Il vient d'arriver!!!!!!!

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Pour vous annoncer la naissance de:

Hans Friedrich Keister

n
é
à 2:57 ce matin, le 18th juin

poids: 3005g

Tout le monde est en bonne santé; pour cela, on remercie Dieu de tout notre c
œur!

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Hey, it's me announcing it, so I had to do something a little different! Here's some info in English if you didn't quite get all that... ;-)

Announcing the birth of:

Hans Friedrich Keister

born at 2:57 this morning, June 18th

weight: 6lb10oz.

I just talked to the proud parents and everyone is doing very well. We are so thankful! Labor was 'only' about 5 hours long. (I laughed when Susan told me that. "ONLY?" 1 hour or 10, it still sounds horribly, painfully long!)

I wish I had a picture, but alas! You'll have to wait for that, after Grandma gets there later today, camera poised and ready. I hear he has a lot of hair, is pretty long (21in), and is adorable. :-)

Thank you so, so much for all your prayers.

From the happy aunt on behalf of Susan and her growing family,

Aunt Hannah :-D

EDIT: *Active* labor was only 5 hours :-).

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Lane and Sarah Keister on the birth of their third child! I can't wait to meet little Edmund, as well as all of the rest of them, in September :-). Lane explains their choice of names here. I just love the name Edmund :-).

When I marry, Lord willing, I'll have 13 nieces and nephews(!). Fun, fun :-).

Ready to Have a Baby?

I really appreciated Sherrin's post on readiness to have children. It struck a definite chord with me :-). I hope you enjoy!

Now off to pack to see Adrian for the weekend :-).

Thankful on Thursday - Take III

I'm enjoying this weekly opportunity to reflect on God's blessings. Thank you, Lydia, for creating and hosting this Thankful on Thursday series!

This week I have a list of miscellaneous items for thanks:

1. I'm thankful that I now have a bit of a break from teaching and tutoring, with Thanksgiving :). This means I get a little time to maybe catch up on alterations and to see out-of-town friends.

2. Speaking of out-of-town friends, I'm thankful to God that I live in an era of easy travel. Several of my close friends live out of state, so I'm thankful for the means and opportunity to visit them (and have them visit me). Modern transportation really is a wonderful gift!

3. I'm thankful for little babies to hold! My church is overflowing with babies right now, and I'm so thankful for the sweet mothers who let me hold their little ones. There are few things I enjoy more than cuddling a baby :). And anytime I want the chance to babysit, I have ready opportunity.

4. I'm thankful for seasons. God could have made a world with no seasons, but instead he created four distinct and beautiful seasons to enjoy. And because each one only comes around once a year, we can appreciate its beauty more! Right now I'm thankful for the beautiful autumn leaves.

What are you thankful for? Write a post, and let Lydia know!