Hello? Is this thing on? Does this blog still work?

I’m coming to you live with a tiny baby on my chest, which seems like the perfect time to start chronicling my life again. After all, I’m going to need a place to put all these adorable pictures.

So, here we are!

The baby was born last week. And I just changed my first diaper. That means I missed about the first 50 diapers of my baby’s life. (I KNOW. I can’t believe how many they go through either.)

I’d like to thank Devin and my mom for being an excellent team. Basically, my job so far is feeding and holding the baby, and their job is to do everything else (including feeding me and retrieving little lost socks from the floor — how do people keep socks on newborn feet?). They are working so hard, and I feel infinitely lucky to get to focus on feeding the baby and recovering from childbirth… and COVID. The baby and I both tested positive, which has been hard, though thankfully, only I have symptoms, and they are mild. We’re praying that remains the case.

And now for some impressive stats:

The baby weighed 8 lbs. 10 oz. at birth, measured approximately 20 inches in length, and was promptly declared the world’s best baby in the whole wide world. (We know the title is repetitive, but that’s what the trophy says, so we’ll take it ; )

Devin and I have been showered with love and support from family and friends. We’re experiencing the wonders of a meal train (thanks to our incredible friends Alisa & Michael!), a cloth diaper service (thanks to a whole bunch of people because that thing is not cheap!), and living with a full-time mamá y abuelita (thanks to my mom who is enduring the fall and getting ready for winter even though she hates the cold — side note: I just looked up and noticed she is wearing a Playa del Carmen t-shirt today, haha).

Living in a new city with a new baby and lots of new challenges is an adventure. I’m excited to try to write some of it down and to share it with people who love us.

All right, that’s all I have for now, but I’m not sure how to end this post. How about this? Let’s pretend “Closing Time” just started playing over the speaker system while the house lights slowly turn on. Oh no, here comes a dude with a broom. Bye!