OCS Saturday of Week 3

Some of the LO's got to email and call home today.  They informed their families that the majority of the day was spent getting fitted for Khaki's, Whites, and Blues.  They also said that they will be allowed to make calls tomorrow, as well as Monday because it is President's Day.  I received 2 letters from Samuel today!

OCS Week 3

The majority of this week was spent preparing for RLP, which was moved up one week because of the transition to the new building for OCS.  I didn't receive any letters on Monday or Tuesday, but on Wednesday and Thursday I received 5 letters total.  Valentine's Day was Thursday, which happened to be the day of RLP.  The letters talked about how excited he was to learn that he'd be a daddy, and what he's spent his days doing.  Mostly drill practice, preparation for RLP, studying the gouge, sleeping on top of his made bed, going to the NEX.  He also said that the class divided the RLP preps up so that each person had a specific task, like folding, stamping, shining, etc.  Each person was able to specialize in one thing, and benefit the entire company.  He said that no matter what you do, all OCS Candidates should buy size MEDIUM shirts because they fold perfect with the 6x6 required fold. 

He also surprised me with chocolate covered strawberries yesterday from Shari's Berries. :o) Apparently, he ordered them before he checked into OCS. My Sweetheart <3 I love that boy SO freaking much! In a letter I received yesterday, he mentioned that he wanted me to give my mom and Sophy (our beautiful Weimador) a strawberry. :) He almost blew the surprise! But his letters were mailed in PERFECT timing!

Apparently his Company (A) had 3 that failed RLP on Thursday, ruining their chance at being an Honor Class (winning all events against Company B).  The entire class will work with those 3 so that they get another chance at passing tomorrow (Saturday). 

I had my first Dr. appointment on Wednesday!  The Baby is 7 weeks as of today, due October 4th! :o)

OCS Day 13-15 Friday-Saturday of Week 2, Sunday Week 3

Not much going on that I'm informed about.  They moved RLP up one week, so it's Valentine's Day (Thursday).  I received a couple of letters in one envelope from Samuel on Friday, and then another envelope with letters on Saturday.  These letters are so amazing!  He keeps telling me in every letter how much he loves the poem I wrote and put in his wallet before he left.  He says it pushes him through each day and has given him a different outlook on the entire thing.

Here are the highlights from Friday:
Training Highlights

OCS Class 09-13 (By Class Officers LT McQuiddy and LT Thorn)

Class 09-13 completed their 2nd week of training at OCS. This was the first week that the class wore the Navy Working Uniform (NWU). This past week the class participated in daily PT, a swim qualification test, attended medical appointments for their commissioning physicals, learned about wearing various uniforms, began preparation for their first inspection, and participated in rifle drill. The class has now learned all the required rifle movements and is in the process of perfecting them. You will be able to see the finished product during the Pass in Review on the Thursday of graduation week. The class will begin their academic classes next week with Sea Power, also known as Naval History and will be busy preparing for class, drill and future inspections over the weekend.

On Saturday at about 12pm, I received a call from Samuel.  He said that the DI found out via facebook that I was pregnant, and wanted him to call me.  He had FIVE minutes to talk!  So much time!  It was so good to hear his voice.  He said that he'd lost the stamps in the move.  He said "you're writing twice a day, right? please write more!" These letters really are their life, guys.  His letters mean the world to me, and I have my family, friends, internet, phone, puppies, everything but him! He has nothing but letters.  He said it's getting much easier and that the Officer Candidate are way more relaxed now that they have classed up from Indoc to Officer Candidates.

I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT'S ALREADY WEEK 3!! It takes about 3 days for the letters to reach him, in addition to one day for sitting in the mail box, post box, post office, etc.

There is a giant winter storm up there called Nemo, I think, and it's shut down power several times.  He also said that the heater in his dorm room is broken, so him and his dorm mate have to sleep in their sweats and all, and then when their rudely awoken in the morning, they have to take it all off as quick as they can, post up in their underwear, and then put it all back on within 10 seconds.  He also said that the way they require the beds to be made, it takes two people and about 10 minutes; so they just all sleep on top of their made beds.  How terrible! No heater, no blankets! He said they should be moving into a new dorm after RLP, which is why they've bumped RLP up one week, because of the old building, the storm, and how cold it is.  So they need to get them all to the new dorm.

He said "RLP is on Valentine's Day, nice timing, huh?" But, after RLP, at about noon, they will get to send out an email stating that they made it through RLP, and got email privileges!  I hope the class does well!! Email privileges would be so great!!

He said that the only way they get to study, is my standing at attention with their feet at a 45 degree angle, left hand out holding the gouge packet, right hand with thumb in trousers and pinky bent back.  That's what they have to do four about 10 hours each day.  He said his legs hurt so bad and he's so tired and just wants to crawl into his bed and sleep forever.  He also said he wants to leave and get on a plane and fly straight into my arms, "I'd be there by six, easy." :(

Sundays are the only days they can study sitting down, because they're allowed to attend church, and they just bring their gouge books to church and study.  He said he wished he had had more time to study the gouge before he went up there.

That's all for now. Maybe I'll get another letter tomorrow (Monday)!

OCS Day 12 - Thursday of Week 2

I didn't post yesterday out of tears of joy and excitement.  Sam called me around 630 RI time to tell me that he received my "I'm pregnant" letter and is "amazed" and "so happy"!!!! He sounded all choked up like he was going to cry.  I asked him if he'd lost his voice and he said "No! I'm just amazed!! I got your letter! You're pregnant letter!!!! Congratulations!!"  He also asked me to send him more stamps.  The service was bad and the call dropped but he called back to talk a little bit more (20 seconds of 'are you there?') and then it dropped again and I haven't heard from him since.

He called me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He got special privileges to call.  The phone number was from Maine, so he probably borrowed an upper class man's cell phone really quick.  :o) YAYY!!!!

He also said "I've been getting all of your letters, please keep writing me.  I've been writing you every day, I don't know if you've gotten them yet.  But I'm writing you too, Baby."

I love him so much. :)

OCS Day 11 - Wednesday of Week 2

No updates today!  That's a good thing, though.  Apparently Company B hasn't been given their mail, but A (Sam's company) has.  No pictures from Facebook.  I know they are finishing up their swimming, taking their naval history class, and taking drill lessons (rifle handling).  No big news other than that.  They might not have gotten to their drill lessons, yet.  But they are for sure PTing, swimming, and studying naval history.  One of the LOs said in his email that he was allowed to start writing letters this past Saturday, so maybe Sam has put a letter in the mail!  Time will tell.

OCS Day 10 - Tuesday of Week 2

Tuesday of week 2.  Not sure what Samuel did today.  Most likely academics.  The rest of the companies did their swimming and Sam was not in any of those pictures, but LOs from company A were in them.  Not sure why Sam got to go yesterday with only a few candidates, but the group today was SO BIG!   So, I really have no clue what his group got to do today, maybe relax? Go to the NEX? No word from him, or anybody on the Facebook page.  BUT, I am 4 weeks pregnant today and my first doctor appointment is next Wednesday! Yay!!  He most likely hasn't received his "I'm pregnant" letter yet, maybe tomorrow!  Maybe he can show his DI and they'll let him call home for a minute?! hehe :)

This is 4 weeks pregnant. :) How crazy! A wittle Dinosaur! :-P

OCS Day 9 - Email

I received my first email from Samuel today at 1400.  I don't know how often they are allowed to check their email, but hopefully I hear back from him soon!  It was SO good to hear from him!!!

Did you not receive the last messages I sent you? I just wrote two long messages to you, but I'm pretty sure they didn't send. This military mail server is shabby :( I love you, Baby.