Jude's first week...

Well, tonight around midnight, Jude will be one week old! He's still about as small as he was when he was born, but he's developled many new skills over the past week. They include: sucking, squeaking, pooping (A LOT!), peeing through a couple outfits per day, and this morning he managed to pee through a diaper, an outfit, and his blanket onto his parent's bed, through the sheet and into the mattress! It's quite amazing.



Oh yeah, he likes to show off his skills too, because he peed all over his daddy at his first doctor's appointment. We learned very quickly that a change of clothes for him isn't sufficient. We need them for the whole family! Somehow, though, when it's your own baby, even his pee isn't so bad!

Troy and I are thrilled to be parents. Though we're exhausted, Jude is delightful. I feel as though I am just now beginning to understand God's love for me. I can't describe the way I love this little boy, and to think that God loves him (and me) infinitely more is unimaginable. I am overwhelmed with thankfulness every day. God has answered countless prayers. We are struck by how fearfully and wonerfully He has made our little boy!