Spring Break (pics to come - sorry. ok)

It's been a little bit since I have written anything. Since the first week of March, we've had a stream of visitors that just ended last week. Dan was here for about 5 days at the beginning of March. It's always good to have him out here. He was excited to meet Farrow for the first time, and she didn't know what was going on. She's friendly though, so we assume she enjoyed meeting her Uncle. Uncle Dan will probably be a very cool for Farrow.

Dan and I now joke about how we have now achieved the goals we had as children - living as far away from each other as possible. He in Miami, I in Seattle. But it is a sad joke, because these days when we see each other it is always a great time. During his visit, Sally, and Non came out to meet Farrow as well. We had four generations of Yoders under one roof for a while. It was as if a comet, eclipse, and meteor shower happened at once.

We'll see Dan again this summer as the whole family is heading out to Oregon for our trip to Wallowa Lake. It will be nice to see him again, but not soon enough.

Likewise with Farrow's other uncle and his family. Earlier this month Craig, Missie, Ryan, and Holly came out to meet their new niece and cousin. By the time they made it out here, Farrow was smiling and sleeping more, even laughing sometimes as well. Holly and Ryan were great with her, helping dress and play with her. Farrow is excited she has some cousins, and hopefully will see them in June.

It was a fun trip that spanned over Easter. There was a community Easter egg hunt, a whale watching trip, and a hike along the beach where we found a giant starfish. Besides Teri consistently losing in Yahtzee, everyone had a great time.

Both Grandmothers have been by in the past 6 weeks too. Each for different 5 day spans, they spent the entire time spoiling Farrow and relieving Teri as she got ready to start up work again. That transition has been smooth. Teri has been a total trooper in adjusting to work. She has found the perfect situation and is able to work from home but have a part time baby sitter that Farrow goes to about 24 hours a week.

So I am sorry for the lack of posts. We've got some great things happening as we move toward summer. Expect more. like the one I am about to post.

The Family Returns Home

Well, we're home. Didn't take long for her to age a week. She can already play Canon in D on the piano and speak a little bit of Mandarin. Plus it is hard to keep up with her when she is always running around and hiding. Luckily Big Papi is good at tracking her down.

Teri's parents have been in town for the past five days and have been a great help. We bribed them with Grandchild time if they just made us a few meals. Everyone won. But seriously, it has been great having them out here. My parents come next week and will see firsthand and for the first time what being a grandparent is like. We still have to come up with their names.

Teri and I have figured a basic schedule thus far and aren't suffering too badly from lack of sleep yet. She's off work until spring and I am off pretty much all month. It's almost like we live in Europe (until the hospital bills come)

Teri is in LOVE with her daughter. Everything she does is Teri's new favorite thing in the world. I've become a very quick diaper changer, and spend my mornings teaching her how great the internet is. One thing we don't know for certain yet is what color her eyes are. Some days blue, some days hazel, brown, and green. Teri's hoping they settle in the blue range. She's a little jealous Farrow has my hair and skin complexion. I guess we find that out for sure in the coming weeks.

Finally, I want to thank all our friends who have been incredibly supportive. We have yet to cook a meal since we've been home from the hospital and have food coming pretty much until next Monday. People are STILL offering. I am not sure we deserve it but we're happily taking these. Thanks so much!