Status changes.

In the last few months, I have changed my social status. No longer am I a student or a girlfriend...I am now a wife...and most recently a mom!

Georg and I got married in early October. I would not change a single thing about the entire day. I had a good night's sleep the night before, had a relaxing morning getting my hair 'did' with the girls, a fun afternoon taking pictures, a wonderful ceremony in a beautiful church, and a fun-filled, evening with dancing and eating with the most important people in my life.

I spent September to early December working and prepping our lives for the birth of our baby. We painted the 'nursery', had friends over for the "last supper", had fun (and a bit of stress) buying baby things - clothes, change pads, car seat, etc. - while trying to keep to a small budget.

And, on December 8th, I went into labour! Elden Jakob Maas arrived at 5:30am on December 9th. Things have been a bit of a blur since then; time is traveling so fast! Elden weighed a whole 9 lbs at birth! Who would have thought he was going to be that big! I ended up having an emergency cesarean because he was so big, but after an 18-hour labour, he needed to come out! He is 3 weeks old tomorrow and is growing and looking like a little boy more every day.

Baby Elden, only a few hours old.

Such teeny, tiny fingers!

Getting some "mommy hormones" and snuggles.

6 days old and growing.

Thank you to all the visitors we have had over the past few weeks and all the wonderful gifts we have received. Georg and I are looking forward to visiting our friends and relatives in Germany this spring and introducing them to Baby Elden.