Introduction

Meet "E," the light of my life. I know that sounds cliche but it is so true. Since he was born almost one year ago I have been amazed at the love that has grown and expanded within me, becoming stronger and more tangible every single day. 

E was born on July 26, 2011, after about 21 hours of labor and an hour and a half of pushing. He came a week and a half before his due date and weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. Now almost a year, he easily weighs 20 or more pounds and and has got legs a mile long. He's an expert crawler and "busy body" and is well on his way to walking.

That polar bear he's posing with is his best buddy (next to the dogs, Toby and Shena.) Just the sight of it brings that contagious smile to his face and he giggles and hugs it as if he hasn't seen it in years. As I mentioned, he loves the dogs too and thinks that everything they do is worth a laugh or two. Now that he's eating "grown-up food" instead of baby food, he enjoys his mealtimes thoroughly (and so do the dogs). E has yet to meet a food he doesn't like.

E is rarely grumpy and always has a smile for everyone he sees. And who can resist that smile? Not mom, for sure. I am certain I smile now more than ever before, and it's all thanks to the joy that he brings into our home. He has been a blessing. My own little angel sent from Heaven. Yep. I'm being sappy. It comes with the territory of being a mom. Get used to it. There's so much more I could share about my little man, but I would probably sit here all day and that would be a very long post. Suffice it to say that he loves exploring his world, and I love helping him do it. I am certain I will learn far more from him than he ever will from me. That is one of the great things about the parent-child relationship. Each learns and grows as they try to figure out life on Earth together.

I suppose I should introduce you to the rest of my family as well.

My husband: an amazing man and even more amazing father. (And yes that's me too.)

And the dogs, Toby and Shena, the furry editions to our family. (Toby is the German Shepherd/Husky mix and Shena is the border collie).

And that's all of us (for now)!