Ben and I have our own personal superhero...

his name is Craig, AKA Daddy, which he prefers to be called these days.

A few months ago, my friend had a sweet baby boy and she wrote a blog about how wonderful her husband had been through the whole process. I thought to myself...that is really sweet of her, but we already know he is a great guy...surely he hasn't been so great that he deserves a whole blog post, huh? Well, I'm here to say that after going through the whole pregnancy, labor, delivery, recovery with my husband, I understand why she wrote it and I am here to do the same! Craig has truly reached Superhero status over the past month!
Can't you just see the love he has for our little family written all over his face? Craig has always been an amazing person and a great family man, but he has gone above and beyond any expectations I could have ever had for him. From changing diapers to doing laundry, he is the BEST! I think the thing that has most affected me over the past month, other than watching him transform into the most loving, caring father on earth, has been his care for me. You know, everyone always talks about how crazy and hard the labor and delivery process can be, but nobody really warns/ prepares you for the way you will feel after the fact. I knew it was going to be hard, but I didn't know I would feel quite so helpless right afterwards. Craig was there for me every step of the way...and still is! He took such amazing care of me as well as Ben and never complained once- and believe me, there were things he volunteered to do that were not very fun and most normal people would surely complain about! I specifically remember a moment in the hospital, when he was helping me with multiple "issues", that I said, "Of all the ways you have shown me that you love me over the past nine years, I don't think I have ever felt as loved by you as I do right now".

Ben and Superdad's favorite afternoon activity

This is my favorite!

Zoe knows he is a superhero, too!

I love our little family, and I love watching my husband hold and love our precious little boy!


Football season officially started today...the players have reported to campus to begin the fun week of two a days. Ben and I know that we won't see Daddy as much these next few weeks...ok, really the next few months. But we know he is working hard for us and we know that getting to see him at the end of a very long day will make our time together that much sweeter. So to our very own Superhero, Daddy, thanks for all you have done and continue to do to make our little family so wonderful. We love you best!

Long Overdue!!!

Okay! For all 2 of you that follow/read this blog, here is the most important post I have ever made- Ben is here! He has actually been here 3 weeks and 2 days, but it has taken me this long to get my act together and blog about it...sorry! The good news is, because it took me so long, this post will be full of lots of good pics of all of the wonderful "firsts" we have experienced the past few weeks.
Ben arrived at 11:34 am on July 12. Everything went great! We went in the hospital Sunday evening to be induced. Our doctor had originally said Ben should be here by Monday late afternoon, but things went so amazingly well, he arrived before lunch! I cannot say enough good things about the nurses, doctors, and staff that cared for us while we were at River Oaks! I didn't want to leave!

Ben was 7lbs. 7oz. and 19 1/2 inches long. He is absolutely perfect!

Big sister Zoe has been doing great so far. She is already very protective of her little brother and has to sniff out all the company that comes to visit him. If they pass her sniff test, they can hold him

Have you ever seen such a cute face before!!! Here he is hanging out on his blanket his Great MaMaw made for him.

Ben is sleeping great! As of the past few nights we have done our last feeding around 11:00 and have not gotten up again until around 4:00. Monday morning, it was 5:00 before he stirred again- what a sweet boy!

Our big trip home from the hospital! He was 6lb. 15oz. when we left the hospital and a little jaundice, but don't worry- he is doing great now and gaining weight like crazy!!! I swear he looks bigger everytime he wakes up for his next meal!

This blog post wouldn't be complete without spotlighting Ben's very own personal photographer- AKA Aunt Ellen! Ellen captured so many amazing moments in hospital and as we came home. Ben loves his photo shoot sessions. If you see a picture of Ben, there is a strong chance Aunt Ellen is responsible- especially if it looks fancy and professional. We are really going to miss her when she moves to San Francisco in a few weeks- but we are very proud of her!

We love bath time and we especially love the "magic lotion potion" (bedtime lotion) we put on after bath- it gets us ready for a great night's sleep!

Our first trip to the pediatrician for a 2 week checkup was relatively painless- other than the awful heel prick! We LOVE Dr. Denney! He said Ben looked great. He was up to 7lb. 12oz. and 21 inches! So big!

Don't you just love those little frog legs! So sweet! Ann- thanks for the great idea for photographing how much he is growing- hope you don't mind I stole your idea :) 4 week picture coming up soon!

Craig and I have been overwhelmed by the help and support our family and friends have shown us. We cannot thank you enough for everything you have done to make this transition in our lives so smooth and enjoyable! We have felt every prayer from family and friends near and far and enjoyed the meals and company of those close by. We truly feel blessed!

So, that is a little bit of what we have been doing the past 3 weeks and 2 days! I PROMISE I will be back soon with another update!