I’m grabbing a few precious minutes to announce our little
guy’s arrival!
Our Sam joined us almost two weeks ago and is the most
wonderful gift. — I mean I figured I would love my baby, but after our first day
with him I sat on the end of my hospital bed staring as he slept in his
bassinet, stunned by how fiercely and suddenly I adored this tiny person.
It’s
funny, before my son was born I thought of the newborn phase as something to get
through in order to get to the "fun" part. Newborns are so floppy, I thought, plus they sleep all the time, and they don’t really make eye contact or smile or
laugh. But after a few hours with Sam I realized I was wrong. I was already getting to know someone
with his own personality and temperament, his own facial expressions and
noises–and he was getting to know me. Now he is settling into our
family like a pro and I am convinced he is making us better people in the
process.
