Pics of ALL that matters

My comfort, joy & hope:

 My boys.  I pulled C's outfit and E's shirt from the washing machine a week after the fire.  E's shirt brings me so many memories.

 As for E's 1st month birthday, I took C's pic just the same.

I'm trying to capture all the moments I want to remember- for they are fleeting.

I'm devastated that we no longer have E's glider rocker to take C's monthly pictures like I had intended to.  It breaks my heart, but I hope it is something we can acquire soon.

Knowing that we still have both of our boys to cuddle with...
This pic reminds me so much of B cuddling with E during his first week of life.

 Just trying cherish all of Baby C.

My aunt sent this cute little romper for a welcoming gift and we had looked so forward to seeing him in it.  She bought him a new one, and it brings me so much happiness to have him wear it yet.

 We bought the boys their nursery bedding sets.  It is more of an emotional thing for B&I than anything else.  We adored their nurseries and had picked out everything together.  Both of the boys have received hand-me-down convertible cribs from our friend's two sweet girls.  Just they are not their cribs....

Notice E has a new Teddy (which he instantly loved) and we've replaced his favorite night-time books, but they just don't have the sweet notes of those that had given them to him.

 It's obvious that E loves his 'new' bed and he's pretty comfortable in it.

It made B&I cry to see him happy with another bed and to see him remember his nautical bedding.

Just it doesn't have his sweet baby smell and wear to it.......

 E has been fully entertained at Grandmom's: toys galore, play patio, spacious yard, swimming pool, and a kiddie pool.  We've tried to keep him entertained as much as possible: cousins's baseball games, memorial day parade, inflatable bouncer, swimming, playgrounds, playdates with his little cousin.  About the second day, I was outside with him and it broke my heart when I saw him standing by himself, arm linked around the basketball hoop, just staring off.  One of my biggest fears is that this dramatic change will affect his amazing personality- and I'm just trying to do all I can to make sure that all of this makes him even more resilient and that he finds happiness and determination no matter what life presents...

 ....this smile tells me that he can pretty much adapt to any circumstance.

 I had just ordered these sandals from CP right before the fire.

The mailman still delivered the box to our burnt-out house.

A new perspective.