Operation Nursery: Complete!

With Charlie being born so early, I never had a chance to post pictures from his completed nursery. His furniture arrived two weeks prior to me being put in the hospital on bed rest. My 'plan' was to finish he nursery over Christmas break and everything would be perfect and we would be ready by the New Year- a month prior to Charlie's due date. I had it all figured out and very well organized in my mind. Well, I've learned through all this that there really isn't a set 'plan', things will change, and that we are not in control. So, with me going on hospital bed rest Justin finished up the nursery for me. He did such a good job and it was exactly how I had imagined it would look like.  We still have a few pictures and shelves that we are wanting to hang, but it is good for now.

View of nursery when you walk in

 Changing table and monkey tree on wall.  Thank you Justin and Adam for putting it on the wall....it is my favorite part of the nursery! 

 His bookshelf....already stocked with lots of great reading material. :)

 Up close shot of his crib.  Thanks Justin, Christina, and Adam for putting up his name on the wall.  I love it! 

 Another favorite part of the nursery....the glider! Charlie and I have spent many hours (awake and asleep) in this.  It is so comfy and wonderful! I love it!!! 

 Charlie's room sign and cross....love them both! 

 His dresser already stocked with lots of cute clothes, socks, hats, etc. 

Sweet Charlie sleeping in his crib 

Who does Charlie look like?

We have been trying to figure out who Charlie looks more like- Mom or Dad?   We have looked at both of our baby pictures and he has both of our features.  Everyone tells us though he looks just like Justin.  I thought it would be fun to do this to see what this website thought too.  Looks like Justin by 5%. :) Who do you think baby Charlie looks more like?
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Stretch Charlie Stretch!!!

This is how I start my day each morning.  Isn't he adorable stretching?! We think so!! :)

Charlie's New Toys

It's hard to believe that our little guy is already 7 weeks old! Wow! Time is just flying by and we are really wanting it to slow down just a bit!! We introduced a few new toys to Charlie this week and we have had so much fun watching him with them.  Here is what we have been up to this week....

Thank you Daddy for putting together his swing.  Charlie loves it....you would have never known that he was having an emotional meltdown five minutes before this. You can't really see his face in this picture, but he is so happy now. :)

Quickly after he fell asleep and was so relaxed! Doesn't he look cute?!

He has really been enjoying his playmat too.  Last week, I got it out for him and he fell asleep instantly on it.  This week though, he was much more alert! Yay! I love it!!

Here is a video of his 'tummy time' he did today.  He is getting so strong and pulling himself up better each day.  Before we know it he will be crawling around. :)

We love you CAR!! Happy 7 weeks!!

More firsts for Charlie

Charlie has had more first over the past few days!! Over the weekend, the weather was beautiful and we had our first family walk together! It was so nice to get out of the house and to test out our new stroller.  We loved it!! Here are a few shots of our walk together....

Mom and Charlie

Dad, Charlie and Ripley

Sweet Charlie up close

Towards the end of the walk...

Up close and Charlie waving to the camera :)

Isn't he cute?!

Then, the next day was Charlie's first Valentine's Day!!! We always thought Charlie just might be a Valentine baby.  We had no idea that he would already be six weeks old at this point! Wow! Being that Valentine's Day is one of my favorite times of the year I had to find the perfect outfit for him.  Justin found this cute onesie for him.....doesn't he look adorable?! I sure thought so! 

Snow Days!!

Last week, the weather quickly changed in Dallas.  It was in the 70's over the weekend and then by Monday evening it dropped to freezing temperatures.  We usually have a 'snow day' around this time of the year, but nothing like this.  We had four days in a row of ice, sleet, and then on Friday...SNOW! It was beautiful!!! Charlie didn't understand what all the fuss was about though and kept to his normal routine of sleeping and eating.  Here he is sleeping peacefully away.....

We were so excited to have Dad home with us for two of the days last week.  Here they both are working from home together....

We tried to show Charlie his first snow, but again he wasn't very interested or impressed.  Maybe next year we will be able to go out and enjoy it more. :)

Ripley on the other hand LOVED the snow!!! We always thought that he favored the Australian Dingo and should be in the Outback.  After last week though, it looked like he was meant more for the snow.  Check out how much fun he is having.....

Happy One Month Charlie!

Happy one month birthday to our sweet baby boy!!! We can not believe that a month has already flown by. We think that you are absolutely perfect and love everything about you.  We love all your noises that you make- even if they are in the middle of the night and we can't get any sleep. :) We love how dramatic you are and all of your cute facial expressions you make, the way that you stretch when we unwrap you from your swaddle, the way that your Dad gets excited seeing you after a long day at work, the way you fall asleep on us, your loud emotional cries, how sweet you look when you are sleeping so peacefully, your strong kicks, how well that you are eating, and how you have gained so much weight since we brought you home.  Your mom and dad could not be more proud of you CAR!

