We had a week full of visitors this week, but not exactly by design. We went to French Toast for breakfast with our friends Dale and Emily, but Kyler was not super excited about being there, mostly because he was feeling too warm. My back started to hurt a lot that day as well, so Ryan needed to do all of the lifting with Kyler for the rest of the weekend. Kyler was super good for Daddy, but he did miss being held by Mom--and I missed it too! When Monday came and I tried to take care of Kyler on my own, I couldn't lift him without help, so Ryan had to come home every 2-3 hours to help with diapering and feeding. I sent out an email for help, and we ended up having loads of people respond with either help or prayers. Great Aunt Dawn came on Monday afternoon when she unexpectedly had an afternoon off, which allowed Ryan to get some work done. Aunt Ginger came for the day on Tuesday and had a great time snuggling with Kyler and bringing some clothes from his cousins Parker and Chase for when he gets older. Nancy (the wife of one of Ryan's biology colleagues) came by on Wednesday and had fun "practicing" being a grandma. Thursday brought Great Grandma Linda and a nice morning of catching up and spending time together.
Ryan was going to stay home on Friday because it was Olivet's winter break, but Papa Bebej offered to stay for the day after dropping off Grammy at the airport. He had a great time spending time with his grandson while Ryan got caught up on all the work he needed to get done. We were so thankful for all of the help that we got, and we felt blessed with all of the love that was lavished on Kyler when Mommy could not carry him.
Hanging out with Daddy on the couch
Watching the Superbowl with his first football...but the pink chair does seem to take away from the manliness
Ryan cannot wait to share one of his favorite greasy spoons with his son.
One of our great helpers--thanks so much, Aunt Ginger!
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