New Photo

A US Marine directs a CH-53 helicopter as it delivers supplies for their convoy in Koshtay in Afghanistan's Helmand Province on July 11. Efforts by the US military to stabilise the Afghan government and defeat the Taliban rely heavily on controlling the lawless province, where much of the opium that funds the insurgency is grown and through which Taliban fighters travel to safe havens in Pakistan. US President Barack Obama said US and NATO-led troops had pushed back the Taliban in Afghanistan but he warned that there was still a long, hard campaign ahead.

Sunday

Update

I've been able to have a couple of good phone calls from Wil and lots of e-mails in the last few days. We've made some progress on the issue of baby names and we have a new favorite for if the baby is a boy. We're not keeping the names a secret but we are going to hold off on telling people until we've made a final decision.

I'm starting to realize how little time we have left of this deployment - especially when I look at the few boxes that are still scattered around the house. I'm torn between just plowing through and getting it all done now before I get too pregnant and waiting until my folks are here and they can watch Abigail while I get it done.