It takes a village: one month gratitude list

Our son is one month old today and we have been surrounded by a cocoon of love and support.  The threads of that cocoon are our friends, family, and neighbors.  This is an imperfect gratitude list (in somewhat chronological order), but we would be remiss if we failed to communicate our gratitude, humility, and thanks to all of you for kindnesses we have received in only the last month.  Thank you.  We love you.

Margot and Hadley
- banana bread in the hospital
- keeping Chloe (dog)
- grooming Chloe
- stoping by with Chloe for a visit when Susan was too weak to walk
- smoothie
- mowing the lawn at our new house
- mowing the lawn at our old house

Liza
- visiting Susan at the hospital allowing Adam to have a birthday drink with friends
- stopping by the recovery room on your lunch break
- cookies
- soup

Eleanor
- cinnamon rolls and a sausage, egg, cheese biscuit

Alice and Jim
- birthday cake!
- grocery store run
- staying with us
- keeping Chloe
- garden goodies
- hemming a shower curtain

Cramer
- lettuce
- humor
- visiting

Lisa Reed
- lactation consulting
- baby swing
- breast pump
- nursing supplies

Carriedelle
- burgers, buns, tomatoes, orzo, chocolate
- roses
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Emi and Walsh
- salmon, sweet potatoes, compote, kale, rice
- more iPlay baby clothes and supplies than we could have imagined

Mom and Juergen
- baby monitor
- pretzels!
- visiting
- Netflix subscription
- azalea
- baby book

Genevieve
- whole milk
- handmade baby sweater
- food

LCDS
- baby bib

Michael and Janna
- peanut butter balls
- milk cooler

Jen Watkins
- babysitting

Ryan Watkins
- whiskey

Katie Lillethun
- clothes
- wonderful meal
- setting up the meal train
- baby seat connection

Juliana Olup
- dinner

Ben and Juliana
- dinner
- Merlefest onsie

Matt and Emily
- tommy tippie stuff
- AT hiker onsie

Bonnie Scyphers
- babysitting
- books

Alison and Robin Ray
- books

Lucille Wenger
- books

​Michael and Kate Rasche
- German food!

Dad and Laura
- handmade baby blanket
- more pretzels!
- picking up Chloe in VA

Kate and Daniel
- keeping Chloe

Christine and Mike McDonald
- meal
- breast milk supplies
- pump
- encouragement

Carson and Nate Ruffrage
- meal
- visit

Matt and Maggie
- tie-dye onsie
- dinner

Anna and Chad
- clothing
- visit

Talia, Lauren Lastinger, Jan Esker, Anna
- encouragement during during the first week (of breast feeding)

Liz and Nick
- baby soccer ball!

Aunt Jean and Nancy
- baby bath supplies

Autumn and Bart
- meal

Mac and Marcy
- Target gift card

Dora Dewell
- book

Helen and Vivian Wampler (age 106)
- baby clothes

Margot's parents
- baby clothes

Hadley's parents
- baby clothes

Craigslist lady
- great deal on Britax stroller and car seat

Jamie Holbrook and Drew Austell
- meeting Adam on his birthday

Bob Dylan Pandora Station
- 'nuff said

Fox​
- for creating the very important series Prisonbreak