Brandon
Today I'm grateful for my baby boy. He was such a welcome surprise. I went to the doctor to start on the medication that helps me get pregnant and I was on it for a week but it wasn't making me feel very good. I'd never had that problem before so I took a pregnancy test just to rule it out and turns out I was already pregnant. I really wanted a boy to balance out our family and so that Curtis would have a brother and I was so thrilled when we found out Brandon was coming. It took Josh and I months to agree on a name but we finally did just weeks before our sweet and huge baby boy joined our family.
My pregnancy was challenging with him because I was on number four and that much more tired and worn out. My body started rebelling and the last few months I could hardly move at all. I was so uncomfortable and miserable and when he was a week overdue, I was going crazy. Thankfully I went into labor at about 1am and by the time we got to the hospital the contractions were so serious I couldn't even walk and he was out by 4am. It was pretty much a natural delivery and so fast and intense. I had a hard time breathing and a nurse had to get right in my face and tell me to calm down. I cannot describe the relief of having that baby out of me, all 11 pounds and 4 ounces of him. He looked like he was three months old when he was born! I fell in love with him instantly (which isn't a given with me; I need time to recover emotionally) but that sweet boy had me.
He has been so easy going and is incredibly calm. He hardly cried as a baby, except when seriously hungry. He slept a ton and was going through the night at just two months old. I didn't even try to nurse him so without all of that emotional baggage and stress, it was easy to just enjoy him and all his baby goodness. Our whole family adores him and loves to play with him. He is good-natured and loves to snuggle. He can give kisses now and we're starting to understand phrases that he says and my heart skips a beat every time he runs up to me with his arms outstretched. I just adore him and I am so grateful to have such a wonderfully calm, sweet, good kid to round out our family. His giggle is adorable and his goofy grin is the cutest. I can't say enough how much I just love this kid. I'm sure part of is because he's my last (and we all know that there is just something special about being the youngest) but I just get this feeling that he is going to be a great comfort to me in my old age. I can't wait to see what he becomes but he's already had a pretty awesome start to life and for that I'm so grateful.
My pregnancy was challenging with him because I was on number four and that much more tired and worn out. My body started rebelling and the last few months I could hardly move at all. I was so uncomfortable and miserable and when he was a week overdue, I was going crazy. Thankfully I went into labor at about 1am and by the time we got to the hospital the contractions were so serious I couldn't even walk and he was out by 4am. It was pretty much a natural delivery and so fast and intense. I had a hard time breathing and a nurse had to get right in my face and tell me to calm down. I cannot describe the relief of having that baby out of me, all 11 pounds and 4 ounces of him. He looked like he was three months old when he was born! I fell in love with him instantly (which isn't a given with me; I need time to recover emotionally) but that sweet boy had me.
He has been so easy going and is incredibly calm. He hardly cried as a baby, except when seriously hungry. He slept a ton and was going through the night at just two months old. I didn't even try to nurse him so without all of that emotional baggage and stress, it was easy to just enjoy him and all his baby goodness. Our whole family adores him and loves to play with him. He is good-natured and loves to snuggle. He can give kisses now and we're starting to understand phrases that he says and my heart skips a beat every time he runs up to me with his arms outstretched. I just adore him and I am so grateful to have such a wonderfully calm, sweet, good kid to round out our family. His giggle is adorable and his goofy grin is the cutest. I can't say enough how much I just love this kid. I'm sure part of is because he's my last (and we all know that there is just something special about being the youngest) but I just get this feeling that he is going to be a great comfort to me in my old age. I can't wait to see what he becomes but he's already had a pretty awesome start to life and for that I'm so grateful.
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