ever do. Leaving Megan and Bentley is hard enough just to go to work ever third day, but to leave her, Bentley, and .... Ha y'all thought I was going to say it. Until I leave for all that, I am going to spend one weekend a month in Anderson drilling with Bravo Company. My first drill was this weekend, and was it a new experience.


Formation is at 0730 Saturday and Sunday. Well Saturday I started my day off running 5 minutes late. Not a good start as it was. We went through formations, and drill and ceremony and the ever wonderful PT. Every one has to take a PT test which consist of push-ups, sit-ups, and a mile run. You have to do a particular number or repetitions to score high enough, and run the mile in a certain time. While practicing at home under the watchful eye of SGT. Megan, I was slightly weary about my push-ups and sit-ups. They actually turned out just fine, in fact more than fine. It was my mile run I honestly figured would not be that bad. Man, was I completely wrong. I'm about embarrassed to even tell this story, but a very valuable lesson was learned. Since I was running late I didn't have any breakfast that morning, nor had I been drinking enough water. I didn't have a water bottle or camel back. We started our run and I was off to a good start, my first quarter mile, 1:50, with that pace I would have been fine. I made my second lap and still thought I was good. I made my second turn, and that's when it hit me. The dehydration, fatigue, and lack of nutrients got a hold of me at one time and that's when I went down. I passed out, was taken inside to rehydrate where I sat for close to half an hour. After finishing shaking, I went to shower and fall back in to formation.


I realized at that point that I was not in the shape I used to be. I mean I knew I was badly out of shape, but that bad? It was quite embarrassing to say the least. We continued on the rest of the day with just paperwork and formalities that needed to be done. The next day wasn't as bad. I was able to rehydrate Saturday night, and when PT came on Sunday I was going to be ready. We ran what they call 30/60. 30 seconds of sprinting, and then 60 seconds of walking. We did this for almost an hour. As tired as I was, I made it throughout the whole alive. After that came more push ups and sit ups. We continued on the rest of the day finishing up what we hadn't gotten to Sat. and were out of there by about 1.


Overall it was a pretty interesting, and awesome experience. I learned more in two short days of drill than I figured i would have ever been able to. Joining the guard was a decision that did not come lightly. There are many serious commitments, even possibly deploying. The benefits of being in the Armed forces are tremendous though. The ultimate goal is to use the Guard to help me with my Med school. They have a program, and even if I was to leave to another school, they would pay for me to go through the program. There are really endless benefits.


Thanks for taking the time to read this Hubby Monday, and stay tuned for the future post from my adorably wonderful wife. Hope you all have a good night.






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