Kalei was born on Thursday, July 10 at 10:05 am. But the events leading up to this special moment were exciting for her mom and dad. Kalei's dad had left for Tucson on Sunday for a conference. He was supposed to be there all week and then come home on Friday with plenty of time before her arrival. After all, Kalei was not expected to arrive until July 15.
On Monday however, her dad's phone died while in Tucson. Dead. And no, he did not forget the phone charger, the phone was dead. Good thing he left Kalei's mom with plenty of contact numbers so she could get a hold of dad while he was in Tucson.
So it is no surprise how anxious he became when his hotel room phone rang. There were only be two reasons for that phone call. Either it was his friend Bryan or it was the PHONE CALL. It did turn out to be the phone call and mommy told dad that he needed to leave and come to the hospital. Dad did arrive for Kalei's birth, arriving at the hospital at 12:15 am.
All the way home Kalei's dad flashed between stages, first excitement, then nervous, then happy and anxious and then back all over the stages again. He had no phone for the long 2 hour drive home. He only had his Flip camera.
The following are 1st hand video accounts of Kalei's dad and his drive to the hospital from Tucson.
