Unpredictable weather...Silly hair.

So this winter has been more than a little cold!!! It was one of the coldest winters for Colorado in a long time. And just when I put all my winter stuff away because I think the sun is coming out, we get more cold weather. Yesterday was a prime example...had to bundle the little one up and it was the end of April! What is wrong with this picture?!?! Its supposed to be SPRING! The jacket was a sweet hand me down from her cousin Beni, and I thought I would post a picture of her silly mohawk!!!

Uncle Landon

My brother Landon was up for a quick visit and he was the first uncle to meet Charleigh. It was extra special becuase his youngest son was born just two weeks before her. They are the closet cousins age wise! So fun to see them in May and compare sizes!!

One Month Old

My little baby turned one month old on the 8th...which happens to be my brother and father in law's birthday. Wow...one month. I know everyone said it would go so fast but until you experience it you can't understand. I find myself doing so many things I never thought I would, breastfeeding, holding her just because, waking her up just to see her beautiful eyes. Everyone says a baby will change your life and I knew to a certain extent it would, however I never realized how much my life would be forever changed. I can not fathom the love God has for us to give his son as a sacrifice for our sins because I know that I could never do that. I could never let her feel one ounce of pain if I could prevent it. Especially not for someone who didn't even love her. I have had an entirely different perspective on my salvation through Christ just from being a mommy.
For so much of my life I struggled with self esteem...now I look at my pudgy tummy and smile because I carried a beautiful baby to term. I delivered her and she was perfectly healthy. I nurse her and am the sole reason she gains weight and is nourished. The gift God has given me through motherhood is inexplicable. I was made for this and I now clearly see that. What I wouldn't do for her or give to her....
I realize this is all very personal information but the love that has developed in my heart for this small little person is bursting out of me. I have become a cheesy Hallmark Card!!!
I would love for her to stay small and helpless because I so enjoy taking care of her...3 am feeds, no problem...spit up on my shoulder, who cares. I just live to make her life great, but I can't wait for her to grow and learn who she is and teach her things and hear her voice. (Right now the pterodactyl scream is all I get!)
So in summation of my gushy post, I love love love being a mommy. More than anything I have ever done. And I'm so grateful for an amazing husband who has been a part in this new role I have. He's a great daddy and is more than a little in love with this sweet peanut.
Love to you all...pictures in the next post!

PS: pterodactyl is the weirdest word spelling wise ever....

Charleigh Anne Forsythe

So I promised to update with belly pics...hmmm...she's already been born so clearly I didn't follow through on that!
My sweet little baby GIRL was born on March 8th 2010. I went into labor at 37 and 5 weeks pregnant after two night shifts and a big storm brewing. Contractions started at 5pm on Sunday...I tried to sleep them off but ended up waking Nathan up at 1230am to drive me to the hospital. She was born after four good pushes at around 1215pm. I could not believe my eyes when I found out it was a girl! For those of you that don't know my side of the family has 6 grandsons/nephews. No girls for any of my brothers. I broke the curse! She was 6 lbs 10 oz and 19 inches long. And cute as cute can be!
I recovered well and she is doing great. We had about a week and a half of long sleeping stretches. The last couple of nights I can't say I've slept much at all! I think she is going through a growth spurt!
We are just so happy to have her and are so greatful she is a healthy little girl!

Ahhh the joys and um miserable crap of being pregnant....

So I am sitting here at the library as my right butt cheek and leg go numb...pretty normal for me these days along with a random spot in the upper left hand part of my back. Thank you pregnancy.
I thought for those of you I don't get to talk to or for the sheer time wasting I can do I would post the things I absolutely love and the things that I completely abhor about being pregnant...We'll start with the positives...

-Nathan's excited face when I wake up with a full bladder and actually have a belly.
-The fact that my body hasn't completely betrayed me by ballooning up, still have only gained 3 lbs and actually no one besides me can tell I'm pregnant.
-Knowing that in a relatively short time I'll be meeting a completely knew person that was created by me and the amazing man I married.
-The outrageous excitement from those around me...apparently everyone really likes pregnant people.
-The seven million ways Nathan finds to use the term eggo preggo
-When nathan "high fives" the baby which consists of him tapping his index finger on my stomach.
-The fact that my hair and nails grow like weeds.
-Hearing the heartbeat
-Seeing the baby do the booty dance on ultrasound
-Daydreaming of what it is - boy or girl
-Thinking of names

Now for the things I could definitely live without....
-Going 25 years with nearly perfect skin and now having outrageous acne on my face and back.
-Headaches all the time
-Weird numb patches
-Nausea that seems to come and go at will with no regard for the fact that I'm in my second trimester
-Exhaustion that I have never experienced
-Everyone and their mother telling me what pregnancy is like and how I'll never sleep again and how my body will never look the same and enjoy the freedom I have now and blah blah blah....SHUT UP!!! I would like to experience this on my own please...
-Boobs that resemble something created at a Hollywood plastic surgeons office
-Obsessions with sweets and artificially flavored grape things--I never ate sugar and now its all I want.
-Crying about a million times more often than normal
-Did I mention acne??



I know it will all be worth it but sometimes its hard to see the forest for the trees when you have no prior experience. Which does not mean that all of you mothers out there need to start telling me how to feel...re read things I dislike!! I look forward to March and holding this little peanut outside of my body. We aren't finding out the sex if I hadn't already mentioned that and I know that so many people find this frustrating but its really what we want to do.
We are so excited and are so thankful for so many friends and family that have been so supportive.
Again I said I would post pictures, but the last time I thought I had a belly and sent Jess a picture she said she could barely tell. So I'm waiting for something more exciting!!

Little Baby Forsythe

That's right folks, for all of you who may have not heard, we are having a baby!!! I haven't updated this post in a long time, but I promise to start adding pictures when I get a belly. Current stats: 13 weeks pregnant, finally feeling better, no belly to take pictures of, super excited. Had an ultrasound on 9/10/09 and saw the little peanut moving around. It was so awesome. This was a big surprise for me and Nathan becuase we weren't "trying". I like to say we were "practicing" but not "trying". But we are so excited now and are looking forward to this big change in our lives.

Nathan is still in his apprenticeship, and loving it. The hours are long sometimes but he really is learning a lot and enjoying himself.
I am still working nights at the Children's Hospital, but soon I will go to a rotating schedule where I work nights and days. Two months of nights and two months of days. This should be better for me and Nate so we can spend more time together.


Hope all who still read this are doing well!
Pictures soon.....

Birthday date with Nathan