Dear Oliver. You are now a month old and I have no idea where has the time gone!! It feels like just yesterday that we came home from the hospital. The days go by so fast, even though they are pretty much consumed by breast feeding, changing diapers, and doing laundry. You have already grown and changed so much in only a month. You are now awake a lot during the day, and you are very content to just look around and soak up everything around you. You have started making little laughing sounds while you sleep and I’m not sure what causes them (maybe a funny dream?) but I love them and it just makes me even more excited to hear your first real giggle. These little sounds make being shot with explosive  poop completely worth it. (Yes you shoot me with poop regularly. It’s actually quite impressive how far it goes.) I am so proud of how big you are getting but at the same time I can see your ‘newborn’ look disappearing every day and I can’t help but feel a little sad that you are growing up. Before I know it you will be sitting up and getting teeth and going off to collage. AH! So I am soaking up every special moment with you before you leave home :) Love mommy.

This is one of your many funny expressions :)

I just love baby yawns.

It was lovely to meet sweet little Mya after doing her mommy’s pregnancy photos not too long ago! She is absolutely beautiful.. congratulations Dave and Melissa!

What a sweet little boy Norman is! It was wonderful to meet him after doing his mommy’s pregnancy photos not too long ago! Enjoy a few sneak peeks from his newborn session..

Dear Oliver. I can’t believe that you are already a week old! I have only known you for a few days and I love you more than I ever could have imagined. I am learning new things about you every day. One of the first things you taught me was that you hate having your hands covered because you love to touch your face. You have so many facial expressions and I could stare at you all day long. You make the cutest little squeaky noises and barely ever cry. You also smell like heaven. You have very long fingers and toes just like your daddy. You are also a very cuddly baby which works out well because I could snuggle you all day long. Since you are almost a month early you sleep almost all day except to eat and get your diaper changed. You love to hold things in your hand and you have such a tight grip already. When you nurse, you hold my finger in your hand and make beautiful noises like a little bird. A few days ago you smiled at me and my heart melted into a million pieces. I don’t care that it was just gas :) Love, mommy.