Before my son was here, I imagined...

I'm not sure why, but whenever I thought about being a father, I usally conjured this image in my head...

It feels so good to make it a reality! The Sunday afternoon nap in our hammock in the backyard is even better now than it was a few weeks ago...

Stella's female instinct:

Everybody has been asking about the dogs, and how they have reacted to the new arrival. Most assumed Truman would be the snuggly one and Stella would stare at us from dark corners, harboring feelings of resentment and jealousy. After all, she didn't exactly deal so well when we took in a puppy for a few months last year. It has actually been very surprising for us to see their reactions.

Truman seems to care less that Grayson is here! He drops by for the occasional sniff and lick, but then continues on his merry way to find someone that can actually pet him. Stella on the other hand has gone through a miraculous transformation! Whenever mom gets up in the middle of the night to feed the litlte guy, Stella follows her into Grayson's room and lays at Allyson's feet until the feeding is done. Then it is back to bed with the rest of the family. She is always calm around Gray, and seems to understand just how gentle she needs to be. I have to admit, I'm still dumbfounded by the whole change in her (if you've seen some of her quirks you can especially relate).