Here he is...

Sleeping Angel

Here he is...our beautiful son Riley. Born March 13, 2005 at 11:33am, 7 lbs. 3 oz. 20 and 1/2 in. He will be two months old tomorrow. He is growing so fast and time will not slow down!

Mother's Day was Sunday, May 8th. It still feels a little surreal that I was celebrating as a mother for the first time. What a feeling! To be a mother. To be a parent. I don't think any other 'job', 'position', 'title' in the world involves such an array of feelings, contradictory feelings, as being a parent. It's amazing and I feel so blessed to be a mother! Riley is an absolute joy. I think only a parent knows what it means to love and hate the sound of your child's cry, to love and hate the fact that he can only fall asleep in bed with you, to love and hate that he's hungry every 2 hours, to love and hate how his bottom lips curls down into a frown when he's about to cry...it's those things that can be so tiring, so physically and emotionally draining, that you absolutely LOVE, it's those things that really make you feel like you are a parent. That you truly have walked through the door and crossed into another reality. One where you can stare at your child for hours, just waiting for that little smile they give when they start dreaming...and to make sure they are still breathing. One where you kiss their feet a thousand times a day, even though you were so 'feet-phobic' your whole life. To those mothers who read this...congratulations, as you know exactly what I'm talking about. To those who haven't reached this amazing point in your life, you have a lot to look forward to.

Song in my head: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day