Happy Birthday Charlie!!!

One year ago today my sweet friend Heather had a wonderful baby boy. I remember it perfectly and I didn't even get to be there. I was at an 80th birthday party for my Aunt Myrtice in Greenwood, SC. We were suppose to drive up to Boone, NC after the party but the weather took a turn for worse. Greenwood and Augusta got hit pretty hard with rain and Boone was about to get a blizzard. I anxiously called Heather who was already past her due date and asked "So, do you feel like you are gonna have a baby?" To which she replied "No, I really don't think he's coming this weekend" So we reluctantly drove back home because we were so scared of getting stuck in the blizzard and no baby Charlie and having to make the 5 hour trip back to Augusta with a cranky 18 month old. When we got home the weather got worse and worse. We went to bed that night and I was totally bummed! About 1:30 in the morning my cell phone rang....my first thought "UNBELIEVABLE!" As I stumbled across the room my very sleepy husband woke up and said "Who the heck is calling you?" "I said it's Heather and her water just broke." So I looked at the caller ID and sure enough...Heather. When I answered the conversation went something like this...

Me: "Is there a baby coming out of you?"
Heather: "Oh my gosh! Don't kill me but my water just broke!"
Me: (Laughing) Please tell Jamie to drive carefully you guys have like 3 feet of snow!
Heather: I will, I'm making him go really slow.
Me: March 1st is a good birthday. I love you guys!
Heather: Yes, it's a GREAT birthday! We love you too!
Me: Give that kid a spankin' when he comes out!
Heather: Oh he's gonna get a beatin'!

I was very sad and looked at Chris and said I bet if I call Mom she'll keep Ivy and we can drive up there. Chris said yeah lets do it. So we turned on the weather channel and almost immediately decided we should NOT be heading up there with that weather so we went back to bed. Little Charlie didn't make his debut until almost the next day. I was getting very worried because I hadn't heard from Heather or Jamie. I kept telling myself that everything was fine but I was so anxious. When my phone finally rang I couldn't find it! How I allowed myself to go to bed with out in on my pillow is beyond me. I called Heather back as soon as I could get my fingers on it and when her sister got her back on the phone she just said "He's even more precious than I could ever have imagined." And we both cried.
We didn't get to meat sweet baby Charlie for another two weeks when all the snow was gone and it was great to just relax and spend some time with two of our Greatest Friends (or Aunt and Uncle-however you look at it) and their new little blessing. Chris even got to take some pictures for them.
Me and my new buddy

Ivy wanted to share with him but she just couldn't bare to let go of her thumb...she offered a pinky instead. Then she gave him her version of a kiss at the time - she laid her forehead on him and patted his back. Aren't toddlers so sweet?During our visit was the ACC tournament and of course we had to make time for the Tarheel game, well Jamie and Chris did - Heather and I made time for babies. So we did what Mommies do and dressed our kids up in their team apparel. By the way, the Tarheels lost so that could be why they were both so grumpy. Or, maybe it's because they were tired of getting their pictures taken....no I think it's definitely because the Tarheels lost.