Happy Thanksgiving Sam!

Dear Sam,
I am in tears as I watch you sleep on this Thanksgiving Day. I am so thankful for you. I am thankful for the smiles you give and the laughter you bring into our lives. I am thankful that you are ours! I am thankful that you are healthy. I am thankful to be your Mommy! You learning to giggle, which melts my heart. You love to kick and jump. Your Captain thinks you will be talking before you are crawling as you chatter non stop. You love your Daddy and light up after he has been at work in his office all day. You still only sleep 20 minutes during the day but sleep great at night. You love to go, just like your Mommy. You love to be outside and smile the whole time. You are figuring out your hands. You are my dream come true and today as with everyday I am very thankful for you.
You are my joy and melt my heart! Happy First Thanksgiving my little man. May you always know how much we love you!
Love and kisses,
Mommy

Too cute for words!

More to come...

SHARE Walk

Dear Cole and Cate,
We along with Grandma and Grandpa walked with Share on Saturday with other Mommies and Daddies who have lost little ones way too soon. We miss you both very much and I can not believe you have been gone six months. It seems like just yesterday I held you, kissed your head, and counted your toes. On our walk we release balloons with your names, and a little letter. We talked to other parents who miss their babies, and we remembered. We remembered your sweet faces. We remember how prefect yet silent you were. We remembered how long your legs were and your tiny long fingers. We remember, Cole and Cate. And we will never forget. We also know you are not alone up there in Heaven look at all the balloons released. We hope you are having fun up there in Heaven. We will continue to tell your story down here as we wait to meet you again.
We love you forever and ever,
Mommy and Daddy

So this is love!

I love you little Sam!

Many faces of Sam

2 weeks

Dear Sam,
My sweet little man you have blessed our lives in ways you will never know. I can not believe that it will be two weeks tomorrow since we held you in the NICU.
Two weeks since I held you and cried tears of joy that you were alive and breathing. Two weeks ago that you blessed our lives. Two weeks ago I became your Mommy. To say the least I am head over heels in love with you. Sam we waited a very long time for you and we thank you for allowing us to be your parents.
You are asleep right now in your cradle and tears of happiness flow from my eyes this morning. I am just so in love with you! Your little cheeks are getting chunkier, your belly is round and your nails are getting long. Your umbilical cord fell off this morning. You are eating 2 oz every two hours and hate your diaper to be wet. You are Mommy's Boy and Daddy's little man. And today, we will celebrate your birth two weeks ago and thank your birth mom for allowing us to raise you. We are so honored, Sam.
You are waking up so I will go feed you, my little love.
I love you today and forever,
Mommy

Photos

Here are a few photos of Sam. :) We are happily back in Utah after catching the last flight out of Long Beach. We are happily exhausted, completly in love, and utterly blessed. I will post our week later this weekend but for now enjoy our new little budle of joy... our son... Sam!