Thankful

First thing's first. My apologies on not being very present on Thursdays. My life has been in an upheaval.

Nothing bad. Quite the opposite.

Ava was born last Wednesday at 9:28 AM. She was quite unhappy leaving the womb, while Carrie & I were ecstatic. I'm always amazed that I can fall in love again, so easily & so quickly.

I just want to remind everybody that despite what you may think, there are so many people that care about you and love you.

No, seriously.

I am always humbled by people's generosity. And it's not really because I think we don't deserve it, or some other Eeyore-like quality. It's just that I'm not always conscious of it.

After Ava was born, so many people offered us help, words of encouragement, and love almost immediately. They're friends and they're family, but they really do want to help.

I was thankful when Carrie's cousin from out of town, sent stickers for the girls, & a $75 Gift Card to Target for us. She said it was for "necessities."

A friend of ours from high school, with whom we've recently been casually reacquainted with (thank you, Facebook), brought over a full meal, complete with dessert over.

A friend of mine offered her help for anything we might need. I love her, but she's not necessarily known for being generous. (Great. Now I feel like a jerk.)

Carrie & I were moved (her to tears. Thanks Hormones!) by reading all of the well wishes through emails & Facebook posts.

I don't want this to come off as a "Look how awesome we are," which by the way, is probably true. I want this to be more a reminder that there are people in all of our lives that want what's best for us. You'd think as parents, we'd automatically be aware of that, always.

I don't know. It feels like I'm rambling.

Sleep deprivation has it's sway with me right now. But I will leave you with this reassurance that I recently learned:

I'm here to help. If there's anything that you need, and it's within my power, I'm here to help.