Thanks so much for all your heart warming congratulations! Things are going well and I am enjoying the bliss of admiring and taking care of my very own newborn baby. Rich will be home with me for the rest of the week and is doing a great job taking care of everything so I can rest as much as I need to. The children are attentive to Seth and love to observe all the little things (“His eyes are open!”) that seem so miraculous and special in these early days.
Rich and I live too far away for most of our family to visit easily, so this blog is a wonderful way for our long distance family members (Seth’s grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins) to actually SEE Seth while he’s still little, and just two days after his birth. All of these pictures, in fact, were taken today (except the first two). Instant communication is amazing!
I’m continually amazed, and humbled, by all of my friends around the world who I have met through my blog. You have embraced me and my family, and have not only prayed for us, but treated us with such warm and kind words of love. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Seth truly is a blessing from above, and I marvel……absolutely marvel, at this new son of mine.
Good to be Home 
I can imagine that sweet newborn baby smell…Enjoy these days.xo
He is so precious!!! What a beautiful family God has blessed you with. I am so glad everything went well and all is well at home…so nice of your husband to let you get the rest you need….Have a great rest of the week…
he is so beautiful.. =)
take more rest for urself. drink more hot ginger tea .it can help =)
Ok, I am still marveling at the fact that you are at home and fully DRESSED!! Just two days after giving birth? Call me old fashioned, but shouldn’t you be in bed? lol Beautiful boy. Beautiful, beautiful boy.
Congratulations! He’s adorable (as I’m sure you’ve already been told).May the coming years be as magical as the first week,Taylor
what a miracle!!! so precious. congratulations!!!!
Just came by to see that cute little bitty face again! I love babies!! My oldest son teased me about that one day…I told him that one day he would be very happy that I love babies
My daughter states “The best thing about babies is that they are sooo soft!” We enjoyed your pictures!
You should marvel … He is a marvelous.
He is so cute!! I think he looks like Rich. You look wonderful to for just having a baby! I see he is using his blanket that you all made for him:) I’m glad everything is going so well.
He’s too cute. Congratulations!
he is so adorable! Congratulations and lots of hugs and kisses to baby Seth!
He still looks dazed and confused, but he’ll grow to appreciate the world. Congratulations.
He is adorable! (And you look great!)
Photo #3 is so cute he’s like I was barely born and now all over your xanga blog hehe
He is beautiful! Can you say that about a boy?
Aww. So cute. 🙂 Having a baby at home is really fun. ;)Congratulations. 🙂
What a handsome little guy! The first photo is just too precious.
Shanda he is precious! Congratulations to you and your family.
Love the pictures…Thanks so much for posting them. My girls were so excited when Rich posted the first picture – they all left the lunch table and ran to the computer to see the picture. Now they are asking again – when are we going to see/visit them again? Maybe in the spring? We will have to see.
So glad to hear that you are both doing well. I hope your first night home was good.
Love You!
Ooooh, sweet boy, gentle momma, adoring sister, precious daddy who will teach and love and grow him up to know and love and serve Jesus. What eyes and hands and little feeties. Bless you darling Shanda. hugs again from me
he is gorgeous! and boy does he look like your others already!!! congrats!!
Beautiful baby – looks like his Daddy! Congrats to all of you and special blessings on your son. Love!
uniquely his own little man, yet, resembling the other sweetness you have round there. precious~ so wonderfully a gift from our loving God. 🙂 happy resting when you can.
The months went by so fast, now you have the most beautiful little boy!I love the pic of you holding Seth, and Grace looking at him…you can see the love in her eyes…reminds me of when I was almost 4 years old *a month or so away) and I got to hold my little baby brother for the first time…he is now 22, and I know how fast those years have gone…I am so happy to cherish your kids’ milestones and they are growing up before my eyes…Can’t wait to experience things through my childrens’ eyes some day…
congratulations. he is beautiful!
I like the pictures of you holding him the best because then you can see how little 6 pounds look! You look fantastic for just having him!
Seth is gorgeous. I’m so happy for you all!
Ooooh, I want to hold your tiny little man so much! I know you are enjoying every moment, Shanda! You look terrific!P.S. I see that Grace is wearing her “happy shoes.”