my week in objects mostly.

There are so many objects in the week after a baby arrives that feel monumental: the burp cloth that arrives at the right moment; the trio of ibuprofen handed over with a cup of cold water; the tiny slippers fetched from a drawer by a big sister; dinners from neighbors and chocolate bars from friends; flowers from sisters; bags of groceries from parents. But so many of these objects are things that I haven’t had a chance to photograph in these first ten days. As always, this is just a sampling of those things that made my week. Huge thanks for so many kind notes welcoming Silas. More soon.

five little things that made my week.

1. this basket.

{and this makeshift diaper changing station. making do in a tiny apartment…}

2. these tiny overalls.

{hand-knit for a tiny guy.}

3. these oatmeal cookies.

{which surely count as health food.}

4. this stack of blankets.

{and a closet rearranged to accommodate stacks of cloth diapers.}

5. this wall of things.

{for getting all hung up just before our little arrival.}

other things:

by their fruits.

“a rare opportunity to devote no thought whatsoever to what men might, or might not, decide to do.”

not the final word.

leave wishes for the future.

my america. (pay what you wish at the whitney today.)