Top 10

Sleepy boy

Harper giving Paxton kisses xo

Sweet boy

Getting more comfortable with trying to hold him

Top 10 favorite moments/things since P was born:

10. The nurses at the hospital. They were awesome. They brought me pain medicine, took P away to the nursery at night so we could sleep, brought him back to me as soon as I woke up (it was like Christmas!), and they were just so nice. I feel like a few of them became my friends.
9. Being able to justify wearing my pajama pants and comfy tops all day every day. Since I am "healing" from surgery and have a scar I cannot comfortably wear jeans (and lets not kid ourselves that I can fit in my jeans anyway). Therefore, I shall stay in my leggings and cozy pants just a bit longer!
8. Not having to cook anything. We seriously have the absolute sweetest/best neighbors and friends here! Since Paxton was born and I came home from the hospital I have yet to cook a single thing. We have been eating like king's too...our friends sure know how to cook!!
7. No more restless legs at night, waking up to use the restroom 5 times, or the awful back pain! Since the little 9.21 lb. chunker was removed from my stomach the pain of pregnancy vanished. Yes I am waking in the night to feed little man, but it is much less frequent than my bathroom trips.
6. Taking self family photos with J yesterday. We had a lot of fun taking Paxton's newborn pictures and also getting in a few of the whole family. Thank goodness I have a tri-pod and also a super sweet husband who enjoys helping me with photography fun!
5. Watching Paxton sleep. I forgot how sweet it is to have this warm tiny being in your arms or laying on your chest. Watching him breath might be the best thing ever.
4. Laughing hysterically with J. I don't know what it is but certain things he says just give me the giggles. He will randomly say something that I know he finds amusing but doesn't necessarily expect me to find it as funny and it triggers something inside of me that I cannot contain myself. It doesn't get much better than to have a spouse who makes you laugh. I wish he could stay home with us all day every day!
3. Seeing Paxton smile for the first time. Josh has captured a few gems on camera but watching him smile, being it in his sleep or when we are talking to him, melts my heart. It is the sweetest little chubby cheeked gummy smile I've ever seen.
2. Cuddling on the couch with J. With my big ol' belly, the back pain and my restless legs I wasn't able to cuddle up on the couch for quite some time. The other evening we popped some of my favorite popcorn, made hot chocolate with marshmallows, rented a movie and cozied up on the couch while the little ones were sound asleep. It was a perfect night.
1. Watching Harper's love grow for Paxton. She loves to randomly give him kisses. If he is crying or upset she runs to grab his "bobby" (this is what she calls the pacifier). She is starting to want to hold him, she starts talking about him first thing when I get her up in the morning, if he is crying in his room she runs up there and starts knocking on the door to get in, and she helps me pull up his shirt when changing his diaper. Watching their love grow is more than I could have ever imagined. My life is seriously perfect. I could not ask for more.