baby

little A is one month.

we are all in love. again.

he is a champion eater and is, at this point, still waking up 2-3 times/night to nurse.

he has piercing blue eyes that love to look around and seek out his surroundings.

i love to hold him and he loves to be held.

we use a halo swaddle blanket to snug him up tight and it calms him almost immediately.

the other kids all love on him. i am so thankful that my children have learned to love each other and take care of each other.

i get my jammies on when the kids do. i wash my face and am done for the day when the kids are put to bed. i follow shortly after.

this past month my mom has come over often and has helped with laundry, general cleaning and helping with the older kids. i am so thankful. my mother in law has helped with meals, snacks and the older kids as well. they both continue to teach me how i want to be a grandmother some day.

its a BOY!

our 9lb. 10oz. little miracle made a grand entrance into this world. while we did make it to the hospital,

he was born just under an hour after we arrived!

for now we’ll refer to him as little A, here on the blog, until a more suitable nickname emerges 🙂

he was a big baby, but not my biggest! hank (the blonde) was 10lbs. even. and deanie (our oldest) was only 6lb. 4oz.

so i’ve experienced it all 🙂

we are all adjusting very well at home and all the kids are smitten with little A.

for the past couple of days little A has been in a feeding frenzy! i’m nursing about every 2 hours…yikes! i’m also pumping in the mornings and he takes a bottle and a paci. bonus!

this was his first bath at home 🙂 now he practically sleeps through his baths and loves the warm water. and i love a delicious smelling newborn! 🙂

look at those lips! 🙂 little A tends to be a bit gassy so holding him face down on our arm and swaying brings his little tummy relief and as you can see, a very sound sleep.

the girls are having too much fun taking pictures of all his funny expressions!

i hope to post more but must honestly say that for awhile they may be far a few between. we just have to wait and see how it goes. 🙂

thank you for all the kind comments throughout my pregnancy!!