Thursday, November 11, 2010

A month of "firsts" for Toa

October has been such a fun and exciting month!! This was the month that our lives were changed forever for the better! Who would have known that caring for an brand new sweet spirit would be so fulfilling and so rewarding! I have loved every single minute of it and often times find myself staring at my little man when he is eating or sleeping wondering what I did to be so lucky to be the mother to this sweet baby! I love watching him grow and learn new things! At the same time I wish he could stay at the stage he is in forever!
He loves to cuddle and I LOVE cuddling him! I have hit the cuddling JACKPOT!! I never knew how much I was capable of loving till I held my sweet Toa for the first time! Not only has my love for my sweet boy been amazing to me and unmeasurable, my love for my sweet husband has multiplied 100 fold as well. I am so grateful for him and for the sweet baby that he gave me. I am grateful for his love and support as well as his willingness to do all that he can to help raise this sweet baby to be a righteous and faithful son of God. I love watching Alofa rock Toa and sing to him in his native Samoan language! Alofa is an outstanding and AMAZING daddy and husband!!

Toa's first bath. He LOVES his baths!! He splashes and kicks his legs! Bath time is such a fun time for us and I look forward to it!!

Even from the first time I gave him a bath he spotted the toy on the side and grabs onto it every time! Such a cute and smart little man :)


Here he is trying to eat his towel after his bath! This little man is ALWAYS hungry!!

And here is our handsome little man after his first bath at home!

We went up to Idaho Falls to go to our friend, Stephanie's, bridal shower. It was Toa's first road trip AND his first play date! Our friend Melissa's daughter, Amy, and Toa met for the first time on this trip! I think they like each other and will grow up to be great friends.


And of Course it was Toa's first Halloween! It was pretty uneventful as we just stayed home because he was still pretty young. But we did get him his "first Halloween" outfit and he looked so dang cute in it!
Toa trying to make a scary face for his first Halloween :)

Mama and Toa on his first Halloween! I sure do love my little man!!

Cam and Toa on Halloween! Cam thinks Toa is pretty cool. Toa looks like he doesn't know what to think! I love it when Cam says Toa's name! It is sooo cute!!



This first month has been such an exciting month where I have learned and grown sooo much!! We look forward to many more AMAZING months as we watch our little man grow and learn as well!!

Toa at One Month old

Here is our sweet little boy when he was a new born baby
7 lbs 8 oz
21 inches long
And here he is at one month
11 lbs 2 oz
22 inches long
He is in the 75th percentile for weight and head circumference
50th percentile for length
He's our healthy, growing Mr. Man

What a wonderful month it has been!! Alofa and I have LOVED having this sweet boy in our home and ENJOYED the spirit that he brings into our family! He is growing so fast, getting stronger, CUTER and funnier everyday! He is starting to find his voice and makes the cutest noises all of the time! He can hold his head up and look around. He is soo curious and is always wanting to see what is going on. He LOVES his food!! My word, this boy loves his food!! He gets MAD if he doesn't get it right when he wants it. He is such a happy boy and is starting to smile at his parents. Melts our hearts EVERY TIME! What a blessing it has been to watch him grow the past month, to care for him and love him more than words could ever express!

I love my sweet Toa tot!!