Kiddo

Well the Lord has seen it fit to bless my bride and I with a little boy, Caleb Crosby Schreyer, who's due to greet the world on 26 June, 2010. Caleb I can't wait to hold you and watch you grow, for now I'll just keep loving on your mother.

Inherent to this venture of being a new father and a soldier headed overseas is a reality that I will be learning how to deal with in waves as the day draws closer. The deployment in terms of baby days is I'm leaving you and your mother three short months after I meet you, and will be missing you until you're nearly a year and a half old.













I leave you in the loving arms of your Mother and near your grandparents who I'm sure won't be able to get enough of you.

The Lord is gracious and kind in giving me the chance to be your Dad, and my hope is that our separation will progress quicker than it seems it will in advance.

It was quite an experience to stand beside Channing and help her up on the Ultrasound technician's table and in a moment, see the new life growing indside of her. On the right was my wife, partner and friend, with a microphone looking device touching her lower abdomen, and on the right was sonic imagery of my son, squirming around in the womb. It was one of those moments that take your breath away, like is this really happening?

Caleb continued to dance all around throughout the extent of the visit, I'll never forget how long it took the tec to get a good image of his tiny little feet in the same place, because he simply wouldn't hold still.

Psalm 139:13 reads "For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb."

This was never more real for me than on that day. What a miracle.