One week old!

Ive been saying all day that it is Bennett's one week birthday, but was informed by my husband that it is in fact not his birthday. Despite this, I have been videoing and taking pictures all day. I was so excited about putting a video of Bennett on the blog, but found out my video software is not compatible with Windows Vista. Pooey. We have had this video camera for almost four years, so I guess I understand. I will have to upload them to my work computer in my office, but I prefer not to step foot in there for as long as possible. I have spent enough time in there and fear that I will be in there again all too soon!

To commemorate Bennett's seven days of life 'on the outside', I have compiled a list of seven things I have learned, thanks to one Bennett Michael Roe:

1. Maybe its just me, but epidurals are overrated and, even though I had two, they really do not hurt at all. Getting IV's and blood drawn hurt WAY more.

2. Days pass by so quickly after baby - It feels like Im living for every three hours when its time to feed Bennett...It's hard to believe we had him a full seven days ago - I cant imagine how quickly the next few weeks, not to mention MONTHS, are going to fly.

3. It was way worth the money for my new camera. I am obsessed.

4. Little boys are a mess to change. I have become quite quick with my hands and a wipe in diverting the imminent spray that comes with every opening of the diaper. You can seriously go through 5 outfits a day if you do not perfect this skill.

5. You can love someone so much that you look forward to them waking you up in the middle of the night with a dirty diaper or a hungry tummy just so you can touch them again before morning.

6. Postpartum hormones are a beast and are REAL and can really get annoying! But when you realize that is what they are, and that silly tears are just that - silly tears - you can realize that this too shall pass and you are not starving or even overfeeding your baby, all newborns hiccup and sneeze and gurgle and spit up, and breastfeeding IS difficult but you and your baby can and will learn from each other and figure it out. (not saying that this realization is an easy one!)

7. I can spend all day long (well, the hours in between feedings) just staring at Bennett. Every wrinkle, jerk, leg kick, grasp, tongue thrust, yawn, hiccup, blink, squeal and even cry is a pure miracle and it melts my heart to think that Stephen and I created this tiny life...and that, as we will help mold him and teach him as he grows, he will be teaching and molding us just the same.