2 weeks old!!

Cruz, 2 weeks old.

I can't believe it's been 2 weeks already! I don't even remember what it was like without baby Cruz in our family. He is so amazing, and already has brought so much to our lives. He is an answer to prayers...which I have to remind myself of at 3am when I get up for the 4th time to feed him!! He is definitely a little bit of a fussy baby...not like Bella at all. But when he's calm, he is just so so sweet, and has the most peaceful expression on his face.

Bella just loves him, of course, sometimes a little too much! She is constantly giving him kisses, when he's awake, when he's sleeping, and even when he's crying! She says things like "oh baby boy, it's a sad sad day isn't it?!" when he's screaming, or "sssshhhh, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay"... it is so cute how motherly she is with him!

Bella's first time holding Cruz

Even in the hospital, Bella could not stay away from him for long!

We decided to go with a c-section this time around, due to the not so good delivery of Bella. I am happy to report we made the right decision, I feel SO good, and everything went so smoothly!! Day of surgery we had to be there at 6am, with the c-section scheduled for 10am. They hooked me up to an IV, did bloodwork, and we waited. And waited. And waited some more. FINALLY at 2pm the fabulous nurse (seriously, she was awesome!) came in and led us down the hall to where I'd have the surgery. Mason got to dress in some hot scrubs (seriously, Dr. Dahl looked dashing) and it was all over by 2:20pm! Amazing!! The anaesthesiologist took the camera from Mason and snapped the first few pictures of us with Cruz. So special, and I just loved that he did that for us!

Morning of surgery....LOOK AT THAT BELLY! HUGE!!

Just before going in...

minutes after he was born...

an hour after he was born...

I spent 2 days in the hospital, and honestly I was a little sad to leave!! Everyone there was so nice, I had the most amazing nurses, and I just felt so taken care of! Loved it! The food sucked, but other than that it was good! Getting back to reality at home was hard at first, in fact I think I'm still trying to settle into things. Mom of 2 just seems so crazy to me! My mom stayed with us for the first week, which really helped a lot, especially with Bella. She got super spoiled and got tons of attention, so I wasn't worried about her while trying to get back into the swing of things with a newborn.

At 9 days old my dearest friend Ashley drove up from Cardston just to see us and take pictures of Cruz and our new little family. She is crazy talented, and I love the pictures she took!! Here are a few, I haven't got them all yet, but I can't wait!



I am so greatful for this amazing blessing in our lives. We are also so thankful to all the people who have helped us out. We have had so many people bring us meals and treats, and I have loved all the facebook love and texts and phone calls we have been getting! THANK YOU!!! I feel so incredibly lucky!! Hmmmm can you tell I'm still on the "post-baby high" right now?!! Because I totally am!!!