Capturing Joy

When James was just five days old, we hired a photographer, the fabulous Jen Herem, to come to our home and take photos of our little family, and most importantly our precious baby boy.    They turned out absolutely beautiful, and I feel like she truly captured the joy that sweet James has brought to our home.  I look at them and can't believe how much he has already grown and changed in the past few weeks.  We will cherish these photos forever.  Here are some of my favorites.....

 

Family of Three

I've squeezed a lot into my 27 years of life.

I've been a lot of places, seen a lot of things, and been blessed with so many opportunities.

But nothing compares to the joy I've experienced over the past two weeks.

Being a mother tops everything.

We are completely smitten by our little mister.

We love his big blue eyes, pouty lips, serious resting face, and blondie hair.

He's a cute little wiggle worm (just like he was in the womb), he loves playing with his hands, hates being swaddled, loves being burped, and sleeps like a champ through the night already.

He looks like his mom, but has the calm, contented, easy-going temperament of his dad.

He is a wise old soul, and has brought an incredible spirit to our home.

His grandparents & aunts and uncles can't get enough of him.  

He is absolutely perfect.

Mike has had the past two weeks off work, and we've been soaking up every single moment together as a little family of three.