Over the past two weeks, we have felt like the luckiest people alive—not only because of the arrival of Ezra, but also because of the tremendous support we have had from loved ones from across the country. As (young!) parents, we often found it pretty exhausting to keep up with Avi, but we now know that that was just “Level One”! We really don’t know how we would have survived the first couple of weeks with both Avi and Ezra if we had had to do it alone.
But we never were alone. In this post, we wanted to offer a special thanks to those who traveled from far away to spend so much time just helping us out: Mimi and Zayda, Uncle Dave and Aunt Dara, and Aunt Lizzie. You all are the best family support that we could ask for, going above and beyond to lend your helping hands. Aunt Debbie, although local, also deserves a tremendous shout-out: she started putting in serious hours even before Ezra arrived, suffering a 3 AM wake-up call without complaint to race over to our house and watch Avi while we headed to the hospital to deliver Ezra. And we also enjoyed wonderful visits from our dear friend Rachael, Aunt Dara’s parents Stewie and Linda, and Aunt Amy, Uncle Rick, and Cousin Sam. We loved seeing you all and thank you so much for your help. Avi, in particular, loved all of the attention!
It really does take a village to raise a child, and city to raise two. We feel so fortunate to have such loving support racing to help create a city of support in our little apartment on our far edge of the country. We love you all so much and are thrilled to post a new photo album to the gallery with pictures of those who visited and helped us out during Ezra’s first days!
And the best part is that we’re looking forward to having more visitors soon! How lucky are we?!?!
Much Love and Many Many Thanks from San Francisco,
Joel, Holly, Avi, and Ezra
Thanks for helping out my new parents!!
