growing pains

my baby boy is growing before my eyes! 
he weighed in at a whopping 7 lbs. 5 oz. at his two week doctor's appointment. how can that be?! he sure loves to eat.


luckily, my friend, stephanie, captured some great photos of baby ike at 8 days old. you can check them here and here.

lesson learned...

baby ike's hands, one day old [he had this same pose in one of his ultrasound photos]

1. I never knew how much I could love my little guy. I loved him before he was born, but that love was surpassed when I held him in my arms for the first time…and continues to grow each time I get to hold him.

2. I already don’t want him to ever change – I want him to stay this little forever.

3. My new favorite pastime is watching him sleep. The facial expressions he makes are priceless!

4. I never realized that when people told me to get ready for more laundry, they weren’t just talking about adding another person’s clothes to our pile. I don’t know if there’s been a day that he hasn’t gone through at least four outfits…most of the time he’s gone through that many before 8 am.

5. I never knew it would be so hard to get the motivation to clean or make the bed when he’s awake. I don’t want to miss any moment of it.

6. I didn’t know how much I would love showing him off.

7. I’ve come to realize (and am still learning) that I can survive with very little sleep.

8. I didn’t know how much it would mean to me to have someone totally depend on me – when he looks at me, I think he loves me too.

9. I didn’t realize how soon it would be before it felt as though he has always been a part of the family. It doesn’t feel weird having a baby and now it’s hard to imagine our little family without him. I’m grateful for my knowledge that families can be together forever.

10. The little quiver of my baby’s bottom lip makes this momma sad.

and he's here!

on a beautiful Easter morning, baby ike joined our family.

he came with a full head of hair, big hands and a very happy spirit.

we are busy lovin on him!

let the countdown begin

as of last week, i am officially full-term.

yes, i think i'm ready to have this little guy join the family.

yes, i'm scared out of my mind.
but, yes, i'm so excited to hold him in my arms!
here's to a good, hopefully not too uncomfortable few weeks (or less! but i'm not getting my hopes up!)