Well, we are almost a month in to the new year...a new decade. Wow!
Christmas with the family was wonderful. We spent Christmas Eve with Evan's family and then Christmas Day with mine. It was Liam's first, which was fun, but he is kind of young yet, so he had more fun with the wrapping paper that with the actual presents he got. He got these awesome books from my brother and sister-in-law that he loves now. They are indestructables. Look them up if you have babies. They truely live up to their name. He also got a totally fantastic lamp from my parents to go with his jungle theme room. Also a bathrobe with sock monkeys on it. Mom is going to make him a sock monkey doll for his birthday in May. He also got a neat book/stuff bee that was written by his great-grandmother Elsie. All in all it was a great time with family and friends.
We then got to spend some time up in Seattle with Evan's brother which was lots of fun. We got to go to the body exhibit. That was totally fasinating and not at all scary like I thought it would be. It was totally scientific. The only part that kind of freaked me out was the part where they had the babies. They all died from "natural" causes but it was still sad and a little bit unnerving. Especially since I was walking around with Liam in my arms. I also kept thinking about my sister-in-law. There was a baby there that was 20 weeks. Which is the same as where she was at the time. The one I found especially heart-breaking was the baby that was like 35 weeks. In that case the mother had died, thus the baby died too. Needless to say I did not stay in that area of the exhibit long. They had it in a separate room from all the rest and had a sign warning people. The rest of it was really cool though.
Liam is working on crawling. I think he is going to end up prefering this army crawl (mostly backwards) and rolling method of getting around until he starts to cruise and walk. He gets where he wants to go, eventually and and has a great time doing it...picking up every little bit of stuff I have not managed to get off the floor and sticking it in his mouth. Building his immune system right? He is becoming more and more talkative as the day goes by. Each time he makes a new sound it is fun. We are expecting teeth soon, but then we have been expecting teeth since he was 4 months old.
We are in the final stages of being approved for membership with Wycliffe Bible Translators. We took the Bible Knowledge Assessment test last Sunday and we are told it has been graded. Now we have to wait for them to do an interview with our pastor and then...I am not sure. But I think that means we will be very close. Of course approval is only one more step in many to get up to PNG.
Before we can finish the process of becoming members (ie going to Orlando for the training course) we want to get at least $10,000 in savings for times when we can't rent the house or are between tenants. We have to do that before Orlando because once we become members we need to leave like within six months if at all possible. So...in the meantime we are working hard and preparing in other ways. Like making a slideshow/video to show at churches when we start raising support money. Also, planning events for raising money to help with initial costs, like vaccines (we have to get a lot), airfare to and from Orlando, airfare to PNG, shipping costs for our stuff that is going over there....all that...plus getting visas, passports renewed, (Or in Liam's case his first!), deciding what goes, what stays, what we get rid of, in general thinning our household. It is huge and sometimes overwhelming...but I take comfort in the fact that we know without a shadow of a doubt, that (eventually) PNG is where we are supposed to be.
In other news, we are planning our first night away from Liam in late February or middle of March to prepare ourselves and see how it goes for a whole weekend away for our anniversary. We will be married 3 years on May 12th and Evan really wants to do something special. Since it will probably be the last time for a long time we can do that I am in whole-hearted agreement.
I am also looking forward to the birth of my new niece (also in May) and the moving and expanding of the company I work for, Perfecto Glass. It is thrilling to be part of such a monumental thing (My boss has built his company from the ground up for the last 6 years or so and so deserves this breakthrough). His wife will be able to quit her jon in June and join the company full-time and Brice will be hiring a new glass artist (hopefully). I am very excited!
So, in closing all I have to say I guess, is...new things, new people, and all manner of venturing in the unknown for the Larsons in 2010 and we are stepping forward in boldness with God at our side and embracing the challenge...
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Friday, December 18, 2009
Christmas Newsletter
Seasons Greetings all!
We in the Larson household hope this letter finds you well. Reflecting back on 2009 it must be said that overall it has been a pretty eventful year for us. It started out slowly, as we waited with great anticipation for our first child to be born. But, eventually, the snow melted and with spring arrived Liam Evan Ryker Larson.
Our newest addition to the family was born on May 11th, 2009. We call him a Mother’s Day baby because I went into labor on Mother’s Day and we didn’t sleep until he was born. He showed up a day before our 2nd wedding anniversary. Needless to say, we didn’t do much to celebrate except sleep!
