This guy is a month old! Where did a month go? We are still over the moon for this cute kid. So blessed he's ours!
And cause you know everyone wants to see a picture that shows real life with an infant?? Yeah.
Josh's mom, sister, brother in law and niece visited us this past week. Ella was so sweet with Henry. She kept asking to hold "Baby" Henry. She helped to give him a bath and just loved on him. Aunt Kara, Uncle Ives and Ama (what we call Josh's mom) got lots of cuddles in too! Henry also went to church for the first time. He was very well behaved and slept through all of service.
Josh's Aunt Michele came by this week and put together Henry's mobile for his nursery. I had seen one just like this on Pinterest and she said she could copy it for me. It turned out so cute. He's taken a couple naps in his crib and his little eyes look up at it already!
My grandparents are here until the end of next week so I've been trying to see them as often as I can. Hard to escape with a newborn for long periods of time but the time we get together, we try to make the most of! I feel so blessed that my grandparents were able to travel down to meet great-grand baby number 7. Not everyone can say they've meet their great-grandparents! NC is experiencing our typical winter heat wave. It's been in the high 60's this week and we've been trying to take walks in the nice temps while we can! Henry doesn't know quite what to make of his car seat yet...I'd say he's not the biggest fan. Hopefully he gets used to it the more we take him out.
I won't lie or try to hide it. Having a newborn has it's hard moments. Not getting enough sleep at night is the biggest. I knew it going in and expected it but living through it is something else. We are trying to figure out some kind of schedule (loosely following Babywise method) and our days are going pretty smoothly. Just got to work on those nights! I have to remind myself that he's only 4 weeks old. Some day I'll look back and wish for those sleepless nights back...or so I've heard. Ha. Nursing is a great and it's a privilege that I'm able to provide food for my baby but it's a lot harder then I thought it would be. I feel chained to a couch so many hours in the day as if all I am is a milk factory. I guess I didn't realize how much I don't love to just lounge all day. Sitting in the same room hours at a time drives me nuts. I started to feed him in different rooms just so I can have a change of scenery. I hope I don't come off super whiny...just want to keep it real. I hope I'm not the only one who's ever felt this way! I know it will get better and easier every day. Just need to pray for more patience.
Still always thankful to God that he's blessed me with this view every morning. I am so undeserving but yet he loves me that much!
And this last picture just makes me laugh. My baby throwing up signs at me while he's eating. Cracked me up. He always has his hands near his face and I've seen all kinds of weird gestures but he favors this one a lot!
Hope your week was fabulous!
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