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.
