Sunday, November 29, 2009

One Month Old!! Now who does he look like??

One month ago today I was in labor and delivery breathing through contractions until I wised up and got the epidural!! One month ago I had no idea how my life would change. Nights with little sleep, but many chances to hold and cuddle a cute baby late into the night and early into the morning. Long skinny fingers that grip tightly around a plump finger. Eyes that pierce through to the soul, captivating even the biggest and strongest of men. Continuous pinches to realize I'm not dreaming. He is real, he is our little boy! I am a mom! All the songs I wanted to sing to him when rocking him at night, not a lyric I can remember. He has changed so much since we first brought him home. The first picture is then and the second is now. Look at those chubby cheeks!! He's just now fitting into some of his 0-3 month outfits. He's gone from 6 lbs 5ozs to weighing 7 lbs 15ozs on Thanksgiving day.








I found baby pictures of both Dwayne and I and thought I'd ask who you think he looks most like. **Oh and Dawn does this outfit Dwayne is wearing look similar to the one you posted on your blog a while back or what??** There are little things about each of us that can be seen in one little blessing. I need to get one of him smiling because it melts the heart!!

Saturday, November 21, 2009

McKinley David Douglas!!!


As most of you know already our little guy decided he would come early. He arrived November 5th at 9:30p.m. He was 6 lbs 5 ozs and 20 3/4 inches long!! I say was because he just had his 2 week check-up and now weighs in at 7 lbs 4 oz. He has dark blue eyes that look more gray to me than anything which I'm guessing won't change much, as both his dad and I have hazel eyes. He has red hair!!! I'm hoping the curls come along with that a bit later.

I wanted to blog about my feelings but in truth I don't think I could do them justice. Many of you have been reading my blog since the beginning and know the trials we went through to get this little guy here and now he's here! My God who I turned my back on in anger during those two years at various times showed His love, grace, compassion, and mercy and gave me the most beautifully handsome little boy. I now pray I won't screw him up too much. I guess to best describe my feelings right now is I'm in a state of euphoria. I want to be poetic and it's rolling around in my head, but I will have to save it for later.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Little Things

A closet full of tiny things!The, oh so precious homemade quilts!
Our Sock Monkey theme!!



And one not so little gorilla!!! One of McKinley's first toys! Which Aslan loves...NOT!