Baby Charlie

My little Charles Paul Eagleston (Charlie) was born on February 6, 2007. His birth was an amazing experience that has blessed my life. Two weeks before my original due date (2/11/07) I went in for a prenatal appointment and told my doctor that if I hadn't progressed that I was going to cry. I was just so tired and sore from the pregnancy and also anxious to meet my little boy. She checked me and I had progressed (dilated to a three but only 30% thinned) but we decided to schedule an induction any way. She scheduled me for 2/6/07 and the labor went fast after my water was broken. I only had to push through five contractions and little Charlie came into the world at eight pounds and 20 inches with no complications. I think that the moment I saw Charlie emerge from my body and then having him placed on my stomach were literally heavenly. I would go through labor and give birth each month if I didn't have to go through the nine months of pregnancy and the recovery. I have loved both of my experiences (I'll have to write about George's birth experience later).

Bringing Charlie home proved to be more difficult for me than I imagined it would be. During my pregnancy there was much talk about how George would handle our new addition but I never thought about how I would handle the division of my time between my two precious babes. I was really torn at times during the first couple of weeks and in tears several times as I battled sleep deprivation, hormones, and adjusting to all of the changes at our house. I have found though that we have all just had to learn how to better operate as a family unit and that sharing ourselves is part of being a family.

I love "my boys" and love to say "my boys". I am so grateful for the two precious lives I have been blessed to mother and know what a great blessing it is to have these special lives in my home. I think that motherhood is the greatest blessing of this life. To be charged with raising a child is a huge responsibility and I know that the Lord watches over and blesses me each day.