December 27, 2013

Benjamin Harvey Thiessen

8lb, 8oz

21.5 inches long

Born at 8:47am

Attended by my mom and Derek

Nine months, to the day, from the death of Plain Ol' Grammy.

December 23, 2013

December 27, 2013

 

The benefit of having a temperamental child is that sometimes their temperament is sweet

Last night after brushing his teeth Luke disappeared.  Naturally I assumed my three-year-old had gotten distracted and wandered off to play race cars, or snag a plate of cookies, or sneak outside with a flashlight to look for owls, or gone to lay a trap for the next person to walk down the hallway.  After looking in every other room in the house I finally looked in his and Seamus's shared room.  He was laying there in his bed, and when I opened the door he sat up and held his arms out to me.  What a sweet hug he gave me!  Grammy had been alerted to his absence and came in behind me.
While she squeezed him she said, "What a big boy you are, putting yourself to bed!"
"Oh, yeah," Luke sleepily droned.
"Well, that worked out pretty good for you, didn't it?" asked Grammy.
"No, not really.  I couldn't put myself to bed very well.  My foot was sticking out." 

Fill-Um

I have challenged myself to use my film camera, and though I have finished nearly three rolls of film in two weeks, I haven't had it developed yet so there's nothing to show you!  I have about nine rolls of black and white film sitting in my camera bag that are way past their expiration date, hence the challenge.  There's also the simple joy in the anticipation of getting the film developed.  And the surprises when you see photos you forgot you took!  When I have them developed I will have so much to share with you, but for now you will have to share the anticipation with me (and you may just get a little more writing with a few less photos).

Happy birthday to my Mom, yesterday. I wish I lived close enough to give you a hug on your birthday.  I guess I'll have to settle for hearing your voice, and you'll have to settle for a goofy, out of sync version of "Happy Birthday to You" over the phone.  Love you so much.