time flies!

i cannot believe that brady will be SEVEN WEEKS old tomorrow. it has flown by so quickly. so many of my girlfriends have told me to enjoy this "baby time" because it will go by so fast. i am beginning to see what they mean! brady is growing like crazy and is long and lean like his daddy. he doesn't feel as fragile as he did when we first brought him home (thank God for that!). our pediatrician recommended, since he was so small at birth and we are now into flu season, that we keep him close to home for 8 weeks. that sounded like an eternity to me at the time, but it has been the sweetest time of my life. he is such an amazing blessing and i am reminded every time i look at him how sweet God's love is. having a child has given me a whole new faith and appreciation for the miracle of life. even at 4:00 in the morning when i get up to feed our hungry little boy and then rock him while he is lying on my chest, i am joyful. i constantly look at him and smile. even when he's crying (oh and by the way, he ONLY cries when he's hungry). he is a happy little dude, eats like a champ and sleeps until he's ready to eat again. thankfully my husband is a trooper and a team player (again, i am so thankful), so he typically gets up for the first feeding around midnight and i get up around 4:00 a.m. it's a great life! since his name is brady william, billy likes to call him "bee dubs" ... you know, like a stage name ... just to be funny. when he says that to brady now, he smiles. he is starting to focus in on our eyes and will occasionally flash that big, gummy smile that will melt your heart. he is so yummy!!! when we went to the pediatrician last tuesday for his one month check-up (which was actually at 5 1/2 weeks) he weighed SEVEN pounds EIGHT ounces. our little man is growing! we are so proud of him. i am grateful to have seven more weeks at home with him and to spend the holidays with my new family. december will be a big month for us ... billy and i will be celebrating our one year anniversary and brady will have his first christmas. God is soooooo good!!