Typical day...

...in my life as "MOM."

Around 5:30 or 6:00 AM my little alarm clock awakens me for our first of several feedings for the day. (I love waking up to Jeff on my right and Charlie on my left...in his bassinet...soon I will put him in his own room, what a sad day this will be! I feel like that is his first step to "growing up") Then if I'm lucky he goes back to sleep until around 8:30! Next is my favorite part of the day....Charlie wakes up and is ALL SMILES!!! I LOVE IT!!! We talk for about thirty minutes and he just smiles and smiles...I've yet to see him wake up in a bad mood. The rest of the day is filled with naps, bottles, swinging, smiles, diaper changes, etc. Then at 9:30 it is his favorite part of the day...bath-time!!! He is so funny how he splashes and flairs his arms all around, he loves it! He eats one more time and then snuggles into bed. I lay down and can't wait to do it all again the next day! Best "job" in the whole world! I am so glad that I am able to stay home with my baby! I have a tremendous amount of respect for moms that work, but I wouldn't trade the time and precious memories I experience everyday for all the money in the world!!!

I recently left him for the first time for about 10 hours, and there is no doubt that I won't be able to do that very often! I can't imagine his first day of Kindergarten!!!! I know I'm already more attached to him than he probably ever will be to me :-)

No Words

There are truly no words to express how I feel about Charlie and his arrival....I think that is why it has taken me so long to post the "Life Now that Charlie is Here" blog.

Well on August 22nd at 1:19 pm, my life was forever changed. For the better, I might add. After a fairly quick (and not nearly as bad as I had let my imagination lead me to believe,) labor, I heard the sweetest cry. Before I could even wrap my mind around what had just happened I was holding MY SON! Those next moments feel like a dream....and I still have a hard time comprehending that he is really ours to keep!

Charlie does what most babies do...eat, sleep, need a diaper change, cry a little here and there, etc. But he already has the ability to GRIN....not just smile, but give you a full out grin. (Check this out for proof: http://www.youtube.com/user/fswalker417#play/uploads-all/0/iVvGqT3pHek ) This has been not only funny, but a blessing in disguise for me...you see, I am a worrier BIG TIME. I didn't sleep for about 36 hours after he was born because every possible thing that could go wrong ran through my mind so I felt the need to stare at him all night :-) Anyway, these little smiles really take the edge off and it kinda seems like God's way of telling me to "chill-out" he's a happy baby!

People ask me "what is one thing you didn't know, expect about having a baby?"

I think the main thing I have realized in the past two weeks, aside from being tremendously blessed, is that I couldn't have asked for a better husband! Jeff has been wonderful from day one, but seeing him with Charlie takes my love for him to a different level. He was there for every "push" sometimes working harder than me, I think :-) I wish I could have captured the look on his face when he saw Charlie for the first time! Priceless! Again, there are no words to describe the love I feel in our house right now, but I am so SMITTEN to be a part of our new little family!

Just a taste...

Charlie Allan Britton

8-22-09

8 lbs 1 oz 21 1/2 inches


FINALLY!!!!

Until further notice....

I will not blog again until I can include a picture of my son...

39 weeks tomorrow and I cannot think of anything to write. I'm tired and ready to get this show on the road!!!

:-) and for those of you who kept up with the "what size of fruit is he now" weeks/ months, I have one word for you...

WATERMELON!!!!!

Ugh...

Still pregnant...............



(my patience is wearing thin)

Pros and Cons

Week 37 = Full Term

Pros

* We are almost there!!!
* Showers, cute clothes, etc.
* He is fine to come at anytime!!! (Did you hear that Charlie??? ANYTIME)
* I am so excited I can hardly stand it!!!
* I can't wait to watch Jeff. He is going to be a GREAT dad!

Cons
* Feet in ribs...which may be causing internal bruising:-)
* Very little sleep...SO UNCOMFORTABLE

* Possibility of still having 3 weeks left...AH! (patience is a virtue, right?)
* Even my "maternity" (aka fat clothes) are getting snug...ugg!
* Labor is right around the corner. <-- pro & con

It feels like 37 weeks have taken an eternity, but what an answer to prayer that he has made it healthily to this point! I know I sound like a broken record but....I am so excited!!!!

35 down....

...5 (oh my can I make it?) more weeks to go!

We are SO SO excited!! I find myself just standing in Charlie's room looking in his bed or at his teeny tiny clothes and imagining what he will look and be like. The wait is almost over! One more month! 36 days...if you're counting :-)