Zachary – 1 Week Old | personal

Lyndsay Stradtner2017-02-26T15:09:38-06:00March 5th, 2017|My Family, Zachary|

I can’t believe it’s been a week already. Why are these early days so long when they go by so quickly? My mom bought this amazing blanket for Zachary and I absolutely love it. It’s so soft! I’m really glad I took this photo when I did because that night his cord stump got stuck in his sleeper zipper and it popped off. A little before it was ready and I felt so bad when he let out a little whimper. Ugh, mommy guilt. I’m sorry buddy!

We had a really hard time choosing a name for our little guy. We didn’t make a final decision until just a few weeks before he […]

I’d say | personal

Lyndsay Stradtner2017-02-26T14:54:38-06:00March 4th, 2017|My Family, Taryn, Zachary|

I’d say Taryn was the most anxious for Zachary to be born. Several times a day she would come to me and talk to me about how wonderful it’d be to have a new squishy baby in the house again. About his hands and feet and the top of head. About how cute he’d be and how much she was looking forward to holding him. She absolutely couldn’t wait to get her hands on him. And then when she did, he was small and felt fragile and it made her nervous. I noticed she wasn’t asking to hold him much in our first few days home. Sure enough, she admitted she felt […]

That big brother | personal

Lyndsay Stradtner2017-02-24T21:32:40-06:00March 3rd, 2017|My Family, Jonah, Zachary|

That big brother Jonah, is awfully good at giving his baby brother kisses. Most days he wants to kiss him at least 100 times.