One Month Old!

William is one month old today. The time has really flown by since he has arrived...it seems like we just brought him home from the hospital. William is a really good baby!! We are so lucky to have such a laid back little guy since Clara is anything but right now.

William continues to eat well and sleep a lot. He is not very fussy. However, somehow, he seems to know when dinner is going to be served because if he has a fussy time, this is when it happens. His hair seems to be coming in blond in most parts and it looks like it will be a lot thicker than Clara's. I don't have a scale, so I have no idea how much he weighs right now, but I can tell he is gaining.

Clara really dotes on William and loves to hold him. She also loves to color, waterpaint and play hide-and-seek.

Welcome Baby William!

William David Trent joined our lives on October 20, 2009 at 8:22 pm! He weighed in at 8 pounds 9 ounces (exactly like his sister) and 22 inches long. He has a lot of super blond peach fuzz. He is long and lean - much like his Daddy. He looks a little like Clara to me, in his cheeks and chin. Overall I think William looks a lot more like Tom than me. Not knowing the sex was SO exciting and I will never forget the moment I saw William was a boy! It's hard to put into words what that moment felt like, but it was just a total rush of emotions with all the waiting and wondering finally paying off.

My labor and delivery went really well - very easy and relatively quick. The induction started at noon and by 5:00 I had my epidural-praise God for those! It was wonderful to have so many family members in the waiting room. They were all so excited to find out if the newest member would be a boy or girl and to meet him or her for the first time. Clara, my parents, Tom's parents and my grandparents were all there, as well as, my sister and one of Tom's sisters were on the phone to hear Tom announce the big news.

William is an awesome baby! We love him dearly already. He is very laid back and sleeps a ton. We have had a lot of help since his birth which has been great. My parents stayed at our house for a week or so after William was born, my entire family came for a day (brother and his wife, sister and her husband, nephew, niece, grandparents and parents), then some friends from Oklahoma came to visit, then we spent some time in Arkansas with my grandparents and Tom's parents. Then yesterday we had some friends from Illinois come visit for a day and night. It's been busy around here!

Here are some pictures from the past few weeks.

One of the last prego pics.

IVs are in, epidural is wonderful!!
William was much longer and heavier than I expected.

Love my little boy so much already.

Clara was so excited to meet her new little brother. She wanted to take him home right away.

Can't believe I am a mother of two now!

Coming home from the hospital

Trying to nurse Daddy's ear.

These are not helping me lose any post-pregnancy weight, but they are sooo good! My old Citgo co-worker friends were so thoughtful to send this beautiful cookie bouquet.

First Bath

So sweet!

Clara wants to hold him, but cannot stand having his hat on. She loves touching his head and face. These were both taken today.