Sorry for the radio silence. Between work, spring co-ed soccer, and crafting new portfolio pieces for this site, my family and I have been prepping for the birth of my beautiful twin sister’s baby - a big deal as she will be the first granddaughter in our family and the first Piazza great-grandchild for my grandparents. My Nano told us last year that his remaining wish in life would be to live long enough to see his great-grandchildren, and thanks to Sarah and Griffin, he will get to see his great-granddaughter.
Baby Shower invite designed by yours truly.
It’s been an eventful past few months. Last October when my mom and I visited Sarah and Griff at their new home on Johns Island in South Carolina, she surprised us with the news. We threw her a baby shower last month at our dear neighbor’s house and I designed the invitations, a joy for an illustrator. Then this past Tuesday at midnight, Emory Anne Barth was born seven pounds, four ounces in a room full of love on Mount Pleasant. I still can’t believe she’s here. On the night of her birth, I stumbled upon John 16:21 before I fell asleep, although I believe that was God’s way of telling me baby girl was coming.
My mind can’t fully process Emory’s arrival. It won’t hit me until I’m holding her in my arms in a few weeks, but my family and I are just so grateful for her spring arrival. In these precious moments that make up the minutes of our existence, I think about how it is such a blessing for each and every one of us to have life. We’re not perfect and there’s hardships and struggles and needing to make ends meet. It’s not easy to live a life, but I think about little Emory being brought into this world and suddenly I’m a little girl again, experiencing everything for the first time. That curiosity is still there for me. There’s so much I haven’t yet seen or felt or achieved and I’m reminded of how amazing life is.
Dear Emory, I can’t wait for you to experience all that life has to offer. Grow big, little niece. I love you already.