Charles Dennis Foster was born on Thursday, July 28th, 2011 at 3:13 p.m. He weighed in a 8lbs and 14 oz. He measured 19 in long. At my doctor's appointment the day before I have the midwife scrape my membranes to help induce labor. Our moving day was only days away and needless to say I was done being pregnant and wanted to get the show on the road. Contractions started right away, but were very inconsistent and just mildly painful. At 5:30 Thursday morning the contractions started to get consistent, but not any more uncomfortable. By 10:00 I called the midwife to let them know what was going on. They had me come into the office to check my progress before going to the hospital. At 10:30 I was dialated to a 5 and Tony and I headed to the Hospital. Once we got to the hospital progress was still slow. At 1:30 the midwife broke my water and instantly my contraction were hard and fast. By 3:00 I was pushing and by a quarter after I had little Charlie in my arms. I won't go into the groosom details, but lets just say that it took a little more effort on my part to get Charlie out than my other two. Tony said to me later that he thought I was going to swear while I was pushing. After Charlie was born the nurses gave him a some oxygen to help his breathing as well as some suction to get all the gunk out of his lungs. He's been a really good baby so far, knock on wood. Carson and Alaina absolutely adore him...sometimes too much! It's definitely fun to have a baby around again. Much more work and sleep deprivation than I remember, but we're loving every minute of having our baby Charlie.
This is Charlie as of today. I managed to get a little smirk while he was sleeping. Such a little cutie.
Carson and Charlie. What a great big brother Carson has been. He's been a super helper with Charlie and he's always wanting to hold the baby.
Alaina and Charlie. The big sister in action.
Charlie's first bath. He actually didn't do too bad. Not a lot of crying, just a lot of grunting in protest.
Charlie and I just a little while after his birth.
Upper Mesa Falls. It was beautiful and the hike wasn't bad at all. Board walk and stairs with handrails all the way. Which made things much easier for me.
Charlie enjoying his first outdoor adventure.
Lower Mesa Falls.
This is as close as we got to Lower Mesa Falls, but it was still beautiful.
Big Springs is just that. A big spring of water that appears from what seems like nowhere to feed Henry's Fork. It's amazing how much water come from underground and how clear the water is. It seriously made me want to drink right from the spring, but I resisted.
Alaina is always coming up with new ways to accessorize her outfits. The bow on her head is from a gift we received for Charlie. I'm a little afraid of what we will face when she becomes a teenager!
I don't what it is about Daddies and their babies, but you usually find them napping on the couch like this. Tony has done it with all of our kids, and I remember my dad doing it with us (at least I've seen pictures of him doing it with us).
This was at 11:00 in the morning no less.
So sweet! 
This is Charlie as of today. I managed to get a little smirk while he was sleeping. Such a little cutie.
Carson and Charlie. What a great big brother Carson has been. He's been a super helper with Charlie and he's always wanting to hold the baby.
Alaina and Charlie. The big sister in action.
Charlie's first bath. He actually didn't do too bad. Not a lot of crying, just a lot of grunting in protest.
Charlie and I just a little while after his birth.
