The new mommy

I feel like this has taken a back burner, but is so important for me to continue writing and letting out my feelings. We have a had quiet the rough start to the new year. Greg's grandpa passed away................... Arthur got sick and had to be put to sleep.................. Life is not fair. Life is not easy. Life does not always have answers. The past month and 1/2 have been emotional, trying, tiring, long, unfair, frustrating, disappointing. But with all this sadness and unfairness in the world, the one joyous thing in our life is Liam. Liam has been such a blessing to us and the family around him. He brings a happiness and light with him that can help someone having a tough time. During Greg's grandpas' funeral, Liam was a glimmer of hope and happiness for all of us. He showed us the true meaning of when one life ends, another life is just beginning. Fast forward to this past week---we found out Arthur was sicker than we could have imagined and that he...

Last night Liam slept in his crib for the first time through the night. We had pondered with the idea of him transitioning to his crib a few months ago, but after talking with the doctor, we realized it wasnt the right time. When we went to the doctors on Wednesday, we discussed with her about how he was getting a bit too big for his bassinet and discussed if transitioning to crib was the right time now. We all agreed that it seemed like the right time, and we could do the transition  when we chose. Taking it back two weeks ago.......I knew the transition to crib would be soon, so over the weekend I decided to try out his day time naps in his crib. He really seemed to not mind it, which gave me a piece of mind that when we transitioned to night time, it would be fairly easy. well......update time!!!! 2 weeks have passed and we have just celebrated Thanksgiving. Liam is still sleeping in our room in the bassinet. He really enjoys being on an angle and being confined to a space...