Lieutenant Hite, You Will Be Missed

At 2000 EST (8:00PM) on March 17th, 2009, Lieutenant L. Hite of the NAS Pax River Police Department lost his life to a Pulmonary Embolism.

Lt. Hite was not very old in age; he was a husband, father, grandfather, boss, co-worker, mentor, friend and buddy. My husband was very fond of him as the Lt was not only his mentor but a friend as well. Military and DOD personnel from all over the world are responding to the loss of their dear friend.

My heart goes out to everyone touched by this, but especially to his wife. It was Mrs. Hite that discovered his body. I could not imagine coming home to discover my husband in that condition. I cannot fathom such a thing, but I know that she was not alone. Nobody is strong enough to face such a thing on their own. God was with her last night, He is with her now and Lt. Hite is now our angel. I know he'll look over all his buddies and family and keep them safe.


Please keep the Hite family and the 611 crew in your prayers (611 is the police station's building number. The officers refer to it as "6-11" instead of a "department" or "station"). The "fallen officer" black stripe has been respectfully placed on all officers and MAs badges as well as across the badge decals on the police cruisers. A banner has also been hung at 611.

"In Valor There is Hope" - Quote from the NLEO Memorial

Sleeping Woes

Yes, it is almost 0600 and I am still awake for a number of reasons.

Ry is on graveyard this month, and I always hate it. Not only do I have to sleep alone - which usually doesn't go great because, well, he's not here - and when he gets home he has to sleep while the baby and I quietly play downstairs. The second problem is that Sam's sleeping schedule is all sorts of messed up. It just started a few days ago; her usual bedtime is between 2100 and 2200. It has been slowly creeping up and last night/this morning she did not go to sleep until 0300. I tried everything. Not only is she not going to bed at a decent time, she is also sleeping like a newborn. She used to take about thirty to one hour naps every two or three hours. Now she is sleeping two, three sometimes four hours at a time. I know what you're thinking: just wake her up. That would work if she actually agreed with that, but you wake her up before SHE wants to and we get crabby, stubborn Sam.

I just don't know what to do. We try baths, feeding her really well, and everything you can think of. She's cutting her first tooth but it doesn't hurt her, as she is extremely bubbly while awake. Is excess sleeping attributed to that? Perhaps her Prevacid (Reflux Med)?

I think it's time to go google, since I can't sleep anyway.

***Update***

I read up on it and neither of the above mentioned have anything to do with her sleep patterns. I need some good advice on this one.

So Much to Do, So Little Motivation

There are so many things I need to blog about. Events that I need to write down, mostly for my own recollection, so they will never be forgotten. My pregnancy - what I can remember - S's birth, the past 5 months, etc.


So much to do.