I'm writing this post with a sleeping baby in my lap. I know I should probably put him down, but his hand is sweetly touching the side of my arm and when I start to lay him down his grip tightens just a bit. I know he won't wake up, he's a great sleeper. He's content and laid back and everything I hoped my newborn would be. I just can't lay him down. Not right now. When Braylen was born everyone was adamant that I should soak up this time. Don't get me wrong here, of course I did. Against the premise that I might spoil her, against the premise that I might get her off schedule. I held her tightly. I remember smelling of her sweet hair and closing my eyes tightly, … [Read more...]
one week in, an update of sorts
It's been a week since we welcomed baby Judson into our lives and our family dynamic has certainly changed. I don't plan on posting weekly updates, but I feel like I can't keep up with what day of the week it is, much more what's going on these days. And I haven't written a single thing in the baby book, I better keep up with this stuff somewhere. Here's a bit of an update/random post for you on this Friday! Allen goes back to work on Monday and I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do without his help. Don't get me wrong, Allen has always been an enormous help around the house, there isn't a single thing managing the house -wise from grocery shopping to washing dishes that I feel … [Read more...]
when braylen met judson
I mentioned yesterday that I had asked to take some photos after Judson was born. I just knew that it would be something that I would cherish, and I didn't want to worry about myself or Allen having to stress about capturing the moments after his birth. As soon as I was able to have visitors, Allen went out to the waiting room to get the two of them. In my head, I had built up this grand moment of the two of them meeting for the first time, and it turned out that Braylen was a little stand offish. She wasn't sure about the umbilical cord, she didn't like that I had an IV, and she certainly wasn't sure about him when he started crying (baby boy can cry, loud!). It didn't … [Read more...]