I forgot

WOW - I think it really is true that you forget what it's like to care for a newborn.  They are A LOT of work!  Somedays I wonder if my laundry will ever get caught up, by that I mean washed, folded and put away before the next laundry day comes around.  And will my "pile" of papers get sorted and put away before I just add more to it?  Not to mention that school starts next week and that will be all sorts of interesting!

Life with Raife in our family is wonderful - just all sorts of things we've never experienced before---such as --- jaundice and having to lay on "the lights" for 3 days.  Then thrush which both he and I got to "enjoy" :)  Then there's the fact that I only produce way skim milk so he wasn't gaining enough weight, so now he's a bottle/formula baby.  Oh, and let's not forget the yummy way your shoulder smells pretty much all day, every day from spit-up!  And last but not least we are going to see a pediatric surgeon next week so that they can decide if Raife needs surgery to "fix" his belly button that is WAY an outie, even after the umbilical cord fell off.  You can kind of see how big it is in the first picture of my last post.  So, needless to say - life is not boring at our house! :)  But one thing is for sure, we wouldn't want it any other way. :)  We are SO grateful for Raife and the way that he brings out the kindness and kisses of all of us.