Our son is here

Asa Allen Murray Richardson
March 27, 2009 4:55 am
7lbs 11oz 20 inches long

I am still (and imagine I will forever be) overwhelmed with love and joy. My heart swells to infinite proportions as I gaze into the eyes of my son. So this is heaven....

Last photo of his first home

Moments after birth
Father and son

Taking in the world

Snacking

Big yawns for the little man

Life with mom and dad

Proof

I somehow managed to paint my toenails last week - I still can't really believe the laws of physics would allow. But here you have it, undeniable proof!

As the belly grows

Well, here we are at the end of this pregnancy and the beginning of the next journey - parenthood. How the time flies....

I decided to put this up now, as it seems we could have this baby at any moment. The midwife and doctor have both recommended moving the original due date of April 1st to March 26th (whatever that really means) due to all these "prelabor signs" (again, what does that mean?). So, fingers crossed, here we go.
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36 weeks

With our new due date I'm about 38 today....and counting. We shall see when this little one comes.

The snow is melting!

I think it's spring. Or, at least, it's very close. I have never been more thankful for the sunshine, for temperatures above 50 degrees, for flower buds and shoots of green. It's a miraculous sight after all the consuming whiteness of SNOW.

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