First day back at work!

Today was probably the hardest day ever! I started back to work after being off for 6 weeks with my little man! We put him to bed at 10:00 last night and he slept until 1:30. My wonderful husband got up with him so I could get a full nights sleep to be prepared for my first day. I woke up at 2:30 to find Bradley still had not come back to bed, so I walked in the living room and Bradley and Anderson were both passed out in the recliner! I got Bradley up and he put Anderson back down and we both went back to bed. I got up at 5 and got ready super fast, and at 5:45 I woke Anderson up to change him and feed him. To my surprise he was in the best mood! He was snuggling and talking and giggling at me while I was getting him ready. At 6:15 we left the house and headed to Holli ( his babysitter) house, he was so quite on the way there I thought he had fallen back to sleep. When we got to Holli's he was awake barely and just looking around taking everything in. I didn't stay long after we got inside because I was so sad at having to leave him behind. I kissed him bye and got on the road to work! I have missed my work family and am glad to be back in the swing of things. I am hoping this routine will keep up and Anderson loves staying at Holli's house, I have thought about him non-stop since I left him and I cannot wait to pick him up this afternoon! My little man is getting so big and I love him soooo very much! Hopefully the rest of the week will be easier than today was!

One Year Anniversary

One year ago today was the second happiest day of my life (only next to the birth of our son!) Bradley and I said our vows in front of all our friends and family. Our wedding was everything I had ever dreamed of, and I could not have asked for anything more! Bradley was my perfect match in so many ways and I thank God constantly for leading us to one another! This past year has been the most precious year of our lives. We said I Do one year ago today and 2 months after our wedding, we found out we were going to have our first child. The following months were filled with doctors appointments, watching my belly grow, finding out we were having a baby boy, and trying to get our house and our lives ready for the biggest change and experience we would ever have. 5 weeks ago our lives became complete with the birth of our son, Anderson Bradley was the the best anniversary present we could have ever asked for.

Today we took Anderson over to my mom and dads so we could spend some time alone. Bradley took me to Memphis to buy clothes since I start back to work in a week. We had the best day together and I love spending time with him, I have the most caring, loving husband and I don't know what I would do without him. So happy one year baby!

One month pictures/ first sleep over/anniversary weekend

Our little man is changing so much and getting such a little personality! He is 5 weeks old today and is such a blessing! Last weekend my mom was sweet enough to take family pictures for us and his one month pictures! We went to the square and had so much fun! Anderson is such a ham and is not camera shy at all! He did so good and had so much fun playing in the grass on the square.

This weekend was Anderson's first sleepover, he stayed with my mom and dad to give me and Bradley a night off. I was so excited about a night alone with Bradley but I was very nervous to leave him at the same time. We dropped him off about 6 last night and we went to dinner at court square. The ladies at Court Square are so sweet, Mrs. Becky, the owner, paid for our dinner since it was our first night out without our sweet man. We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family. Bradley and I went to the Covington vs. Brighton game and got to spend some time with our friends and had a blast! We lost the game, but it was nice to be out and about with grown ups =) After the game we went home and got in bed and watched a movie, and after that we both passed out and slept until 8:30 this morning! I have to admit, i woke up at 2:30 missing my baby because that is his usual feeding time. When I woke up this morning I had several pictures of my sweet baby that my mom had sent of him. I was so scared that he wouldn't sleep for momma, but the little stinker slept from 11:30 to 4:00!!!! that's longer than he has ever slept for me!!! Mom said he went back to sleep at 4:30 and slept until 7:30 and then he got a good scrubbing and went outside to play!

One year ago tomorrow I married my best friend! It is hard to believe that a whole year has passed since we said "I Do" and what a year it has been! We were blessed with the best anniversary present 5 weeks ago today. I love Bradley and Anderson more then anything in this world and thank God everyday for blessing me with a soul mate and a healthy sweet baby.

One Month old today!

