Silas meets his Grandparents

We were so blessed to have my parents and Shane's mom and Lee get to be with us for Silas' birth-day. They waited for his arrival just as expectantly as we did. It was so fun to see them hold him for the first time. Here is Grandma (Shane's mom, Judy) getting her first look at her first grandchild...
Grandpa Lee never turned down a chance to hold Silas while they were here. He even helped with diaper and clothes changes...
Nana (my mom, Suzanne) and her grandson. My parents are staying with us for 3 more weeks. They have already been such a help getting us transitioned into life at home...
Papa (my dad, Keith) taking his turn cuddling Silas. This was a day of firsts for us, being our first child and all our parent's first grandchild. This child is certainly welcomed and loved...

Silas' Many Faces

Fuzzy head after getting his first bath in the nursery...
So sleepy after all the excitement of his first day...
Very curious to see Daddy behind that camera...
Still sleepy on day 2...
He found his thumb just one time. So cute to see him acting like such a big boy...

More Family

Shane's brother and sister-in-law came to see us Friday. We loved having more family come meet our baby. Here is proud Uncle Wes with Silas...

And Brooke with him, too...
On Friday night we all had dinner at our house after leaving the hospital. It was a rainy 4th of July in Louisville so we don't think we missed much of a fireworks show. And who wants to go out anyway when you have the cutest baby in the world to snuggle?

Heading Home

Silas looking safe and snug in his carseat. And pretty adorable in one of his own outfits for the first time...
Saying goodbye to our daytime nurse. We had the best care while we were in the hospital. I could not have asked for a better experience...
Getting Silas into the car...
And preparing to drive home with Mommy and Daddy...
On Saturday, after a great first night at home. We all felt a little more rested and relaxed being at home. You can't see so well in this picture, but both Silas and Daddy wore Illinois outfits for the first day home...

While We Wait...

"About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them." Acts 16:25

It is hard to believe that any day now we could meet our own little Silas Cole. Have I written his name yet? I know many of you know his name already, but I don't think that I have put it down in writing. I am so looking forward to finally setting my eyes on this child who has brought such joy in the midst of a year where we have walked down many paths we have never walked before. Like Paul and Silas, I have learned to praise in the midnights.

While I wait, I love to sit in his room, pray for him and our delivery, and wonder what his little addition will be like for our family. Luther and Augustine already love to snuggle on his rug.

8th Anniversary

On Saturday Shane and I celebrated our eighth anniversary. What an amazing journey these years have been. We certainly never imagined we would be spending an anniversary on the Ohio River, overlooking downtown Louisville. Our anniversary is really not until Tuesday, the 24th. But with our baby's due date just 6 days away, we decided we should go ahead and take advantage of the beautiful Kentucky summer evening.


This may be about as big as I'm going to get. But if the Lord decides to keep our little guy in a bit longer, you never know...

We ate at a fun Italian place called Rocky's that's right on the water. If you come to visit us now, we're starting to find a few good, somewhat cultural places to take people.
Shane installed our carseat today. So not only was it an eventful evening because of our anniversary, it was also our first trip out with a carseat in the car.

38 Weeks and Counting...

We are anxiously wondering when our little guy is going to arrive. Just knowing that it will be in the next few weeks is amazing to me. Shane and I keep looking at each other and saying, "It might be today...then two days from now we'd be home with a little baby boy." I can't imagine what the house will feel like with a little one! It already feels different around here with a stroller sitting in the living room and a highchair in the dining room, blue paint on his walls, and a crib all made up for his first night home.

As I wait for him to come, I keep thinking back to Acts 17 where Paul says, "He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek Him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though He is not far from each one of us." I am grateful that God knew this would be the exact place where our son would be born. And He knows the time set for his arrival. My prayer is that even in these details, God would be working so that our little boy will one day reach out and find Him.