Infinite Kodak Moments

Pilar's mom and dad (Glenn and Ginny) have been with us since a few days before Abigail was born. Their presence has been a gift to us in many many ways. With the unexpected length of Pilar's recovery from the c-section it has been so necessary to have extra hands around the house. We never could have made our way through the past three weeks without their support. Among all of the advice we received from friends, family, the news paper delivery guy and the street sweeper were a multitude of comments along the lines of, "oh boy, the first few weeks are pretty difficult - get your rest now, you'll never get it again." Honestly in the days that led up to Abigail's arrival we grew tired of hearing that statement. But our experience (less all of Pilar's physical limitations) has really been great! Undoubtedly this has come as the result of the love, support, encouragement, and down right hard work of Glenn and Ginny. As I said, in more than one way they have been a gift to our new family.

Now however, the time has come for them to return to Pittsburgh, PA. It's up to us to see if we can do this parenting thing on our own. We'll see how it goes. A great comfort however, is knowing that a second great gift is on it's way Sunday night. My mom and sister are coming in town. Mom will be here for a week. My sister for a few days. My dad will come in on Wednesday and stay through the weekend. I just can't wait for Abigail to meet them. She's got two great sets of grand parents! Thanks for all of the love!

So as Glenn and Ginny prepare to leave, we decided to burn a CD with all of the pictures we have taken since her birth. We are officially up to 400 wonderful Kodak moments. That's right, we've taken 400 pictures of our amazing Abigail - and it continues to grow!! Thank goodness for digital cameras! Here is a new one taken just today! Wow is she precious!