Been awhile

So it's been a super long time since I've done this BUT, its never too late to write. My life (our life as a family) has changed, gotten bigger, moved around but all in all LIFE IS GOOD.

Since I've last blogged Charles and I have accomplished a lot. I got promoted at work in 2009. Bought a home November 2009, Charles got promoted in early 2010. I found out I was pregnant in April 2010 (April 5th to be exact). I gave birth to a 7lb 10 oz beautiful baby boy on December 16th at 12:44 pm one day AFTER my due date. Brought Mr. Kaden Lee Michael Pennington home on December 25th (best X-Mas gift ever) after a week stint in the N.I.C.U for a neo-natal infection. That was a super rough time for me recovering from a C-section that I didn't want to have and was unexpected to begin with. Being discharged and leaving without my baby. Then going back and forth to the hospital to see my baby. Waddling around with swollen legs and feet. Hunched over because my stomach hurt so bad. Having to see him hooked up to machines. Having to see his poor foot and eventually arm poked with IV catheters. Having to hear "reports" on my child and how "good or bad" he did that day when I just wanted to yell at those nurses "YOU MAY NOT WANT TO EAT EITHER IF YOU WERE SICK! YOU MAY NOT POOP ON SCHEDULE!!! YOU MAY CRY INCESSANTLY IF YOU WERE SICK!!!".

After getting him home its been an up and down up and down roller coaster of "is this normal? How do I do this? Should I do this because he is doing THIS???" I called my mom a lot in the beginning. I got Kaden on a schedule by the time he was 2 months. Slept through the night. I went back to work March 10th and it really messed with Kaden's schedule.....SOOOO Since I've been back to work its been a mad house. Its hard to work all day, come home cook and take care of Kaden, Clean up after dinner, get Kaden bathed and fed and in bed by a decent hour. Then getting into bed MYSELF at a decent hour just to wake up occasionally at night to get Kaden back to sleep and then still wake up at 5:30 or 6 depending on my work schedule get us ready for the day then out the door. Its so much but at the same time....it's a good busy. Kaden is so easy on me. He is an extremely happy baby. And for that I'm happy.

Now, We are still getting into a schedule but I think we are almost there. Life has been busy and in a constant state of change since 2009....SOOOOO I'm happy and content with being a home body for a while. I'm happy and content to do nothing but hang out with Charles and Kaden.


Those are the updates in a nutshell.....now for the quote of the day:

"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!"
-Bob Marley



Glad to be back,
SHAY!!!!!!