Megan Keeney's wishes finally came true yesterday evening when her husband, Jonathan Keeney, returned home to West Virginia after being in Afghanistan for his second tour of duty. And what made their reunion even sweeter was the fact that he'd been there since Christmas Day of 2011, so he'd missed most of the duration of Megan's pregnancy.
And after getting a long awaited hug and kiss from his wife, the first thing Jason did was put his hand on her baby bump to connect with their unborn son.
It's always emotional when a soldier returns home, but what really makes their story even more amazing is that Jonathan arrived just in the nick of time -- because Megan is scheduled to give birth tonight.
Sadly, their baby boy has been diagnosed with a heart condition, which will require him to have emergency surgery immediately upon birth. And the situation must be incredibly serious, because Megan is going to be intubated for his delivery.
Hearing the news that there was some sort of complication with her unborn baby had to be so devastating for Megan -- but to have to deal with the diagnosis without Jonathan by her side to support her? I can't even imagine.
I had a fairly easy and routine pregnancy with my son, but I still leaned on my husband quite a bit for reassurance and comfort during those nine months. I definitely had my ups and downs while I was expecting, but having him there as a constant source of support seemed to put my mind at ease and helped me relax.
It must have been so difficult for Megan & Jonathan to be apart during such an important period in their lives -- and things were probably even unbearable at times after hearing about their baby's condition.
My thoughts and prayers are definitely with them today, and it's just such a blessing that Jonathan made it home in time to be at his wife's side tonight when their son is born. Hopefully they will draw comfort from being together, no matter what happens next.
You can watch Megan & Jonathan's reunion in the video clip below.
Would you be able to handle being apart from your husband during your pregnancy?
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My husband and I found out I was pregnant FOUR DAYS before he deployed. By a stroke of luck, he managed to schedule his R&R just in time, and was present for the birth of our daughter. His first words when he saw me at the airport were, "Lucy got big!" (Lucy being our daughter's name), and my mother congratulated him on being wise enough not to say, "Honey, YOU got big!" LOL
When our daughter was just nine days old, he had to return to finish his tour. Experiencing the first six months of parenthood practically as a single parent was difficult. It was actually more difficult when he returned in a lot of ways, because (as is the case with a lot of military families) I was so used to being the one who took care of everything (baby, bills, groceries, housework, etc) and had a bad habit of not letting him do anything.
My son's father was a truck driver and was only home two nights every two weeks. It was his third child and to him it wasn't a big deal. My family lived 9hrs away and I only had two close friends who were there for me. He was actually home when I went into labor but wasn't much help, he actually had the nerve to say to me (after 33hrs of labor and 2hrs of pushing) "honey I have to go outside and smoke I'm exhausted". I finally left him when my son was 2 and then three years later he died in a motorcycle wreak and I'm still doing it all on my own. I have a very "I am woman hear me roar" attitude. Hope all goes well for this family.
My husband was in the Navy up until a week before I gave birth ten weeks ago. They were planning on deployng him. Luckily I didn't have to suffer through him not being their. I don't think I would have been able to go it alone.
This story is heartbreaking. I hope there's a happy ending.
best of luck with your new son
I was lucky enough to have him here for both of my boys' births. However, he missed much of their first year.
Being a miltiary wife, yes. I have been apart from him while pregnant. Not all of them. But he did miss the birth of our first child.