It takes a village...

Jori turns three weeks old today, which is hard to believe. Since his birth, we have been on the receiving end of incredible generosity, loving support, and a host of delicious meals. We want all of our family and friends to know how much we appreciate all of you. Your cards, calls, texts, food deliveries, Facebook responses, and emails have made us feel surrounded by a virtual village that nourishes all of us. Hearing from all of you is one of the things we most look forward to each day. Although we can't quite manage to respond to each of you individually, please know how much we appreciate your messages, and please keep sending them!

Thank you all for the many ways in which you've helped us adjust to our new life with Jorian!

Jori had a sponge bath today and mommy and daddy spent most of it admiring all the little ways he moves, the sounds he makes, and how much he's grown already. He really looks like a baby now, not a newborn. He's already on the verge of outgrowing some of his newborn sized clothes!

We also put up a mobile above his changing station that depicts all different animals in stylized black-and-white brush and ink paintings. Jori particularly loves the spirally shell of the snail and stares at it with utter fascination while we change his diapers. Jori also stares transfixed at the owl, with its oversized eyes. How fitting that a great horned owl is nesting just up the street in Glen Canyon Park - three little month-old owlets are also growing day by day.