Thad is One Month Old

 

Dear Thad, I knew just moments after you were born, that you were going to be the sweetest baby.  I held you so close the first day of your life that I hardly had a moment to take a proper picture.  And to this day you love to snuggle.  I love to rub my cheek on your face, feeling your soft baby breath on my face and the fuzz on the top of your head.  You'd think a baby would get tired for all the smooshing I do to you all day long, but you just love to be cuddled. 

Here you are at just 2 weeks old wearing one of your Daddy's outfits that GeeGee saved.  It brings me so much joy to see you and your brothers wear things that used to be worn by Bo. 

This is how we spent the majority of your first month - all snuggled up on the bed with the ipad for entertainment.  Our days were slow paced and uneventful and perfect.  We made sure that we didn't have a thing to do but be together and get to know you.

During the day you slept best on the dining room table in the papysan, and at night you slept in the bassinet that once belonged to Gee Gee as an infant.  Daddy and both of your brothers also slept in it when they were babies. 

Your first outing.  Daddy and I took you out to a restaurant and we thought you'd sleep the whole time, but in stead you were quite alert for being just a couple of weeks old.  I rocked your car seat the whole time to keep you comfortable and gave evil glances to anyone that looked like they wanted to touch you.  I was very over protective of you in the early days to protect you from germs. 

Another one of your first outing to the museum with your brothers.  There was a special exhibit on bugs, and we were in a big bug phase over the summer. 

Your brother Wade loves to be close to you.  Although he knows your name, he still just calls you "Baby." Wade is quite a kisser and as you know, he can't keep his lips off of you. 

Your oldest brother, McCord, loves to hold you - even as Batman, he can be quite gentle.

Your first Forth of July - we celebrated with Poppie and Gee Gee at the lake.