Levi's Blessing

 
We decided to bless Levi the first Sunday in June.  We didn't have any plans for family to come any time soon, and so we figured we'd just do it as soon as I was ready to take him to church.  It was our first real week back - we came for just Sacrament meeting on Mother's day, Sam was out of town the next week (I guess I did go to church that week, but that was kind of a blur with Sam out of town) and then Noah was sick the next week, so Levi and I stayed home.  It made for a bit of a hectic day, with it being my first week back in Primary, but he was a champ and slept almost the whole time (after his blessing, that is.)

Sam gave him a wonderful, thoughtful blessing and we had several members of our ward family who were able to stand in the circle. 

Shortly after we got home from church we had to rush off to Harrison's recital, and since I was at church meetings for my calling all morning, I felt a little sad I didn't get to enjoy a day focused on this sweet little boy.  I managed to shoot a few pictures after church and before the recital, so we have something to remember it by.  He wore the same little blessing outfit that GG (Grandma Grettle, Sam's mom) made for Harrison.  (Funny story - I almost forgot he was getting blessed that day, and was sewing a missing button on his blessing outfit just minutes before we had to leave for church.)

Levi is such a calm, happy boy.  He just loves cooing and smiling at his siblings, who give him constant attention, and he's so content most of the time.  I've really been enjoying and savoring these early weeks with him, and remembering how fun it is to have a baby in the house.  And realizing how different it is to have a baby when you have older children.