Gratitude

We have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving--not the least of which is a healthy pregnancy that resulted in the birth of our second happy, healthy, beautiful baby. But I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to a few people who have done so much for us this past year and especially these past few months: our parents.


Matthew and I are both lucky to have incredibly supportive and helpful parents. We have always known this, but lately they have really outdone themselves. Both sets of parents have visited several times in the months before and after Luke was born, and every time it was like a mini-vacation (or at least as close as we get to that around here!). They cook, they clean, they hold babies, they do laundry, they babysit, they run errands. They take on bigger tasks like pulling the ivy off our house, trimming hedges, mowing the lawn, baby-proofing drawers and shelving units, painting big-girl beds, and assembling swings and pack-and-plays. They host surprise second-baby showers. They bring my grandparents to visit. They take Myla to the zoo, a baseball game, or the park, to make her feel special and show her a good time when little brother has been getting lots of attention or even when Matthew and I were at the hospital.

In short, we have the best parents and our children have the best grandparents we could ever hope for. Nana, Pop, Baw Baw, and Grandma--we are so thankful for you!