afton's one month

It's hard to believe that our Little Miss is already a month old.

Time seems to be passing me at light speed.

Afton is:

... sleeping 4 or 5 hour stretches at night. Yes, we're lucky. No, I'm not taking it for granted.

... lifting up her head. She's so strong and loves to see the world.

... so smiley. She is such a happy baby. And nothing melts me like her adorable little gummy smile. I just die.

... snuggly. And I can't. get. enough.

... chuckles. It's hysterical. And unpredictable. She pulses her little belly and lets out a "heh heh." It's amazing.

... makes us uncontrollably happy. We're the luckiest parents around.

introducing miss afton

On January 6th, we welcomed the most perfect, beautiful little darling into the world. 

It was a long, hard, emotional day... 

but after a full day of labor, four hours of pushing, 

an emergency C-Section and many, many happy tears, 

little miss Afton Marie was here. And our lives changed for ever.

There's so much to update... so many stories and experiences... 

but I'm having a hard time doing anything 

other than snuggling this precious little love 

[and changing diapers] so the details will have to wait.

Suffice it to say, Afton is beautiful. 

Healthy. Strong. Smart. Smiley. And essentially perfect.

And I'm figuring out this new life, and new priorities. 

And recovering [yes, still... it's been slow]. 

But I love being a mom to this little angel. 

I've waited my whole life for this. 

And we're so, so happy.