Love Remains The Same

When I was pregnant with Ethan, a song by Gavin Rossdale came out called Love Remains The Same. I listened to this song religiously everyday on my way to work. It gave me a lump in my throat and even a few tear drops on my cheek. Happy tears that is :) This song is so beautiful and reminds me of the feeling I had knowing that a new life Drew and I created was on it's way. I haven't heard this song since the day I went into the hospital to deliver him, until this morning. I was getting ready for work and had the radio on, Ethan was in the bassinet watching me put on my makeup and then I heard the most beautiful melody softly in the background. As I turned up the radio I looked into Ethan's blue eyes and he smiled up at me...as if to say, I remember this song and I LOVE it too. At that moment I realized that everything that goes wrong in a day, week, month or lifetime cannot compare to the happiness that a little child brings to this world... especially when it's made with someone your madly in LOVE with like I am with Drew. On my way to work today I remembered I had that song on a CD Drew had made for me . I put it in the CD player and pressed repeat. I had the most nostalgic feeling for those 20 minutes driving with this song playing . At one point I glance down at my belly realizing that just months before I had been dreaming about this moment. A moment in time where I would have my son in my backseat listing to him "singing" along with me to a favorite song of ours. As I glanced in my rear view mirror to see why his "singing" had ended I realized he had fallen asleep. I'm not sure if it was my voice , Gavin Rossdale's voice or the combination of the two that put him into his slumber , but either way it was beautiful. While the song was coming to a close (again) and I was approaching my destination I felt that familiar lump in my throat and that neighbor of mine "Mr. Tear" roll down my cheek .
Thank you God for giving me the most amazing life, friends , family and most of all faith in you. I LOVE you!

Here are some lyrics to the song, the melody of the song is what touches me the most.....

A thousand times I've seen you standing
Gravity like a lunar landing
Make me want to run till I find you
I shut the world away from here
Drift to you, you're all I hear
Everything we know fades to black

Half the time the world is ending
Truth is I am done pretending

I never thought that I had any more to give
Pushing me so far
Here I am without you
Drink to all that we have lost
Mistakes that we have made
Everything will change
But LOVE remains the same



Most importantly these pictures were taken by the most AMAZING photographer Suzanne Jean . You can tell from the pictures below that she really LOVES what she does . I have never been more happy with a set a photographs in my life . Thank you Suzanne for coming to our home and creating this work of art. Suzanne is my Sister in law Amy's niece ( what a mouth full) did that make sense :) ? Both of them take the most beautiful pictures... must run in the family! Check out Suzanne's blog www.suzannejean.blogspot.com

I LOVE the many faces of Ethan..

I LOVE my family.

I LOVE his giggle.

I LOVE his smile

I LOVE this picture. Its my favorite.

I LOVE my boys.

I LOVE his sweet little bottom.

This is the most precious picture. LOVE it LOVE it LOVE it!I LOVE mommy and Ethan time.

This picture shows the true spirit that Ethan has.

He's full of LOVE and smiles :)These toes give new meaning and everlasting LOVE to our rings. Our LOVE for each other grows as fast as theses little feet.

I LOVE his soft naked skin .

I LOVE that he looks like an angel in this picture

I LOVE his comb-over :)

and I even LOVE his drooly face......

Love Remains the Same

FOREVER!!!!!

A blast from the past.

Then
Now... he's hanging off the edge now. You can't really tell from the first one ,but he is in the same chair.

OK I kinda messed up the before and after shots , but you get the idea.

Now...

Then! He's still trying to eat the bear!

Now....

Then... Look at that beautiful head of red hair :(

My All American Dude. 4 1/2 mths

So it's been awhile since I have updated our blog ,but I feel like I have been so busy lately. Instead of blogging at night when Ethan goes to bed I have been exercising on the elliptical. Gotta get small before I want to get big again :).

These pictures are from the 4th of July. Ethan was a fashionable baby that day with his bandanna and outfit. I just love to make him look cute! Although our baby could have nothing on but diaper and drool on his face and he still would be gorgeous.

Today was baby E's wellness checkup....here are the stats

Weight 15lbs 8oz

Length 25 1/2 inches long

and I forgot his head size, oops :( He is in the 50th percentile for height and weight ( he has doubled his weight since birth!!!) and 25th percentile for head size. The doctor said that he's doing things a 5 month old does so she was very pleased, as were we. He got his shots again today and was NOT a happy boy later that day :( I feel so bad for him when he cries/screams the way he did today. He just didn't feel well after the shots, poor baby. so cute :)


So sleepy after a day at the cabin.


I love watching him sleep.