Take your kid to work day...

Today was a fun day. Colleen drove out to work so that Sequoia could visit with me and some of her fans. It was a very pretty, sunny day and I enjoyed getting to introduce her to many of my friends and customers. A surprising number of people have been following her adventures on this blog. Colleen and I feel that this has been one of the most unexpected and wonderful developments to come out of the experience. So many people have reached out through the blog to share their stories with us; remembering their own children and in many cases, I think, getting to re-live the experiences that had been partially lost to the years. I know that this blog won't continue at the pace that it has started, but I love the fact that regardless of how fast these first days are flying by, Colleen, Sequoia and I will have a record of these first moments together.

Today Sequoia got to meet a few of my customers who had only been able to follow her on-line life until now. She met Tom Bowdle who, along with his wife Betty have been following along with the blog and sharing some insightful and fun stories with me regarding their own children. She also met Gates and Margy Richards who's early enthusiasm for this whole thing certainly helped me wrap my mind around the prospect of becoming a dad. They also introduced me to the "Happiest Baby on The Block" school of thought that was so successful when their grandson was born. That has been our secret weapon; the black magic of swaddling and sushing. We couldn't live without it. We helped to round out her cultural education by introducing her to some real life Canadians as well. Dennis and Mary are the kind of people who are full of practical and comfortable insights into the world. I have enjoyed getting their perspective on this parenthood gig and was glad that they got to meet Sequoia.
As with so many aspects of this adventure, it is the small and everyday events that really highlight the story.