Happy 1-Week Birthday Nicholas!

Dear Nicholas,

Happy 1-week Birthday! I can't believe you are already one week old - it went by way too quickly! I wanted to put together a quick snapshot of your first week, with pictures of you from each day. And as you will come to learn, your Mommy can never narrow it down to just one picture. So I have a few pictures of you from each day since you were born. You are the most precious little guy, and we love you so much!

You are so amazing, and we marvel at every little thing that you do. Your neck and head are so strong - you've been lifting your head up since you were one day old. You sleep amazingly well at night; you wake long enough to eat, and then go straight back to sleep. We sincerely appreciate it, since we've been able to get a decent amount of sleep! And you have the most amazing awake time during the day - you stay awake up to 2 hours at a time, and you hardly cry. You just open your big eyes and look around, taking in the world around you. We couldn't ask for a better little boy!

Day 1 - Friday, July 30 - Your Birthday!

As I've already posted, your birth was an amazing experience. A week ago you changed our lives for the better!

Day 2 - Saturday, July 31

Your first full day with us.

Day 3 - Sunday, August 1

We finally got to bring you home from the hospital.

Getting ready to head home!

Your first ride in the car - you slept the whole way home!

Day 4 - Monday, August 2

I couldn't resist making you pose for your first photo shoot - and you were the perfect subject. You are incredibly photogenic!

Day 5 - Tuesday, August 3

Taking a nap on Mommy.

Day 6 - Wednesday, August 4

You gave me a cute little smile before I changed you. And then you kept falling asleep on the changing pad.

Day 7 - Thursday, August 5

Your Aunt Andrea took some pictures of the happy family.

This is my favorite face that you make. You purse your lips together and it is the cutest face in the world!

I know I'm biased, but I really think you are the cutest little baby in the world!

Day 8 - Friday, August 6

I took this picture when you were exactly 1 week old - at 3:22 p.m., Friday, August 6. You had just finished eating and were taking a big ol' yawn.

Your Aunt Andrea and I were messing with you, and she kept smushing your face. It was too cute!

Looking right at Mommy!