**Most of this post is about me and my mom**
Cody mentioned that my mom came down when Charles was born. My family lives in Alaska.When we first told my family we were having a baby, they were thrilled. But, they were not planning on coming down when we had him. Once we found out that Charles had Spina Bifida, my mom decided she needed to be here for us. I was so grateful when she came a week before Charles was born.
I have never had the best relationship with my mom. We are too similar and that caused so much tension when we lived under the same roof. During the last few months of my pregnancy, I would become very sad. Cody tried his very best to make me feel better. Unfortunately, I would sob and tell him I just needed my mom. When I told my mom this she both laughed and cried. I have come to realize, no matter how old you get, you will always want your mommy!
This was a new experience for both me and my mom. I was so excited when she got here! It seemed completely unreal that my mom was with me, and that I was about to have a baby.
Cody worked until the day Charles was born. This left my mom and I time to bond during the day. We had a wonderful week together. I was so grateful for my time with her! My sweet husband was a bit neglected... He missed spending time with me. But, he was so sweet and would tell me all the time it was ok, he knew I needed time with my mom. Looking back I feel so bad for not spending more time with Cody those first few weeks after Charles was born. In a lot of ways I reverted back to a younger me. All I wanted was my mom to take care of me.
Like I said before, my sweet husband was so good about letting me be with my mom so much. I love Cody dearly and I will love him forever! When Charles was born it was a highly emotional time.
I have a quick story from right before Charles was born. My mom and I were out trying to find a camera shop to fix her camera. We were in Layton. We were at a light and the other side of the light had a green arrow. As we waited for the light to turn, a car turned onto the road coming towards us. The lady was quite a ways down the street and was clearly never going to make the green arrow. My light turned green and I began driving into the intersection. Half way through the intersection I hit my brakes. My mom was looking down at the time, and looked up to see a car coming straight at us. The lady driving turned right in front of us at close to 30 mph. She didn't even look at us. She ran a completely red light and would have hit us head on if we would have been going any faster. (I hadn't even hit 20 mph). I pulled into a parking lot and parked. My mom was breathing so hard and was so worried about me and the baby. I had stayed completely calm. I wasn't even stressing a little bit over what had just happened (which is highly unusual for me). When my mom caught her breath she asked me how I was ok. I explained to her that I hadn't hit my brakes. I just remember the car stopping and my foot on the brake. I was completely calm as I told my mom we were alive because of Charles. Because we were surrounded by his angels. Had we been hit, it would have been fatal. We both know it. The fact that we were unharmed in an almost sure accident was amazing. It was nothing short of a miracle. I know it wasn't my reflexes that saved us from an accident that day. We were protected because of Charles. He has a very special mission to complete here on this earth. I have no idea what it is, but he is a very special child of God.
The day before Charles was born, my mom went with me to my last doctors visit. (Cody went to work, since we knew he would be taking lots of days off. Thank goodness for FMLA!) I had my last NST and my mom loved it!
This is the readout of Charles' movements and my contractions.
We ate lunch outside and it was a beautiful sunny day!
After I took this I posted it to Facebook. My brother, Daniel, couldn't believe it! He wanted to know how I got mom to take a selfie. So I told him all I did was ask and we took some!! It was great!
We got a pedicure and a manicure as part of our mommy daughter day together! It was such a great day to be together!
This was a new experience for both me and my mom. I was so excited when she got here! It seemed completely unreal that my mom was with me, and that I was about to have a baby.
Cody worked until the day Charles was born. This left my mom and I time to bond during the day. We had a wonderful week together. I was so grateful for my time with her! My sweet husband was a bit neglected... He missed spending time with me. But, he was so sweet and would tell me all the time it was ok, he knew I needed time with my mom. Looking back I feel so bad for not spending more time with Cody those first few weeks after Charles was born. In a lot of ways I reverted back to a younger me. All I wanted was my mom to take care of me.
Like I said before, my sweet husband was so good about letting me be with my mom so much. I love Cody dearly and I will love him forever! When Charles was born it was a highly emotional time.
I have a quick story from right before Charles was born. My mom and I were out trying to find a camera shop to fix her camera. We were in Layton. We were at a light and the other side of the light had a green arrow. As we waited for the light to turn, a car turned onto the road coming towards us. The lady was quite a ways down the street and was clearly never going to make the green arrow. My light turned green and I began driving into the intersection. Half way through the intersection I hit my brakes. My mom was looking down at the time, and looked up to see a car coming straight at us. The lady driving turned right in front of us at close to 30 mph. She didn't even look at us. She ran a completely red light and would have hit us head on if we would have been going any faster. (I hadn't even hit 20 mph). I pulled into a parking lot and parked. My mom was breathing so hard and was so worried about me and the baby. I had stayed completely calm. I wasn't even stressing a little bit over what had just happened (which is highly unusual for me). When my mom caught her breath she asked me how I was ok. I explained to her that I hadn't hit my brakes. I just remember the car stopping and my foot on the brake. I was completely calm as I told my mom we were alive because of Charles. Because we were surrounded by his angels. Had we been hit, it would have been fatal. We both know it. The fact that we were unharmed in an almost sure accident was amazing. It was nothing short of a miracle. I know it wasn't my reflexes that saved us from an accident that day. We were protected because of Charles. He has a very special mission to complete here on this earth. I have no idea what it is, but he is a very special child of God.
The day before Charles was born, my mom went with me to my last doctors visit. (Cody went to work, since we knew he would be taking lots of days off. Thank goodness for FMLA!) I had my last NST and my mom loved it!
All hooked up to the monitors!
My mom was so excited to hear Charles' heartbeat in person!
The day before delivery I weighed in at 175.1 pounds!
Our sweet Sam! She isn't the doctor who delivered, but she was so amazing explaining how things were going to go. We really loved her!
My mom and I had an amazing week where we grew closer than we have ever been. If strengthening our relationship was Charles' mission, then he did a great job! I am glad to know that it was not his only mission because he is still here with us! My mom and I love to talk now. I am so grateful for that!
After the doctors appointment, my mom and I went to lunch and then got a manicure and pedicure!
The Corner Bakery Cafe in Salt Lake. One last lunch with my mommy before Charles made his appearance!
After I took this I posted it to Facebook. My brother, Daniel, couldn't believe it! He wanted to know how I got mom to take a selfie. So I told him all I did was ask and we took some!! It was great!
That night Cody and I stayed at the Marriott just a few minutes away from the hospital. My Uncle David had points from his constant traveling for work, so he got us a room on the concierge floor with a king size bed. Oh my gosh. Best nights sleep. It was amazing having a night just to ourselves. We stayed up way too late. We were talking about how much things were going to change. But, mostly we talked about finally getting to meet Charles!!
Charlyse Wilson
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