Welcoming our now four-week-old newborn into the world has been the most beautiful and transformative experience. It is fulfilling and wonderful… and it takes so much more than just the two of us. It truly takes a village, as the saying goes.

As parents, we are doing our part, caring for this tiny, vulnerable being day and night. But we are constantly reminded that we are not doing this alone. From the very beginning of the pregnancy, we have been carried by community.

Most of what we needed for the baby in those early days came through our registry. Gifts chosen with care and generosity. Each item feels like a small blessing, a tangible expression of love.