Our first week "alone", except not so much...

Hi, all! It's getting increasingly difficult to do these blogs in a timely fashion. Sorry! All I can say is, between baby and trying to at least make a show of going back to work, finding time to sit down in front of the computer is getting more and more challenging. But here's the scoop on the week just past: Sadly, Po Po and Gung Gung, after a long and much appreciated visit, finally had to head home to Albany. The gods ALMOST conspired to keep them here by dumping about 20 inches of snow on upstate New York in a freak late winter storm, but those Albanians are just too darn resilient, and had resumed normal operations by Saturday. Before they left, we did have a nice outing together, having lunch at the same resort where we had our wedding reception (otherwise known as "the scene of the crime"), but even bribes of food proved insufficient to make them stay. Wah!

So, then we were all alone, except all our friends have rallied to make us feel not so lonely. Matt and Amy brought us dinner again that evening. We met up with Michelle & Charlie and their little ones for breakfast the next day. That evening, Bill, Erica, and their huge baby Mitchell brought us a spaghetti feast. On Thursday, Marcus' HP colleagues threw them a shower (with Lily being quite dwarfed by her cake!). On Friday, Mike and Jenn came over for dinner and Mike FINALLY held Lily (note Lily's clear expression of surprise)...we don't know what the problem was, he's a natural! She loved it! Today, Ron and Lisa visited us with yet another giant baby (Clara this time), and Emily stopped by later on in the afternoon. So many friends! So much loving!!

But most importantly of all, there is family. We went up to Cerritos to stay a couple days with Nono and Nana, and now, Tata Cathy is visiting. I'll close this entry for now, because this is getting a bit long and I want to give those happy events the proper attention. :-) More hopefully soon!!

Love,

Marcus, Pinky and Lily

P.S. One last thing: in anticipation of Tata Cathy's visit, we gave Lily an admittely overdue bath, and used a special blanket made by Auntie Leslie to cuddle her up afterward. Ain't she cute?