The summer months brought adventures. In addition to learning how to be new parents we journeyed near and far, with baby in tow. We discovered that Liam was the perfect traveler. About two weeks after he was born, a dear friend came to visit us all the way from Georgia. In the week she was here we went to the Bagby hot springs in the Mt. Hood National Forest and went to the Oregon Coast.
In June, we made our way to Ocean Shores, Washington to visit Sasa and Granddad(Liz’s parents). Liam attended his first parade and took his first canoe ride. Both of which he slept through.
Then, over Father’s Day weekend (Evan’s first) we went on a very special camping trip to the Redwoods in California. Grandpa Robin (Evan’s dad) was able to accompany us on that trip and we all had a wonderful time.
In July we attended the 95th Birthday celebration of Liam’s Great-Great Grandma Yoder. It was a fun day and we got some great generational pictures.
Also, in July we held Liam’s dedication ceremony at church.
During the hot summer months, (especially those days hitting over 100 degrees) we spent many afternoons down at the river staying cool until the sun went down. BBQ for dinner was often the case with friends and family coming over to hang out on the porch because it was just too hot inside!
For Evan’s 29th birthday we held a surprise pirate party. He had no idea and it was great fun to see his face when he walked in and everyone was dressed up.
After three months off work, I returned two days a week. It has been nice to get out of the house and have a little adult time. I appreciate my baby more and have more fun with him when I am home.
Evan has been working hard at Gunderson. He recently started a course which will allow him to take a national test and become a certified weld supervisor. I am very proud of him, taking on every new challenge as it has come along. Gunderson is currently working on the largest barge they have ever built since restarting the Marine Department in 1992. It is a hopper barge. Basically, it is like a giant double-hulled bathtub that will be filled with coal. It will take up the entire launchway (480 feet) when it is completed. We are looking forward to seeing it launched sometime in January. It will be quite a splash!
We recently started the long and complicated process of going to Papua New Guinea (PNG). As many of you know, we are planning on serving there for a period of four years, coming back to the states after that for a one year furlough. We are currently in the middle of the application process to become members of Wycliffe Bible Translators. We will be living in the town of Ukarumpa. Evan will be working in the machine shop there, basically maintaining and fixing anything mechanical. He will also be teaching national employees auto mechanics and welding. I will be a housewife and mom, not being assigned a permanent position until our child/ren (we hope to have more while in PNG) are in school. We are hoping to be able to leave for PNG by fall of 2010. However, with the many, many loose ends that must be tied we are just taking the process one day at a time.
As 2009 draws to a close, we look back on the year with fondness and joy at all the triumphs and goodness God has brought into our lives over the last 12 months. We are looking forward to celebrating Liam’s first snow and his first Christmas. We are also excited to see what new adventures God will bring our way in 2010.
Here’s wishing you and yours a happy and safe holiday season,The Larsons (Evan, Liz, and Liam)
PS The pictures wouldn't upload...if you want the picture version I can e-mail you.
We in the Larson household hope this letter finds you well. Reflecting back on 2009 it must be said that overall it has been a pretty eventful year for us. It started out slowly, as we waited with great anticipation for our first child to be born. But, eventually, the snow melted and with spring arrived Liam Evan Ryker Larson.
Our newest addition to the family was born on May 11th, 2009. We call him a Mother’s Day baby because I went into labor on Mother’s Day and we didn’t sleep until he was born. He showed up a day before our 2nd wedding anniversary. Needless to say, we didn’t do much to celebrate except sleep!
The summer months brought adventures. In addition to learning how to be new parents we journeyed near and far, with baby in tow. We discovered that Liam was the perfect traveler. About two weeks after he was born, a dear friend came to visit us all the way from Georgia. In the week she was here we went to the Bagby hot springs in the Mt. Hood National Forest and went to the Oregon Coast.
In June, we made our way to Ocean Shores, Washington to visit Sasa and Granddad(Liz’s parents). Liam attended his first parade and took his first canoe ride. Both of which he slept through.
Then, over Father’s Day weekend (Evan’s first) we went on a very special camping trip to the Redwoods in California. Grandpa Robin (Evan’s dad) was able to accompany us on that trip and we all had a wonderful time.
In July we attended the 95th Birthday celebration of Liam’s Great-Great Grandma Yoder. It was a fun day and we got some great generational pictures.
Also, in July we held Liam’s dedication ceremony at church.
