The first 6 months

6 months old!

I can't believe our little angel face is 6 months old today! She has changed so much from the day she was born, and so have Whitcomb and I.

I'll never forget our first night home after leaving the hospital. Everything was going fine until we tried laying her down for bed; she wouldn't stop crying. I've never felt as helpless or clueless as I did in that moment. I sat there rocking her in her chair with tears rolling down my face. We had tried everything a newborn needs, nothing seemed to work. I looked up at Whitcomb and he simply said, 'We can do this.'

He was right, I knew he was right. At that moment we were no longer just husband and wife, but also parents to our sweet little Bellamy.

Now to say we have it all figured out would be lying. But we have gotten past the fights caused by lack of sleep and tears cried over spilt milk- seriously...breast milk is like gold. We have looked at each other in amazement over the things she has done and felt the pain in her cries when she is hurting. We have gotten through major growth spurts with Bellamy and adapted her schedule accordingly. She is an amazing sleeper and for that we will be forever grateful.

Bellamy has changed from a newborn to an infant in an instant and is truly one of the happiest babies around. When she cries I no longer feel helpless, I know we can help her to the best of our ability. And if we can't, she'll teach us how. She is going to continue to grow and learn and while she's doing that she'll be teaching us how to be parents.

While I know it's only been 6 months, it's been a big 6 months for her and for Whitcomb and I. I know we are in for a lifetime of joy, learning, and struggle, but as her parents I know we can do this!

-Courtney