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01/06/2005
TGIF
Friday Charlie will be discharged from the hospital and we will undertake the long trip home.
The car seat has been purchased and secured, and Charlie has been tested in it and found fit for travel. The gas tank has been filled. The tires have been checked. The diaper bag has been packed. The weather has been deemed favorable. The cell phones have been charged. The car is in the process of being loaded. The father is in the process of getting loaded.
As I contemplate what lies ahead, only one question remains:
Is it too late to opt for a homebirth?
Posted by Julie at 10:42 PM in Charles in charge | Permalink
Comments (70)
So glad I checked this before calling it a night. I will now sleep with a huge smile on my face.
Charlie, YOU ROCK!
Posted by: Amber at Jan 6, 2005 10:46:12 PM
TGIF indeed!!
Congratulations!
Posted by: Sondra at Jan 6, 2005 10:47:09 PM
Drive safe funny girl.
Posted by: wavery at Jan 6, 2005 10:51:27 PM
Drive safe.
So very happy for you all!
Posted by: Danielle at Jan 6, 2005 10:58:27 PM
Yay,just yay.
Posted by: Lisa at Jan 6, 2005 11:01:02 PM
I guess that depends on what you're birthing...
:) Very excited that C is coming home.
Posted by: eve at Jan 6, 2005 11:01:32 PM
Yay!
visions of you on your doorstep "birthing" Charlie into his new home.....
TGIF indeed.
Posted by: Boulder at Jan 6, 2005 11:01:42 PM
You're so funny. Have a safe and uneventful trip home.
Posted by: thisgirl at Jan 6, 2005 11:03:10 PM
HAVE A GREAT TRIP HOME!!!!
Posted by: Katie at Jan 6, 2005 11:16:25 PM
Safe driving! I'd love love love to see some more pictures of teeny Charlie.
Posted by: Rh at Jan 6, 2005 11:18:22 PM
Yipee! That's great news. Have a safe trip home.
Posted by: Amanda at Jan 6, 2005 11:21:40 PM
Wishing you a safe & uneventful ride home.
Posted by: Pink at Jan 6, 2005 11:21:51 PM
YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Tho I won't dance until I know you're safely at home and Charlie is snuggled in his bed.
Posted by: BrendaS at Jan 6, 2005 11:26:04 PM
Here's to a peaceful homecoming.
Posted by: Kathleen at Jan 6, 2005 11:26:42 PM
YAY!!! it goes without saying that you'll drive safe, and I'll assume that he'll avoid being a backseat driver, so instead let me say CONGRATS!!! and may your furry friend enjoy meeting the newest member of your family...
Posted by: Kristen at Jan 6, 2005 11:32:55 PM
When Claire was very small, yet very loud, I would sometimes say to Jeremy "I've changed my mind! Take her back!" to which he would reply "Back the way she came."
Which is sort of the same joke, in reverse.
Posted by: Yatima at Jan 6, 2005 11:43:08 PM
Congratulations! I've been reading your blog for awhile now and I'm happy you get to take your baby home. My sister & her hubby just took their baby boy home on Jan 1st and it was a grand day for them! Enjoy!
Posted by: northerngurl at Jan 6, 2005 11:48:04 PM
May the next 18 years be uneventful, full of love, laughter, and many huge family bear hugs.
Posted by: Mindy at Jan 6, 2005 11:56:28 PM
Yea! Yippee! Wheeeeee.
Oh, also, just a little FYI, but some La Leche leaders (who are almost always smarter about breastfeeding than your average LC, unless she's an IBCLC), when dealing with a bottle-preference baby or an indifferent nurser, will have you get into a warm bath, naked, with your naked baby, and simulate a home birth (although not to the extent of shoving the baby back in there and/or drowning it, obviously). Remember that post you wrote about letting the baby crawl up your stomach after birth? They aim for something like that: restore the bond, do a little kangaroo care, worry endlessly about the slippery bundle of baby in your arms. So no, it's not too late for the home birth.
And people wonder why La Leche gets such a wild reputation. Really, I can't imagine. The cookies and juice were always so normal at MY meetings. (And you live in Vermont, too, don't you. Oooo, granola all the way, baby.)
When it comes to all that stuff, I prefer napping topless with the baby and nursing while the baby is half-asleep to overcome the preemie nursing issues, but that's just me. I was never much of a homebirth girl.
Posted by: Jody at Jan 7, 2005 12:00:54 AM
Bravo Bravo Bravo!
You Go Charlie!
Posted by: Journeywoman at Jan 7, 2005 12:10:47 AM
Post when you get home. Doesn't have to be interesting, funny, or informational. Just... please. Let us know you all got home safely.
Thank you in advance,
A Concerned Citizen
Posted by: mollie at Jan 7, 2005 12:14:00 AM
Post when you get home. Doesn't have to be interesting, funny, or informational. Just... please. Let us know you all got home safely.
