Odin is 3 months!
The past three months have been a whirlwind! I cannot believe my baby is three months old. I'm learning that time goes by way too quickly when you have a child. Before I gave birth I had no idea what being a mother truly was going to feel like. Everyone has their own definition and feelings but I just couldn't picture just how I would actually feel. The night we found out he was on his way our world was immediately turned upside down. My husband and I just looked at each other in disbelief because our tiny baby boy was on his way THREE weeks early! This couldn't be, we didn't have our bags or anything with us. We were terrified, excited, overwhelmed, and beautifully surprised. As I was taken back I just kept thinking I was in a dream. This couldn't be real. But it was. A few hours later and there he was. My beautiful little boy. So perfect. More perfect then I could have ever dreamed up in my mind. The first thing I remember saying was "does he have hair?" My husband through his tears smiled and said yes! They held him up for me to see and I just stared in disbelief. I had so many emotions running through my mind I couldn't speak. After a few seconds he started screaming. They brought him over to me and laid him on my chest for the first time. He snuggled right into my neck and stopped crying immediately. That's when I knew I would love him until the moment I take my last breath on this earth. He's mine. I had thought that he was going to look just like his daddy and when he came out looking like my clone I was taken back. It was so exciting if you ask me, but if you ask his father he says otherwise!
Within the last few months we have watched our sweet, happy boy grow grow grow!!! He is learning something new everyday and we just sit and stare at him and cheer him on. Month three has brought on lots of independence already. He no longer wants to be held constantly. He wants to chew on his fingers nonstop. He loves making us laugh and laughing right back. He loves bright colors and hearing music. He loves to be held up and walked around so he can see everything. He is trying to grab his toys and blankets. He loves being out in public and hamming it up. He is so perfect in all the ways I imagined him to be and I am so obsessed with watching him hit each and every milestone.
Although I miss my tiny 6lb 10oz newborn, I can't get enough of the boy he's turning into. I keep saying each month is my new "favorite thing" and I am certain that will never change. I will continue to keep trying to get all the snuggles and wet slobbery kisses. I am just over the moon with you Odin Christopher!
