Sunshine & Smiles

I'm excited to say the novelty of the baby has not worn off yet. You know what I mean, one day the kids are arguing over who can hold him. The next they are rolling their eyes if you ask them. So far, we have not gotten to that point. The kids actually argue about how many times the baby smiled at them that day--and then try to beat the other. They are smitten with their new baby brother.

Every morning, after I drag myself out of bed, I am greeted with, "Can I hold the baby?" then, "Noooo, me first!". Little {L} quickly follows that with, "milk, milk, please", which has more the tone of "Milk, NOW LADY!".

With such a smiling, happy baby, I can't help, but feel less grumpy at 7:30am. Baby Unicorn always wakes up smiling and ready for a new day. He's so sweet and giggly in the morning that I sometimes forget how much I hate mornings...sometimes.

New Friends

Baby Unicorn has made some new friends. A sweet little owl with his muchroom, a happy racoon, and a badger [I think?]. The past two weeks, he has started to become really interested in his environment. These little creates live on his bouncer seat. They are part-time friends, as we only put them on the seat sometimes. I think this makes him like them even more!

It's really awesome to watch him grow a little more each day! I'm cherishing all these "baby" moments with him. I'm hoping he doesn't go through any of the stages too quick! [Little {L} went through everything in a flash]! I'm enjoying my son as a baby and not wishing him to grow too fast-it goes by in a blink of an eye no matter what! I want to have time to cherish each step in his growth! Even night feedings are starting to get cut out. While one one hand, I'm happy for the extra sleep, I do feel a little sad to being watching his newborn days drift away. I've been hugging him a little tighter and smiling a little extra when he does wake at 2am, knowing it won't be long now.

One month

Baby {J} turned one month old, over the weekend. I cannot believe that a month has passed already. On one hand, I feel like he's been a part of the family forever and it's hard to imagine when he wasn't here. On the other hand, it seems like a month could not possibly have passed this fast. His little legs are getting chubbier by the day, he starting to get very interested in looking at things, and he's never one to pass up a meal. If his eyes are open, he'll be happy to eat!

He's such a sweet little soul. Sometimes just looking at him overwhelms me with happiness and I start to laugh, cause I am just so happy he's here. He receives a million+ kisses a day from his happy mama, dad,brothers & sister. I am looking forward to getting to know his personality better as the months and then years pass. It's so exciting & rewarding watching them grow!

Baby Unicorn

If you remember my post from a few months back, the kids started calling Baby {J}, Baby Unicorn while I was pregnant[check back a few posts for the story]. Well he's now arrived and his biggest brother is STILL calling him "Baby Unicorn". I embroidered this onesie while I was pregnant to match with their knickname. I was thinking they baby would only wear it, if it turned out to be a girl, which didn't happen. The othger day while packing up some of the girl things I had made, I stopped holding this. While unicorns are extremly girlie, I had chosen blue & brown thread.... so, I decided that just ONE set of photo's had to be taken in honor of his nickname!

Mr. {D} and Little Miss {M} chose the name Julian for the baby. When the baby arrived, my husband and I had not settled on a name-girl or boy. We thought it would be pretty cool & special to tell him that his oldest siblings chose his name, so we selected their latest choice. Mr. {D} is now telling me that he is having a hard time calling him by his name because when he looks at him, all he thinks is "Baby Unicorn". I found it so sweet, that they needed these pic's together to mark the occasion.

New Beginnings

It's great to think of all the new things we'll do with the baby. I love watching the relationships between the four children grow. They change and evolve each and everyday. The baby is flowing into those relationships seamlessly. Miss {M} loves to watch him sleep and tell him stories. Mr. {D} can't stop kissing him-ever! Little {L} wants nothing more than to spend hours holding him and helping change diapers. Yes, he actually wants to change diapers with me!

I look forward to watching these relationships grow through the years. Babies becoming siblings and friends.

The little things

It's the little things, the simple things, in life that really matter!

Baby is Here!

It's a boy!

Julian Caius joined the family 2 weeks ago. He's a BIG, healthy boy. He weighed 9lbs 8oz at birth!! Everyone is thrilled with their new baby brother, he seemed to mix right into the family from the start.

It was a speedy labor-fast & furious. I was happy to make it through all natural, with no drugs. This was my hope from the beginning, so it was rewarding to see it accomplished.

We are enjoying getting to know our sweet, brand new son!

Sweet & Sunny

More booties for baby! I love these, in this wonderful Heather Ross fabric print. I've been saving [hoarding] this little frog fabric for quite some time. I only had a fat quarter and wanted to make sure it got used for just the perfect project!

Actually, I love anything that has to do with frogs. We have quite a collection through the house... and even one tree frog tattoo on my back. These will be perfect if we end up having a girl, or a boy! I think they are sweet, dainty and sunny-they make me smile each time I look at them. Little {L} has been quite taken by them also. He says baby shoes, but still tries them on every day. After he tells me they are still too small, he requests a pair just for him. Hmmm...I'm thinking I"ll have to add some slippers for the kids onto the "future projects" list.

Sleepless Nights

I've never been a person who does well on little sleep. As a child, I would stay in bed until the very last minute and rush around to get to school on time. I love sleeping. That said, it's suprising how much I like watching my babies, either asleep or wide eyes, in the middle of the night. It's such a special moment-like time stands still. There are no ringing phones, siblings bickering, chores to tend to, no worries about the sleep I am missing.

The only thing that seems to exist is me and my special bundle of joy. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the alone time, with my first two. How quickly they have grown into independ little toddlers and beyond. I can still look at them and remember their own special, little, twinkling newborn eyes in the middle of the night.