We had a number of visits right after Avery was born (in the case of Heidi, she flew in from Seattle about 4 hours after she was born). It was amazing having Heidi and Bryan (Bapa) and Nancy (Nana) in town, and we could be more grateful for their generosity and servanthood during their visits. My mom has also been incredible watching Ellis and our dog Otis while we were in the hospital and keeping us sane during this transitional time. In fact, we have been overwhelmed by everyone's generosity to us and Avery, from multiple workplace baby showers, MPPC dinners this week, a new swing set for Ellis by his Bapa, and far too many instances of incredible generosity these last few weeks. We are a truly blessed family and blessed to be part of such a great community far and near...Thank you to all...George, Heather, Ellis and Avery

Bapa and Nana

Bapa with Avery

Heidi, Heather and Avery

George, Heather, Avery, Rick and Liz

Abuela and Avery

Heather, Nancy, Caden and Jamie

Heather, Avery and her brother Ellis

These are pics (not in order) of wonderful friends and family that have come to visit...Erin Nassir happened to be in San Jose when Ellis was born, and came that day to see him...it was such a blessing, as most of our friends and family are elsewhere. My mom was here (as is seen in previous pics in the blog)... my friends from Carlmont stopped by - Amber has a babe who's 6 months now...so we needed a Jake and Ellis pic...then we had the bonus of seeing Greg and Annette White with their babe Madison (can't wait to see you guys again this weekend!) - followed by my dear friend Sarah from Connecticut who came and just hung out with me. My dad, Grandpa Arneson, came after her, and we took Ellis for his first glimpse of the city...he made it through a DaVinci exhibit AND lunch...it was good practice for mommy! Last but not least, we had George's brother Robert and his family here for Thanksgiving. Madison, the middle, is almost five, and she thought we had named the baby 'Alice'. She said to me...'he's pretty cute, even if he has a girl's name' :)...we'll clear that one up when she can spell...all my attempts at getting her to see the difference came up empty. We are celebrating George's birthday this weekend (I won't tell you which one, but it's a big one between 30 and 50 :)
Parenthood is awesome and tests every bit of patience at the same time sometimes. I can't believe, though, how much I love this little guy...I look forward to getting my smiles every morning, and can't wait to introduce him in person to everyone!