my baby is balding

but he's still oh so cute.


He learned to smile over Thanksgiving and grins all the time. I love this kid.

babes with babies

met my favorite second cousin, Erin, her husband and delightful baby, Parker, at Wildflower for breakfast in Arizona.

these third cousins just had to meet.

we make darn cute babies if I do say so myself.

home for the holidays

we're off to arizona for thanksgiving. I have never been so excited to go home. I am so jazzed to see my family, spend time with dear friends, eat at my favorite restaurants (rosa's here I come!), make a coconut cream pie (or should I make pear cranberry or chocolate hazelnut?) and introduce william to his new closest cousins for the first time.

he'll meet this chunky monkey (beck)

and these two bitsy twins (hank & george) born just 10 days after him.

I can't wait! if you need to "get in the mood" for thanksgiving, watch this video. it will make you grateful for all the little things. happy thanksgiving to all!

interview with a mommy

My dear friend interviewed me on my thoughts and feelings as a new mom over at her blog.

Check it out here.

no lemons here

I don't know how single moms do it - and I don't want to know either if I can help it. I am so thankful that I have a supportive husband (and father for william) in our home.

after a long day of work david comes home, picks up the baby and orders me to take a nap. he then makes something for dinner and cleans the kitchen while I nurse. he does the laundry, goes grocery shopping several times a week (because I inevitably forget something) and manages not to complain about my daily meltdown (at 6 pm - like clockwork), how I haven't cooked in three weeks nor about the mess of a home that we live in. instead he is supportive, loving, caring and optimistic. william and I are so lucky.

sleep

the most popular advice I heard when I was pregnant was, "get your sleep now!" while that was nice in theory, it wasn't all that practical. being a back sleeper myself + needing to use the bathroom every half hour + having back pain + all the other joys of a pregnant body = not as much sleep as I had been advised to take. now that little william is here, sleeping seems like a distant memory. it could be a lot worse and, to be honest, I think he is a stellar sleeper for a newborn. most nights he sleeps 3 - 4 hour blocks of time, wakes up to eat with some sweet lip smacking and then falls right back into dreamland. in fact, it's hard for me to snap a shot of him without his little eyes closed. I love, love, love him.

strawberry

My older brother (aka "Strawberry Steve") has red hair but I never expected my own little baby to enter this world with a head full of delicious strawberry blond locks. I love it.

little

how come no one warned me how much I would adore him?

well, in all fairness, some of you just might have warned me. many of you have asked for details of the birth, so here's the short version. I went into labor at 3 a.m. on sunday and after a long walk in balboa park and several warm baths at home we finally made it to the hospital by 8 p.m. and the little guy was born on monday morning just before 10. that's a lot of hours. let me tell you.

he weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces and was 21 inches long. you should see how his clothes fit - it's quite funny because he's really tall but skinny. luckily, he's a great eater so he's fattening up nicely (those cheeks and lips kill me).

this last week has included lots of late night feedings, plenty of kisses and (probably) gallons of tears shed from gratitude for a healthy, sweet baby (though I'm sure hormones contributed as well). I'm not gonna lie - it's hard but it's so worth it.

we are

over the moon. high as a kite.
happy as clams.

absolutely, wonderfully smitten.

welcome william (8 pounds 10 ounces, 21 inches and lots of strawberry blond hair).

dear magic 8 ball

will my baby come before Halloween?

will I get a chance to wear this costume I made to the hospital? it was so simple - just a black tee, some felt and a few minutes on the sewing machine. now I have something to wear to the hospital if he comes on saturday.

wouldn't that be a sweet halloween treat?