ONE MONTH OLD

The 21st was Enzo's 1 month. I know, a bit late, but I couldn't to do this on time (I`m a new mum and lately the days literally fly by here). So, right now, he's tecnically 5 weeks and this photo is from a couple of days...but what really matters is that Enzo is well and while raising a baby is not always easy, each day he continues to do something new to make us smile and laugh.

Currently his likes are: eating, eating and eating...bath time, diapering and sleeping in mom's lap.

Dislikes: Sleeping in his bassinet during the day, waiting a few seconds while heating the feeding bottle and getting dressed (not always, only when mom takes too long)

The truth is that Enzo is a real cry-baby and with a "nervous" character but it's my baby, our baby and what we love most in this world.

Learning to be a mom

When on the early morning of October 21st we left home, Vic and I knew that nothing would never be the same again... when we returned home there would be three of us... and from that moment our lives would change in a radical way ... 

Well, there we are ... daily adapting to this "radical change". And of course speaking of myself when I say that I took three weeks to learn how to be a mom ... 

Over these days we have been devoting ourselves heart and soul to know, care for and love our dearly baby and believe me, that often is not easy ... 

The first days are always complicated, when suddenly you have in front of you a creature so delicate and 100% dependent on you ... suddenly crop up so many doubts, insecurities ... Parents always want to do the best for our babies but sometimes it's so hard to know what he´s asking for with their tears ... it´s common to feel powerless before such situations ...

I suppose that at first everyone has the same concerns: still hungry? Any pain? Why is he crying? Be sick? ... 

But as I said before, there we are, getting to know each other and learning all about each other ... Better every day, every day more relaxed, more and more happy, more excited, more crazy of love for Enzo and truly, more and more in love ... 

Like I've said, it's not easy, there are many hard times, stressful, sometimes you don't know what to do and it´s easy to feel desperate but every look, every smile, every time you look at him, every time you kiss him, every time you smell him and feed him ... you´ll remember that it's worth it... 

I could not be more in love with my baby and proud of all that in a short time we built together, the three of us: daddy, mom and Enzo.

To be a grandma

Today I want to dedicate this post to my mother. Since October 21 she´s no longer just the best mother but also the best grandmother in the world. I want to dedicate it for all her love to us, her being careful, the diaper-changing  ... She's always willing to help us and she's willing to sacrifice herself every day to give us everything we need. Everything she does is with true love.

I know these last few weeks haven't been easy for her ... and maybe at some point at first she have felt sad not being with Enzo... all we imagined that this moment would be otherwise, but ... that's life ... 

I'm sure that from now on things will gradually improve and she can fully enjoy this new experience of being with her grandson, her expected grandson ... whom from the first time has stolen her heart ...

I just wish my little Enzo has the same luck that I've had and he can enjoy his grandmother so much as I did mine ... because the love of a grandmother is the most pure, the embrace of a grandmother is the sweetest ...

Welcome to your new exeprience: now and forever you are a grandma!

Our baby boy was born...

Our son was born on Sunday, October 21, at 19:02. It was a natural birth and everything went beautifully. His name is Enzo. He is beautiful, so sweet ...we're over the moon and our hearts are completely full of love for him...

His birth was the most special moment of my life ... giving birth was truly an unique experience while the love my life holding my hand ... it was the best feeling ever...

I struggled a little to do this post because sometimes, life is really hard, and a couple of days after giving birth to our son we lost one of the most important people in my life, my grandmother.

This has been without a doubt, the toughest week of my life, ad the excitement of finally having our baby and the immense pain of the sudden loss of my grandmother ... it hasn't been easy ... it was horrible .. .

I have cried every day until today and I think it will continue for many more days. Because I miss her so much ... every time I close my eyes I can see her, I can hear her ... but I have to be strong because I know that´s what she would have liked ... I have to be strong for Enzo.

I have the immense sadness because she was unable to embrace our son. I only wished she could see his great-grandson Enzo. She was so excited about the birth ... but I know that she´s doing it from heaven ... she's caring for Enzo and accompanying us ...

I couldn't say goodbye to her, but no matter ... because wherever I go, wherever WE go,  she will always be with us ...

We love you Enzo.

We love you Grandma.

"Elephants" - Original watercolour by CATITA ILUSTRTATIONS

Today we are happy to present this amazing illustration. This is an original watercolor piece, titled "Elephants" work of our good friend and great artist Rita Sousa and her design studio "Catita Ilustrations". She painted this especially for Enzo and the result is  fascinating ... really all her work is wonderful so I would like to recommend a visit to her tumblr (ritacatitailustration.tumblr.com). If you want to purchase some of her illustrations you can order through here or by contacting her at this Email.

So you know, if you're looking for cool gifts for cool kids this is your place, CATITA ILUSTRATIONS.