Anderson, you are a whole month old today! Mommy has loved spending every day at home watching how much you change! You are the light of our lives and we can't wait to see how much you grow in the coming months! You go to bed now around 10 and wake up at 1:30 every morning for a bottle, you go back to sleep around 2:30 and sleep until 5:30! Mommy couldn't ask for more!!! You are eating 6 oz of formula and wearing 3 month clothes, you are such a big healthy boy! You LOVE belly time and back time! You love laying in your crib and looking outside your bedroom windows! You love taking walks in your stroller and long car rides in your car seat. You are such a happy baby and love it when Daddy rocks you in the recliner. You are growing up way to fast for mommy's liking but I love you so very much and we cannot wait to experience all the changes to come!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

College Football!!!!!

Anderson is very ready for his first college football season! He love his Memphis Tigers!

GOT TIGERS BEAT STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The first 4 weeks of our newest edition

It has been a while since my last post but as most of you know a lot has happened =) On August 7th at 1:07 pm, I gave birth to a beautiful 8lb 3 oz baby boy name Anderson Bradley Sartain. I was very lucky to have an easy labor and fast delivery! The story is quite funny! I had been to the hospital twice that week, once Tuesday and then again Thursday thinking I was in labor, but my contractions were to far apart for them to keep me. I was so frustrated and very miserable! Well Friday at work I had very strong contractions all day and I timed them all day! But no luck still they were still 10 to 15 minuets apart. Saturday morning at 2:30 extremely strong contractions woke me up from a dead sleep and I began timing them, I was in the living room because the last few weeks of my pregnancy my couch was the only place I could sleep. By six that morning I could no longer be quite and I must say I scared the crap out of Bradley because he woke up to my screaming! We called my mom and she came down to the house to help us get everything together and by 6:45 we were off to the hospital because my contractions had jumped from 7 minuets to 3 minuets apart! Bradley showed us his best nascar impression on the way to the hospital because people would not get out of our way and I was in so much pain I'm sure I was freaking him out! We did finally make it to the hospital and I was taken straight back to a room and hooked up to all the monitors. My contractions were still every 3 minuets and I was so tired from laboring since 2 that morning! My nurse came in and examined me and told me the best news ever! I was 4 centimeters dilated, which is what you must be to stay! So about 15 to 30 minuets later I got my epidural, which is something I will never forget as long as I live! The man who administered my epidural was a 6 foot tall Russian man that looked like Dr. Kevorkian! I was so terrified because he was scary and I hate needles, but I was in so much pain I didn't care anymore about it hurting as long as it made my contractions stop! He gave me my epidural (which I did not feel) and told me it would kick in in about 20 minuets. After he left my family came back in and we all just talked about the baby and waited for me to make more progress. About 45 minuets after I got my epidural my left side was completely numb, but I could still feel pain on my right side and it was gradually getting worse, my nurse then rolled me over to my right side so the medicine could drip that way. I layed there for about 20 more minuets and the pain just kept getting worse so the anaesthesiologist had to come back in and give me an "updose" of drugs to try and get my right side numb. Luckily that updose worked and I went completely numb and by 12:30 I had gone from 4 cm to 7cm! at 12:45 my nurse came back in and told me I was ready to push, so my family left and Bradley and momma got on either side of me to help me push since I could not feel my contractions. Since I was a week early delivering Anderson, my doctor was on vacation, so Dr. Kounce (a WONDERFUL doctor) delivered me. I had to push 3 times to get Anderson into position and then 3 times to deliver him and it was very quick and easy. I never knew I could love someone as much as I love Bradley, but as soon as I heard my sweet baby cry I knew I was hooked! They layed him on my chest and I was overwhelmed looking at the sweet baby I had carried for 9 months. Bradley watched the whole delivery and he and mom were such a big help! Our hospital stay was awesome and everyone at Methodist Germantown was so amazing! I love my sweet man so much and cannot believe he will be a month old tomorrow.

Mine and Bradley's lives have really started now that we have him home and are learning more and more about our special man. He will be 4 weeks old tomorrow and it doesn't seem like time has gone that fast! I have so enjoyed my time at home with him and plan to enjoy the last 2 weeks before I have to go back to work. Bradley could not be a better father, he is so awesome with Anderson and it came so natural to him. I am so blessed to have him in my life and will be forever grateful to him for giving me Anderson. We cannot wait to watch him grow and learn and play! He is a gift from God and we love him more than anything!