42 weeks.

My sweet boy,

As I type this you're in my arms, happy and full. This is exactly the way you've made me feel the past 5 days- so incredibly happy and full of joy, love, bliss, adoration, and laughter. You are more beautiful than I could have possibly imagined. I spend hours studying your face and all of your emotions. I love your steel blue eyes, the dimple on your left cheek, and the way your lips are always slightly open.

Your birth day was the absolute best day of our lives. It was the most joyous experience and I wouldn't have had it go any other way. It was so evident that the Holy Spirit was in your room and I felt the Lord's presence in a way I've never felt it before. One day I will tell you all about it. God has been so faithful!

In some ways I feel like I know you so well. Every hiccup and stretch is exactly what I've been feeling the past 9 months. But in some ways I feel like we just met- the sound of your cries, the different expressions you give me throughout the day- it's all so new to me! But you were always Graham Lewis, my sweet-spirited, content, observant baby boy.

So this truly is the end of one journey and the beginning of another. I love being your mother and feel so blessed that God has chosen me from you, and you for me. Your daddy is especially in love and can soothe you like no other. We were all made for each other, honey! I love you so much that surely my heart will burst. Welcome to the world, Graham Lewis!

I love you more than I ever thought possible,

momma