Happy Birthday, Charlie!

Today we celebrated the month that Charlie has been in our world! It is amazing how time flies when you are having fun. The past four weeks have been amazing. Let me see if I can list some words to describe all of the feelings that we have been feeling: amazing, exhausting, exhilarating, grateful, overwhelmed, happy, excited, emotional, inadequate, thankful, dependent (on the Lord and each other), thrilled, questioning (on how to parent), blessed, and so much more! Truly, words do not exist to express the wonderful rollercoaster ride that Adam and I have been on for the last four weeks. Charlie has been a blessing to all of us. No one could prepare us for this miraculous journey of parenthood. Thank you, Lord, for this blessing.


On a lighter note, as some of you know, when you are a new mom or dad, you spend a lot of time at home. For me, that has meant a lot of HGTV, Today Show, checking emails, trying to sleep, etc. In the TV realm, I wanted to list some TV shows that some of you might not know that still come on during the day/night/early morning/late at night, etc.

• "Different Strokes"--yes, Willis, Arnold, and Kimberly can be found on BET in the mornings
• "Designing Women"--All of your favorite designers appear in the 3 o'clock hour on TV Land.
• "7th Heaven"--This show featuring the Camdens can be found on the Hallmark Channel in the afternoons.
• "Little House on the Prairie"--After back to back episodes of "7th Heaven," you can watch more back to back episodes of this classic. Laura has not changed a bit, girls. Amy P., thanks for giving me the heads up on this one.
• "Saved by the Bell"--Yes, Zach, Kelly, Lisa, Slater and Jessie are on TBS in the early morning hours. This was a Jackson family favorite growing up.

**As I'm writing this, I am just now realizing how much time that I have spent on the couch feeding our new addition to the family. The funny thing is, we don't even have the "fancy" cable. I'm going to try to expand my horizons to reading or listening to some devotionals while I am feeding...just trying to figure out my Ipod.

I'll try to post some more pics in a little while. The little man is snoozing and Adam is at golf lessons, so I'm enjoying a little R & R on the computer.