So this is IT!

This is what I have been waiting for, Lincoln is three months old and finally this is FUN! He is SO much better and so cute... the cutest baby I have ever seen. He smiles and is so close to giggling. He will go shopping with me and loves looking at all the colors. He sits in my lap like a little boy almost. He plays with echo, making noises at her and smiling. Lincoln will suck on his bottom and upper lips and loves the new sounds he can make with that action. He loves bath time and has discovered how to splash so big that it gets mommy all wet! He doesn't poop all over me anymore (although we did have an unfortunate peeing incident in the food court at the mall!), he has started spitting a little more but I can handle that! We had another check up with our doctor yesterday (who by the way is a blessing from God, so nice and so good with Lincoln) and at the end of the appointement he giggled and said "you guys (levi and I) were so cute when you first brought Lincoln in and thought all that crying was normal!" , he complimented us on our perserverence and strength in not complaining and then said it looks like Linc is almost out of the woods. We are so blessed and enjoying this stage so much.

Lincoln's best bud Ian. Ian always likes to lay down next to Linc like he is a little baby too. He is so cute!

Looking back on the past year is amazing. It was this time last year that we found out about Lincoln. The pregnancy was about the coolest thing I have ever gone through... so amazing. Then the labor and delivery was even more amazing and taught me that I have so much more strength than I ever thought I had. After we had Lincoln I was aboslutely overwhelmed with everything, Lincoln's colic was really unexpected but like I said looking back on it is amazing. God has really been doing a work on my confidence as mother I think. I posted a while ago about how the colic made me feel stronger because I had to really rely on God and every time Linc seemed to be getting better I could see how I had bonded with him through the trials. Now it is so wonderful to look back on the lessons God gave me during the past three months and how I have grown in confidence as a mother to trust my instincts and to take care of my child the way God knew I could.

I am starting to explore a little more, life as a new mom by trying to tackle some of the things I wouldn't have even attempted during the colic-era. I am praying about starting a mom's group at my church and am helping a friend start her own house-keeping buisness which I might join once Linc gets a little older. It has been really fun to get back into the things I was doing before Lincoln and now I have my little buddy to take along with me.

Side note: I don't normally post pics of myself but I am feeling a bit old! I had to get new glasses last week. At least they are very cool looking :0)!