it is hard to believe:

that this was me from just a week ago - a layout i completed about 12 hours before noah arrived. i was documenting all of the kicks and punches i received and where i thought his bottom, shoulders and legs were!

little did i know that we would be greeted by this sweet boy in a matter of hours:

and i do believe the baby map we had created really was true to where he was...

... it has almost been a week now and soon it will be back to reality for me with maya road but i have taken it easy this week (but if you ask my DH, you know that my definition of "take it easy" is not what most people think - LOL) but with that "taking it easy" i have come to realized, this baby boy has changed me.

i speak with a softer voice and some would even say i am nicer. i can't explain it. i used to approach life with an edge to me and i did up until noah was born. can one little person chnage me that much? david says he notices it too - a softer side to me with this child. and to me that is a good thing - this is natural now - a softer side - without having to work at it so hard. i even tear up over this kiddo sometimes and i am not one to cry very often. i would venture to say that that i hardly recognize some parts of myself. but it is all about growing for the better.