I have a daughter! It is a beautiful thing to give birth to your best friend… The funny thing about giving birth is how your perception of it changes over time. Greta’s birth gets more and more beautiful, the further out I get from it. To be honest, beautiful would have been the last word […]
Archives for October 2011
Upheaval
Sadness and contentment. Exhaustion and ecstasy. Somehow they all coexist right now. It has been a roller coaster ride these last two months as huge changes have taken place in my family. And the timing is just too weird to be chocked up to random chance. Providence is at work and confusion melts away into […]
In Search of New Vocabulary…
Eat, sleep, get held a lot. This is the life, isn’t it? While I get used to the whole idea of having a little girl, she is getting plenty of lovin’s… (photo credit: my sister Bethany) (photo credit: my sister Bethany) We eye-ball her little girl clothes with eager anticipation!!! (photo credit: my sister Bethany) […]
Greta’s Here!
(photo credit: my husband Rich) Greta Renee born at home 8:21am September 28th, 2011 7lbs/14oz We are so excited to be settling in with our little Greta. The boys could not be more excited. I think this is just the coolest way to weigh a baby! For now, I’m trying to catch sleep when I can. […]