Andrew at two months

This little guy is cute. CUTE, I tell you.

Don't you agree? :)

At two months old we are just starting to settle into a routine, much to Andrew's dismay. Really I'm forcing routine upon the poor little dude. We've established schedules for the morning and nap times and I let him dictate the evening hours for me as a compromise. He's our giant, already getting snug in his 3 month clothes and still eating every two hours during the day. He is super smiley and craves constant company, preferring to sit with us over his swing or bouncer and rewarding every look in his direction with the biggest smiles and giggles. He has us all wrapped around his fingers. :)

A Family of Five!

I said that I'd actually sit down and write on this thing, if for no other reason than to document Andrew's first year. ...Oops...Andrew is nearly 3 months old already and I haven't written a single post! Forgive me. I've had a million things I've wanted to share about our growing family but getting into the swing of things has taken awhile. :) Time to get started. Better late than never, yes?

We were rather surprised last fall to find out that we were expecting our third little Hollingsworth. I'll be completely honest and share that I wasn't thrilled with the news. I really didn't want another child. We already had two fantastic little girls that were moving beyond the baby years and I felt that our home was ready for the transition into the school-aged stage of life. Because our family had reached that transitional age, I had just started back with my teaching career again and was LOVING being in a classroom after my years of solely staying home with the girls. Our oldest was starting school and it just seemed like the wrong time to add a baby to the chaos of legos, messy art supplies, and teeny tiny squinkie toys.

I fought it. I complained about the "ugh" of pregnancy, fretted about the lack of space, was certain that there wasn't enough time in a 24 hour day to give 3 children the time they deserve and maintain my sanity let alone my home, and often lamented leaving the job I loved to give my son the same stay at home mommy experience that my daughters had.

I was wrong.

Admittedly, I could be heard saying "I REALLY didn't want another baby!!!!" as I struggled to get my shoes on the week before our son arrived, and I certainly don't miss the long months of pre-baby joy known as pregnancy but I was wrong.  Andrew changed our lives, true, but for the better.

I knew it right when I held that little boy in my arms for the first time. There is nothing quite like that first moment that you get to hold your child and feel the WOW sensation of love just overwhelm every part of you. Andrew completely melts my heart and I'm so glad that God knew what we needed more than I did. I thought our family was just right before his arrival but we were truly missing out. We needed this little guy. He is a joy for each and every one of us, and he brings a whole new element of fun to our home.

I've been tracking the way he's grown each month to share. Since I'm behind I'm including his one month photoboard in this post. He's grown so much! :)

Awwww...we love you little man!!!