They Weren't Kidding

When Myles was brand new, before he was born even, people kept telling me "you'll be amazed how fast he grows" or "he'll fit into that 6 mo outfit before you know it."

I thought they were being metaphorical. As in, "oh my, you're already a year old. It seems like just yesterday...!"

No. No, they were speaking literally. Physically. My little man may be all of two months and twelve days old, but we are far out of 0-3Mo and 3Mo clothes. 3-6 Mo clothes are even looking rather tight. 6 Mo clothes are fitting quite nicely. We barely even touched the size 2 diapers. We're on our fourth diaper size (newborn, 1, 2, and now 3). I'm going to buy a box of size 4, just to see if they fit better. His thighs are just so chunky.

We borrowed a play mat from a friend in our old ward.
 He definitely enjoys staring at the orange butterfly hanging from the arch.

We've been growing like a weed, if I knew of a weed that grew more in girth than height. He has been growing two inches of length and three pounds of weight each month! Much more of this and I don't think I'll be able to hold him!

Love my boys!

He still loves the game of sticking his tongue out. This week he has been working on rolling over from his tummy to his back. He always looks vaguely surprised when he accomplishes this. He likes to be held standing up, especially if it's in front of a mirror.

Chunky, tongue out with a smile, 6M clothes...that's my boy!

My new favorite thing is that we have a (relatively) night time schedule. It is about 8pm-8am, with one feeding in the middle.

I love my boy so much!

Walking on a cold morning, we have to bundle him up!

Tried out the jogging stroller this week. Myles was not a fan.
Maybe next month.

Myles is now too big to use the bath tub sling, so he just gets to sit in the tub like a  big boy.

One Week Old!

Myles is a week old now! It has been the best week of my life. First of all, he's an angel of a baby - eats well, sleeps well, poops and pees well (for those of you who don't have babies, just know this is a very good thing). He has a cute tiny cry, not too loud or high pitched. I love his little ears and his huge little feet.

My recovery has also been very smooth and relatively easy, so that made the week go by easier. We've even been on a couple of walks. It's nice to have some of the pregnancy discomfort gone. I can bend over again! And lay on my stomach!

Also making this week great is having my mom here. She has helped us with the baby, lending her experience, which makes the whole first week much less scary. She has helped organize and clean the house, putting up pictures and mirrors on the walls - which had previously been bare. She sewed a quilt! which I've been meaning to do forever (as in, I've had the kit for at least 7 years). Curtains were hemmed and sewed, hooks for towels put up, and a hundred other little things that make our house much more homey. And she made minestrone soup for us - I LOVE Mom's minestrone soup! I'll sure miss having her around when she flies back to Utah tomorrow. Love you, Mom!

Without further ado,
the part of the blog you've all been waiting for,
the very reason you even came to the blog today...

Myles! One week old!

His "one week old" photo shoot. 

His cute big feet! I think the line across the big toe is interesting.
Featured on both feet. 

He loves to chill out in the sitting burp position.
He's happy to just sit there and look around.

Checking out Grandma and Grandpa Briscoe.
Dad managed to have a long layover on his way home from a business
trip so he could meet his newest grandson. 

Just cute. Alert and skeptical, apparently. 

Some more one week photo shoot.

Cooperating for the camera - for the moment. 

Introducing Myles Thatcher Smith

What an amazing day it's been! That doesn't even come close to describing how I feel today but I don't know that there are any adequate words. Besides exhausted and thrilled. 

And of course, everything was worth it because we ended up with an absolutely beautiful little boy. 8 lbs flat, 21 and 1/4 inches long.  

Here's a bunch of pictures!

Day of Happiness

Today I've been very happy at many little things.  It rained this morning! I got to use my cute plaid umbrella for the first time.  My French test was easy.  In French class, we watched part of the movie that my entire UofU 1010/1020 course was based on.  It brought back some fun memories.  It was such nice weather at work!  I was working in my t-shirt, and normal leather gloves instead of my insulated ones.  I actually got to work on some trees today, which was exciting, since I really didn't know what I was doing, and no one else was there for the first half hour.  I texted Lindsay all during work, which made things so much better.  I walked home barefoot!  This was amazingly happy.  It was such beautiful 45 or higher degree weather, with sun and everything.  And it's Friday!  I get to watch movies tonight with Jerin (she got her wisdom teeth out today).  Over all, just a great, happy day!

And this is me at work.  I wear my sunglasses the whole time - eye protection, you know. 

Ok, I need some feedback.  Do you guys like my short posts, or should I save it for when I actually have something to write?