little man at home/ Newborn's conv. with God

I still have lots of pictures of my bundle of joy to upload , but a lot of them are on my phone. I will eventually plug my phone into my computer and get those pictures posted soon. :) Andrew Maddox has been home for 3 weeks as of yesterday and will be 4 weeks old on Monday. He is such a wonderful blessing, and I never imagined feeling so much love for a little person..I've heard a mother's love is hard to explain, and it really is...he is incredible to me and I'm always thinking about him. :) I love comforting him when he's upset and I love the way he curls up on my chest and lays his little hands on me....it makes me feel like I have the most important job in the world. A few people recently sent me this little email "Newborn's Conversation with God" :


A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"

God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."
The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."
God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you.
And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."
Again the small child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"
God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."
"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"
God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."
"Who will protect me?"
God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."
"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."
God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name.."
God said, “You will simply call her, Mom."

So powerful.....and goes to show how important a mother's natural instinct to love her baby truly is. Here are some pictures of my sweet pea.

Always looking around when he's awake

Close to Mommy in his Moby Wrap

He does "angry eyebrows" all the time :)

Curled up with Mommy

snuggling with Daddy

 

Meeting is cousins, Cole and Carson

sleeping like an angel

Andrew's many visitors

Andrew had a busy week at the hospital and after he got home. Here are some pictures of the many visitors that came to see him. :)

Daddy with Papa Bart and Nanny Karen

 

Aunt Jana

Grandma Nancy and Aunt Jana

Proud Daddy with Cousin Cole

Cousin Cole with Aunt Tamara

Some of my good friends from work (Evan, Susan, and Sandra)

Mommy with her sweetheart

Andrew's new buddy Jack and his mommy Pattilynn

Aunt Linda

Cousin Brandi

Another buddy..Isabel...and Andrew's best friend Sadie :)

 

Mommy's first Mother's Day

Leslie with Isabel and Andrew

We had a cookout a couple weeks after we brought him home and had Jake, Leslie, Laura, and Matt and Isabel over. It was a lot of fun and nice to have time with friends. We went to Jake and Leslie's this past weekend which was also a lot of fun. Mommy and Daddy time is much needed sometimes. :) We hope to have a date night with just mommy and daddy soon. Any volunteers as a babysitter would be great!

Wow a lot has happened!

So, it's so terrible that I haven't blogged in over a month! Well, our little man is here and is perfect. Other than the keeping us up all night and eating all the time...haha..just kidding.:) He is a sweetheart. I had another baby shower at work and will post a few pics from that. A week before we were due, I was making a lot of progress so we decided to induce on his due date (April 26th). I didn't want to be at work when it happened, so I thought it was best that we go ahead and make plans for him to be here. I went through a lot of the rough contractions without an epideral (they were 30 seconds apart and really painful by the time I gave in), so I got the epideral once I was almost 8 cm dialated. We progressed really quickly and were ready to push right before 4. Well....after 2 hours of pushing and discovering he was on his side, I had to have a cesearean section. Andrew Maddox Templeton arrived at 7:23 pm weighing 7 lbs 6 oz and measuring 19 3/4 inches long. He is wonderful and we are very blessed to have a new son in our lives. I can't wait for all the new adventures he will bring. Here are a few of the TONS of pics I have. I will try my hardest to keep up with this blog so family and friends can see him grow. :)

Baby shower at work...me and another 3rd grade teacher were preggers together!

The three pregnant women at work :)

Morning of the BIG day! :)

          Still smiling :) This was early Monday morning :)

                       Andrew's first picture. What a cutie!

Mommy obvious had a rough day...but well worth it!

                                  Our new family

                     His first bath at the hospital


Grandma Nancy at the hospital with the little man