4 Months!

Hello to all of my faithful readers. I haven't forgotten about you. Since I've last blogged, a lot has happened in the Norris household! First off, let me tell some good news that's happened outside of our own home. Jason's younger brother Jared, and his wife Katie, gave birth to their beautiful son Carter Lynn. Jason and I haven't been able to travel to see them yet, but we can not wait until we do! He is so cute and the new Mommy and Daddy are doing well. We hope to have pictures to post soon. We also received the wonderful news that Jason's older brother Jeremy, and his wife Amanda, will hopefully be going to China to bring home their son Ezra Jackson by the end of the year. Jason and I are so excited about becoming Uncle and Aunt a few times over again this year. We sure do know how to grow this Norris family quick! Lynn and Patsy just can't seem to get a girl....





So on to what's been going down in our own home! So much!!! First off, my little boy is four months old today. Amazing. He has learned to do so much. He's laughing, and cooing a lot, he rolled over for the first time the day before yesterday, he's teething and trying out new toys, and tonight we have put him in his own bed in his own room for the first time. I'm a nervous wreck! I've already had to put him back to sleep twice, but we're hoping for the best. We'll see....





We've had a few visitors this month and Caleb got to celebrate his first Fourth of July. I've attached a few pictures of the latest events for everyone to see.

Our Little Firecracker! Happy 4th!

He's teething and chewing on EVERYTHING!


He's trying out his exersaucer for the first time!


Uncle James!


Aunt Jenny!

Mrs. Kathy

Miss Hillary

I just want to go on record as saying that these are the best days of my life! The most tiresome ones, true, but oh so worth it! As Caleb is starting to really interact with us and respond to Mommy and Daddy's voices, I fall more and more in love with him. I find myself imagining what my life would be like without him and it almost brings me to tears just to think about it. My little boy means the world to me. I am loving being a mom and I truly feel God created me for this role.

Speaking of God, every night when I'm holding Caleb right before I put him to bed, I thank God for him. I ask God to watch over my son, to protect him from harm, from evil, from sin, from death, and from my inability to be a perfect parent. I pray that Caleb will fulfill his biblical name and become a man of God, walking in His ways, and committing His Word to heart. I pray that Caleb will go forward, despite my wrongdoings, and do great things in His name. I pray that my short time here on this Earth would not be wasted and every day that I'm raising this little boy I know that it's not. I don't want to preach to anyone, but when's the last time you prayed? Seriously prayed and thanked God for every single blessing in your life? Why not now? Go ahead. No one's looking, but He's listening and waiting patiently.

R

14 Weeks!

I won't lie to you.....the past 14 weeks have been crazy and some of the hardest weeks of my life. However, they have also been some of the most wonderful and rewarding weeks I've ever experienced. I can't really tell you how they can be both at the same time, but they just are. Having a baby truly does change everything. For those parents out there, I just want to let you know that I get it now, I finally understand. For those that aren't parents yet, words can't describe it all.

There are some days, like today, that I'm still in my nightgown, haven't brushed my teeth, ate a breakfast bar while pumping breast milk before the sun came up, ate lunch with one hand, and watched a baby show about ABC's for the 100th time. And I have to say, it's worth it. I love my little boy with all my heart. Yes, don't get me wrong, a shower would be nice right about now, but I would rather watch him smile in his sleep and smile myself while doing so. The spit up on my nightgown and the smell of baby wipe on my hands is just fine with me. No sleep? No problem. It seems I've mastered how to operate without any.

I know he's only a few months old, but I'm already thinking about his first Christmas, giving him his first valentine, seeing what the Easter Bunny will bring him, his first birthday party, and what he'll do when he experiences the beach for the first time. I had a wonderful childhood and I get to re-live it all through my son. The big events of the year are the things that stand out, but I plan to enjoy each and every single day with my boy, not taking any of it for granted.

Until next time, please enjoy a couple of pictures of Caleb in his swimsuit for the first time. He was only in the water for a few minutes, but he was still cute! I'm off the sterilize bottles and feed little man his 2nd lunch.

R