Aiden Eugene Whitsitt turns 1!!!!!

One year ago, December 16, 2005 at about 10:15pm, my dad got a phone call. It was from Ben, who was in Ft. Sill Oklahoma after just returning from his duty in Iraq. Falon was in labor!! Our family started being nuts (hard to believe, I know) and just at that moment, Landon and Jerilyn along with their kids arrived for Whitsitt family Christmas. Confusion!!! We were all supposed to be traveling the following day to a ceremony for Ben and the other troops that had returned, then he would get to come home with us to celebrate the holidays. Instead, one of the officers on the base drove him 1/2 way to Wichita, where one of Falons uncles then picked him up and drove him the rest of the way to Hutchinson. Before all at the Whitsitt house retired for the night, we took bets on when he would be born, would Ben make it, and how big he would be. Then we settled down for the night, as much as we could! I remember saying to Josh like, 4 million times, "I cant believe Ben is going to be a DAD!!!!" Hard to believe. I think the phone rang once an hour all through the night. Ben kept calling dad making sure he was going the right way, and I think, because he was so nervous! Well, Ben made it to the hospital about 45 minutes before little Aiden Eugene was born. So great. We all headed down that weekend to see our newest addition, and Ben whom we hadn't seen for a year. Now, here it is one year later, and look at them! What a year they've had. Ben and Bird got married, moved homes, Ben is about to take on a new job, and Falon is working hard on her degree. I am so proud of this little family and all they have done. I know it cannot have been easy for Bird to be pregnant with Ben on the other side of the world, we all know Bens duty in Iraq was not easy, and then them all adjusting to being together again, WITH A BABY!!! was a transition in itself. But they have held it together and are great parents. Happy Birthday Sweet Baby Aiden!!!!!