Thank you in advance,
A Concerned Citizen
Posted by: mollie at Jan 7, 2005 12:14:00 AM
yyyiiiippppiiieeee TGIF! Way to go Charlie. And yeah, what Mollie said...let us know you all got home safe and sound.
Posted by: Amy V at Jan 7, 2005 12:19:47 AM
Drive thru burgers and fries!
Save cruise new little family.
Posted by: Sylvia_mia at Jan 7, 2005 12:24:03 AM
Congrats!!! Wishing all of you a safe trip home. So excited for you all.
Posted by: Brandy at Jan 7, 2005 12:27:23 AM
Yay for the big strong little man.
And yay for his wonderful parents.
May this be the last time you have to load the car up in CT, at least for a while.
Posted by: JuliaKB at Jan 7, 2005 12:44:06 AM
Yay!!!!! That's wonderful news.
Have a safe trip home.
xxoo,
Posted by: Emily at Jan 7, 2005 12:52:37 AM
Mollie- You are appointed as our spokesperson!
Julie, listen to Mollie. We don't need any frills, just the facts. We want to hear that he is tucked in his bed after a nice safe, drive.(and you are having a nice drink)
Thank you.
Posted by: Donna at Jan 7, 2005 12:56:20 AM
Longtime reader - first time posting (I think...)
Congrats! I got a huge smile on my face when I read the good news! I'll be thinking of ya'll tomorrow and I'll say a prayer to make sure your trip is safe!!
Yay!!!
Posted by: Erin at Jan 7, 2005 1:01:22 AM
you have the electric diaper wiper warmer w/ the car adapter, right?
it's impossible to travel without one when you have a newborn
bj
:-)
Posted by: bj at Jan 7, 2005 1:05:35 AM
Yay! Charlie's comin' home!
Posted by: Very Mom at Jan 7, 2005 1:15:27 AM
Looks like you and Tertia both will be having VERY big days tomorrow. How cool is that?!
Congrats, and ENJOY having your sweet boy HOME.
Posted by: Rebekah at Jan 7, 2005 1:28:27 AM
I dunno, I think we will all need a pic of CHARLIE HOME to believe it ;) All the best! Enjoy your first road trip with the son!
Posted by: amy at Jan 7, 2005 1:38:00 AM
That's the best news I've heard all week. Congratulations, all of you. This is so fabulous!
Posted by: Molly at Jan 7, 2005 2:23:10 AM
At long last! I'm so happy for the three of you!
:-))
Posted by: Ute at Jan 7, 2005 2:43:19 AM
Be well. I'll be thinking of you on the road tomorrow.
Posted by: mocat at Jan 7, 2005 3:29:11 AM
congratulations! now the real fun begins!
Posted by: wix at Jan 7, 2005 3:42:33 AM
also, CALL US THE MINUTE YOU GET HOME. we worry.
Posted by: wix at Jan 7, 2005 3:43:01 AM
Ah, finally! Have a safe drive home today - this is wonderful news. Between you and Tertia, the blogosphere is filled with good cheer today!
Home to the Batcave!!
Posted by: Kinneret at Jan 7, 2005 6:38:02 AM
My congratulations added to the rest! I'll be thinking of you today!
Posted by: Mandalei at Jan 7, 2005 7:18:35 AM
Best wishes for an uneventful ride home!
Posted by: Meadowmouse at Jan 7, 2005 7:24:48 AM
Coming out of lurk-mode again to say:
Congratulations! You must be feeling happy, nervous, excited, joyous... all at once!
Enjoy snuggling that sweet baby AT HOME!
Posted by: Angie at Jan 7, 2005 7:47:50 AM
Safe travels.
Posted by: Brooklyn Girl at Jan 7, 2005 7:58:48 AM
Wishing you the safest of travels as the three of you head home...HOME, the three of you. Sigh, how wonderful that sounds and I'm so very happy for you.
Posted by: Dee at Jan 7, 2005 8:03:00 AM
Have a boring, uneventful trip!
(And the homebirth? After my son's birth and the NICU stay, and we were finally home and safe, I kept feeling like I was still waiting to go into labor. It took months to realize that wasn't happening.)
Posted by: Bella at Jan 7, 2005 8:36:19 AM
TGIF! Almost home Charlie, almost home.
Posted by: Ana at Jan 7, 2005 8:57:30 AM
Yippee! Safe driving! You guys deserve an honor guard escort home, at the least (though maybe not,if the spousal unit's getting loaded).
I'm in the Northeast. Glad it's a clear day.
Posted by: emily at Jan 7, 2005 9:01:42 AM
Welcome H-O-M-E, CHARLIE!
Posted by: Jaine at Jan 7, 2005 9:01:51 AM
Good luck and welcome home little man!
Posted by: Patricia at Jan 7, 2005 9:07:06 AM
Welcome home little one!! The first thing you should do when you get home is-consult a lactation consultant LOL!!!!
Posted by: Sarah at Jan 7, 2005 9:08:17 AM
