I finally meet Caleb!

I went to Ohio last week to be with the Camerons and to finally meet baby Caleb. I arrived on Friday night . . .and fell in love with this beautiful baby boy. It was Brian and Michelle's spring break, so they had also come to help, so we were all there together through Sunday. It was wonderful to get to see them and Gabbi, too. They were such a big help to Blake and Shonna: cleaning, cooking, encouraging, feeding, diapering, etc. With a preemie, the routine is much more involved, and Michelle had learned the ropes and taught me. It was a great tag team. Shonna and Blake are on a Crazy schedule. They are amazing. They handle it all with such patience and grace. What amazing people. I thought Michelle expressed how I felt so well. When I told her what a huge help she was and how impressed I was, her response was, "It was so nice to be able to DO something to help instead of just praying SOMEONE would DO something to help." Well said. I got some great pictures of my week+ there, but there are some other snapshots in my mind that are even better: Mind Photo #1: Watching Michelle help Blake change and dress baby Caleb. It's always a challenge to change and dress a newborn, but with Caleb's sensitive skin, triple that. Michelle had learned the process and it was just such a sweet experience to watch them work together. Tears sprang to my eyes. Mind Photo #2: Watching Blake comfort Shonna after a particularly trying few hours. Mind Photo #3: (I have real photos that kind of captured this, too) Shonna's delight at getting out with the baby on a walk in the fresh air. It did us all a lot of good. Mind Photo #4: Watching Blake and Shonna care for and love that precious baby. What a sweet family. I so enjoyed my week with this precious family. PS If you haven't seen Shonna's fabulous new haircut- check out her blog! So cute!!!