a little wish
our little family sends this wish out into the world today
(for us and for you)
may this be the beginning of something good
happy new year
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our little family sends this wish out into the world today
(for us and for you)
may this be the beginning of something good
happy new year
ellie plays at home. yes. home.
due to ellie jane's amazing superpower of healing, we have been home for 24 hours.
just like that.
(we expected to be at the hospital for at least a week.)
thank you for surrounding us with light, love, support, notes, and prayers. we are so very grateful. this experience has me believing that love always wins, no matter what happens. yes. yes. yes.
let the healing continue...
We are soaking up every minute with Miss Ellie Jane while also trying to learn her language and follow that often said to us adage "sleep when the baby sleeps." We are also hoping the sun will come out so we can take her on her first walk around the neighborhood (and maybe even venture to the Sound so she can soak up the senses of time spent at the water).
Last week, we had a very intimate (just Jon, Ellie, our dear friend Juli, and me) "welcome to this world Eleanor Jane" ceremony.
The ceremony included special prayers and hopes and wishes for Ellie, and each of us read something to her. Jon read Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman. You can hear Neil reading it in the video above. It is a favorite book of ours and was the first book we bought when we learned I was pregnant last fall (agreeing that it is a beautiful book for a boy or a girl). I think you too will love it...
(During the ceremony, I read Ellie a just discovered by me poem by David Whyte that I will share later this week.)
Hope the sun is shining in your corner of the world...