During the hot summer months, (especially those days hitting over 100 degrees) we spent many afternoons down at the river staying cool until the sun went down. BBQ for dinner was often the case with friends and family coming over to hang out on the porch because it was just too hot inside!
For Evan’s 29th birthday we held a surprise pirate party. He had no idea and it was great fun to see his face when he walked in and everyone was dressed up.
After three months off work, I returned two days a week. It has been nice to get out of the house and have a little adult time. I appreciate my baby more and have more fun with him when I am home.
Evan has been working hard at Gunderson. He recently started a course which will allow him to take a national test and become a certified weld supervisor. I am very proud of him, taking on every new challenge as it has come along. Gunderson is currently working on the largest barge they have ever built since restarting the Marine Department in 1992. It is a hopper barge. Basically, it is like a giant double-hulled bathtub that will be filled with coal. It will take up the entire launchway (480 feet) when it is completed. We are looking forward to seeing it launched sometime in January. It will be quite a splash!
We recently started the long and complicated process of going to Papua New Guinea (PNG). As many of you know, we are planning on serving there for a period of four years, coming back to the states after that for a one year furlough. We are currently in the middle of the application process to become members of Wycliffe Bible Translators. We will be living in the town of Ukarumpa. Evan will be working in the machine shop there, basically maintaining and fixing anything mechanical. He will also be teaching national employees auto mechanics and welding. I will be a housewife and mom, not being assigned a permanent position until our child/ren (we hope to have more while in PNG) are in school. We are hoping to be able to leave for PNG by fall of 2010. However, with the many, many loose ends that must be tied we are just taking the process one day at a time.
As 2009 draws to a close, we look back on the year with fondness and joy at all the triumphs and goodness God has brought into our lives over the last 12 months. We are looking forward to celebrating Liam’s first snow and his first Christmas. We are also excited to see what new adventures God will bring our way in 2010.
Here’s wishing you and yours a happy and safe holiday season,The Larsons (Evan, Liz, and Liam)
PS The pictures wouldn't upload...if you want the picture version I can e-mail you.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
lots of good
So much wonderful news and fun things to report…they totally outweigh the negative things that are trying to work their way into the cracks of my soul.
Firstly, Robin is home from the hospital and miracleously healing well…with one minor setback when they removed his stitches (they sort of popped open but they are okay now). They ended up having to do surgery but after they scraped everything bad out he zoomed on to being better. I am so happy to have him home.
Second fantastic thing is my sister-in-law is pregnant! I am thrilled for them. I think they are going to be superb parents and I pray for an easy pregnancy and birth for her. The only thing that makes me sad is that while we will get to be here for the birth and the first few months of his/her life, we will be leaving shortly after that for PNG. Liam won’t remember his cousin very well and will be 5 by the time we come back!
My boss gave me a gift card to Target just because he thinks I am doing a good job. It makes me happy. Not only because I get to spend money at Target…I feel validated and want to do even better for him when shows his appreciation (and he does every day I work I get a thank you and lots of encouragement). I bought three movies I have wanted on DVD, new socks and booties for Liam, a set of Zebra print sheets for fun, and two pairs of knee high warm socks for winter.Liam is growing and doing all sorts of amazing things every day. He is starting to sit up well on his own, he loves his Johnny jump up and he is eating solid purees like a champ. I am going to start giving him more textured foods in the next week or so. He can also flip over both ways but he doesn’t do it too much. He is much more interested in trying to put everything is mouth. This activity includes trying to get his feet, anyone and everyone’s fingers, my glasses, and any small object he can hoist up there. If he can’t lift it to his mouth he bends to try and get it there, like the toy piano (which he LOVES banging away on) at grandma Debbie and grandpa Robin’s house.
Firstly, Robin is home from the hospital and miracleously healing well…with one minor setback when they removed his stitches (they sort of popped open but they are okay now). They ended up having to do surgery but after they scraped everything bad out he zoomed on to being better. I am so happy to have him home.
Second fantastic thing is my sister-in-law is pregnant! I am thrilled for them. I think they are going to be superb parents and I pray for an easy pregnancy and birth for her. The only thing that makes me sad is that while we will get to be here for the birth and the first few months of his/her life, we will be leaving shortly after that for PNG. Liam won’t remember his cousin very well and will be 5 by the time we come back!
