Cael's Baby Blessing

We blessed Cael last week.  He was such a sweetie and looked so cute!  Shaun did a great job (even though he was rather nervous).  Afterwards we had everyone over to our house.  I get so intimidated inviting a lot of people over.  I worry about having enough food and whether people will like it.  Thanks to my mom and sister Chelsea, the lunch seemed to be quite a success.  At least I enjoyed it.  Anyway, thanks to everyone who joined us for the day and participated in Cael's blessing.  We love you all!

Feeling a little nostalgic . . .

So tonight as I pack my computer bag in preparation of going back to work tomorrow, I'm feeling a little nostalgic.  These last three months have been both wonderful and have pushed me to discover things about myself that I don't think I would have ever learned otherwise.  Cael has changed me.  He's such a sweet little guy and it's crazy (and sometimes more than a little scary) to realize how completely dependent he is on Shaun and I.  I just love it when he smiles at me and coos/talks the way he does when he's super excited to see me.  I'll be feeling so frustrated with him because he's refusing to go to sleep and then he'll get all happy and excited and smile and I can't help but smile back.  I've never had such an easy time letting go of negative or frustrated feelings as I have with Cael (granted, he never intentionally upsets me but that hasn't stopped me from getting and staying rather angry with other people in my life).  I've learned more about my Heavenly Father and about my parents.  I've learned to rely on my Heavenly Father more because I've repeatedly faced situations when I had no idea what to do or when there was nothing I could do.  I've been fighting back tears several times this last week as I've thought about all of the time I'll miss spending with Cael--but thankfully, he's in the best of hands (at least three days a week--thank you Chelsea!).  So here's to my sweet baby boy and three of the greatest months of my life!

Anyway, I'm sure I could go on and on, but someone needs to eat (surprise, surprise) and I need to get some sleep before I head back to the grindstone tomorrow morning.  Wish me luck!