July 9th and Beyond.

As I watched the nurses clean up Hazel, I kept thinking how incredibly lucky I was.  I had an INCREDIBLE husband who loved my unconditionally and together we made this beautiful baby girl.  

I felt so many emotions and so much love as my family gathered around to see my previous sweet Hazel May. 

The next few days spent in the hospital consisted of nothing but holding Hazel and cuddling Caden.  I couldn't get enough of either of them.  

We spent 48 hours in the hospital and then they sent us home to he parents. Caden was completely calm, cool a d collected. He was ready to be a Daddy and have his baby girl home.  I, on the other hand, was a nervous wreck.  

We made it home safely and had visitors the next few days.  I wanted everyone on the world to come over and to see what an awesome job Caden and I did at making a baby. 

I loved hearing people tell me how pretty she was and constantly asked if she really was pretty or if I had "mommy goggles".  

Now it's been a week and life is more perfect than I could ever imagine.   

Caden is the best dad.  Watching him with her makes me cry every single time. He is an absolute natural.  He tells her stories, he sings her silly songs, he changes her diapers, he baths her every morning while I sleep, he does her laundry and he folds her clothes, and he rocks her to sleep skin-to-skin. 

Seeing the two of them together is more than I can handle and I cry happy tears just thinking about it.  

Hazel is a happy baby. She sleeps great, with our without loud noises.  (She must have gotten use to Caden's loudness while in the womb.)  She is already an expert at breast-feeding and has never had a problem latching on.  She wakes about every 3-4 hours to eat and then sleeps the rest of the day.  She sneezes the most adorable sneezes and she grips on to Caden's finger when he holds her. 

She truly is perfect. 

I miss being pregnant and I miss feeling her cute baby feet inside me.  However, being able to share her with Caden and him being able to hold her and love her is much better than pregnancy. 

I feel so very lucky to have had such an easy pregnancy, labor and post-pregnancy. And I feel so very blessed for such a cute family: me, Caden and Hazel May.

Prayers do get answered and dreams do come true and this is proof.  

Amen.