My boss gave me a gift card to Target just because he thinks I am doing a good job. It makes me happy. Not only because I get to spend money at Target…I feel validated and want to do even better for him when shows his appreciation (and he does every day I work I get a thank you and lots of encouragement). I bought three movies I have wanted on DVD, new socks and booties for Liam, a set of Zebra print sheets for fun, and two pairs of knee high warm socks for winter.Liam is growing and doing all sorts of amazing things every day. He is starting to sit up well on his own, he loves his Johnny jump up and he is eating solid purees like a champ. I am going to start giving him more textured foods in the next week or so. He can also flip over both ways but he doesn’t do it too much. He is much more interested in trying to put everything is mouth. This activity includes trying to get his feet, anyone and everyone’s fingers, my glasses, and any small object he can hoist up there. If he can’t lift it to his mouth he bends to try and get it there, like the toy piano (which he LOVES banging away on) at grandma Debbie and grandpa Robin’s house.
Monday, September 21, 2009
can't sleep
I am having a difficult time sleeping. My mind is racing through all different things. Things that make sense, some that don’t, some that are terrible scenarios…I can’t shut it off, the only thing to do is to write and try to get it all down and then maybe I can get some sleep.
Robin, my father-in-law is in the hospital. He went in on Thursday night. I am very frightened, even though everyone else in the family seems to be taking this as something rather routine. In a way it is because of Robin’s crohn’s and his tendency to be hospitalized at least once a year. I am new to the family though and don’t see it as routine. Also, Richard, Evan’s brother is coming from Seattle this week. That makes me scared. Why would Richard be coming if it wasn’t serious?
The thing that makes me nervous is that this doesn’t have anything (as far as they can tell) to do with Robin’s illness. Initially they thought it was an infection caused by the needle from his prednisone shot nicking a nerve or something. Making his leg swell and become both numb and inflamed. Now, his leg is becoming almost unrecognizable, they have ruled out the shot as the culprit, still believe it is an infection but do not know the cause. Nor it seems how to stop it. They are taking blood draws about every hour, his blood is not clotting, he has been sent in for a second MRI.
I love Robin. He is, as Anne of Green Gables would say, a “kindred spirit”. He and I have been getting to know each other over the last couple of years and I enjoy him. He doesn’t always look on the bright side of life, but he most often is looking at the good in life. He is the person in Evan’s family that I most relate to and can speak freely with. I don’t feel overwhelmed by him, nor belittled. He makes me laugh and I think, in all honesty, he keeps my mother-in-law from becoming a complete recluse crazy cat/dog lady.
Robin’s sudden downturn is happening on the heels of Evan and I beginning in earnest to make the move to PNG. I think that it is part of Satan’s attempts to bring stress, doubt, anything bad into our lives right now. There have been other things happening recently that are (in our minds) also in line with this theory.
I was suffering from pretty bad paranoia (and thus interrupted sleep patterns) for about a week off and on. At first I just had these horrid feelings of being watched, of thinking someone was in the house. Then I was overwhelmed with the feeling that someone was going to try to kidnap Liam. I even resorted to at first locking his window and then bringing him into bed with me, because I couldn’t sleep after having these thoughts. Evan and I talked about it and I have been praying and that seems to be working…There are other things going on that I don’t really want to get into. Paramount on my mind is Robin and now that I have laid out my fear I think I can try and sleep now.
Robin, my father-in-law is in the hospital. He went in on Thursday night. I am very frightened, even though everyone else in the family seems to be taking this as something rather routine. In a way it is because of Robin’s crohn’s and his tendency to be hospitalized at least once a year. I am new to the family though and don’t see it as routine. Also, Richard, Evan’s brother is coming from Seattle this week. That makes me scared. Why would Richard be coming if it wasn’t serious?
The thing that makes me nervous is that this doesn’t have anything (as far as they can tell) to do with Robin’s illness. Initially they thought it was an infection caused by the needle from his prednisone shot nicking a nerve or something. Making his leg swell and become both numb and inflamed. Now, his leg is becoming almost unrecognizable, they have ruled out the shot as the culprit, still believe it is an infection but do not know the cause. Nor it seems how to stop it. They are taking blood draws about every hour, his blood is not clotting, he has been sent in for a second MRI.
I love Robin. He is, as Anne of Green Gables would say, a “kindred spirit”. He and I have been getting to know each other over the last couple of years and I enjoy him. He doesn’t always look on the bright side of life, but he most often is looking at the good in life. He is the person in Evan’s family that I most relate to and can speak freely with. I don’t feel overwhelmed by him, nor belittled. He makes me laugh and I think, in all honesty, he keeps my mother-in-law from becoming a complete recluse crazy cat/dog lady.
