Sunday best

My friend Julie makes these onsies with ties sewn on and they are SO adorable. Kaleb was waiting for Alf and I to get ready for church and he fell asleep in the swing. I just had to get a shot, he looks too cute! At service, our pastor talked about getting through a crisis with God's help. One thing he said that really stuck with me...When you don't understand, when you can't see His plan, when you can't trace His hand, trust God's HEART! That is so true for our family. If Alf and I hadn't trusted God's heart with giving our relationship a second chance, we never would've had this handsome little dude.

Mother's Day

My first Mother's Day was so great!! Alf let me sleep in until 10am and he took care of Kaleb. Then we got ready and headed out for sushi!! Yummy!
Here is a pic of Kaleb and I on Mother's Day...

Funny pics

You're smiling now, but you should see what's in my diaper....

The price of Pampers went up 10 cents, that's crazy!!

Woah! What was in that milk??

Is my Boppy for sleeping, Mom?

Doesn't look so comfy, but it feels good to me!!

Kimmie Visits!

Our friend from Colorado, Kim, came in town for the weekend and she got to meet Kaleb. He really enjoyed getting to know her and took a snooze while we all had dinner out! It was so good to see her!

Oh how it changes you...

I always knew that becoming a Mom would change me in so many ways, but I honestly never really knew to what extent. Over the last 2 1/2 months, I have done my best to embrace the "new me" while still maintaining some small bit of normalcy of who I was before I took this parenting plunge. Now, instead of reading the latest issue of Cosmo, I devour Parenting in between naps and tummy time sessions. Instead of drooling over Justin Timberlake, I am drooled on. When I trek to Target or TJ Maxx, I always hit the baby section BEFORE I check out the purses or shoes! (Some things will never change!)
But seriously, no book can ever prepare you, no mother can ever explain to you how much your life will be turned upside down in the first few months. It is a journey that every Mom must experience for herself. And then, just like that, you are feeling somewhat right side up again and realizing that this little one depends on you. Not just part of you or most of you, but all of you. It is a realization of both excitement and sheer terror all at once. Excitement about all the things you can teach him and experience with him and terror about somehow doing it all wrong.
I don't know all there is about mothering and I probably never will. But there are a few things I do know...when Kaleb laughs at something as trite as the ceiling fan, it makes our big world seem very small. When Alf sings to him and he coos with delight, it is more romantic than any Hugh Grant film could ever be. And when I hold him in my arms and he looks up at me like I am all he needs, I catch a glimpse of what God intended love to be: simple, pure, and whole. It is a love that I feel blessed to experience and I am forever changed. For the better.