Read this book.

Seriously. Do it. Heaven is for Real is an easy read book. I read the book in its entirety in two 45 minute settings. I am not generally one to read 'religious' books however this book was passed to my mom and then to me. There are a few things note worthy here.

1.) While I don't know this family specifically it references Ulysses, KS several times and that's my home town.
2.) Other Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado towns are ones I have been to or know of.
3.) It is written in a way that seems conversational. It feels like a story about people I know.

I feel like these three things paint such a clear image of Heaven. I also feel like this combined with the experiences I have had in the last 10 months I identify with heaven in such new way.

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Birthday!

The old man turned 27 and I helped him celebrate! I was super pumped because he got baby cupcakes! I figure that this would mean I would get one for sure. Baby cupcakes...Baby Corah...it seems obvious to me. But can you believe I didn't get one tiny taste? How rude!

Corah

Lessons I've learned.

• Babies grow ridiculously fast. 
• One can function with less than 12 hours of sleep. I actually love waking up with my baby anytime of the day or night. I still enjoy a nap when the babe sleeps in the afternoon. BUT! I can live without it. WHO KNEW?
• Summer Swaddle Blankets rock! Its a combination between a baby straight jacket and a sleeping bag. All  I know is that Corah falls asleep with in minutes of being in this! Seriously, if you are an expectant mommy or new mommy this is my Baby MUST HAVE.

• People have intense feelings about babies wearing headbands.  I don't care. I put one on Corks in the morning and she wears it until I take it off as I put her to bed. (They are not all as obnoxious as this one.

• There is no point in planning anything. About the point that you make a plan you spend a week in the hospital with a Pulmonary Embolism. Or less dramatically baby has a diaper blow out.
• In respect the the PE...If you literally feel like you are about to die go to the Hospital. Sleeping it out isn't going to fix anything. 
• Also in respect to the PE...Mommies (specifically mine) can fix anything.
• Taking a baby out in Public will give any new mommy an ego about how a-freakng-dorable her baby is.  I am just saying. People tend to complement Corah on her perfectly shaped head. I have no clue what this means. 
• Babies don't break as easily as new mommies think. 
• I could totally be a SAHM.  While this isn't an option for us now.  I love spending every second possible with my babe and will be soaking up my LOA like its nobodies business. 

Tonya

Corah @ 1 month!

Holy moley my baby is a whole month old! I can't hardly believe its been an entire month since the best day of my life. I also can't believe that I haven't posted her birth story, or pictures of the day. I also haven't don't her birth announcements or the newspaper announcements. I also need to send thank you notes and about a million other things! In all fairness I am a bit preoccupied by hospital stays and a princess (and not just the Royal Wedding!) The moral of this windy tale is to look for some big updates soon!

Holding on.

Corah has learned a new trick. She grabs on to things and holds on. I don't think she's actually reaching for something she sees. Just when something grazes her had she grips on with all her might. She started with my hair Sunday and has since been holding on to shirts, blankets, hair, fingers, and her hair bows.

Today is also her four week birthday. Even more insane is that Friday she is officially a month old. I can't believe she is getting so big.

This picture is from Orange Leaf today and is proof that her grip is firm.

Tonya