Written by Mommy Erin.
Wow - I cannot believe how many gifts, cards, and loving wishes we have received from our friends and family. Thank you!
It has definitely been a celebration - having Alden, and watching him grow over this past few weeks. We are blessed, and couldn't have asked for a more wonderful baby. And, we are getting the hang of this parenting business.
Matthew and I have been watching his personality bloom, even though Aldie is technically limited to crying, grunting, squeaking, and stretching (I especially love the squeaking - mostly while he's sleeping/dreaming). I do wish I could read his mind... at times he is staring off into the daylight, or times he is watching us, I would love to know where his heart and his "thoughts" are.
At 3 weeks old, Alden is enjoying his round-the-clock nursing sessions... and Matthew and I are experiencing sleep deprivation, but still loving the process (although we are both admittedly looking forward to nights where the baby sleeps for longer than 2 1/2 hour stints).
Meanwhile, Matthew is getting us ready for the Christmas season, having put lights on the house, and digging out the Christmas decorations. Alden's first holiday season feels kind of like the "first" for me also... I haven't experienced so much excitement for Christmas since I was a kid! I finally get to experience the holidays as a child again -- as I'll be seeing them through Alden's eyes from now on.
Happy Holiday season to everybody - we are planning on enjoying baby's first Christmas down in California, but will probably spend future Christmas's up in Oregon with our Portland family. This year, we promise to take way too many photos/video. I'm sure there will be plenty of way-cute photo-ops.
