It’s taken me all week to get this blog post out, squeezing in moments here and there to work on it. Everything seems to take a lot longer these days.
We stayed home Easter morning which felt a bit sad, but with Wren still being only four weeks old and a lot of sickness still lingering in our area, we felt it was best. I also couldn’t fathom getting everyone dressed and out of the door on time, let alone myself and baby. We’ve only gone to two dr appointments thus far, otherwise we’ve pretty much been home, so toting everyone around still feels overwhelming. We had a quiet and easy morning, then headed over to my parents house around lunch time to be with family. It was really sweet to be together! My youngest brother and his wife had their first baby 5 days before Wren was born, so it was a treat to have them drive here from Virginia to share baby Silas with us and be together for Easter.
One of my other brothers and his wife live close by, so to have as many of us together as we can is a blessing. (My sister and other brother and their families live in British Columbia, Canada and we miss them especially in times like these!)
The cousins playing and making memories together is precious to all of us and brings a lot of joy. I’m thankful to my parents for hosting and pulling together such fantastic meals, such a treat for all of us. I contributed a vegan + gluten free raspberry cheesecake, which was simple and not terribly sweet, but I really loved it and would make it again.
I also finished my featherweight cardigan a little bit ago and finally blocked it and wove in the ends, so wearing it for the first time on Easter felt special. Its my first cardigan for myself! I cast it on before I was pregnant so of course it is sized for my “normal” body size, and will fit a bit better after losing baby weight, but it still fits just fine for now.
I hope it was a happy holiday weekend for all of you also!
everything He gives 