Thanks to everyone for your advice. We had a really great day yesterday and he's doing great during the night. Tuesday night I slept for 9 hours straight!! I got some bottles together and Andy took full duty all night. It was the greatest birthday gift ever! Right now I'm home alone. Andy is on vacation and he took Charlie up to work to meet everyone. As soon as I finish this I'm going to take a long shower!!
Charlie is such a precious little blessing. I think I must sit and stare at him for several hours a day. I just wonder what he'll grow up to be like and how he'll impact the world around him. I'm so in love with him!
I think about where we were a year ago and how different our lives are now, and I can't thank God enough for the ways he's blessed us. This past Sunday was Baby Day at our church. It was a time to dedicate our babies to the Lord and commit to encourgaing their Christian faith. It was such a special day. I couldn't help but think back to the same event last year. We arrived at church that morning not realizing that it was Baby Day. Honestly, if we had we wouldn't have gone. It had only been a month since our second miscarriage. As the service began I thought I'd be ok, but halfway through the slide show of all the new babies and happy families I left in tears. It was such a difficult time. We questioned what was in store for us and whether any amount of planning and trying would ever make a difference. The next few months brought welcome distractions with Andy's graduation and a really great cruise vacation. Well, it seemed we had a little stowe-away on that cruise and didn't even know it! We found out that we were pregnant the day after we got back! Now we have a perfect little baby boy! I never would have imagined that my life would ever be this good--an amazing husband, wonderful family and friends, a great church, and our precious little Charlie. I can't imagine being any happier, but every day I wake up and I'm more blessed than the day before.
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Thanks for me cry like a baby at work. Appreciate that.
What a sweet post, Amy. I have shared many of those same feelings with you.
I am so happy for you, and I love picturing you holding, rocking, bouncing, and singing to your sweet boy.
They truly are blessings!
I am so glad God blessed you with a precious baby!
I think now you understand why moms are so overprotective of their children, no matter how old they are. It is hard to know until you have a child of your own. Our hearts broke along with yours during those difficult times in your lives, but as you said, Charlie is such a blessing. There is no other kind of love like there is for your child and I was so blessed to have five to love and now three precious grandchildren. Life is a blessing each day with love in your heart.
Amy, that's just beautiful! Thanks for sharing that with us. God knows exactly what we need and when we need it. You're a blessing and inspiration in my life!
Amy, thanks for sharing the feelings of a new mom with us. I'm right there with ya kid! I never imagined being a mom would be this hard and tiring, but I also never imagined how much fun I could have staring at a two month old all day! :) Being a mom, and being in love with your own child, are the best feelings in the world! I can't wait to meet little Charlie this summer!
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