Eddie and our dog Sam are with me in New Orleans. We have settled into a nice routine and rhythm here; we feel very much at home.
The highlight of our day is getting to hold and cuddle baby Henry. We could stare at him and feel his little body in our arms for hours. He’s very precious, and he smells really good, too.
We’ve been doing a lot of other things while here, though. The main ways we’re helping are related to food, laundry and household chores.
Cooking for our organic/vegetarian children has drawn us to preparing dinners like:
Bulgur veggie burgers with lime mayonnaise
Penne pasta with cherry tomatoes, feta and pesto sauce
Acorn squash stuffed with wild long grain rice
Rice pilaf with ginger glazed tofu and sesame seeds
Pasta shells with halibut and oven-roasted ratatouille
With desserts like:
Cinnamon cookies
Date bars
Iced sugar cookies
We’ve repaired the freezer and the front gate. We've mowed the grass and shopped for cloth diapers. We’ve washed a lot of dishes and done mounds of laundry and gone food shopping. (Whole Foods has become part of our daily regimen.)
It feels really good to be pitching in.
Abbie took exquisite care of herself while she was pregnant. She had a totally natural childbirth. She and Sam are committed to raising Henry in an eco-friendly, thoughtful, healthy and loving way. There is lots of music and reading already in his young life. The whole experience of being with them as they embark upon this journey has been very inspiring to Eddie and me. Henry won't remember this time, but we always will.
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