The Long Anticipated Birth!

After all the waiting and anticipation, my boy Samuel Grey Swift was born on January 17th!  He was born at 4:24 am, weighed in at a healthy 7 pounds 11 ounces, and was 21 inches long.  That was 11 days ago, and we have been home from the hospital since last Sunday with our beautiful boy.  As you may have noticed, I have not had the chance to post anything up to this point about the event.  It turns out that nobody was exaggerating when they said how much time and energy it takes to care for a newborn!

The Waiting Game

Imagine being a child on Christmas Eve eagerly anticipating the arrival of Santa Claus and his reindeer, waiting for him to pop down your chimney and bestow unfathomable gifts upon you.  Imagine how that sleepless night feels, crawling by at the speed of an obese snail.  Now replace Santa with a baby, and replace one night with many...