Life is Good

I have my dream job.

We might have enough money with out me working. it's looking more toward yes we will.

Kurtis has his dream job.

We have a healthy, beautiful, fun, perfect little boy who sleeps through the night.

We have a stable place to live. with neighbors we know, and hang out with.

My sister and her kids are coming to visit for two months.

My mom is coming for a week.

Whitney is not only a great sister but a great best friend who loves to come over and just sit here with

me while I feed and hold Lynk, well she holds him too. She also lets me take a shower and takes care of the

baby. We talk for ever and laugh at nothing.

Lynk's grandparents love him. like crazy good love.

Eugene started eating again.

Our car is working well.

We have a great group, with in our church, of support.

Kurtis and I are very much in love.

Mostly life is good because our baby smiles at us.

This morning Kurtis got up to change Lynk and bring him out to me to feed him. Kurtis laid him in bed and I said hey Lynk. Lynk turned his head really fast looked at me and smiled. I started to talk to him and he smiled more. He started moving his hands and feet while smiling and he looked excited. It might have been hunger but I am going to go with excitement to hear mamas voice.

Four Weeks Old

Our little boy is four weeks old already. He is so cute, still looks like daddy. He sleeps five or six hours at night (which is great). He is smiling at us. He also just started to move his head to look at us and his eyes will follow us as we walk by. He loves bath time. He really likes it when his whole body is under water. Bed time stories are a big hit too. We read Guess how much I love you, goodnight moon, and Kurtis reads the Bible to us at the last feeding of the day. He sleeps in the crib really well. We love our little man and can't wait to see what he does next week.

The Riley Walk

Taking walks can do so many different things for a person. You can loose weight with an exercises walk. You can relax on a beach walk. You can fall in love on a romantic walk. You can bond with the who family on a dog walk. For me, at this moment my favorite walks are Riley walks. She has created her own way of walking. They are fun, full of energy and appreciation.

These walks don't have to be done only by Riley I think anyone can do them. You just have to be really excited to walk. (So excited that you want to scream and jump up and down) On this walk , walk, then run for a little, you can change it up and walk backwards, jump when ever you feel the need to, even lay down and take a break (enjoy every moment). Stop at the trees you think are the most special, look at them and say "tree". If there is a tree that deserves more then a simple look hug it, or touch it. When you are on this very special walk take the time to notice all the animals around. The cats and dogs and birds, and feel free to make the nosies that they make. Always stop to smell the flowers and the weeds that look like flowers. One of the best parts of this walk is saying hi to everyone who you come into contact with. It's not just saying hi either it is saying hi as many times as you need to until they say hi back. You can even leave little gifts for a neighbor. Riley likes to leave leafs. If it is a night walk take a long look at the moon and stars. Watch every helicopter of airplane that goes by. Pick a spot (the same spot every time) and stop there for a while. Just sit and think about the day.

This walk praises God by enjoying and recognizing his creations. Saying hi to people who live in the same neighborhood, is something we should all do. It shows an excitement for life that sometimes gets lost somewhere in childhood. I will not only be taking more walks with Riley I will be taking more Riley walks with Kurtis and Lynk.

Lynk is here!!!!

Lynk Dougles Gibson is here. Born January 19th at 1:04 in the morning. 7 pounds 12 ounces, 20 1/2 inches long.

40 weeks and 4 days of pregnancy was amazing. I loved almost every minute. I was healthy, happy and ready. For the most part I had an almost perfect pregnancy. I loved feeling him move. I loved talking to him. I was amazed everyday that our baby was living inside of me. Our baby was seeing and hearing and finding his hand and toes while inside of me. I never thought being pregnant would be so amazing.

It was nothing compared to delivery day. The feeling that we were going to be holding Lynk within 24 hours was incredible. I was so nervous and excited at the same time. It hurt a lot but even in the moment I knew it was the best thing I had done in my life. Then I saw him. Our beautiful baby boy was in my arms. I could feel how soft his skin was. I could hear his cry and smell his newborn smell. Holding him and seeing Kurtis hold him was more beautiful then pregnancy. At first I couldn't believe he was actually ours. For the first few days we were learning how to be parents and watching Lynk every second we could. It was so great.

It is said that the excitement of a new baby helps you get through the first two weeks. I think that is very true. In the first two weeks when he would wake up at two or four or five in the morning I would jump out of bed. When he would eat I would watch his face in amazement, wondering how something so beautiful could come out of me. I didn't really think about the lack of sleep I was getting. The only thing I thought about was how much I love my son and how much I love my husband for being so helpful and for loving Lynk as much as he does.

Now it's a little different. I still love both of them more then I could have ever imagined. I don't jump out of bed now, it is more like a fumble while I try to open my eyes. While I am feeding I am trying not to fall asleep. I am really really really tired and a little bored from being stuck at home. The real part of new motherhood has started and I love it. I love being tired because I am the only one who can breastfeed my son. I love being able to do nothing around the house because he eats all the time, or because he'll cry when I put him down. I love being Lynk's mom.

He is three weeks old today and today is more exciting then delivery day. He looks at me, when I sing his eyes get really big. He calms down when I hold him. He makes the cutest noises when he eats. I can tell he is growing just by holding him. Kurtis looks at him the way every son should be looked at by there father. He loves his pacifier. He can hold his head up for a good 45 seconds. He follows what he is looking at when it moves.

It just keeps getting better. I just hope time goes a little slower so I can enjoy every moment.