Guess who is 1 month old today?
Yep, our little Ruthie. She is gaining weight (5lbs 5oz a week ago), she slept 4 hours straight last night and she likes going to the beach. Today we went to church in Mendocino and after a soup lunch we walked down to the beach, found a great big log to rest against, lay down our blanket and cozied up in the sun for a couple hours. It was magnificent. Just what we needed. The sun was warm and the ocean breeze rejuvenating. Sundays are my only day off, so we try to make the most of them. This one was perfect.
My life has changed quite a lot in the last month. Today I took a moment to think about those changes and I wrote a short poem about it. Here it is...
How my life has changed.
By Greg "Dad" Klassen
Oh, how my life has changed.
I have a baby girl now. Before, I didn’t have one.
Sleep used to be sound. Now sleep has a sound.
I buy diapers now.
I now know soothers are one of God’s great gifts to mankind.
I don’t like snaps.
Bath time is now the most exciting part of my day.
I have a strong preference for Pampers over Huggies.
I now use the word “onesie” almost every day.
My baby girl is the sweetest thing in the world.
I’m so glad my life has changed.
The end.
Between going to the beach, changing diapers and writing poems - don't worry - I have been doing some woodworking.
After Ruthie was born I decided to make a small, manageable box - a break from the large cabinet that I had started on. Here are some pictures. It is made of teak and mendocino cypress and took me 8 1/2 days to make. I call it "Ruthie's Box."
Ruthie is soooooooooooo cute and changing so much. I wish I could be there! I love the poem and completely agree about soothers, I'm pretty sure Gibson does too.Here's Gibson: eb huuuuuuuuuuuuhj (after morning we go to nap).j hjbbjm (and it's no) u gu (Gibson had a bath with Ellie after morning) g2ibson buuvnnnnnnn ucducdidddddddddddd o (I love you so much
ReplyDeleteAnemone has the same soother, but it looks very different on her! I can't believe how big the soother looks in Ruthie's mouth! Congrats on the 4 hours of sleep. It is amazing what an extra hour or two of sleep can do.
ReplyDeleteRuthie is soooooooooooo cute and changing so much. I wish I could be there! I love the poem and completely agree about soothers, I'm pretty sure Gibson does too.Here's Gibson: eb huuuuuuuuuuuuhj (after morning we go to nap).j hjbbjm (and it's no) u gu (Gibson had a bath with Ellie after morning) g2ibson buuvnnnnnnn ucducdidddddddddddd o (I love you so much
ReplyDeleteHey there... so glad you are home. Love the poem. Greg i am just writing to let you know that Caleb and i are at the computer now and he just said baby and pointed at the pics of Ruthie. Baby is nothing new and then he looked at me and said " baby Ruthie". So he said your angles name and we have been trying to get him to say Hannan for weeks. Looks like all is well give barb a hug for me. Judi
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures and the poem. I'm glad you guys got to the beach and relaxed a little. One month already...wow!
ReplyDeleteThat soother is ridiculously huge! Sorry about the double on the other comment, not sure what happened there. Please keep the pictures coming, I love them. And you.
ReplyDeleteShe's changing a lot, but still so tiny! I don't know anything about soothers, but your poem was very cute. Oh, and I love the picture of you holding her. :-)
ReplyDeleteADORABLE pictures! Ok, when you say soother are you talking about a paci (pacifier)? Is that some sort of Canadian lingo? :) hehe.
ReplyDeleteI just have to say how much I love your first (top) pic. She really is a little peanut. She is so cute it makes me giggle. Love you lots.
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Hi it's me again, just checking for more pictures. I think about you 3 a lot.It was fun chatting with you the other night Greg. Good night (and good luck).
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