The first week in pictures

What a week it has been - at times I can't believe it has been a week and at other times I can't believe I have a one week old child. It has been an emotional, exciting, exhausting, and every other emotion you can think of week. It is crazy how much you can love someone so much and already don't want anything to happen to them. When he gets the hiccups I get sad and can't wait for them to get over so his whole body doesn't jerk around. :) Ryan has been a great dad and I have loved watching him with his son. Our relationship has grown in ways that I can't even explain. He loves kissing and spending time with Nolan, which I love.

We have been overwhelmed with all the support from friends, people in the church and people at work. People have brought in meals, groceries, done our laundry, helped clean the house, brought lunches over, organized and arranged the apartment since we are still trying to get settled in. As my grandpa would say, "We are really livin'!" We are so blessed to have such great friends and appreciate everything they have done for us!

Enough of the emotional stuff - here are some pictures from the hospital and his first week at home.

Just getting settled in - no epidural yet...

He has arrived!

Love at first sight

Ryan helping with the bath and other fun stuff

A family of three


Bonnie and Scott brought Nolan some birthday cupcakes

Ian and Autumn

Some of the Larkin crew

Getting ready to go home

Our first afternoon at home - we were all tired

Matteo and Nolan

Trying out his swing for the first time

Me and Nolan on Wednesday morning trying to get some sleep

Scott and Nolan hanging out watching the Office on Thursday night

We sure love this little guy!