Late night thoughts

Charles-Winston is my best bud, he kinda has to be since I spend the whole day every day with him. I can't get over how funny all of his emotions and expressions are. He used to do what we called "O-face" - it's pretty self explanatory, but I'll include a picture for those who care. 

     I've previously mentioned it, but why not again? He's a smiler, since he was 3 weeks old he's been smiling. At first not so frequently but now all the time. I've never felt so in tune with someone who couldn't convey themselves in a way besides high and low expressions.

Since we've been in St. George, Charles-Winston has been sleeping so well! He's been sleeping through the night (although not napping as well), and he's been a pretty happy baby. I think the atmosphere here is just a lot slower or more relaxed and he feels like he's calm and doesn't need to be crazily busy all day every day. 

He's also getting a handle on sitting, today he didn't fall over for at least 5 minutes, like it was a full commercial break before I picked him up and handed him to his dad.

     (The two pictures off to the side are of him the first day and a few days ago showing his sitting progress.) 

     
I feel so redundant but I cannot express my amazement at how motivated he is and how proud of him I am. Like, I GREW THAT THING INSIDE ME AND NOW HE'S BRATTY JUST LIKE ME! I couldn't be prouder. I can tell I'm gonna have a sass-off with him when he's like two years old where I'll have to establish my dominance and get cheeky with him.
     There is nothing I enjoy more than spending time with my little buddy, it could just be me, but I feel like we have a deep connection. He really gets my sense of humor and he pulls my hair - two things I definitely require in a guy. 

The most important thing

My family are moving to Utah. I've waited the past 7 years to be able to say that. "Why is this relevant?" you're probably thinking. It's relevant because this is a blog about Charles-Winston's life and me being a stay-at-home-mom. This is life-changing. Actually. 

     Now my mother and father get to be active grandparents and my siblings can be aunt and uncles. Charles-Winston will be eating Sunday dinner at their dining room table and swinging on their swing set. Over Christmas he'll help my mom bake cookies and we'll stuff his presents under the tree while he's passed out on the couch with my brothers. My dad will take him fishing and hunting and all the other things Benjamin disapproves of. We'll have family game night and watch movies together with the subtitles on because we all get headaches. 

      I can't possibly describe how terribly I've missed them and how delighted I am to have them back. 

     Family is the most important thing in the world to me, I'm glad that I don't have to preach that to Charles-Winston with mine being halfway across the country.

     Welcome home, Dad, Mom, Maysen, Drake and Case.