365 Days Ago

What a difference a year makes!

Exactly one year ago today, June 3rd, 2011 I was 10 weeks pregnant with Lear and had this 3D ultrasound done. We didn't know his gender or the color of his eyes, but this amazing little peek at our baby boy was forever captured on film. A profile view, with one foot crossed over the other and his eye, ear and jawline clearly visible, this was the first time we saw our son. It's astounding the amount of detail and human form he already possessed at barely 1-inch long - his beating heart no bigger than the asterisk* on your keyboard. What an astonishing miracle it is that technology can provide a small glimpse into that "secret place" where God knits us together (Psalm 119:13-16).     

  

Fast forward 365 days (366 since it's a leap year?!) and Lear will be 5 months old tomorrow! He certainly still resembles his ultrasound photo in the large head department. Yowzas. Sorry kid, I think you inherited your momma's fivehead (bigger than a forehead... get it?). This isn't an official doctor visit month, but on our bathroom scale he's coming in around 18 lbs, aka: too dang heavy to be hauling around in that baby carseat! You may have noticed in the photo that he's free-style sittin' alone these days. Not entirely un-wobbly, but can hold his own upright for a stretch of 10-15 minutes at a time. He's wearing 6-9 month clothing and hasn't started any solid foods yet. Mostly because I'm too lazy to start! 

No teeth yet, but he does have a little hair, I promise. It's just so light and thin that it doesn't show up in photos. Opa asked if he has eyebrows, but I think the jury's still out on that one. He's a chill dude while awake, which is his saving grace, since he doesn't sleep worth a darn. 5 months in and this Momma's still waiting for more than 4 hours of consecutive sleep... ugh. He has more than a few nicknames including Learbug, Chunka-saurus, and Shucky-boo (what Avery calls him... don't ask). 

Five months have gone much faster with babe numero dos! We love you Chunk!