Sweet baby Sebastian

He has come! On wednesday the sweetest of babies was born into a ready world. At this very moment, as I write this, he is just almost 49 hours old, 49 hours in this world. How did we live before we met him? Sebastian Jude is an incredibly handsome little boy.

Here we are yesterday, on his second day in the world. He is more of a joy than we could have imagined, and tomorrow he will be baptized, and become the holiest little creature in the world. It's hard to think he isn't already!

I am a lucky auntie indeed.

These past few days have been hard, perhaps. The family took care of Kateri, and Teresa went through the pain of childbearing. But oh, goodness, how tiny these sacrifices are compared to the joy they brought! 

Kateri was a joy and a delight. She brought continuous laughter and excitement to our family. It was wonderful to take care of the little darling. 

And Teresa's pain was a greater joy, bringing in the most amazing, handsome little boy in the entire world. 

Thank you Jesus for your great mercies, for the beautiful marriage of Teresa and Pat and for their two precious children.