Life Change

Layton has brought so much change to our lives, all for the best! He has been wonderful, exciting, the best thing in the world. We are now learning to appreciate the simple pleasures, a 20 minute nap, sweet smiles both awake and sleeping, getting drive through and eating at the park (or in line for the automatic car wash) just to avoid a germy crowd, bath time, taking a drive to the lake just because, snuggly little boy at 2 am, 5 minutes of uninterrupted conversation together, letting the phone ring because it's feeding time, diaper change time, or fussy time, reading nursery rhymes/ simple books every day, take out dinner on Friday nights from Aunt Christy during her weekly visit, waking up 3 -3.5 hours into the night thinking it's time to feed again but just hearing light snoring from the nursery, and Grandma coming over several times a week to hold and spoil Layton to give us a little down time. A new baby has been so energizing (crazy I know), refreshing, and wonderful for us.

5 years ago we were asked several times around our wedding (and since) how soon we planned to have kids "5 years" was always our standard answer, and it was 4 years and 7 months - before Layton arrived. It was the right amount of time for Evan and I - we appreciate each other so much and had time to enjoy our marriage and each other as "just us" before expanding our family. We are so blessed and could not ask for more at this point.