Robin’s sudden downturn is happening on the heels of Evan and I beginning in earnest to make the move to PNG. I think that it is part of Satan’s attempts to bring stress, doubt, anything bad into our lives right now. There have been other things happening recently that are (in our minds) also in line with this theory.
I was suffering from pretty bad paranoia (and thus interrupted sleep patterns) for about a week off and on. At first I just had these horrid feelings of being watched, of thinking someone was in the house. Then I was overwhelmed with the feeling that someone was going to try to kidnap Liam. I even resorted to at first locking his window and then bringing him into bed with me, because I couldn’t sleep after having these thoughts. Evan and I talked about it and I have been praying and that seems to be working…There are other things going on that I don’t really want to get into. Paramount on my mind is Robin and now that I have laid out my fear I think I can try and sleep now.
Monday, August 3, 2009
mental gymnastics
So I have been going through a lot mentally lately....one reason I guess that I am up at almost ten and I have to get up tomorrow morning at 3:30.
We are in the process of getting ready to go to PNG and I have been flipping back and forth between being very excited to go and almost dreading it, wanting to postpone another year....
I have these visions of community, warm nights sitting around a table playing games and talking with friends, riding a 4-wheeler to market, fresh fruit and veg, the amazing climate and culture. AND THEN I think about not being able to talk to my family and friends on the phone, let alone get in the car and go visit. I mean I was thinking about it today, Liam will be 5 years old before we come back! We will have to leave our pets, and we can't explain to them why we are leaving them...The seasons I will miss...4 years of no fall colors, no snow.
The other thing I have been going through is dealing with leaving Liam to go back to work one day a week. Last Wednesday was my first day back, the first time I left him for more than a 1/2 hour. I cried on the way into town. Once I got to work it was okay, but I am sort of dreading tomorrow. My second day. I know it is good for me and for him. But it still hurts.
Well, that is all off my chest. I guess I better try to sleep now.
We are in the process of getting ready to go to PNG and I have been flipping back and forth between being very excited to go and almost dreading it, wanting to postpone another year....
I have these visions of community, warm nights sitting around a table playing games and talking with friends, riding a 4-wheeler to market, fresh fruit and veg, the amazing climate and culture. AND THEN I think about not being able to talk to my family and friends on the phone, let alone get in the car and go visit. I mean I was thinking about it today, Liam will be 5 years old before we come back! We will have to leave our pets, and we can't explain to them why we are leaving them...The seasons I will miss...4 years of no fall colors, no snow.
The other thing I have been going through is dealing with leaving Liam to go back to work one day a week. Last Wednesday was my first day back, the first time I left him for more than a 1/2 hour. I cried on the way into town. Once I got to work it was okay, but I am sort of dreading tomorrow. My second day. I know it is good for me and for him. But it still hurts.
Well, that is all off my chest. I guess I better try to sleep now.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
On the road to Papua New Guinea...
Well, we are officially starting the process of going to Papua New Guinea. We met with representatives from Wycliffe so they could make sure we weren't totally insane. We have received our applications, which we need to fill out by like August 10th or so...if we want to meet the deadline for "Equip" (which is the training program that is 6 weeks of online coursework and then a 2 week program in Orlando). At the end of which we will be official members of Wycliffe. After that we have to secure all of our support and Evan will quit his job. We will also have to get passports (well, renewed ones for Evan and me and a brand-new one for Liam) and visas.
Also, we will have to fugure out what we are going to do with the house. We will most likely try to rent it out for the four years we will be gone and then we come back on furlough we will maybe be able to sell it and get the house that we will be able to grow in. We will get a storage container and park in on our property or Justin's and pack up the house. Decide what we keep (AKA ship over to PNG), store, or get rid of. I think that will be hard for me. Of course the hardest thing will be leaving behind my family and friends. Also, we will have to leave behind the cats and Winston. Winston will be going to my in-laws and I am not sure where the cats will go. Maybe to Justin and Keauri's. I don't want to give them to strangers. We raised them from kittens feeding them milk with a syringe and I just can't bring myself to NEVER see them again. It is going to be hard enough to leave them and Winston for four years. They also trust us to come back even after a week or so...especially Winston. When we leave him at my in-laws he gets antsy for us after a couple of days. I can't imagine what's going to happen we leave and don't come back. It makes me sad just thinking about it.
