God's Gift to Us

CHARLES JOSEPH WOODBURY

Spetember 15, 2010

5:23 a.m.

7 Lbs 11 oz

Charles Joseph Woodbury.

We had decided that we didn't want to continue the Edgar Charles line.

Charlie came up with Charles Joseph =)

Charles, because of charlie, his dad, his dad and so on and

Joesph because of my dad.

And "CJ" to give him his own identity.

We thought it'd be perfect.

 First time for mommy to hold my precious little boy.

I was in complete awe of this little angel.

My heart fell in love all over again.

 FIRST FAMILY PHOTO!!!

Charlie is so excited to be a daddy.

CJ will grow up be a great man one day in his dad's shadow =)

 CJ had to take a short trip to the ICU for about 12 hours

shortly after being born.

He had some fluid in his lungs and they had to take a look at his heart to make sure it wasn't enlarged.

This wasn't a suprise to me since he was premature.

His heart looked fine, and the fluid went away.

He had jaundice and they were monitoring his white blood cell count.

Look at those cheeks!!! He is so adorable.

He seems to be a good mix of the two of us =)

Maternity

(This is the date of the 3rd trimester photo shoot. lol)

1ST TRIMESTER

The first trimester was by far, the hardest to get through for me. As a Juvenile Diabetic, my body had a really hard time adjusting to the new hormone levels associated with pregnancy. I would pass out in my sleep regularly once a week for the entire 1st trimester. And by "passing out", I mean I'd be waking up to my husband squeezing juice down my throat to revive me...At 12 weeks, I took a nap at my mom's house one day and never woke up on my own. Mom tried giving me juice but i was too passed out to drink it so she called the paramedics and they had to revived. That is never a fun experience! My body had started shutting down- I'd peed on myself, I couldn't remember how to talk, and I couldn't even feed myself when i first woke up! All i could remember when i woke up, was wanting to make sure this baby was OK! (He was thankfully, I went to the DR and had an ultrasound) =)

2ND TRIMESTER

The 2nd trimester went by a lot smoother! I felt the baby move @ about 17 wks, and later on we learned that "it" was a BOY!

We were so excited! It felt more "real" after learning the sex of the baby. We already knew what we were going to name a boy- Charles Joesph Woodbury, "CJ". We didn't have any ideas for a girl, so this worked out great! LOL

3RD TRIMESTER

The 3rd trimester was shortened for me! I had a lot of hip problems throughout the pregnancy. While they were taking their time separating, preparing for birth, my right hip kept feeling like it wasn't in socket right or something. But regardless, little CJ decided to come early @ 36 wks, 3 days =D He was a whopping 7lbs 11 oz, 20.5 inches long. He is only 13 days younger than Dana's baby, Cage. It was a lot of fun being pregnant at the same time as my best friend. I still can't believe it happened that way! haha. I really enjoyed being pregnant, struggles and all were SO worth it. =)