In the first month of Ellie's life she met all of her Burch aunts and uncles (7), all of her Platter aunts and uncles (5 with one missionary through skype), all of her cousins (5), all of her grandparents (4), and one great grandma. They all came to visit before we made the trek from Utah to Ohio. Even though we spent that list month in Utah visiting I feel like we left without saying goodbye. We didn't know we'd be leaving quite so quickly until about two weeks after she was born and then it was a mad rush to get everything ready. On top of the short time frame I had gone back to working eight hours a day and was still recovering from a c section. I wish we could have sat down and visited with all of our ward friends. And that we could have taken Ellie in strolls through the neighborhood. (this idea was hampered by the fact that for 2 weeks straight it rained every evening.). But now we are on the other side of the country. I miss Provo, a place I thought I'd never live. I've told Peter we can retire in Provo since working as a dentist there doesn't make much sense. And who knows, maybe we will. He could teach a tooth carving class at the University.
I'm sure I will come to love Ohio. We are already liking our home and it gets better with every little project we complete. In 4 years I'll probably want to stay in Ohio, but writing the story of what comes next can wait.
