First Day Home

Here is another page for MacKenzie's album. I really wanted to journal the memory of how we brought her home, and some of our thoughts. I used my Cricut with the Home Accents cartridge for the title, and the snowflakes. The snowflakes are just white glittery paper from Just Scrap It. I also used some Frosted Lace Stickles to enhance the twigs around the edges of the paper to give it a more wintery feeling.

I remember the first day we brought MacKenzie home from the hospital. The journaling reads:

We will never forget the day we brought you home. On January 27/28, 2004 was one of the coldest days of the year. We came home in the late evening and the temperature was -50 with the wind chill. Our little car wouldn’t warm up enough to take you home, so your Grandma Marg borrowed us her car. Your Grandma and Grandpa Sherstobitoff met us at our apartment for your arrival.

We were so nervous about the cold weather that we covered you in several blankets. Then we were nervous that we put on too many and you wouldn’t be able to breathe. We drove home so slowly and carefully because of the cold and the slippery roads. It was so cold in our apartment that our neighbors lent us their space heaters to get it warmed up for you.

After we got you uncovered and we got settled. We both kind of looked at each other and asked “Now what?” We had no clue what life with a baby would be like exactly. And so begins our journey of learning and growing together.