Hey Guys! So it seems that I am not a very good blogger because I can not seem to keep up with actually blogging. Though it really is super fun! So I will try harder (even though Im sure I have said that in several posts). Anyways, to wrap up the half of last year that I did not account for this is what is going on in the Greene household.... So Knoxx David Greene decided to be like his mom and be fashionably late for his entrance into the world. He was definitely on his time schedule. He was due Oct. 1, 2012 but decided to grace us with his apperance on Oct. 5th at 0051 via CSection after making his mommy push for 3.5 hours. Little man had been playing jump rope with his umbilical cord and we were not able to get him out so to the OR we went. Thankfully through God's amazing grace he was born a beautiful or I should say handsome healthy perfect 7lbs 13ozs and 20.5 inches long. That first cry... PRICELESS!!!
We spent about 5 days in the hospital (long days): went in labor on Oct 4th (Granny Martha's Bday) and left on Monday Oct. 8. The road to recovery after a csection is HARD!! And ontop of that breastfeeding is HARDER!! But oooh so worth it in the end. I wanted to quit many times in those first 8 weeks but so glad we made it past the hurdles. Now Knoxx is 4.5 months old and breastmilk is all he has had. And man the money we have saved! Not to mention the milk storage we have... Im a regular moo cow! LOL! I love the time we get with one another when I feed him because it is only something him and I share! Its absolutely amazing what our bodies can do! From the beginning I have taken breastfeeding in the 3 month increments so almost to the next marker: 6 months! Side note.... I have the best husband in the world! After the csection and coming home my husband truly was the man of the house! Making dinner, cleaning the house, doing laundry, changing diapers, and the list goes on and on! He was and still is the best husband and daddy to our sweet son! Son... just love saying it! Not to mention I am very thankful for my family too during the early days of recovery. My mom was a saint and would come down to help as much as possible and dad was a HUGE help making Coco feel loved when Im sure she felt a little out of place with our new addition. And my sister, who is still trying to gt use to the idea of changing diapers (she has a rude awakening coming when food is introduced in a few short weeks... LOL) but just loving on our sweet Knoxx. Plus lunches brought over by my mother-in-law, and visits by so many family members! OOh and not to mention my sweet cousin Steffany took her time out and did Knoxx's newborn pictures and did an amazing job!! (Perfect Timing Images!!)
Oh the holidays! The holidays were amazing because I got to spend EVERYONE of them with my sweet little man not missing a moment. I didnt have to return back to work til the Friday after Christmas and then I was off for New Years! We celebrated and celebrated more!! SO fun!
So now that we are pretty much up to speed, hopefully I can keep up with this. So much to look forward to this year! The best is watching our Knoxx grow! So rewarding! Thank you thank you Jesus! Please continue to keep him safe and healthy and grow into a child of yours! -Amen
So something I wanted to make myself aware of this year is giving back! So I called this a year of Giving! (Though it needs to be done every year, every day, every second ) I wanted to make myself accountable this years by blogging about this and doing something EVERY month. January I did Locks of Love, donation sent along with about 11inches of my hair to make a wig for one of my precious baldies I get to work with daily! And now we are onto February and its mid Feb and I dont have an organization.... So let me think... send me a message if yo have one so I can hopefully help out that cause at some point in the year! And thanks in advance!
As always, please keep my family in your prayers!
Love ya!
Amanda
Captured by our Friend Dana with DLB Photography
