My little man

When Liam was born, we were beyond excited (I was really excited cause that meant I wasn't in labor anymore with drugs that did not work :). We were excited about having one of each and learning a whole different gender. I was super excited for Kinleigh to have a little brother, I know how much I LOVE having a little brother and so I was excited that she was going to get to experience this too. 

Liam has always been a very sweet and snuggly baby, but the first 3 months of his life, he had colic and was a difficult newborn, unfortunately. He is what we liked to call, 'high maintenance.' As his mother, I am supposed to have unconditional love, this was definitely tested at times. These times would include, just to name a few: him crying nonstop for more than 4 hours and not being able to fix it (Yes I felt sooooo very sorry for him, but after a certain point, your nerves are shot, you have a headache and feel as if this is the end); him not wanting to sleep EVER; him not wanting to eat EVER, which would then of course lead to fussiness and crying :/. I was reassured by many people that after about 3 months we would be able to see a HUGE difference and things would calm down considerably with him. It was hard to see that far in the future and know that what they were saying was the truth. When you are in the moment of such difficult, trying times, you start to think that people are just telling you things to help you during the moment. However, they knew what they were talking about and there advice was soooooo accurate! 

Liam is now 4 months old and he is such a different baby from the baby that was around this house in october, november and december. He is even more sweet then before, he loves to snuggle even more then he did before (which I am definitely not one to turn that down ;), he laughs at anything and everything, he LOVES Kinleigh and really likes it when she talks to him, he is fully capable of just hanging out, instead of needing to be carried everywhere (altitude sickness), he loves to play, he has learned how to roll over, has found his feet, only waking up once during the night now (as opposed to every 2 hours for the first month) and is just an all around happy baby! It is soooo nice to feel this way about him and see him be such an easy, happy, loving little man, he is still high maintenance, but now it is a joke in our family. The folks that reassured us that 'this too shall pass,' Thank you! You knew what you were talking about and we are appreciative that you were right, LOL. 

He is learning so much and going through all the stages so quick that I am trying to soak in as much as possible. He is going to be our last child and so I know that I wont have these times again. I thought I would question that decision (to not have anymore) once he got through each stage, however, its been the exact opposite. I am excited for him to be able to interact more and be a part of the family and play with his sister, who constantly asks, 'I want baby yeep (liam) to play with me NOW, mommy.' I do not miss the newborn stage and do not want to go through it again. I can say with great confidence that WE ARE DONE and could not be more happy about it, HA!!