one month old

look at this little girl holding up her head! she is so strong. i'm am amazed that she is already a month old. the past month has been wonderful. there are so many things i want to remember from the past four weeks:

• ryker shouting "bug" when he first saw kate. he now calls her "baby kate"


• all four of us spending saturday and sunday mornings cuddling in our bed, watching cartoons. the cuddle part only lasts 30 minutes, at which time, ryker begins his “butt bombs,” which are when ryker stands on the bed, jumps as high as he can, and lands on top of graham. the more graham groans, the more ryker laughs


• ryker, who refuses to say "i love you" anymore, increasing the number of times each day he randomly says "hi mama" or "hi papa" (we think this is his way of saying "i love you")


• kate's head fitting perfectly in the crook of my neck when we snuggle on the couch


• ryker shouting "kate cry" when she starts to cry. he will then run to kate and say "don't cry" while trying to shove her binky in her mouth.


• the sweet way ryker kisses kate and gives her gentle hugs


• watching graham hold and talk to kate. there is something so beautiful when they have these bonding moments


• when ryker says "baby swing," indicating he wants me to put kate in her swing so i can hold him


• watching graham balance work, healing from his surgery, helping around the house and yard, finding time to play with ryker and cuddle with kate, and still have enough time to give me massages. what an amazing man!


• and my favorite - the morning graham and i were getting ready for the day and kate and ryker were in our bed. when i checked on them, ryker had moved over to be next to kate. their faces were only a few inches apart and they were both looking at each other.