For the past 3 years of our married live's my husband, Jeff, and I were just that... Jeff and I. Us. Dos. Just the two of us. We were free to come and go as we pleased. We could go to a movie at midnight and stay up late and sleep in later. We could go grab dinner at a nice romantic restaurant and sit and talk for hours. We could watch the 6 o'clock news or just sit in silence. But 9 months ago {tomorrow} our entire lives changed.
On October 21st, 2010 at 10:45 p.m. our precious baby boy, Cayden Daniel Backhaus, came into this world. In that moment, and from then on, he was all that mattered. I think even then as I held him in my arms in the recovery room, I couldn't fathom how much different life would be. This one little baby was our world. From that day on he has ruled every conversation, every thought, and every breath. From middle of the night feedings to tantrums in restaurants, we are always adjusting. We realize now that those days of spontaneity are long gone and now taken over by bottles and bedtimes.
But I would give up all the days of relaxing on the beach to see those little knees crawl across the sand. I would for-go any 6 o'clock news hour to sit and sing silly songs with my grinning baby boy. And I will wake up early every morning just to see that adorable face looking out from over the crib.
In a few short months life has gone from sitting behind a desk covered in files to sitting on a floor surrounded by toys. Things have changed for sure, but they have only gotten better.
I hope you enjoy reading this blog as I attempt to jot down some of these most precious moments that I get to spend with my son. I am blessed to be a stay at home mom so that I can search for buried treasure in the sand box and take in all of life's simple pleasures.
Whitney
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