Robin!

This is Robin and Noah. Steven, Noah and I first met Robin when we wearily straggled into our first "New Parent Connection" (a cooperative effort between Mercy Hospital and the ECFE program of Anoka-Hennepin School District) session at Mercy when Noah was 5 weeks old. What a lifesaver she was! Noah and I faithfully went every week to her Thursday afternoon group, to receive support and meet with other new parents. Steven would join us as able during his work day. Sadly, Noah and I just graduated from the group last week, as it mainly focuses on birth through 4 months. We will be frequent visitors in the future, however. And since there was a great bunch of moms and babies who all graduated just recently, we've continued meeting at our homes on a weekly basis.

Robin was also our "You and Me Baby" class instructor. She's not only a phenomenal support group facilitator, but also an excellent child development specialist/educator.