our village.

they say it takes a village to raise a child. i agree and would like to add a second piece to that: it takes a village to keep that child's parents alive.Mister Man and i would not be doing as well as we are at this parenting thing were it not for the immense amount of help and support we received from our family and friends since amelia was born. you might think i'm exaggerating when i say this, but i truly believe that our quality of life would have suffered if it weren't for them. we would be more sleep-deprived, our house would be a mess, and our marriage would have struggled.instead, because of all the wonderful people in our lives, we were able to stay (fairly) well-rested in the first few weeks. we were fed and had errands run for us and were just generally loved on as much as possible. this let us stay ahead of the curve and be the best parents and spouses we can be. there are no words for how grateful we are to our village for taking care of us the last two months. i would have said this sooner, but only just now feel like we've made it to the other side of the newborn days. THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING CARE OF US!it goes without saying that our biggest supporters have been our parents, the new grandparents. my mom came and stayed with us for a week after amelia was born and helped keep the house running, my dad and my in-laws have provided lots of time for our naps while they hold the little one, and i can't count the number of meals that they've fed us. there is nothing that we can give to repay the help we received from them. but we wanted to say thank you somehow.

ignore the wubbanub, this is our life now.

as small as it seems, i decided that a card with photos of amelia on it would be a good way to say it. in comes treat, a custom greeting card website by shutterfly. i was able to find two adorable thank you cards that i could add photos of amelia to, and send directly to the grandparents if i wanted. i opted to have the cards sent to me first so i could see them in person (not that i'm type-a or anything).[gallery type="rectangular" ids="3355,3356"] [gallery type="rectangular" ids="3357,3358,3359,3360"]i love how they turned out, and so did the grandparents. if you have anything to say thank you for, or really any reason to send a card, think about using treat. it's as easy and as inexpensive as getting a card at a store (maybe more so) and definitely more personal. now that going to target is kind of a production, i have a feeling this may become my go-to for greeting cards...

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