Spoiled

We are closing out Week 3 of Life with Moses, and we have to say, it’s great! Yes, we’re a bit sleepy, and chances are good that at least two of us (Mo + someone else) are covered in spit-up at any given moment… but if that’s all we’ve got to complain about, we are pretty darn lucky. In fact, the 5 of us are feeling positively awash with gratitude these days.

For example, we are thankful for... (Don’t worry, this is not a substitute for thank-you cards- our mothers taught us better than that!)

Our families! Grammie and Poppi and Uncle B got more than they bargained for when they showed up for Christmas! Thanks for coming, and staying, and cooking, and cleaning, and playing, and taking the 2-4am Mo shift followed closely by the 6-8am Ella shift. Then, as if we weren’t spoiled enough, Steve and Marlyn arrived to feed us even more and play grocery store at 6am with a very chipper toddler. And, of course, we also appreciate all of the warm thoughts from the rest of our families who haven’t yet trekked to Durham.

Our friends, who have filled up our email inboxes, our voicemail (sorry, but as you know, we just don’t answer the phone so much… at least now we have an excuse!), and our refrigerator these past few weeks. Thanks for the visits, the free babysitting (especially Josh and Rachel’s midnight visit so the Harrises could some see brand-new Moses!), and the tasty food.

Anna (who helped us welcome Ella into the world), who drove all the way from DC at 4am for what turned out not to be labor after all… sorry for the false alarm! Don’t worry, Moses says he’ll still be your special buddy even though you didn’t get to catch him.

Sharon, my original badass natural childbirth inspiration, who spent her Christmas night at the hospital helping us keep our cool as Moses made his appearance. We just always feel better when Sharon’s around, and Zach didn’t have to cut the cord. (Note: I’ve been trying to think of a way to include a Moses' birth story on this blog, but just can’t do it without including lots of things that some of our gentle readers simply don’t want to hear about. But if you want to hear more about the adventure of Mo’s wondrous, intense, fabulously unmedicated birth, you know where to find us.) As if that weren’t enough, Sharon was also nice enough to have a baby just one week after us, so we can look forward to the dynamic cousin duo of Moses and Judah (look out, NC, something tells me they’re going to be trouble!).

Ella, who has welcomed little Moses with grace and love, and hasn’t minded sharing the spotlight one bit. She thinks his world revolves around her (which will be true eventually once the one-track-milk-mind expands a bit)- every time he cries, she says “He wants me! He’s saying ELLA!” and every time he smiles she says, “He’s dreaming about me!”

And, of course, Moses, who is just such a nice little guy we can’t believe it. Aside from being absolutely adorable and snuggly, he’s quite agreeable, and is happy to hang out, sleep, and eat without fussing much at all.

Whew! Lots of love going on around here. Come by and soak it in!

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