Wow babies grow fast!

Our little boy is growing so fast! Above is the picture we took of Matthew the day he came home from the hospital. Jamie had bought a hat for him that was 3-6 months because he really liked it and they didn't have one smaller. As you can see, Matthew has grown into it very well. It was drowning him that day and now it fits him perfectly. I know I a bias but I think he is the cutest baby ever! He is such a sweet heart. He sleeps through the night. I have to wake him at 3:00 am so I can nurse him and not loose my milk supply. He goes right back to sleep and sleeps soundly until about 7:00am. He only cries when he needs something. He is such a wonderful baby. I have been really worried lately because my milk supply has diminished significantly recently. I have seen one lactation specialist and I am going to see another one tomorrow. I really believe in breast feeding and I want Matthew to have it's benefit for as long as possible. Plus, dang formula is expensive! I think this may be happening for a few reasons. One, I am back at work and it is pretty stressful. Two, Matthew is getting used to the flow of a bottle and he gets frustrated easily and gives up on nursing. Three, he wants to eat solid foods. I pray that his appointment tomorrow will give me some answers as to how I can prevent having to stop nursing.

Winter Wonderland

One morning to awoke to find a beautiful winter wonderland outside our back door. All of our bushes were covered with snow and Timpanogous in the background was breathtaking. Grandma Gums had given Matthew this darling little hat for Christmas. When we put it on we knew we had to get pictures of him in the snow. They turned out really nice. I feel so blessed to live in such a beautiful place. We live only about a half a mile from Timpanogous mountian and we have a wonderful view of it from our back yard. God truly made this world for our enjoyment and it sure is wonderful. I also feel blessed to have such a perfect baby. Sometimes I sit in awe of the blessing it is to create life. There is nothing that compares. I have so much love for my little child that the world cannot contain it. Life is such a common miracle, we take it for granted. I pray I can live my life in a way as to thank the Lord for the blessing of my son's life.

Thanks Grandma Gums for keeping me warm in my hat and gloves!

Timpanogous Mountain in the background. This is right in our back yard.

From Matthew's bedroom window.

I'm eating real food now!

Our sweet baby is now eating solid foods. Jamie has been jealous from the beginning, being the food conasur that he is, that he has not been able to feed Matthew. Finally I gave in and said we could give him some rice cereal. He was very hungry at the time and didn't understand that this was a way to make him feel better. The first pictures at the bottom show how upset he was. He picked up on it very fast and now he is a wonderful eater. The picture above is his first time eating sweet potatoes. He has tried multiple foods, his favorite seems to be avacado. He usually gobbles it down really fast with very little on his face. Jamie is very proud of his little boy. He is planning on teaching him all he knows about cooking.

My first rice cereal

Daddy wanted me to feed myself a bite.

I was really hungry, I didn't understand that this was going to make me feel better.