As the reality of it all sinks in I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed and apprehensive. But I am talking with Evan and trying to keep everything in perspective and under check. I am also working on preparing myself in various ways so I won't feel like such a fish out of water. I am going to start peeling veggies with a knife as opposed to a peeler like the nationals do. Also, I am using the kids books that some friends sent us to start learning pidgeon. I also asked Evan to give me some excercises in pidgeon so I am can be already learning when we start the training course.
I am starting Jazzercise again so I am try and get fit-ish again. *Sigh*
Well, life is calling...I should go wake up Liam so he can eat. Evan is off with his dad for a few hours so I am going to spend time just vegging in front of the tv and doing little things like putting all the addresses in my address book and translating what I can from the pidgeon coloring book.
Also, we will have to fugure out what we are going to do with the house. We will most likely try to rent it out for the four years we will be gone and then we come back on furlough we will maybe be able to sell it and get the house that we will be able to grow in. We will get a storage container and park in on our property or Justin's and pack up the house. Decide what we keep (AKA ship over to PNG), store, or get rid of. I think that will be hard for me. Of course the hardest thing will be leaving behind my family and friends. Also, we will have to leave behind the cats and Winston. Winston will be going to my in-laws and I am not sure where the cats will go. Maybe to Justin and Keauri's. I don't want to give them to strangers. We raised them from kittens feeding them milk with a syringe and I just can't bring myself to NEVER see them again. It is going to be hard enough to leave them and Winston for four years. They also trust us to come back even after a week or so...especially Winston. When we leave him at my in-laws he gets antsy for us after a couple of days. I can't imagine what's going to happen we leave and don't come back. It makes me sad just thinking about it.
As the reality of it all sinks in I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed and apprehensive. But I am talking with Evan and trying to keep everything in perspective and under check. I am also working on preparing myself in various ways so I won't feel like such a fish out of water. I am going to start peeling veggies with a knife as opposed to a peeler like the nationals do. Also, I am using the kids books that some friends sent us to start learning pidgeon. I also asked Evan to give me some excercises in pidgeon so I am can be already learning when we start the training course.
I am starting Jazzercise again so I am try and get fit-ish again. *Sigh*
Well, life is calling...I should go wake up Liam so he can eat. Evan is off with his dad for a few hours so I am going to spend time just vegging in front of the tv and doing little things like putting all the addresses in my address book and translating what I can from the pidgeon coloring book.
Monday, June 8, 2009
slowly adjusting
Well, Liam will be 1 month tomorrow. Amazing how fast and yet how slowly life has gone by since he was born. I have been doing my best to be a good mommy and I think I have done a pretty good job so far.
He went in for his first checkup and he was up to 7 lbs. 7 oz. which is great. It makes me happy to know he is definately getting enough to eat. I am also feeling pretty good myself as he has slept pretty solidly the last two nights. Which means he only woke up 2-3 times between 10 PM and 5 AM. I am happy about that.
Liam is a very good baby, he doesn't really fuss unless he really needs something and it doesn't take much to figure out what he needs. I still am often struck with how sereal the whole thing is though. I can't believe I am a mom, that he is really my baby and this is life now. I go between being totally content and sort of a panic. I am a mom now and all of my decisions and actions are based on this fact. I have to think about him before doing anything.
However because he is such a good baby I can go anywhere with him...I am going to a bridal shower today for instance and I don't have any issues with bringing the boy along...
Uh-oh I hear him starting to cry so I better go check on him.
He went in for his first checkup and he was up to 7 lbs. 7 oz. which is great. It makes me happy to know he is definately getting enough to eat. I am also feeling pretty good myself as he has slept pretty solidly the last two nights. Which means he only woke up 2-3 times between 10 PM and 5 AM. I am happy about that.
Liam is a very good baby, he doesn't really fuss unless he really needs something and it doesn't take much to figure out what he needs. I still am often struck with how sereal the whole thing is though. I can't believe I am a mom, that he is really my baby and this is life now. I go between being totally content and sort of a panic. I am a mom now and all of my decisions and actions are based on this fact. I have to think about him before doing anything.
However because he is such a good baby I can go anywhere with him...I am going to a bridal shower today for instance and I don't have any issues with bringing the boy along...
Uh-oh I hear him starting to cry so I better go check on him.
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