A Babby!

Hello my wonderful readers! In the last few weeks big changes have come. As most of you know, I had a baby.

Meet Peter Charles

6 lbs 11 oz

20.5 inches

He's pretty cute, eh? I know that every mother probably thinks her baby is cute, but I was quite ready for an alien baby. I figured cute would come later. But turns out I already love him and his chubby cheeks and his scrawny legs and arms. 

I won't take you through every detail of my labor and delivery, but suffice it to say things did not go exactly as planned. Instead of going into labor naturally, I was induced because I was overdue a bit. Instead of going without medication, I had several methods of labor augmentation and ended up with an epidural (but I had lots of time without pain medication, don't worry...). In the end, we had a healthy baby boy though, which was ultimately the goal. 

We did have to stay a little extra time in the hospital because he had a bit of jaundice. Here he is actually looking like an alien because of his bili bed.

Life since Peter's birth has been so different and still so much the same. Sometimes I am overwhelmed with how much he needs me, but at other times I'm overwhelmed with how much I love him. There's a lot of being overwhelmed. :) 

Well, my words have run out today. Instead I'll give you some photos of life.

Peter and Neal both recovering from a long day

I love his yawns! 

Also, his legs are getting a bit chubbier now.

My wonderful husband brought me the beautiful rainbow flowers, the USU English department sent lovely white daisies, and Maylee brought me the two yellow flowers in the cup. I love flowers.

And the flowers my sister Holly brought, along with a sock monkey for Peter. He doesn't appreciate it quite yet, but he will soon.

Neal's own rocking horse from his childhood, now passed on to Peter. It's pretty rockin'.

The crib and monkeys keeping Peter company!

The one craft I actually completed, a hot air balloon!

The beautiful blanket Neal's mother made for Peter fits perfectly with the vintage nursery theme.

The mini library. My collection of children's books is actually quite small, but I filled the shelves with some of my favorite fiction too.

Most of my board book collection and the only cat we'll ever be able to keep.

The stuffed animal is from my childhood. I named him Blueberry. I only played with him at my grandmother's house. 

My favorite old world decorations.

Neal's very own bronzed booties. These may be my favorite part of the nursery. 

My brother and sister-in-law gave us this lovely Willow Tree. We tried replicating the pose, but haven't succeeded in looking so composed though.

For Halloween, Neal and I are dressing up as a well-rested couple. It's going to be tough to pull off, but we'll do our best.