2009, where have you gone?

Is it me or as you get older do the years just seem to fly by? I know Christmas has come and gone, but I really don't know how that is possible. I am stuck somewhere in time......like August.


Christmas was interesting this year....I missed out on all the hoopla as my focus was on our wee little one. Christmas Day was spent dealing with a deluge of water coming into our basement from our drain pipe (thanks to JVD and our neighbors upstairs, Jim and Lynne, for shoveling 14 + inches of soggy melting snow off the roof...I think they rescued us all from a huge catastrophe!) and then hitting the road through rain, sleet, snow and ice to get to Chicago.


We actually made it to Madison, WI where we introduced JVD2 to his first hotel experience. :) And we proceeded to have a fabulous time introducing little JD to his cousins, Aunt and Uncle and getting doted upon by Nana. He was spoiled with affection. :)

I love Christmas and though I am bummed I did not put up a tree or put up stockings or wrap a plethora of gifts, the true meaning of Christmas rings ever more true as I conclude the end of December feeling oh so blessed and grateful and thankful for all we have been given and all that has transpired this past year.


Clearly, this year is marked by the great event known as BABY DWORAK. :) From the surprise realization that we were, indeed, having a baby. To the ups and downs of pregnancy, to the ups and downs of giving birth, to now having our own little bundle of joy forever known as Joseph Valentine Dworak II. To quote JVD I, "He is the best gift ever." So very true.


There are so many thoughts in my mind these days....so many things I don't want to forget. I still very much intend to write out JVD2's birth story. I so very much want to jot down all the amazing little feats little JD is accomplishing these days....from scooting across his crib, to now raising his legs high in the air and kicking up a storm, to being able to lift his head up high, to discovering him sucking on his little thumb a few nights ago, using his little hands to grab onto a toy, the cute way he gazes at his mobile, to the sweet moments we have when we just chat about life, he coos and smiles and makes wonderful sounds, and the peaceful way he goes to sleep.

But time has just been moving so fast! Hard to believe that little Joseph is now 12 weeks old. Just a few weeks ago at his 2 month appointment, he weighed in at 10 lbs 11 oz and grew 3 inches since birth (now 22.5 inches long...probably even longer as I write this)....a week later he was already over 11 lbs. Sadly, I have already had to put away some of my favorite little baby outfits as he no longer fits in them. :( And the clothes that were HUGE on him now fit him like a glove. I am grateful for how healthy and strong he is! Especially as we face hernia surgery next week. I look at him now and he has plumped out beautifully! Full round rosy cheeks and wrinkles of fat up and down his legs and on his wrists. But I also don't want to forget his sweet newborn smell, the super soft hair that covered his whole body when he was born, how long and lanky his little limbs were, how he barely fit in his carseat..... he has grown so much in such a short time!


Here is a video I took well over a week ago...but it is the latest installment! www.danielledworak.blogspot.com







Next week will be his hernia surgery. I get teary-eyed thinking about my little boy getting prepped for surgery :( but I know he is in good hands.

Here's to a happy and healthy 2010!

2 months old already.....

My my how time flies....our little guy is already 2 months old.

Someday soon, I am going to devote a post to recap my pregnancy, JVD's birth, these past several weeks of getting to know my little son.... Mostly for my benefit...just so I can record all those little details I may so easily forget as our little boy continues to grow....

But, for now, here is a video of JVD2 at 2 months. He likes blocks. :)

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