He sucked his thumb all the way from labor and delivery to the maternity ward. (He first began sucking his thumb as soon as they laid him on my stomach.)
We were (are) so mesmerized by him.
The first night Dave slept on the couch in my room holding Rockwell. It was so adorable to watch this grown man and new father spell bound by this little baby. Dave was so nervous about Rockwell not breathing he kept licking his finger and sticking it under Rockwell's nose to make sure he could feel air. Dave didn't get very much sleep that night. 
I wasn't very tired that night after the delivery for some reason, but the next day i was EXHAUSTED. I was nervous about holding Rockwell in my arms in case I fell asleep and dropped him. Since I had been sleeping on an incline pillow (so basically sitting up) for the previous six months, I felt better about letting him sleep on my chest. It also hurt way too much to even TRY to roll over, so I wasn't worried about that. Rockwell slept in this position (on my chest like this) up until about two weeks ago! 
It was a very hard pregnancy, relatively easy delivery, and its has been a turbulent last few weeks, and I am loving motherhood.
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Yay for Sheryl for posting pictures! All of them are SO precious. I can't believed he sucked his thumb like that right away- that is so cute! I loved hearing about Dave making sure he was breathing the whole night. Once they start breathing longer you wake up in panic thinking they're not breathing anymore- that's probably happened to you already. And once they go all night, your heart stops until you check on them.
You guys all look so great. I hope things have been settling down for you. I really hope you've been getting more sleep. Congratulations again- he really is such a gorgeous baby.
I'm so excited you posted pictures. Finally! Although, it's after I got to see him person, it's still good to see how he looked when he was born. He's really changed so much already. After we left you house, I commented to Adam how cute he was being with Rockwell and holding him for so long while he napped. Adam said it was because Rockwell was so cute he didn't want to put him down. That means a lot because Adam is not really a baby person.
Adam was so good with him-I really appreciated all your guys help-you are such a good friend!
I love the pictures! He is such a cute baby and I'm so glad I got to see him a few weeks ago. Hopefully you made it back to UT okay with all the great stuff you got. We are looking forward to many more posts of your cute family.
Rockwell is adorable. Your dad has been sending me some pictures, so I didn't have to go through much withdrawl :) You look fabulous in the pictures! I can't believe he is going to be two months old this month. You need to keep that camera attached to your hand and take lots of pictures!! He is precious. Congrats girl.
I am so glad you posted on your blog FINALLY! I am so lucky to have such a cute nephew!
Congratulations, he's so cute!! I'm glad that you are done being pregnant, from what I heard it was pretty rough.
You are right it's about time!!! Those pictures are so cute. YAY! I love the picture of him sucking his thumb. Adorable.
Good job Sheryl, he is a cutie! I am so excited for you and Dave. I will give you a call soon, I would love to see you all!
He is even cute brand new! I'm so glad you have an upclose picture of his foot, I wish we would have done that with Luke when he was brand new! Oh well at least we know now if Cletus is blessed with them as well :) Can't wait to see you both again!
Wow! What a beautiful little guy. I'm so happy for you all. lots 'o love, Mary
I'm so happy for you Sheryl! But now I want to see more pictures and know more news about how motherhood is treating you. I really haven't been satisfied, this is more like just giving me a taste of really good ice cream and then eating the rest of it yourself. Please, Sheryl? Please? Also, PLEASE send me your address so I can send you your gift. Thanks, Sheryl!
Sarah had huge feet, but they were just extra long and skinny. Rockwell's feet are long and WIDE. I have a size 0 and size 1 shoe for you, but maybe I should bring the size 4, too, just in case.
oh my gosh he is positively beautiful!!!! and can i say how hilarious you are with those "pregnant" shots... clever, i wish i had thought of that, i have made an entry (finally) in my blog, i think i might be coming around to this computer- age thing... we'll see...
ilove you!!!!!
Congratulations, Sheryl! And yes, I agree with Susie, more pictures please!
congrats! that is so exciting. HE is adorable. I am doing great to answer u back and of course we will for sure need to get together when we are back in utah!
he's is beautiful!
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