One Month Old!

One month old!!

"Ah!! The camera!!"

"Shall we dance?"

"Whoops!"

"Oh hi, Mom!"

"Starfleet Acceptance Photo"

"Aww, mom, you keep calling me cute."

"I accept that I am, though."

 Our little adventurer still has a lot more adventures to be had in the months and years ahead. I can't believe it has already been a month! 💙 He is now 9lbs, 10oz. Growing fast!

First "Camping" Trip!

"Hmm, what should we do today?"

Off on an adventure!

Snuggling by the lake with mama. 💙

Just before the sunset...

...and right after.

He slept really well!

Peering out in the early morning.

Breakfast by the water.

Saying goodbye to the lake!

Someone didn't want to let go of daddy's hand before he left for work. 💙

3 Week Update!

3 weeks old today! He's definitely growing curious about the world around him. He loves windows, whether at home or in the car.

Those eyes!

Tummy time.

Mama's little tough guy!

Time is definitely flying, and I have a love/hate for it. He's gone from looking like a newborn baby to looking like a little baby boy. We did laundry yesterday and I'm wondering how many of the onesies he'll be able to wear again, and if so, for how much longer? His cord stump fell off last Saturday; another sign that's he getting bigger. All in all, I'm soaking in all the attention he wants. We love our little buddy! 💙

2 Week Update

He's already 2 weeks old! My current goal is to enjoy as many snuggles as possible with him so small still.

He's been doing tummy time, and enjoys it! Except when he's ready to eat, in which case he doesn't.

One of my favorite onesies on him.

The 4th of July was fun! We watched fireworks on the 3rd with our friends and neighbors, then had a picnic with them on the 4th. He loved the fireworks but was fussy with the heat the past couple days.

My favorite sleeper that I have for him! He will probably never wear it, and only wore it for 2 minutes for me to take a picture of him in it, but gosh it's adorable. Again, it's been hot recently.

One of my favorite pairs of socks he has.

His eyes!! Gosh, I can look into them forever. Just like when I look into his daddy's.

After a fussy evening last night, he finally fell asleep hugging me. He's such a sweetheart. He sleeps really well at night, so I can't complain. Best thing I've learned the past couple weeks that we've wanted to start from the very beginning is to keep our marriage priority #1. It keeps us grounded focused, working together, and man, I love John more than I ever have. I am so thankful for his help the past couple weeks. All the glory of our pregnancy, labor, and past two weeks go to God. If it weren't for Him, we'd be lost in this new adventure. Off to spend a bit of time with John before our little guy is ready for dinner!

Birth Announcement!

Edward Allen

6-20-2019

8lbs 8oz

20.5in

11:21pm

He is very much daddy's little boy. They've been best buddies since the night he was born. If mama can't calm him down, then daddy can!

We took some newborn pictures the other day, and I think this is one of my favorites. He's been a great sleeper, and we've been averaging 6-8hrs of sleep a night when you add it all up. I am so very thankful for that!

And here he is, a week old! Off to go enjoy some more newborn snuggles.

Quiet Saturday

The past week or so, I've woken up with a to-do list a mile long each day. And today? Nothing. The clocks are gently tick-tocking (albeit out of sync), the sun is out, and the birds are happily chirping. Nothing to imminently do, and I love it. Soon I'll have a little one to enjoy this with though it won't be as quiet. I'll soak every minute of that up though, just like I am right now.  

A Year of Marriage

We've been married for a whole year now. It's crazy to think of that!

We have:

- Grown together
- Prayed together
- Laughed together
- Wept together
- Made more inside jokes
- Gotten lost
- Gone on adventures
- Planned more adventures (we still want to go on that car wash date!)
- Learned more about each other
- Persevered together
- Cherished each other
- Failed miserably at life
- Went through rough spots in all aspects of life
- I learned how to play poker
- He learned how to make the best steak ever
- Celebrated life and losses with those around us
- Made goals
- Met goals
- Made dreams
- Met dreams
- Had goals and dreams that didn't come true
- Learned new things
- Rejoiced together
- Served together
- Continued to be honest with one another and...
- ...Never went to bed angry (two thing we instilled from day one!)
- Simply enjoyed being with each other
- Had a snowball fight
- Made kitchen catastrophes
-  Cleaned up pine tree needle catastrophes
- Gotten sick simultaneously
- Stayed up too late just talking about life
- Found out we were going to have a sweet little boy
- Loved stronger



And the best part is? We are still on our honeymoon. And shall be for quite some time. When we were on our honeymoon, we went canoeing across the lake we stayed at. It was a beautiful day and the loons were out on the lake. As we moseyed our way back towards the cabins, gazing at the water and the mountains, I said "I don't want this to end." So he said, "Why does it have to?" And so, we agreed to stay on our honeymoon for a long time. I asked him recently after going through a rough spot if we were still on our honeymoon. He said yes, yes we are. To us, that means enjoying the life God has given us. Finding ways to cherish the life we've been given. "To boldly go where no one has gone before." We love it!

And so, we've "survived" the first year of marriage! I don't think either of us would have changed it if we could. All the glory goes to God!

Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
    for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
Psalm 115:1 (ESV)

Here's to many more crazy years together, and to the start of a new layer of life, parenting!

Love you, hubby!!