Gratitude

After having a dear friend over all day today so that I could get some rest and chores done, I started to ponder what this experience has shown me. I feed ashamed that Parker is now almost 1 month old and I am finally writing this Blog, but I feel a little justified because the lack of sleep has made my brain a little slower.

We have been showered with love, kindness and charity from family and friends through this baby process. From baby showers from dear friends and co-workers, to many many gifts/cards (many of which came from unexpected donors) including an amazing baby photo shoot, to meals (2 weeks worth from my amazing mother alone), to advice, to text messages, to phone calls and to babysitting, there has been an overabundance of love.

I don't even know where to begin to express our gratitude and appreciation. To be honest, we were entirely taken by surprise! When Chad and I received his job offer to move to Marietta, GA, we were both a little uneasy. Chad was from Colorado and I was from California - both attended college in Utah - we were west coasters through and through. It was going to be hard for us to move across the country to a place where we knew NO ONE. I even thought about when we would have our first child and was sad - how would we do it? Would I have help? Would I even HAVE a shower? Who would come?...etc... I feared change and did not know if we would fit in, in GA.

From the minute we moved here we felt it was right and have been embraced by those around us. What we never expected is the out pour of love we would receive from all our friends and family when Parker was born. We have been completely overwhelmed and feel so blessed and ashamed to even doubt the Lord's plan for us and our move down here.

I wanted to publicly thank all our family, friends and co-workers (that are also friends ;) ) for everything that they have done for us. We cannot express our appreciation or explain how loved and at home it has made us feel. Georgia truly is our home and we love living here!