Here he is at one month with Max the Monkey.  Justin brought this monkey back with him from NYC when we were dating for me.  Hasn't Charlie grown since we brought him home a month ago?! We sure think so....he is starting to look so big and he hasn't even reached his due date yet.  This was one of the outfits that I wanted him to come home in from the hospital.  It was way too big for him then and look how he is growing into it.  Yay!!!

It was a little hard to get the 'perfect' picture, but this will do.  Isn't he cute?!

We love you Charlie and can't wait for the new memories we will make during month number 2! :)

Firsts for Charlie...

Charlie has had a lot of first's over the past few weeks.  Justin and I have had so much fun with our little man!  Here are just a few things that Charlie did for the first time:

When he was just four days old he had his first pediatrician appointment with Dr. Hieber.  He lost a few ounces at that visit, which he said was normal.  We went back the next week and he had passed his birth weight and was doing much better on his feedings. Yay Charlie!! Here we are at his first pediatrician appointment....we are so proud of our little guy!!!

Heading to the appointment.....

Walking in.....

In the waiting room....

A couple of days later he had his first 'photo shoot'.  It was so much fun and the photographer did an amazing job!!  Here are a few of my favorites. Isn't he precious?!  Once we get more I will post them.  

The following week, his umbilical cord fell off, which meant that could give him his first full bath.  Charlie was not a fan of this, but I think when he gets older he will love bath time.  Justin did such a great job with him and we loved having our family time!

After his bath, was my favorite part of the night.  I read him his first book- On the night you were born. I have been waiting to do this for years and was so excited!!  I can already tell he is going to have a love for books, just like his mom. :)

We love you Charlie and can't wait for more firsts!!

Welcome Miles Henry Boggs

January has been such an exciting month for the Boggs family.  Miles Henry Boggs was born in the morning of Saturday, January 15th.  He was 9 lbs, 7 oz and 21 inches long.  Isn't he beautiful?! We can't wait for Charlie to meet his cousin. Congrats Matt and Dawn....we are so happy for y'all!! :)

Minutes after birth.....

Sleeping peacefully...

Mom, Dad, and Maw-Maw flew out to California to be there within hours of his birth. Here are a few pictures of everyone with the newest addition to the family.  We wish we could have been there too.

The proud parents to Miles Henry...

 Mom, Dad, Matt, and Miles

 Mom, Maw-Maw, Miles, and Matt

 Nana holding Miles for the first time

Rucker Baby Shower

Since Charlie came five weeks early, I never had a chance to post pictures from the baby shower that Christina and Janet threw for us.  It was at 4:00 on January 2nd- the day of Charlie's birthday- at the hospital.  Everything was beautiful, and I so appreciate everyone being so flexible and moving it to the hospital, once they found out I was on hospital bed rest.

Here are the beautiful decorations......

My mom and Justin opened the gifts while I watched on in my wheelchair.  Everyone was very cautious that I would not overdo myself. 

Thanks so much to the Soroski's for making the drive up from Houston to celebrate with us.  Little did they know that they would be here for Charlie's birth, as well.  Thank goodness, as Jana installed Charlie's car seat while I was in labor! 

It was a beautiful shower, and I so appreciate everyone's love and support for sweet baby Charlie. 

After the shower, I went back to my hospital room around 6:00 to rest and hopefully have a calm evening.  At 6:30, my water broke.  I was already dilated to 7cm and was rushed downstairs to Labor & Delivery.  Most of our family was still here from the shower, so it was perfect timing! Charlie arrived 4 hours later at 10:31pm.  Here is my last belly shot taken before the shower, the day Charlie was born.  

Meet Charlie Austin

Happy birthday Charlie Austin.  Charlie was a wonderful New Years surprise that arrive January 2nd, 2011 at 10:31 pm.  We are so lucky and blessed that he is healthy being born 5 weeks early.  He is perfect and we love him already!!!

Enjoy the slideshow of a few of our favorites from his first week of life......

NYE at Perot North

Happy New Year everyone! We never thought that we would celebrate our last New Years Eve as a family of two in the hospital, but we definetly made the most of it! Justin brought over one of my favorite meals- Manny's fish tacos and chips and queso.  It was wonderful!!! Especially since the hospital food is getting really old...plus I can't eat a lot of it because of my food allergies.  It was a nice treat.....I loved it!!!

When we were done my parents came over.  We watched bowl games and Mom introduced us to 'Words with Friends'.  We have never played before but everyone quickly caught on and loved it!!

Thank you Justin and my parents for spending their NYE with me in room 467.  We are already making special memories and little Charlie hasn't even made his arrival yet.  I'm looking forward to all that 2011 has to bring with baby Charlie on the way.  Plus his cousin Miles (his future BFF) could be born within the same week....or even the same day as him! It is going to an exciting year!!!