Images of a Norah

Norah has made lots of friends and is very cute! She also has green poop, but I don't have any photos of that so here are some photos of Norah and her new friends...

Norah had her first reiki session with Julia, who has been giving her lots of reiki love since the day we found out she was coming.
Ellyn and Aaron stopped by the hospital to drop off some sweet treats from Sweet Life and catch a glimpse of our sweet treat.


Lindsey and Andre stopped by to check out Norah's ginger-vitis levels. Lets just say he didn't plan on holding Norah before he got there.

Dr. QB, "I guess you can be a parent, if you give me one of them cigars."


Here are some fans waiting to see Norah: Catherine, Sean, Kelsey, Bill and EFG is somewhere


Thanks Tagen and Noah, they brought us a care package with chocolate, grapes, cookies, dog toys, cheese and fresh baked bread still warm from their oven! If anyone else brings over that kinda stuff, they will get their picture taken with Norah and get in the next blog. Here we are, the family unit hitting the streets for the first time our first walk to the Hideaway Bakery. Sarah was walking strong while I (greg) got to "Bjorn" Norah there. Thanks for lunch Martha!Norah was a big hit at the bakery.  The lady who shot this (and about 15 others photos) was very excited for us. 

It's always nap time with Norah.

Norah Rose Meyer

Introducing Miss Norah Rose!
Here are some highlights of her first days that include her fabled red hair!
She is just a dream! Practically perfect in every way!

It's a Girl!

Hello bloggers, this is Greg, aka daddy, with his first attempt at blogging.  Drum roll please......... It's a chick!!  8:13 am, via c section, 6# 15 oz.  Cute!  Mom is good (and stoned on morphine) that's why I'm blogging.  We got nice chocolate and flowers from grandma and gimpa.  I was recently informed that baby had a "really nice" wet diaper.  That's right the nurse changed it!  However I did change one, so take it easy, MOM.  I've got a big box of cigars so I'll be labeling them and sending out in order of nicest baby gifts.  Only kidding!  We look forward to talking to y'all.  We're also working on names.  Anywho, I'll attach some photos here and then I get to hold the baby!  The photos are in order of appearance our friend and former roommate katie, next is our friend and my former coworker Magda, then yours truly and mommy sarah, last but not least is the first time grandma Martha

A Good Day to be Born

New Year's eve is like every other night; there is no pause in the march of the universe, no breathless moment of silence among created things that the passage of another twelve months may be noted; and yet no man has quite the same thoughts this evening that come with the coming of darkness on other nights. 
-Hamilton Wright Mabie

Down the Rabbit Hole

Today I have been feeling like Alice peering down the rabbit hole, with no way to imagine the world waiting for her on the other side.  Tomorrow Greg and I will jump right in and end up in a Wonderland of our own.  There is something truly surreal about knowing the date and time when your world is going to be launched into a whole new realm.  It's like traveling to a foreign country for the first time.  You can read all the books, pack everything perfectly, talk to people who have been there, but really there is nothing to prepare you for the experiences that await you.  You just go in with an open mind and a positive attitude and enjoy the ride!  

Okay, enough with the metaphors!  Greg and I are enjoying our last day before we take the big leap.  We slept in and started the day off with a trip to our favorite bakery and took a nice walk downtown.  The car is clean, the house is clean, the car seat is ready to rock, the bags are packed and we are just milking the remaining hours.

We are so excited to share all the details of our little one's arrival with you tomorrow.  In the mean time we appreciate the company as we all revel in anticipation of what is to come!

Merry Christmas!

Warm holiday wishes to all of you far off folk!
Greg and I enjoyed a mellow morning of gourmet pancakes and some simple stocking suffers.  Greg, sporting some Wisconsin pride (thanks Mike for that gem!), was pretty excited to open some baby goodies from Sean and Kelsey...as you can see.  The afternoon brought a trip to the disc golf course followed by a fabulous food filled evening.
Greg and I got cozy in the kitchen and prepared my dear friend Tarrah's amazing recipe for a Curried Vegetable Pie for dinner and Gingerbread for desert. We spent the rest of the evening in a heated game of sheepshead with some fellow Midwestern transplants, Sean, Kelsey and Scott. Greg, of course, came out on top and is now going to try to continue his winning streak in a late night game of poker.  It was a great holiday and while we weren't sad to miss the twelve degree weather in Wisconsin, we sure did miss all the warm family gatherings.  

A Christmas Poem

My Ai Chi instructor, Patty, shared this poem with me.
It captures the story of Christmas, which is really a story of birth, just beautifully.
Enjoy!

THE NATIVITY

No man reaches where the moon touches a woman.
Even the moon leaves her when she opens
Deeper into the ripple in her womb
That encircles dark to become flesh and bone.

Someone is coming ashore inside her.
A face deciphers itself from water
And she curves around the gathering wave,
Opening to offer the life it craves.

In a corner stall of pilgrim strangers,
She falls and heaves, holding a tide of tears.
A red wire of pain feeds through every vein
Until night unweaves and the child reaches dawn.

Outside each other now, she sees him first
Flesh of her flesh, her dreamt son safe on earth.

John O”Donahue