Seven Weeks

(This was taken a couple of weeks ago, but it was too cute not to share!!)

Seven weeks ago I was wondering when our baby boy would make his debut. Little did I know that it would be that very day! That's right, our son is SEVEN weeks old today. And while these past few weeks have been somewhat blurry given lack of sleep and endless feedings (which side did I last feed him on??), I have treasured every moment......OK... so maybe not the 4:30am feeding where he WILL NOT burp and all I want to do is go back to sleep....but almost every moment. I love this little guy so much. He brings all of us so much joy.

He has been smiling in response to our smiles and it's so, so sweet. He's also holding his head up on his own a lot. He's getting so big and strong.....and LONG. :-) He's sleeping at night pretty well too, but I'm not going to mention to blog world how well until it happens a few days in a row. :-)

And the boy definitely loves to eat. I'm nursing about every 2-3 hours during the day and he still gets 8 feedings a day, but he definitely spaces them out a bit longer at night!

Many of my friends have asked if A is doing well with him and I honestly can't say enough good things about how she's been with her baby brother. She just adores him and constantly wants to be around him and help with him. Not one jealous bone in her body. I simply love my little girl. She is beautiful and fun-loving and very outgoing...though, she may tell you otherwise. God has used her greatly in my life to show me how sinful I really am. And while this may not be the most joyful thing to experience, I'm grateful God put her in my life to make me more like Himself.

And I really have to give major kudos to my husband. He has been a HUGE help with both A&E during these past seven weeks. He has slept ON THE FLOOR in E's room after I've fed him, just so I could sleep uninterrupted for a few hours at night for a couple of weeks now. And he takes A out for special trips to the ice cream store or wherever, just to spend time with her and give mama a little break. He's a GREAT husband and daddy!!

So, really, we're all adjusting pretty well to this new little guy. We are all just so thankful he's here and in our lives. If I ever start to complain of being tired or overwhelmed, I simply start counting my blessings...naming them one by one....and almost every time, my joy returns.

I. Am. Thankful.