The Wright Three: While We Were Waiting

I began working on this entry a few months ago to help keep track of big events during the pregnancy. Little did I know that my pregnancy would be cut short by eight weeks. Nonetheless, this is what happened up until March 30th. Then Charles Tiberius arrived April 2nd and our world tilted on its head forever. Today, May 27th, is the day we thought Charlie would be heading into the world so I thought it was a good time to finish it up.

So a time capsule seems a little hokey but I'd love to have some of our happenings over these nine months somewhere for our future baby to know about them. Assuming the internet will still be around by the time our baby can read (just guessing that'll be around age two), I thought this might be a good place for a list of some sorts.

What Movies We Saw: The Hunger Games:Catching Fire, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street (not sure you should ever see this one my sweet innocent babe), Frozen (just mommy with lots of your aunts, uncles, cousins and Gram), The Monuments Men, Philomena (just mommy and nana), Flight (just a few hours before our surprise early trip to the hospital)

Books We Read: Mom's Books: The Mermaid of Brooklyn, What to Expect When You're Expecting (dr. said not to read this book because it'd worry me but I had to read), November 22, Belly Laughs, This Beautiful Life (makes me already worry about your teen years), The Kitchen House, Wonder, The Husband's Secret, The Guardian, The Queen's Fool, The Lowlands, Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy, The Chaperone Dad's Books: The Companions, The Shattered Mask, Shadow Storm, Shadowbred, The Last Threshold, Shadow Realm, Black Wolf, The Halls of Stormweather

Favorite TV Shows: Game of Thrones, Homeland, The Blacklist, Modern Family, The Mindy Project, Criminal Minds, In The Middle, Castle, Happy Endings

Favorite Restaurants: Penne Pomodoro, Mot Hai Ba, Velvet Taco, Taverna, Teppo, Gloria's, Toulouse, Lakehouse

Trips: Caddo Lake and Jefferson for Daddy's birthday in October, Wichita to see Daddy's friends, Laredo for your cousin Ted's wedding, New Orleans for Stephanie's 40th birthday (yes, baby you and momma danced on Bourbon St.), Austin for our one year wedding anniversary and babymoon, Lubbock for a baby shower (just you and I made this trip), Keystone, Colorado for Dad on a boy's weekend ski trip

Major News Events: Obamacare became law giving everyone in our country healthcare, various legislation across our country for equal rights for LGBT, 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Marijuana legalization in Colorado (this isn't why your dad took a trip there), Russia invades Crimea, Malaysia flight disappearance

What We Dreamed About: You, how life would be different with you, what maternity leave will be like, what your cry, gurgle and laugh will sound like, how to pay for your college someday (your sweet daddy already started a college fund), how to pay for your diapers before that, how soft your skin will be, which of us is going to spoil you more, possibly expanding our house someday to hold our growing family, what activities you're going to be interested in (basketball, soccer, chess team, basketball, piano, swimming, band, basketball??)

Whatever we have ahead of us, we are so grateful that we have Charlie in our lives!