Matilda's Baptism

Sunday, March 25th was a special day in our household. Sweet little Matilda Rose was baptized.

She's got her little arm wrapped around the blanket used in Mommy's baptism and the handkerchief used in Daddy's baptism.

Words can't describe how it feels to see your precious child be baptized. It is an incredibly sacred moment.

Some of her grandparents were able to share in the moment.

And, she's blessed with some wonderful godparents.

The First Bottle

Jeremy gave Matilda her first bottle during Week 6 in preparation for me going back to work...

Jeremy was pretty excited about it...

Matilda was not as excited!

It was a pretty traumatic event for Matilda and Mommy, but we've adjusted, and when Mommy is off teaching yoga and Matilda gets hungry, she knows Daddy can meet her needs.

I am special...

I was born at home!

This picture was taken right about the time she really started mimicking our smiles (Week 6)!

Namaste

Our little yogini

Christmas Visitors

My mom and Tucker came to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with us.

PaPa with Matilda

Jeremy's parents and grandma arrived Christmas afternoon and spent the week with us.

Grandma with Matilda

Matilda got lots of love and attention.

Four Generations - Great-Grandma, Granpa, Jeremy and Matilda

Jeremy's dad does wood-working and hand made each of their son's families beautiful Chinese Checkers and Clobber boards with inlays. The games were played much during the week, and I know they will continue to be played over the years with our family.

So Pretty!

With the wood-working skills around the house, Father and Son built us two new cabinets in the kitchen to help make up for space that now is used for bottles, breast pumps, bibs and baby dinnerware.

We really appreciated the help.

Wanda and Grandma LC prepared the meals throughout the week, and we enjoyed some wonderful German food during the week. Yum!

A Mom and Son moment

A content Matilda Rose

Daddy & Daughter

Matilda's 1st Christmas

Matilda's Christmas photo shoot. Thanks Uncle Ross!

Matilda's first Christmas Eve. Isn't she perfect?! She went to a Christmas Eve service and went to bed early in anticipation of Santa Claus.

Cloud Dancing was also anticipating Santa Claus.

Matilda says, "I do believe in Santa Claus!"

The First Few Weeks

We've had a lot of adjusting to do... Week 1 was a total blast - the newness of it all! Week 2, I developed mastitis, which progressed into a severe infection that I am still battling at Week 4. I've started my second round of antibiotics, and I am definitely feeling a lot better, but still not completely over it yet. It really took a toll on me, physically, emotionally and mentally. My mom (Sweet Momma) stuck around an extra week to help take care of me while Jeremy prepped for finals. She was here a total of 4 weeks, and we are so grateful for all of her help! She is greatly missed! We've been solo for a week now, trying to adjust to a new way of life... People continued to bless us with meals throughout this past week, which was a Godsend, while I still haven't been up to par and Jeremy just completed finals on Wednesday. We're now enjoying some days of family time as I continue to feel better and Jeremy has wrapped the semester up. I am back in the space of LOVING being a Mommy and cuddling little Matilda as much as possible! She is sweet as can be! We've compiled some of our favorite pics over the last few weeks to share in the slideshow. I apologize to everyone out there who has been requesting picture updates. It was a tough few weeks. Enjoy the pics. We'll try and get some cute ones around the holidays.

Matilda Month One from Jeremy Johnson on Vimeo.