Portraits of 2015: Weeks 2, 3, & 4

Time to play catch up for the last 3 weeks!

Week 2

I love this sweet picture of my boys and their daddy. Even if Milo looks like he is plotting something.

 Also love love love that I was able to capture this moment of Rory kissing Milo's head :)

 Week 3

 Their relationship grows daily and it is a beautiful thing to watch.

 Week 4

Sassafras! He gets it from his mommy.

 

 Milo and his Poppy.

Portraits of 2015: Week 1

A miracle occurred this afternoon. 

Both of my children napped.

At the same time!

"Oh frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" She chortled in her joy.

Of course Milo woke up as the paparazzi was sneaking away.

That's what happens when you get cocky.

Sigh.

It was glorious while it lasted.

 

On another note, I'm 7 weeks late to the party but I've decided to document pictures of the boys to see how much they change within a year. As they say "better late than never". Best excuse for procrastination ever.

shout outs

Shout out to the Hubs for making this nap possible. My man knows that the best way to a woman's heart is to let her sleep. Many thanks for dealing with all of the toddler shenanigans while said nap was taking place. Also, how cute is my partner in crime? Nothing beats baby snuggles.

Shout out to Disney and Pixar for giving me 1 hour to do laundry, make dinner, and enjoy a cup of coffee. Kudos to you and the animation magic you weave that entrances toddlers and renders them still and silent. However, I do have a bone to pick. Do you take pleasure in the fact that I bawl my eyes out every. single. time. I watch Up? Oh, the feels!!

Shout out to the kind Korean lady that entertained a screaming Rory in the check out aisle of Walmart. My child instantly fell in love with you and deemed his mother's feeble attempts at candy bribery second to your charms. You will never know how much of a Godsend you were at that moment. I hope you and your family enjoyed the potato salad and macaroni salad you purchased.

Faces

Rory has many different faces and emotions for such a little guy.  Some are serious but most are just hysterical! Here are some of Rory's best mugshots.

 

The Gangsta. Yes, this is my 2 day old son casually throwing a gang sign. 

 The "I just pooped in my freshly changed diaper" face.

The GQ Model.  Watch out Ladies.

The "Take this binky from me if you dare" face

 The Penguin

The Punk

The Drunkard.  Shouldn't have had that last shot of milk.

And finally...

Pure Joy

3 Months

How time flies. It feels like yesterday I was waiting impatiently for a baby to arrive and now he's been a part of our lives for 3 months.  Words can't describe what it feels like to be a mother.  You expect a drastic transformation as in "Bam! Baby is here and now my whole world is turned upside down". It turns out the change is so natural, something you were meant to do all along. Even the sleepless nights have purpose and even though you are exhausted it is a good exhaustion. Everything seems to have a bright side now and there are less cloudy days. Each second matters and no moment is wasted.

Rory is a wonderful little baby. I always thought I would want to have a girl as my firstborn but now I am so glad to have a boy. It is so lovely to watch Zachary become more enamored with him every day. My heart melts when he leans down to kiss him on the forehead and I love to see the pride in his eyes when he looks at his son.

It is amazing how much Rory has grown in such a short time span. Part of me is sad that the changes happen so quickly and some days I find myself wishing that he could stay like this just a little bit longer.  He is developing his own personality, likes and dislikes. The other day he laughed for the first time and it was the most beautiful sound I have ever heard. Every day brings new milestones and I wish I could capture them all in record to return to again and again.

Though he has not been here long I cannot imagine life without him. Rory is truly my sunshine and I am overjoyed to be his mommy.

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Baby Mine

                                                               Rory Martin Vance
                                                      Born April 18, 2013 at 9:07 pm
                                                  Weight: 9 lb 4 oz   Height: 22 inches

Psalm 139:13-16  For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you,when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.