One Month

Yesterday, Carley turned one month old. I can't believe how fast it goes. It is amazing how much my life has changed in a month. I feel so blessed. At church today, someone asked us how it was going and we told them good. He said, "Parenting babies is true blissful joy and exhaustion in equal parts". I can't agree more!

One thing that I have been thinking about lately is adoption. (not giving Carley away or adopting another) I have always thought that women who give their babies up must be really special and very selfless. Now I feel a huge admiration, respect, and even sense of awe for them even more than before. Pregnancy is...Interesting. It is really hard at times and it does things to your body that change you forever. Delivering a baby is an insane experience (even by C-section) and really the only way I enjoyed those 2 processes was thinking about my sweet baby girl that I was doing this whole thing for and whom I loved already. Women who give their baby up do not get the sweet cooes and kisses afterwards. They don't get to snuggle, cuddle, and rock. They don't get to play dress up or watch them sleep. It is completely selfless. I really do admire ladies who willingly recognize the need for their child to have a better start. What a gift of love!

I will be posting more pictures of Carley soon. Her hair is more wild than before, her cry is louder, and she gets sweeter and more precious every day! Who knew parenting would be like this? :)