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| Two days before I went into labor! |
Well it happened! Six
weeks ago my heart grew and is now overflowing with love for a little boy that
we named Dexter. There are absolutely
no words to describe the feeling that I had when the Doctor placed my little
boy on my chest. How quickly I have
forgotten about the “joys of motherhood” that I joked about while pregnant,
morning sickness (that wasn’t just in the morning), the sore back and hips,
peeing my pants a little when I sneezed, a foot being pushed out the side of my
belly, and we can’t forget about the 27 hours of labor. These sarcastic joys of motherhood have been
replaced with the real joys of motherhood, my baby snuggling up to his Momma,
the middle of the night “my belly is now full” smiles, witnessing the love that
his Daddy has for him, listening to the baby squeaks and groans, etc. This mother is still learning, dealing with a
“fire hose” is a completely new concept and mastering diaper changes without
the fire hose going off took some time, but we finally got it!
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| Our sweet baby boy. Thanks to Meri Valentin Photography! |
My daily routine is nothing compared to what it used to be,
a shower first thing in the morning has been replaced with being satisfied to
get a shower in at some point during the day.
For someone who used to cherish her sleep greatly, I have absolutely no
problem waking up in the middle of the night because my baby is hungry (the
bonus is we get to take a nap together during the day). People attempted to explain all of this to me
before, but it didn’t sink in until I got to experience it first-hand.
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| Baby Smiles! |
Each day brings new joys and excitement. The difference that just 6 weeks has made is
remarkable. You wouldn’t think so but
there is a big difference between a six pound baby and a ten pound baby. The newborn size outfits that were baggy and
falling off of him at birth are now stretched tight and it won’t be long before
they will be nothing but history. It is
somewhat sad to see my baby grow so fast, but very exciting to see what he
learns next.
They say your life changes and while I am still learning what
that truly means I wouldn’t change this for anything. The joys that I experience each and every day
now were totally worth anything that I went through for those nine months. I am
truly blessed to be on this journey called Motherhood!
