Spring

It is almost Spring and I have to say that I am super excited. I have wonderful childhood memories of this time of year, when the weather turns warmer and the things that appeared dead come to life again. It is beautiful in Virginia right now. Many of the trees are covered with blossoms, white, red, and pink, and new green grass is peeking out through the dead brown grass. I love being able to walk outside without a coat and linger long enough to appreciate the beauty of creation.
We took Silas to the playground yesterday. He went down the slide with daddy a few times and then we put him in the swing and he was actually able to sit up enough so that we could push him. I have to say that he was kind of chilled out and didn't have much response, but it was fun for us. And speaking of Silas, he has really been making me laugh lately with the noises he makes. He has quite a fun personality!

What's going on? Chillin' at the computer with daddy.

Our first real family picture! Silas is 3 1/2 mos or so.

Here is Silas with Nana and Papa (JP's parents). Here are four generations: my grandfather Charles (where Silas got his middle name), my father, me, and Silas. (Mark snuck into the background)

Silas with Aunt Hannah a few days after Christmas.

He were trying to take a fun family photo, but it turned out kind of funny I think.

From the 1st Month

These are some of my favorite pictures from the first month of Silas's life. This first one is probably my absolute favorite. We were getting ready to go for a walk. Looking at these pictures I can't believe how small he was. Here is another favorite. His hair was so short. For those who have not seen him lately, you may not think that his hair was short (he was only 11 days old), but you should see it now.

Our first bath.

Coming home from the hospital.

Fun With Silas

This is my first attempt to post a video. This is from about a month ago. At night before Silas' last feeding I like to prop Silas up on my knees and sing songs. We like "Lord's Army", "My God is So Big", "I've Got the Joy..." and some others. Singing and doing body motions makes Silas happy.

Early Silas Pictures

Here are some of Silas' first pictures. With all of the confusion in room, for some reason there is not a picture of me holding my son in the hospital. In fact I have very few pictures of me holding Silas in general because I am usually the photographer. If anyone has a picture of me holding Silas in the hospital, please let me know. Silas was 7lbs 8oz, 21 1/2 inches at birth. He came out alert, noisy, and ready to meet the world. Everyone comments on how alert he is and that is the way he has been from the beginning. I can't wait until he can start talking so that we can find out what he knows.

Sorry for the long Break

After a long break- I have returned to the blogging world. It is crazy how little time I had for blogging after Silas was born- or perhaps I just didn't feel like doing it. I am in Virginia doing it and I really don't have time now, but I thought I would at least get things started. I was going to post pictures, and I may do that, but I am still trying to figure things out with our new computer. This post really says nothing, other than, things will be coming soon.