Reflections

It's so hard to believe that Grant will be one month old this week! It seems like yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital. This month has definitely had its ups and downs. Life with a newborn is extremely challenging. It's emotionally, mentally and physically draining but well worth it. My Mom was here for the first three weeks and during her stay I was still able to get a lot of"Jena Time." I had my hair done, Ron and I went to dinner by ourselves twice and I could just hand Grant off to her in the middle of the night if I couldn't take it anymore. It was wonderful. With her gone it has allowed Grant and I to get into our own little routine and we're trying to figure out things by ourselves. Lately, Grant has been a lot more fussy than he was the first few weeks, it's hard and stressful because he still won't take a pacifier so that leaves Ron and I to do our soothing songs and dances around the house to try and quiet him down. Grant routinely becomes fussy around 8pm for about two hours and cannot be consoled. I'm hoping that this time is temperary and that eventually he'll grow out of it. He's getting bigger every day. This past weekend we started putting size one diapers on him, he's already outgrown the newborn and his newborn outfits no longer fit! He also is losing his newborn hair. Just on top, he the resemblence to his Grandpa Yaeger with this new hairdo is uncanny! Grant has blessed our lives in so many ways, these days are precious and we'll be over in a blink of an eye. Now, I must go, I have a screaming baby to attend to...

The first resemblance of a smile caught on camera

Such a big part of our day, I had to include it.
He loves his floor mat from Kelly, Melissa and Becky!

A rare moment, he's thinking very hard.

The day I had my hair done, I felt refreshed!

Storytime, Grant gives Finding Nemo Five Stars!