2023 was a big year for us as we embarked on the adventure of parenthood. While Elsa was pregnant, we learned everything we could about how our little person was developing. We did so much to prepare for bringing a baby into our lives.

Our baby boy decided he was ready to make an entrance on May 13th, a Saturday morning. We all got a good night's sleep and then were riding high on excitement. We had a great support team to help us feel prepared for this moment.

Here he is, baby Rowan! Born in the year of the Rabbit, he is meant to be calm, peaceful, and thoughtful. We never expected that one day we would have a baby born in Stockholm, Sweden.

Swedish summer is bright and warm, a lovely time to be home discovering how to manage a newborn. We're really grateful for the sweet and generous things that people have done for us especially in those hectic early days.

He was so tiny! We had fun styling him for outings. He got to take long walks by the water and all through the town. We love those tiny socks!

We took advantage of the summertime sun, and wore matching bucket hats while out and about (probably getting ice cream.)

There's an Enzo Mari design for a black-and-white mobile which we made for Rowan's crib. He gets mesmerized by the contrast, shapes, and movement.

At the kitchen table he can observe all the exciting things getting poured and mixed and cooked. He loves to get involved and doesn't want to miss a thing.

He's been getting a taste for mushy foods and likes to put bits of food all over everything, but here's a picture of him smiling before the chaos.

And now it's wintertime in Stockholm. The stroller wheels sometimes get locked up by icy snow, so a sled is the preferred way of getting around.