Lucky baby.... September 01, 2010

This summer has been about a lot of things...slowing down, stretching out, working away on several book projects, and most of all...getting ready for this wee little baby! We've been trying to prepare as best we can, mostly just talking and daydreaming and imagining what it's going to be like to meet this special person, and what it will be like to be parents, (eek!) 

But there's a whole side to this baby's arrival that I hadn't anticipated, and that's the community of family and friends that support us in a million ways. The love and generosity is almost overwhelming at times, it feels really hot and bright, but in a good way. It reminds me of when Gabe and I got married and we were sort of overwhelmed by all of the goodness from friends and family. I remember Gabe saying, "The love, the love!"  in kind of a frantic voice, and we would shake our heads and try to just open our hearts to let it all in. And here we are again, the love, the love! It's even bigger than our wedding time, and coming from so many directions, but somehow it's easier to absorb it all now, because we get to share it...

To keep you all up to speed, we had a baby shower extravaganza when we were in Chicago land over the Fourth of July. Gabe's mom and sister organized it, with help from Gabe's aunties, and it was such a fun afternoon of family and presents and sunflowers and iced tea, and lots and lots of delicious food and cupcakes. (Thanks for the pictures, Lisa!)

Lucky days, indeed....