Sometimes all you need is a binkie and a cuddle...

My son will be six weeks old on Sunday...this both excites me and makes me wish I could freeze time so that he would be able to stay small forever. I've often heard that once you become a parent, your life is no longer yours but becomes completely absorbed in your being a parent. I was never certain of how true that would be for me but can attest to it being truth. A great example being: I turned twenty four yesterday and this marked the first birthday in which I made no definite plans. I spent my day cuddled next to my boy in bed, ordered food in with my husband, then went to bed extremely content. Hands down...greatest birthday ever. It's funny, all of the things that have happened to get me to this point now seem minuscule next to the inexplicable love and happiness that now engulfs my life. Being a mother is something a woman can't actually full appreciate until it happens. The amount of love that you feel for that tiny being your helped bring into the world is the most overwhelming sensation you can experience. I've always been the type of person who needs something to do all the time to feel accomplished. My days now consist of feedings, diapers, and watching my boy sleep. I spend hours simply performing the latter, and my life has never felt more complete. The point of my beginning this blog is to document things that happen along my journey of motherhood as well as milestones in Chasten's development. On 9/7 while speaking to my son, I was blessed enough to coerce a smile from him. That moment of realization that he wasn't passing gas, but was actually smiling at ME melted my heart. Those grinning lips and bare gums make me want to scoop him up and kiss him all over. It's just great to know that no matter what the ailment I am the one with the solution. Whether he needs to nurse, a diaper, or just a binkie and a cuddle.