Girl’s Life

He’s here! My little baby boy is finally here. Ian Christopher made his appearance last week on May 6th — all 10 lbs., 8 oz. of him — and I am realizing life will never be the same. It’s crazy and perfect and wonderful and noisy chaos with two kids. And I love it!

Ian is such a little smush right now, preferring to sleep 23 out of the 24 hours of the day. I know this behavior surely won’t last forever, so I am making the most of it and using this quiet time to just sit and stare at him. He’s really quite a looker, I must say. But also, we’re spending A LOT of time snuggling and feeding, too. This big guy likes to eat. And I don’t mind helping add on some of that luscious baby fat around the arms and thighs.

Sophia has been so adorable and wonderful with her new “baby brudder,” kissing him every chance she gets. “Where’s my baby?” she asks first thing in the morning or after her nap. No “Hi, mom!” Just “Where’s my baby?” Yeah, cute.

I will post more about my birth experience later, but for now I’m going to go cuddle my one-week old and marvel at those little toes awhile longer. For those who are following my year in pictures over at Flickr, thanks so much for all your well wishes there! More photos of baby (and big sister!) can be found there in the Ian set.