Thursday night is the only night of the week Sebastian has off from school and work these days, so my mother-in-law, Alexandra, has very kindly agreed to a standing evening of babysitting so we can have a date each Thursday. Having these few hours alone together, reliably each week, is so good for us -- good for having real conversations, for dreaming, for exploring, for connecting to the greater world of arts and culture that was so much a part of our lives before Pan. And this week, it was good for planning a special day coming up for that special little critter we are so lucky to call our baby.
I never thought I would get super into birthday bashes, as I feel the true and deeper celebration of the life can get sadly lost in the hullabaloo. But after the year that we have had together, this first year as a family, I feel as though we need some celebration. We need to honor every thing we've been through together, all of the changes, all of the growth -- not only Pan's, but ours as parents, too. And we need to share this celebration with the people who have been there right alongside us throughout it all.
So, there is party planning a-foot! We don't have too much time 'til the big day -- November 18. Its crazy to think how incredibly (and often painfully) slow time passed those first months of Pan's life -- and now it goes so so fast. Last night we worked on the invitations (well, Sebastian did. He's got something totally awesome in store for these, and I'll definitely share when they're finished) and talked through a special story we are creating for Pan, that will be made up into a cloth book.
Since I'm pretty sure the little guy thinks the computer is just an amusing and clicky thing to bang on, there isn't much worry about any "surprises" being ruined for him on here -- so, I'll try and share the projects we have in mind as they are made.
November just became one of my most favorite months of the year...
+Chelsea
