He's Here!

It has been just over a week since Charlie was born and it has been a whirlwind of happiness, late nights and pretty much everything else you can think of! It's amazing how much your life can change in a moment.

Here he is!

Charles David

Oct 22, 2009
Born 1:38 PM
8 lbs 3 oz
18-3/4" long

Our handsome boy Charlie!

I just LOVE his hair!

Here's the story:
We checked into the hospital the evening of Oct 21st.

We were being induced so I was put on cervidil to start the labor. My doctor really did a great job. The labor started very slowly and progessed wonderfully. It went as smoothly as I imagine it could have. I'm not saying it was easy...oh no, but we got through it without any complications.

My expectations for labor were this: I will be in so much pain I'll think I'm going to die. Right when I think I can't take it anymore, the baby will be born. Yep, that's pretty much how it went! I got an epidural so most of the labor went by easily. It definitely helped with the contraction pains, but I was surprised at how much I felt once I was almost fully dilated and while pushing. But it was all worth it once Charlie was here.

First few moments together
Daddy & Charlie

Our hospital stay was wonderful. I loved the nurses and it was definitely nice having staff bring medicine, food, etc whenever I needed it.

Hanging out in the hospital

But by the end of our stay we were ready to be home!

Getting ready to leave

Heading out!
My mom was able to come out on the 20th and left on the 28th. It was a HUGE help having her here! She cooked, cleaned, stayed up during the night...I'm so glad she came out. Thanks mom! We miss you!

Isn't he beautiful?

I can't believe he's ours. I keep staring at him thinking, "was he really inside me?" It's just a miracle. I've been waiting for this time my whole life and am so happy it is finally here!

Ready or not...

The last week or so has been really fun. Tony and I have tried to do as many fun/relaxing things together in our last days of being childless. It makes me a little sad that this time of just him and I will soon be over, but I know it will get even better. He's wonderful and I love him and I'll stop now before people start rolling their eyes :)

My mom flies in TODAY!!! We are soooooo excited! I am so excited for her to see where we live, show her around and just to have her here. I've missed her so much.

We had our last appointment with the obgyn yesterday. I'm dilated to a 2...I was so proud when the doctor said that! Not that I've done anything, I was surprised I was dilated at all especially since last week I was at 0, but I felt a sense of accomplishment from that number 2. We had to celebrate with ice cream on the way home.

Keep us in your prayers
The next post will be about our new little boy!

I've been a slacker in posting. I keep forgetting to bring my camera places and so I never blog about what we've done. Don't worry, we are alive, well and happy :)

Tony and I were comparing what we pictured Charlie looking like and wrote down a few predictions...we'll see who comes closest.

Megan's Guesses
Weight: 7lbs 4oz
Length: 20 1/4 inches
Some dark hair

Tony's Guesses
Weight: 7lb 8 oz
Length: 21 inches
No hair

I guess we're pretty much the same in what we think, except when it comes to hair.

This weekend I had my nose stuck in this book

I have to say I really liked it. However I did have one small breakdown after reading it--so many things I hadn't even thought of...difficulties that occur in feeding, sleeping, etc. I was so overwhelmed! I do that a lot: I dwell on something that doesn't exist (for me) and then I stress about it as if I'm living it. It really is exhausting at times. Am I just crazy or does anyone else do that too? Tony is wonderful at getting me to calm down and think things through, which I really need and appreciate. Anyways, if you've read this book and have tried out the suggestions listed, I'd be interested in hearing how it went.

On a lighter note, I saw these while I was window shopping.

Aren't they darling?

THIS month

On the way to work, Tony looked at me and said, "We are having a baby THIS month!" Oh my goodness. 21 days to be exact (since I'm being induced...unless Charlie decides to make his debut early which I highly doubt will happen). What do you do when you know you have 21 days before you have a baby?
I'm waiting for the "nesting" urge to kick in when I'll want to organize/clean everything...it hasn't come yet and I really wish it would-- I might get more done.
I'm so excited and I'm so scared. I think I'm "so" everything...so nervous, anxious, worried, happy, curious, hopeful, etc.
I wish we could just wait out these last 21 days while on vacation or something :)

Sick

Tony is home sick today. He hasn't been feeling great the last couple of days and it seems to have hit hard this morning. Poor guy! I went to the store this morning and stocked up on orange juice, cough drops, popsicles, hand sanitizer, etc. It looks like everyone else in town is sick too because practically all of the sanitizer and cough drops were bought out.

So today I'm home taking care of him and I like that. I've been wiping everything down with cold & flu killing wipes, trying to clean everything. I get stressed out when I'm sick and things aren't clean and organized. If you're going to feel gross you at least want your surroundings to feel nice!

Ok and there is a massive, massive, MASSIVE insect on our screen door...I wish Tony was awake to kill it...

Latest Happenings

What we've been up to...

BYU Football

Visited a Civil War battlefield near our home

It looks like this now...

Washing/Organizing baby clothes

Drive-in theater

Where we saw this...

Re-reading...


Getting ready for....
so excited!!!

Yep, that's about it!

Starting Out Slowly

Are there things you know you should do but don't? My "thing" has been food storage. I do the grocery shopping and budget/plan my trips down to the penny. Seeing how low I can get the cost is kind of like a game for me. I think this is why I haven't started my food storage-- I don't want to spend money on extra items.
I swear the last few weeks everything has been screaming at me to start our 3 month supply...lets hope this isn't a sign from heaven saying something is going to happen down the road.

I read this awesome article in this month's ensign Two Cans of Corn: Home Storage for Newlyweds It tells the story of a young couple who started buying just a couple extra items each grocery trip. After a while, their two cans of corn turned into a supply that saved them financially when different emergencies came up.

This is the beginning of our food storage :)
(I went shopping today)

Pathetic I know, but you have to start somewhere! On top of these items, I bought a 720 count box of wipes at Sam's Club. I almost choked when I saw the cost of diapers so I'm glad we're stocking up on some essentials now.
Want to know the weird thing? I spent less this trip than I did two weeks ago--even with the extra items!