8 weeks

time has flown and i still do not know what to think of all this mommyhood stuff. here are a few things i do know to be true: i am more and more in love with my son (and husband). i feel more and more like a mom. i think i have the cutest baby. my body does not feel as much like it was hit by a car. and i am going to survive mommyhood.

so much has happened in the past few weeks. greener pastures are in my view. i think i may have had a touch of the post-partum depression that you hear about. i did not dip deeply into it, but there were days my head was not clear. as if i was in a daze and did not know what to do next but feed, burp, pump, and sleep. my sweet husband has gone above and beyond his role for this household. he is my jewel. i could talk more and more about my emotions, but this post is for Aj being 8 weeks old.

please forgive me for taking forever to post updates. i told you i was going to work on that, and i did not do well. i will keep trying. so many of you have asked for pictures. this is a big picture update for you. i hope you enjoy them all.

we are making huge progress in the baby growing area. he is so much more alert. which allows us to actually interact! there is so much joy when your baby responds to you. Aj loves his baths and waking up in the morning. i think he is going to be a morning person taking after the Lightfoot family (not the Cantrell family!). every morning we talk and smile for several minutes before feeding begins. he is staying in his bed from the last feeding around 10pm till 5 or 6am. he stirs through the night, but always goes back to sleep. we take walks and sing tons of songs completely made up. i just love each day more and more.

God is so good all the time and in everything.

i have a few more things i could tell you about, but i will save them for later posts this week.

much lovin.