A week ago, today...

... I was riding my beach cruiser with a friend to breakfast on Balboa Island, totally unaware that within hours, I'd be faced with the workout of a lifetime! Unaware, that in a matter of hours, my life would forever be changed.

Our hearts have completely melted for this little being. What a great week it has been! We've enjoyed every new thing from scrunched up faces, to tiny hiccups, sneezes, and lip smacking noises when hungry. There just isn't anything that isn't cute about this boy! :) We both feel so blessed to have such a good baby and for such a good "settling in" time this week. We've been so thankful for all the extra help. Many of our dear friends are lined up to bring meals every other day from now until the end of August! Grandpa has been busy helping us finish some projects and both grandmas have been so generous with their time and help. Grandma Gina ran last minute errands to BRU and the grocery store, cut up fruits and veggies and prepared a great meal for us. We're still stocked up pretty well from her visit. (Thank you so much, Gina!) Grammie has come almost every day to help with all the many little things mommy needs, like lunch, laundry, dusting and washing dishes. Today, she read Shmu his first bible story while having some play time on the rug. She also brought over a set of special eye stimulation cards she used on us as babies many years ago. Shmu loves the picture of a face and stares and stares at it. We've had "learning time" for the last three days as Shmu's alert time continues to slowly grow! Speaking of growing, he isn't too far from rolling over! At only 6 days of life, Kyle is already halfway to rolling over. He arches his back and kicks and gets halfway there before you can even blink! Note to self: if he twisted his cord SO much that we had to deliver 3 weeks early and he was known for his activity in the womb, I think we need to be prepared for things much earlier than we would normally expect. I hear from Gina that Rudy was walking at 8 months, so who knows? :)

Here are some pictures from yesterday and today:

Grammie reading Shmu's first bible story!

Grammie said Kyle was a good listener! :)

Some "learning" time! :)

Kyle's first outfit (which got soiled within 5 minutes! :)

Making one of many, many faces!

Daddy getting Shmu ready for his first pediatrician's appointment!

Can you tell we are first time parents? People must have been shaking their heads at us, for how many times we pulled out that camera! :)

Shmu weighed in at 5 lbs and 8 oz.

Mommy is glad he grew a bit,

but even more glad he's still so tiny! :)