one week with eliot

January 12th, 2020. One week ago, after thirty hours of labor, we met our new best friend. 💙 Mom (Frost) left this afternoon and I cried when she did. It has been the sweetest time ever having her help us transition into parenthood this week. We’re the luckiest kids to have the parents we do. 😭❤️ I hope I can be the same support when our babies are having babies.
We started the Taking Cara Babies sleep course this evening. Fingers crossed it’s as good as we’ve heard! I loved her advice for the first four weeks: just 1) brush your teeth 2) adjust to your new life. That’s all. 😂🤪 one week down of that!

IMG_0707.JPG

January 11th, 2020

January 11th, 2020. Matthias & those slippers 🤩😂🥰 our apartment is cozied into a really nice spot with warm sunlight (that is especially good in the afternoon) & a neighborhood & pretty trees behind us. I love it so much. so we “left” the apartment for the first time this week to get this right off our back patio. I love our space, I love my boys, I am so grateful for this new season of life.

IMG_0706.JPG

January 8th & 9th, 2020

January 8th, 2020. Eliot Lionhart, you are our greatest treasure.

IMG_0697.JPG

January 9th, 2020. finally spent some time today journaling about the weekend. birth is tender and transformative and these first five days of motherhood have been precious. it has been difficult to find words for any of it yet. it’s a lot of feelings and I’m just staying present & delighting in all of it.

48 hours

January 7th, 2020. we made it through 48 hours of being parents - with Matthias’ momma here supporting us so (so so so) much. this is dreamy. there’s so much I want to put on paper, but every time I mean to write in my journal, I just go back to looking at him again. I missed him so much during my herb bath tonight mom texted me a photo of the boys from the bedroom 😂 I love being a family of three.

IMG_0696.JPG

January 3rd, 2020

January 3rd, 2020. we took a break from family dinners for december since we were doing so many other family related activities and needed some nights off at the end of this pregnancy. since we got out of the groove of going, we totally forgot it was happening tonight until my sisters texted me. I sure didn’t think we’d be attending a january family dinner without a baby in tow.
charcuterie with leftovers from the wedding, chicken wings (seasoned extra spicy for the guys), green beans, and a walk a few times around the block with the husbands and babies. I love these very little big things.

January 1st & 2nd, 2020

January 1st & 2nd, 2020. baby watch 2019 turned into baby watch 2020. I guess we’ll be able to say things like “we started having kids in the 20’s.” 🤪 I wasn’t in a rush to have him OTHER than the fact I really want him here before mom leaves for Hawaii on Tuesday (the 7th). at this point I have no idea if that’ll be the case. maybe my womb is too cozy and I’ll be pregnant forever. but I’m hoping he’ll be arriving this weekend. all the prayers are so very appreciated.
and yes, the ornaments are off our very dead tree and packed away, but I’m still reluctant to take it down. soon, soon, but not today.