A Few of My Favorite Things

Yesterday was my first time back to church since Hannah has been born. Of course I had many conversations with a lot of people and Catherine and I were blessed to receive a few meals from some of our fellow church members. But Stacey Bright asked me what was my favorite thing to do with Hannah. That was a good question and I wanted to answer her right away, but Elder Jim Long started to pray for the church lunch and I wasn't able to answer her. So here is my chance to answer that question.

What I love to do with Hannah is give her, her bath. It's a special time that dad gets to spend with daughter. Catherine and I agreed before Hannah was born that I wanted to give Hannah her baths. We're both still getting used to the whole experience, but it's getting better. She didn't cry as much last time. And I got that going for me....which is nice!

But the time that I treasure most is right after she has been fed in the evening and after Catherine has gone to bed. Then it's just daddy/daughter time. Sure she's asleep most of the time, but I just let her rest in my arms or on my shoulder. When she is awake, though, we just stare at each other. It's hard for me to take my eyes off of her. She's very expressive and she likes to look around. You can tell she's just taking in so much right now. What a blessing she is to her mother and father. It's hard to believe she's already a week old! Where does the time go?! :)