Smitten

It's only been a week and two days since the big event and life in our household has already fallen into a new version of normal. Baby Colton has stolen our hearts. His big sisters are devoted to his care and are clearly in love with their brother. Joe and I are amazed that such a beautiful boy has blessed our family in so many ways in the past week.

Before bringing baby number 3 home, I considered myself more than capable of caring for a newborn; however, there are some things I had forgotten or simply couldn't prepare for:

- Little boys squirt.....With the mysterious exception of Joe, we have all been peed on during a diaper change. Is there a secret code between males?

-Colton is already his mama's boy.  How did that happen so fast?

-Newborns are little and big at the same time. It depends if your are comparing their size to their sisters or to the space he vacated after 39 weeks.

-You don't REALLY need much sleep to function.

As if on cue, the baby is calling his mama. More to come later....