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Awesome Staff at Mt Carmel

Carol is our nurse, and she has had 30 years experience at being a nurse. And she's great. She has made this experience as smooth as possible. Mt Carmel has done a tremendous job taking care of...

Keeping a Close Eye

Mom Feldner staying close by Katie's side. But, Katie hasn't had much sleep lately, so think we'll head downstairs for a...

Epidural

Showing her brave face. With Natalie and Ellie both, she has shown tremendous...

Healthy, and Ready

Healthy, and ready for Ellie to come. Glad to have my mother-in-law, Cindi, here. No matter what I do, there's no replacing a...

No Fun

This is probably not Katie's most glorious moment, but given the amount of contractions and how much pain she's in, she was a real...

Sent Back Home

Apparently they didn't see a need for us to stay at the hospital. So they sent us home. But Katie only got worse, so two hours later we went back. However, this time I noticed this fake stained glass picture of Jesus, and thought to myself, "is he making pistol...

Today is the Day

Early this morning, around 5:45am, Katie woke me up, and said that she thinks she is ready to go to the hospital. So we called our awesome friend, Stacy Driftmyer, and took Natalie over to their house. Now we're on our way to the...

Deploying to Afghanistan

A little over 6 months ago, I received a phone call from my commander at the 211th Maintenance Unit. He told me that I had orders to show up at the 1191st Engineer Company in Portsmouth, Oh...that weekend. He also told me that there were rumors of this unit deploying...

A Trip to Disney – 2014

Hard to imagine, the closing of another incredible trip to the magical world of Disney. We spent time with great friends, while I enjoyed time with my wife and daughter. We maximized our days traveling back and forth between all 4 parks (Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Epcot), while scattering in some pool and hangout time back at the resort.

First Triathlon – Check!

This past Sunday, July 28th, me(right) and a friend finished our first triathlon. After training almost two months, the day had come and the feeling of excitement and anxiety could finally been released. There was no doubt, after running several half marathons and...