It takes a village

Or at least an awesome family. Ever since I got pregnant, I've referred to this as "our" baby. Yes, Matt's and mine. But also our family's. Not that we have any personal experience, but we're anticipating that raising a kid is going to be a pretty difficult task and we wanted our families on board and ready and waiting to help!

So, at our last doctor's appointment when we heard little Olivia may be joining us early (as in the end of this month!!) we called in the troops. The first assignment - laundry! My mom, sister and I set out washing more loads than I can count of baby clothes, blankets, burp cloths, and socks. So many socks!



Next on the "To Do" list was addressing all the birth announcements. Did you know you can get the envelopes delivered early and then when baby arrives you send in the picture + details to get the actual announcements printed? Genius! I knew immediately who to call for the addressing of the envelopes - sweet Aunt Nazreen, who just happens to write exactly like me! She addressed all the envelopes while I literally put my (incredibly swollen) feet up at her apartment and watched! So, when you get a picture of our little cutie in the mail in a few months, you'll know who addressed the announcement. (This may also the same person who wrote your thank you card from for our wedding by the way. A sister with the same handwriting is a priceless gift!)

This weekend is the final task of completing the nursery. We had to call in the big guns for that one - Mimi (my mom who finally picked her grandma name!) is coming over to help and we are very grateful and excited. Hope to post pics of the finished product soon.

We are very thankful for our little family village!