Baby Miles

Well, now that I can finally get up the stairs again, it is time to show off my beautiful baby boy, Miles Burton Wanberg. He was "yanked into the world," as John puts it, on August 27th at 11:36 am. He weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz., and had a huge noggin (14.5 inches circumference). He is adorable! He looks just like a miniature John. He is a good baby, but is not shy about screaming LOUDLY when he is in need of assistance. We are so excited to have our new little man, and are learning to adjust to two babies at home. Eden has done pretty well accepting her baby brother. She keeps walking over to his bouncy chair and saying, "Hey, dude," or "Hey broth'a."(mimicking mom and dad).

Char and Miles in Recovery


Eden and John Visit Brother in the Hospital

Miles at Two Weeks

My recovery this time has been rougher than it was with Eden. My incision actually opened up on the day we came home from the hospital. (I'll spare you the pictures my wound care nurse took.) But thanks to family, friends, and my home care nurse Angela, I am doing much better...almost completely healed. A BIG THANKS to my two moms, my sis-in-love Emily, my dad, Liz and Johnny for taking good care of Eden and me while I was unable to do much.

Planned Nesting

Today I am nesting around the house. Got the kitchen and bathroom clean, and caught up on the laundry. Made sure I had all the baby's newborn clothes in a convenient drawer. I guess there are pros to having a C-Section, after all. At least you get to get things in order the night before, find babysitters, and do all the planning you can before the big arrival. I want to thank all my Denver friends in advance for being so willing to help out with Edie while I'm in the hospital! My little sister is also going to be a huge help, and I love her for it! I'm really sorry to Susan, Net, and everyone else for having to hear me complain about the C-Section. I am finally getting an attitude adjustment, and realizing what a blessing it is to have the opportunity to deliver a healthy baby, no matter how we achieve it. I am so grateful to live in a day and age when it is relatively safe to have such a big surgery. It has finally hit me that tomorrow I will get the chance to meet our new baby boy...TOMORROW! How thrilling is that?!

My Man (Tagged)

John and Edie love eating popcorn together.

What is his name? John J. Wanberg

How long have you been married? Nearly 4 years.

How long did you date? Well, we've known each other for 10 years, but we only dated for 7 months before we got engaged (four of which we lived in different states).

How old is he? Almost 35.

Who eats more sweets? We each hold our own. We both eat a whole lot more than we should.

Who said "I love you" first? He said it first in the most eloquent love letter ever! However, I think it was pretty obvious to him that I was smitten by him from the first time we met.

Who is taller? John

Who can sing better? He does. He takes every opportunity to sing in the choirs in our ward and stake. He has an amazing, deep, bass voice. It also allows him to do a pretty awesome Barry White impression.

Who is smarter? John is...HANDS DOWN. He knows everything, I swear! You can ask him how they manufacture anything ever made. He retains everything he hears or reads. Sometimes I think I married a genius, which can intimidate me, until we start talking about farming stuff. Then he trusts that I know more.

Who does the laundry? We share the responsibility simply because I forget a lot of the time, and he takes the initiative before he runs out of clothes to wear.

Who pays the bills? John. I make like 5% of what he does, and that is only when I am working part-time...soon to end.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? John does. Don't know why we got in that routine. Just did.

Who mows the lawn? Lawn?! Wouldn't that be nice. Actually we do have a small patch in front of our townhome that the landscapers take care of.

Who cooks dinner? I usually do, but John is king when it comes to whipping up something amazing on the spot. He can always find things from the cupboard and fridge and assemble them into a tasty dish. He is also a master at baking. His cookies won a prize at our Stake fair a couple years ago.

Who drives? I hate driving.

Who is more stubborn? We are both stubborn. If we didn't share as many opinions as we do, we would butt heads all the time. We're both know-it-alls, but I usually have to back down simply because John truly knows more about the subject in the end.

Who asked out whom first? I did, and it was one of the worst dates either of us ever went on. We were both so nervous, we couldn't talk. It was horrible! We didn't talk or email for about six months after that date. Good thing we eventually tried again a year later when we were both in Utah again, because that's when things really sparked.

Who proposed? John proposed in the Mesa, AZ temple. We had been going to the temple together for awhile, and on the day he proposed I was completely unaware he was proposing. He said something like, "I want to ask you to marry me." I told him that I knew I wanted to marry him. Then he reached into his pocket, and it finally hit me that this was the proposal. It was hard to contain myself in the temple. I was overwhelmed with joy.

Who has more siblings? I do. John has three younger sisters. There are 6 kids in my family.

Who wears the pants? Depends on who you ask. We both get to wear the pants, but I'm the only one who gets to wear a skirt...if you know what I mean.

Well, that's the man we all know and love! I hereby tag: Tracy, Susan, Net, Kim L., Jessica, and Emily W.

Pickens Plan

Many of you may have heard about Al Gore's non-partisan challenge to repower America in the next 10 years. I am so excited to see all the support his challenge has been getting. I heard part of his speech from a conference that was held in DC this month, and truly feel America is finally prepared to take action on our energy crisis. It is possible to solve most of our problems if both political parties will take action and attack the two central issues that keep causing us grief...global warming and an overwhelming dependence on oil.

Anyone heard of T. Boone Pickens? I just saw a commercial the other night referring to his plan to switch American energy to domestic, renewable energy. He is apparently an oil man who is investing in wind energy farms. Will he profit if we switch 22% of our energy to wind power? Absolutely, but that's fine with me, as long as we start looking for viable solutions to our dependence on foreign oil. I am a huge supporter of wind, solar, and wave energy. They are all renewable with very little impact on the environment. Oil is not a renewable resource. No matter how long we stall, the supply is going to eventually run out, and in the meantime we are not being responsible to the environment. The misconception that is being propagated right now that drilling for more oil will help us get out of our steep gas prices is not the full truth. It will take years for any new drilling to impact the economy(more than one presidential or senatorial term), and by the time we get ourselves set up, China will be a huge player in petroleum imports. It simply won't work in our favor. I think this T. Boone Pickens' plan sounds reasonable, for a change. He is stepping up to Gore's challenge, and I hope many will follow. Check out his website in my links at the bottom right of my blog. And please feel free to share your opinion to this blog post. I am still learning, and love to hear other perspectives.

Fourth of July

We may not have gone to any fireworks, but we did get the barbeque and watermelon in.