Ghandi or Buddha

When Soren was born one of the doctors that works with Micah gave us a CD of lullaby music. One of our favorites is a song called Ghandi or Buddha...
It is an overwhelming blessing to have been trusted with the care of this little baby.

I must've been Ghandi or Buddha or someone like that,

I must've saved lives by the hundreds everywhere I went.

I must've brought rest to the restless, fed the hungry too,

I must've done something great to get to have you.

Ghandi or Buddha, by Cheryl Wheeler

Dipes & Daddy

Three Weeks

Two Weeks

Soren's Eyes

We didn't see much of Soren's eyes the first week of his life. Now that he's almost 2 weeks old, he is awake more often. He makes the goofiest faces and we spend the majority of our days admiring him.

Dog Park

Our Dominican street dog, Papi Chulo, has been our "fur baby" for the past year and a half. He's adapted amazingly well to having Soren at home. He used to be up and ready to run at 6:30...these days, he's still in his doggie bed at 9:00. Thankfully, this March weather has been so lovely that we have been able to take Soren & Papi on a few hikes at the dog park. You can see that Papi is taking his new role in life very seriously.

Soren sleeps the entire time he rides in the Bjorn carrier. His bear suit helps him blend in with the wildlife at the dog park.

Thank goodness for great weather & a happy baby!

One Week

For Soren's first year of life, we are going to take a picture each week...we're calling it the 52 Week Project. Here's week one...Soren at 7 days old! He's getting bigger every day.

Sleepy Time

Soren has been breathing air for 4 days now, and he's already learning how to sleep. However, he has not quite aligned himself with the rest of humanity's sleep-wake cycle. Although this means that he is alert and wants to be held all night long, it makes for some great picture-taking opportunities during the day (when his parents can stay awake!). Here are a few of my favorites.

This is the crib (and sheets) that Rebekah grew up in. It made its way from Germany to Pelican Rapids, MN. It recently received a new coat of paint from Micah, but seems to be doing its job better than ever!

Its hard not to just sit and gaze at this beautiful boy all day...

I love this lighting. Using our new tripod, we can finally keep the camera still enough to capture such low light.

This is one cool dude. Check out the mohawk.

Playing with the focus and focal length.

These photos may be a bit skewed as to how much Soren is actually sleeping... We've got plenty of "awake" photos, and they'll be coming soon!

Baby Soren

We were blessed to have our family grow from 2 to 3 on the morning of March 7th. Soren Oscar Johnson came into the world at 10:25 am, weighing in at 8lb 6.9 oz and 22 inches. Look at those feet - he definitely got them from his dad!