One Month Down

In four days my sweet little snuggle bug will be a month old. How did that happen?! Although I can't believe he's been here for so long I am fortunate enough to be able to tell you exactly how those four weeks have been spent. I'll be the first person to admit that motherhood is not easy and I'm sure my husband would say the same about fatherhood. It is the absolute most demanding thing I have ever done, but oh the sweet rewards! They are truly countless. Our family is very blessed that I am able to stay home with our little one and my husband is able to provide for all of us. In doing so, I have had countless opportunities to truly take in what exactly comes with this job they call parenting. As I create this post, I am sitting on my back porch soaking up the sun as little bit is rocking in his seat, fast asleep. It's in these precious moments that I can reflect on what the past month has given to me. It's been countless hours of sleeplessness, what feels like a million diaper changes, constant nursing and endless cries. It's getting peed on and not having the energy to change clothes, barely remembering the last time you brushed your teeth, skipping meals and going all day without using the bathroom. It's piles of laundry, floors that need cleaning, dishes to be washed and a dog that pees in the floor because you forgot to take him out. But it's SO much more. It's watching smiles flutter across his little lips while he's sleeping, snuggling him close to your face and taking in that sweet baby scent, and knowing that he's yours. It's singing silly songs during diaper changes and making up ridiculous bed time stories to distract him from being upset. It's watching my husband play with him in the floor and rock him to sleep while my heart fills with more joy than I could ever imagine. It's loving someone so completely and unconditionally that it takes my breath away. Looking into those sweet eyes I see his future and the countless opportunities it holds. This sweet little miracle is ours. All that he has to offer this world is yet to be seen, but I know his daddy and I could not be more proud to call him our little boy. So, happy one month snuggle bug :) I can't wait to see what the second month has in store for us!