Dear Sweet Samuel, One month ago, you came into this world, and Mommy and Daddy fell instantly and completely in love. We are still sometimes amazed that we created you and that you are ours and that we get to watch you grow and change every day. You are such a sweet boy. You warm [...]

Sam is such a popular man — everyone wants to meet him and hold him and snuggle him. Can you blame them, though, with a face like this? Uncle Andrew Woodford visited when Samuel Woodford was just a week old. They may have even snoozed together while watching college football. We’re so thankful to have [...]

After two days in the hospital, it was time to bring our Sammy boy home! It took at least 15 minutes to dress him in his cute striped pants and baby blue sweater (thanks, Nana and Poppy!). And the hospital staff gave us a crocheted cap to cover his sweet head. Both Sam and I [...]

Samuel is one lucky little man. He has family and friends from New York to Alabama to Germany who stayed up late on September 25th, anxiously waiting for news of his arrival. He has a Mommy and a Daddy who dreamed of his birthday and whose love for each other and for him is infinite. [...]

Read Samuel’s Birth Story – Part 1 Read Samuel’s Birth Story – Part 2 Nothing adequately prepared us for the pushing and delivery stage of childbirth. Not the classes we took at the hospital or the chapters we read in What to Expect When You’re Expecting or the videos we watched on our BabyCenter app. [...]

Read Samuel’s Birth Story – Part 1 We arrived at the hospital (for the second time) by 4pm, and there was no question this time that I would be admitted. Into a gown, onto the fetal monitor, IV inserted, blood taken, stack of paperwork completed, security bracelet attached — all while breathing through contractions that [...]

Several people said that once our Peanut arrived, we would forget how long we waited. How anxious we felt and how slowly time seemed to pass. But I will never forget the events leading up to September 25th — the day our sweet baby boy entered this world. On Friday, September 23rd, we had our [...]

Well, nobody — including Mommy and Daddy — predicted that our Peanut would arrive more than a week past his due date. Another surprise? That Sammy is a tiny Peanut. In fact, we had to buy more newborn onesies and pants — in little boy colors and stripes, of course — to get us through [...]

Samuel Woodford was welcomed into this world with much love on Sunday, September 25th at 10:47pm. At 6 lbs 11 oz and 19.5 inches, he is our perfect little Peanut. Nick and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be the parents of this sweet little boy. Many more details and plenty of photos to come! [...]

Today is the first day of fall — my favorite time of year. And the forecast? Mostly cloudy, scattered thunderstorms, 68 degrees, and a chance of Peanut. Though by this point, I’d say there’s only about a 5% chance of Peanut. This week has been an emotional one. Anticipation. Frustration. Boredom. Concern. Peace. I’ve experienced [...]