Spirited Essence Works

On March 25th, my husband and I were proud to announce the birth of our sweet baby boy. All the months before imagining what he would look like and how he would be was being answered right then. I never have felt so much joy until I held him in my arms for the first time. My husband gives me a hard time for shouting at the doctor, “Give him to me!,” as soon as he arrived.

I was worried that I might not know how to take care of him or keep him happy, but as soon as he was here it was like my husband and I flipped a switch and we became parents. Now don’t get me wrong, parenthood is a learning process and we are learning something new everyday. And thank goodness for grandparents and great grandparents, because they have always got some good tricks up their sleeves. We are learning the ropes pretty quick though.
We couldn’t put him down during the first 36 hours, we were so in awe. We just kept passing him back and forth to each other. We didn’t know how much we could love a person until he arrived. We feel every emotion he feels, and can’t stand to see him sick or upset. He developed Jaundice a couple days after he was born. To watch him under the phototherapy lights was torture not only for him but for us as well. My husband and I took shifts holding his little hand all day so he wouldn’t feel alone. Now, that sweet boy has been home and healthy for over a week now. We couldn’t ask for a better baby. He’s so calm. We are loving every minute of parenthood. Being a mom is an amazing job and I’m so glad I get to experience it. My husband is an amazing dad too. I don’t think he would ever quit holding him if he didn’t have to. When he gets home from work those two are inseparable.

There are going to ups and downs ahead and challenges that we may not know how to handle at first, but I know that we will eventually figure out the best solution together. I love my family and can’t wait to see what the future holds for my little one.