big boy

welcome baby logan smith-ess (in sweet pea speak), born december 26th. i held that day old bundle of baby love for nearly an hour today. after i left the hospital and on the way back to my car i just smelled and smelled and smelled the antibacterial soap on my hands and it brought back so many memories. fondly, i remembered the last time i was on the labor and delivery floor in the same hospital (funny how i say fondly when all i wanted to do was get home and away from the barage of people waking me up every time i dozed off). we've come so far from that day when beans was born. and now i sit here listening to my baby as he cries it out in his crib that was remodeled, today, into a big boy bed. it's not only the fact that he's ready to transition to a bed that has me reminiscent, but the fact that he went on the potty twice today and we haven't even thought about potty training yet. long and short...no more babies in this family, but it sure was nice to watch logan's face and listen to his noises and smooth out his gas bubbles. things seem so much more natural the second time around. i love the newness of life with sweet pea, and the comfort of knowing what might be around the corner with beans....but i do get that itch....i hope they let me babysit logan often.and, as an aside...brad was asking sweet pea where some puzzle pieces were and sp said, "i don't know. it wasn't my day to watch them..." my dad used to say that ALL the time when we were kids - HA! then when beans was going potty today he looked at me with his paci in and said, "get out mom!"