Baby Liam - my nephew!! :-)

I feared that I would be unable to see my precious nephew before I left on my Novas Project, but God provided the opportunity for me to come down to Missouri with my dad, mom, and sister Melissa to visit him and his daddy and mommy. I just LOVE simply snuggling with that little lovebug...It's the highlight of my day to get that bundle of perfection in my arms! And there's nothing quite as sweet as having him sleep against my chest or gazing into his big, beautiful eyes as I sing to him over a bottle of milk! : )

Our first evening with Liam in our hotel room...he is so precious and tiny that I couldn't help but cry the first time I held him.


I didn't realize how absolutely fascinating a newbory baby is...not to mention when that fact is compiled by him being my very own nephew!!










Auntie Ang would've given anything to be visiting Liam, Nick, and Karinda; but as her work would not allow, she sent what she could: all her love anddarling baby outfits, including the above. This pic's for you, Auntie Ang!! : )














This child could not have a more loving nor competent Grandma (or will it be Nona? ; ). We were lucky enough to have Liam entrusted to us for a sleepover in our hotel room the last night we were there, so Karinda could finally get a full night of sleep, and words cannot express how beautiful "Grandma" was taking care of Liam that night. It gave me a bit of a picture of how loving and nurturing she must have been as a mommy.















This is one loving Daddy, I tell you what! He gets home from 10-hour shifts of physical work plus his workout, then wants nothing more than to hold his baby boy! I was so proud of the way he takes care of his wife Karinda: he is so tender with her and takes such good care of her and Liam.

Talk about proud! I always knew Everyone who knows Melissa And the mommy herself!
what an amazing Grandpa my knows how gifted she is with Karinda is such a great
daddy would be, and how much children, but it is such a precious mom! I so esteem her
he was looking forward to the thing to watch her with her ability to so readily adapt
day, but nothing could have quite newborn nephew. I can hardly to motherhood despite
prepared for me for the lavish wait for her to have her own living hundreds of miles
love he pours out on Liam! So babies, since she's already so away from her own mom,
much so that, even when my competent. But even more than as well as mine. And my
mom was the one who would be being fully capable with Liam, goodness, does she love
feeding Liam milk in the middle she is so loving and nurturing! her baby boy!! I so hope
of the night during our sleepover, Her future children will be so to have them return to be
this devoted Grandpa would still blessed to have her as their close to family again, for
be at her side, watching over him. mother!! all of our sakes!