loving our little boy

the tree garret planted for us 2 days after joel was born

dinner after church last sunday

can never kiss them enough

our happy little family

joel's new cousin brynley, only 16 days apart

so it has been a while since i last posted! life has been so busy, and i love every second of it! joel is growing and changing every day! and so am i... i was sad to see my mom and sister go, but life as the 3 of us has been wonderful! scary and a tiny bit hard at first, but fun and new all the same! to start off, our little boy is the best baby in the world! and i can say it over and over! he is so content, and so patient with us learning what he needs! but its pretty simple with the basics being, hungry, dirty diaper, and BOUNCE ME! he loves to eat, is really good at filling is cloth diapers, which i love by the way! very easy, and comforting to know right after i change him and he blows another load, that i don't lose money! just adds to the laundry which is never ending anyways! so nothing so far that we don't like about it! and bouncing, and rocking... anything that involves a lot of movement! i guess it makes sense cause i worked out doing step class all through my pregnancy! the days go by pretty fast! its hard to get all the things done that i would like to get done in one day! but i'm learning how to deal with that! that was hard on my mind the first couple weeks! having the house a mess, and so much i wanted to get done, but its getting so much better! we got our routine down, so my days are happy! it seems like i'm feeding him all day long, but it doesn't bother me! my sores healed up, thanks be to God, and the latching on is good now! so its almost painless! he eats about every 2 hours for about 20 minutes! and in between nursing i manage to get some laundry done, or the dishes, or some thank you cards out, or giving joel a bath, or getting the bed made! haha, that was a comment garret made the other day, he came home from work and said jokingly... honey... you didn't make the bed! and i knew he was kidding, but i started crying cause i hate not being able to stay on top of things like i use to! haha...he felt so bad that it made me cry, but it wasn't him, just my emotions and change! i got the book Love You Forever from my aunt, and i was balling reading it, so i know my emotions kick in sometimes! but not too big of a deal! there is so much joy i have felt! i love just looking at joel! his skin is so pretty, and his hair, and his eyes! the list goes on and on! both garret and i are so blessed and so thankful for such a good and pretty baby! i only have to get up with him once or twice in the night! we let him sleep with us! everyone has something to say about it! but i'm getting use to that too! we like him to be close to us, he, and we sleep better! and he get old so fast, i want to cherish every second with him! there are still things i want to do in the nursery, but thats kind of at the end of my list of things to get done! anyways... taking joel out has been fun and easy! i don't go too many places, or go out that often, but when we have, we really enjoy it! church, groceries, last minute shopping for things we need. i feel really good! i know i need to still take it easy, but i think i am! well anyway, baby is waking up, so i better get goin! another shout out to how many prayers the Lord has answered, and for holding my hand through this all! i am so happy, and my heart keeps growing every day!