2013 in Review

2013 was a year of highs and lows for us Caffreys.

We started the year off with the news that the baby we were expecting was a boy!  Talk about starting the year off on a high note!

Arthur's profile

The rest of the winter/spring was spent gearing up for our little bundle of joy. We had baby showers, we had to look for a new apartment to live in, and we just had to set up room for the baby.

May brought the surprise of Arthur arriving! We thought for sure we would have to wait until June, but unforseen circumstances saw Arthur coming three weeks early. And on May 22, we welcomed little Arthur Phineas, the highlight of our year, into our lives!

37 Weeks Pregnant, 4 days before Arthur was born

Arthur Phineas Caffrey, 2 days old

The summer is a blur of learning how to take care of a baby, moving to our new apartment and visiting family. It really flew by.

The fall found Matt starting his third year teaching, and me starting my new career of being a stay at home mom.  Soon, I found myself finding myself apart of an amazing group of women, who all had babies around the same time as I did, and we try to get together at least once a week so that we can have a grown up conversation, and so our babies can grow up to be friends.

Arthur and his friends on one of our walks

The year did have some low points in the fall, with the loss of Matt's father. It was really hard, and still continues to be hard for Matt, but having Arthur around has really helped him with the grieving process.

The holidays were really special this year, being Arthur's first. My family came in from California for Thanksgiving, and we traveled to Iowa for Christmas.  Arthur loved being around his extended family.

Exploring Mommy's face on Turkey Day

Beautiful picture taken by his Aunt Katie

Our little family

Matt and I are looking forward to see what 2014 brings to us. we know that it will bring amazing adventures with our goofy little boy. We look forward to seeing how he grows and seeing how our family will continue to change.