February 17th, 2006~

That was the day that David was changed forever…

Devin Kenneth Pugh was born on 2/17/06 at 8:11 am weighing in at 6 lbs 15 oz. He was my fourth baby and David’s first baby.

Rewind to the night before my scheduled c-section… I’m packing last minute items in my bag and so is David. I see that David has a list of items to take with him to the hospital so he won’t be “bored” during the 2-3 day hospital stay after I give birth. I remember being a little ticked off that he thinks he’s going to be “bored” with a newborn in the room, but I just let it go- which in and of itself is not like me! Among the items on his list are cd’s, magazines, and the laptop so he can surf the ‘net …

So fast forward to just after Devin’s birth… David told me that it was all he could do to keep from crying while he’s getting his first glimpses of Devin in the OR- but he knew I would KILL him if he didn’t get some good pictures, so he was concentrating on being a photographer…haha! He did get some good pictures and after they got Devin cleaned up, they handed him to David and he came to show him to me. We sat there and looked him over while they finished sewing me up and then I got to hold him as they pushed us into the recovery room. Devin stayed with us in there the whole time and the nurse actually let my older kids come in and hold their new little brother, even though she wasn’t supposed to! After that, the nurse took Devin upstairs for his bath and Dave and the kids followed. David never let Devin get out of his sight (and still doesn’t to this day).

Over the next few days at the hospital, David wouldn’t leave my room. Not for food, not to go home and shower (even though we only lived five minutes from the hospital!) – I actually had to fight him to get to hold Devin- and David couldn’t look at him without crying. I had never seen this side of my husband, and we had been married 7 years at the time… Everytime the nurse would take Devin to the nursery to see the Ped, David would follow. He was soooo overprotective!

To this day, Dave is still wrapped around Devin’s little finger (as am I)… our lives changed on that day- and we wouldn’t have it any other way!

So, Happy 3rd Birthday to my sweet little boy- these last three years have gone by too quickly. You have grown into such a sweet little boy who everyone loves to be around. I love the way you tease me and tell me you are “Daddy’s boy” and that Daddy is your “favorite” but will then come and tell me, “Mommy- you are my favorite too” :) I love our quiet times at night together after Makenzie has gone to bed- sitting and watching tv or reading books :) I love how you say “why not” when it should just be “why” :) Devin, thank you for allowing me to be your Mommy :) I love you little man!

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