I was against this whole blogging business, but Meg has begged me to start one. I can see the benefits...sharing the weekly breakthroughs, thoughts, trials and firsts with family and friends, and to keep a record of everything for myself. So, I'm just going to awkwardly begin my blogging life now. So far, so good.
Amelia was born on April 23rd, 2009. Naturally, that's when my new life started, too. You mom's know what I'm talking about, throwing the old self out the window in a matter of "pushes" and beginning the walk of motherhood. Besides the mushy body, weird hormonal "mama bear" reactions to people, chopped up nipples and losing myself in zombie stares due to lack of sleep, I'm lovin' it. I love watching Grant be the phenomenal dad that we all knew he would be. And watching all the grammas and grampas comfortably step into their roles. Besides the birth story that I'll somehow figure out how to add to this blog, there's the first five weeks for ya.
Amelia smiled for the first time on Sunday. I didn't realize it, but it can be difficult to work for someone 24/7 when they never smile at you. Smiling makes all the difference, doesn't it? Not only did she smile, but she stuck her tongue out as she was smiling. I'm sure this is common for lots of babies, but it happens to be a habit that Meg and I still have, and we get it from our mom, who also sticks her tongue out a little when she laughs. So now we have a lineage of girls who stick their tongues out when they smile/laugh. Makes me want to start sticking it out even more now :)
