Pumpkin Carving

Yes, Jack is far to young to carve a pumpkin but he did enjoy the festivities (for the few minutes he was awake).  We realized that this was our fourth annual pumpkin carving.  We've had pyrotechnics (with eyebrow loss), smoke bombs, blood and TONS of fun with friends over the last four years.  Here's a quick recap:

2008

Very excited to start this tradition

2009

We apparently decided to go out to the Barnoff (local dive bar) 

instead of carving our pumpkins this year

 2010

Back on track

2011

Now with babies!

We had Laura and Dar (with their baby due in December), Shavon, Erin, Andy, Ryleigh (18 months), Dana, Maddie (4 years old), Lindsay, Paul, me and Jack (5 weeks).  

Oh how much life has changed in 4 years!  We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends to share these memories with.

Meeting Grandpa George and Grandma Charlene

We have such a blessed little boy to have many grandparents that love him so much! My dad and Charlene came up from California this week and got to meet Jack. We went for a walk, out to dinner, and they spent quality time just staring at him and rocking him to sleep. Paul and I are so glad that Dad and Charlene got to meet our little man.

Best Husband EVER!!

12 hours of sleep. 12 glorious hours of sleep because of one amazing man.

Paul offered to do all the nighttime feedings on Friday so that I could catch up on some much needed sleep. I went to bed at 8:30 Friday night and didn't get up till 8:30 Saturday morning. Except for a brief intermission to pump, I slept like a rock knowing that Paul was taking care of Jack all night. I felt like a new woman Saturday morning with bright eyes ready to take on the day.

Not only did Paul give me the gift of rest, but he went grocery shopping (late at night) so he could make a nice breakfast for me in the morning - complete with fresh flowers on the table!

I'm sure raising a baby will challenge our relationship at times but so far it has brought us closer together and strengthened the love we have for each other. I am so thankful for this amazing man - my best friend, the love of my life and now the father of our son.

Pumpkin patch

Our first pumpkin patch outing as a family! Jack pretty much slept through the whole experience but we did wake him up for a minute to get a photo.

Big steps

Our 15 day old tiny precious baby slept in his crib for the first time last night. He's only about 20 feet away from our room but it seemed like a mile. He did fabulous and has now fully transitioned, napping in there today as well. I know it's good for him but I miss having him close by...I am told this will get easier.

Two weeks

Neither of us can believe it's already been two weeks since our perfect little boy was born. We still look at each other and say "Hey guess what? We have a baby!" We are head over heals in love with our little man and enjoying every moment with him. Here are just a few of the things we have learned in the last 14 days:
*How to swaddle (I must admit Paul is way better at this than me)
*Sleep when Jack sleeps
*Food prepared by other people is an amazing gift
*Projectile poop can be hysterical at 1:00AM
*Even though newborn clothes look too small for any person to fit into, they are big on Jack
*Socks don't stay on
*Baby fingernails grow fast
But by far the most shocking and wonderful thing we have learned is how much love we have for Jack. It was an instant, no questions asked kind of love that neither of us have ever felt before. We love him so much and are more in love with each other because of him...life is amazing!