This post is not really pertaining to deployment.
Two years ago, August 2nd at 1:50 PM my little bundle was brought into this world. He was born at the Robert E Bush Naval Hospital in Twentynine Palms. He was a nicely sized baby at 8 lbs and 4.6 ozs and 21.6 inches long. My husband and my mother were present in the delivery room and witnessed the birth. Labor and delivery, we went in around 8 ish. My mother had to drive me to the hospital, close by to our home on base because my husband had agreed to work for someone that day. Little did he know he would be called up from the galley to L&D. With my paranoia about pain, I accepted all of the pain medication I could receive and was offered. I don't remember much about it all, because of that. When I received the spinal tap they missed the first time. With the second try, my husband almost passed out. I didn't feel a thing when it was "time to push". I loved him from the moment I first laid eyes on him. I was also concerned with whose nose he had. His first visitors were guys from the galley, who would call him a mini of my husband.
Our little family after a long day, when Austin was born.
Getting to hold him for the first time.
Loving him so very much.
We watched as he went through all of his firsts. Oh how he grew. Oh how he captured our hearts.
We celebrated his first birthday with a Spongebob Birthday Bash at our home on the 31st of July of 2010.
Oh what a mess.
We watched as he grew and started toddling. He would learn so much, and it would amaze us.
I never thought I could love something as much as I do him.
I never thought I'd create such a bond with something in life.
I never even imagined myself to be compatible with a boy. But I wouldn't have traded him for anything. He was, and still is, my little guy.
Today we had some birthday cupcakes.
He was able to see and talk to his Daddy on webcam too. That made him so very happy. He told him how he was "two". He did not want to let anyone else talk to him. We had his friends over for a bit, and he had a nap. A present came from one of my friends in the mail that she ordered on Amazon, a dinosaur bank and flash cards. Austin found the dinosaur and immediately played with it.
We went to this park just off of a beach, and then to Mc Donald's because it was too cold out for us with his friends. Then home we came for more cake. We opened one present from Mommy, a dinosaur book, and he had already gotten his dinosaur tie blanket I made for him when he saw it.
Now he's knocked out in his bedroom, with the day ending quickly.
Naptime earlier with his saur saurs blanket.
Detail, created by me.
Now he's knocked out in his bedroom, with the day ending quickly.
I know my husband wishes he could be with him on his birthday. I know he misses him so very much. Sooner than we know it, he'll be home spending the next one with him. And we know he's doing this for us.
Now here he is... two. He has grown so fast. And he will continue doing so.
I love him. Happy Birthday Austin, you are my world.
- Rayne.
That's one awesome dinosaur bank if I do say so myself. lol.
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