my better half.

Yesterday marked 4 years since my Chan stole my heart. I remember our first date, he took me on a drive to see the Alpine Loop since I had never been and really wanted to go.

It was a perfect October fall day and we had no clue where we'd be now.

I remember just talking about the little things in our lives that had gotten us to where we were that day. Times that made us happy, times that made us sad, things we love and everything in-between. It's like one of those cheesy moments where I can say, I felt like I had known him forever. 

He has this way about him, a tenderness that radiates and makes you feel so calm, so safe and so comfortable while around him and I love that so much. I love how understanding he is, how caring he is towards all things, how great of a listener he is, the amazing husband he is and the sweetest dad he is to our Noah. Noah is so lucky. I am so lucky. We love him so so much!

 I don't remember what life was like without him. But I do know that he has made me the happiest.

I love you, Chan. 

^^^ Alpine Loop Oct. 10th, 2009. We were so so little here. ^^^

Noah's blessing.

Our little Noah was blessed by his dad in our LDS church on Sunday, October 14th.

It was a very special day for us and we were happy to see so many friends and family there!

Thank you to all of those who came and especially those who drove from far places to support 

and meet our little guy.

We are so blessed to have such sweet people in our lives!

more pictures to come of Noah in his blessing outfit.

Noah's first month.

It is definitely an adjustment being parents for the first time, but we have been so blessed with Noah.
Here is him having his first bath at home the night we got home from the hospital.
I was so stressed giving him this bath with his dad. He does not like being cold one bit so sponge baths are definitely not his fave.

he has such a long body! long arms, long legs, long torso, long fingers and even long feet and toes.
he is always stretching that tired body!

after leaving the hospital we went to visit grandma laura.
and we got a speeding ticket on the way home... boo

this is Noah at 4:00am after a feeding.
Noah will wake up for one or two feedings in the night and fall right back to sleep.
I love this time with him. It's so hard for me to sleep sometimes because I just want to hold him and soak in this newborn stage as much as possible!

they say babies only smile this early out of reflex... but i know my baby dreams of heaven because he is ALWAYS giggling and smiling in his sleep.

I love these big eyes and chubby cheeks!

my little lion! Noah was a little jaundice when he was born so he's a little orange here.

Ooooh my goodness i love this boy

so tiny in his swing. we will see if he loves this later!

here we took Noah out for the first time. we went to get ice cream at the marble slab

His little smirks melt me. I love them!

Chandler and I have wavy thick hair and Noah's is always straight and fluffy except for bath time. isn't it sooo cute? I think his hair will have wave to it the more it grows in

Noah laying in his crib for the very first time. We don't let him sleep in here yet.
He sleeps in a cradle next to our bed for now.

snoozing away! his favorite thing... aside from eating of course!