One Month

We made it! You are a whole month old today, and what a month it has been. This has been quite the learning process for mom and dad, and we still have a long way to go, but we are definitely getting better.

You are quite the popular kid. You have had tons of visitors, and you love when your grandmas come to visit. Your Mama Lis loves to take you into your room to "look at the bear", and her and Granny are always able to get you to calm down when I have been unsuccessful, and this helps me out tons :) You have even had your first photo shoot where you did wonderfully.

The past week has been a little rough in the sleep department. You won't sleep for longer than two hours at a time, so mom is tired...but I guess that just comes with the territory. It is hard for dad to help with the night time feedings since you are breast feeding, but he did give you one of the bottles this morning, and that allowed me a whole extra hour of sleep. I never thought one hour of sleep would come to be so precious :)

Some of your firsts this month are your first smile on day ten, you first night out to dinner on 10/10, and you rolled over from your stomach to your back on 10/15! And you had you first mohawk :)

You current favorite things are laying at the end of your bed on the yellow blanket and staring out the window, watching the lights on the TV, riding in the car, going outside (no matter your mood, when you go outside you become content), listening to people talk to you, and you are even starting to discover your own voice and love to coo...and scream when things aren't going your way. One of your favorite places is right on your daddy's chest. You love laying with him :) Oh, and you love to eat, and eat, and eat, and eat...and you are the worlds slowest eater. Sometimes I feel like I am nursing 24/7, but I think most new moms feel the same way. You are quite the demanding boss to be so tiny, and feeding you is a full time job. It can be difficult, but then you give me one of those little smiles and it is all worth it.

I love your little hands, your little feet, and your little nose. I love the little fish face you make and how alert you are now. Your little coos melt my heart, and when you smile I can't help but smile no matter how tired or frustrated I may be. I love to give you lots of kisses, and I love your little baby smell. But, most of all I love you, and I am so thankful to have you. I was always a little worried that having a baby would be difficult for me, so you are an incredible blessing. I can't wait to watch you grow and see what kind of little man you become. Until then I will continue to feed you..ALL THE TIME...and hope that you continue to give me those beautiful little smiles that make me feel so wonderful.

What is "A Little Piece of Faith"?

Well, when I asked around about what other moms recommended in general when having a new baby, every single one said to write everything down! I figured the easiest way for me to do this would be by blogging. That way I could write from any computer any time because another thing all moms said was that I would be heavily lacking in the free time category.

This is really more for me (and my memory) than anyone else...but I figure this would also be a good way to keep family and friends up to date on our newest edition :) So, this blog will first document the big things I want to remember about my pregnancy, my delivery, then updates on Mac and how we are coming along as a family of four (don't forget, we have to include Hank!)

I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing it...and don't be surprised if the posts are few and far between I have a new baby after all!

Now this is a good babysitter :)