Ben, Em, Diana, and Helen

Greetings from the Northwest!

Archives for December 2008

My 15th Week

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I discovered TV this week!  I really enjoyed watching part of “Ratatouille,” and the faces on some reality tv show until mom made me pay attention to her instead.  I have been smiling a lot, and have started to laugh a bit this week.  I’m also discovering new sounds and faces I can make.  I can purse my lips and point my tongue.  I also really like sitting in my little Bumbo chair.  Mom has been trying to make me play with a rattle for the past few weeks, but I only realized that I can put it in my mouth this week, and now I love it!  My “0-3 Month” clothes aren’t as baggy anymore, but some are getting to be too small to fit over my head.  Strangers always say how cute I am, so maybe that’s what makes my head so big.  I’m off to take a nap (since I can only stay awake for about an hour and a half at a time), but I’ll write more as I learn and discover new things.

We’re leaving, on a jet plane…

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The little house in Morenci has been empty for almost two weeks now – the movers came and packed up all of our things while we looked on nervously.  It was a stressful two days (in which we also sold both of our vehicles), and we were all relieved once it was over.  After leaving Morenci, we made a stop in Tucson for two nights to visit with friends and have two wonderful final meals (complete with champagne and fine wine). 

Emily and Diana hopped on a flight east, and only got delayed in the Chicago ice and snow for about eight hours.  Both were quite grumpy and tired when they finally got to Vermont, but have been enjoying a snowy week in Vermont since.  Emily has been stocking up on a few essential (and a few frivolous) baby items and visiting with her family and some old neighborhood friends.  Her friend Anne from St. Louis also was out for a visit which was a great treat. 

Ben has one last day of work in Morenci, and then starts 2009 fresh by heading to Vermont to meet up with Em and Diana.  Then we all head to Michigan for a visit with Ben’s family and friends.  We leave the country on January 10th (assuming all works out well with the visas), and are looking forward to a short stopover in Bali to decompress before heading on to our new home in Tembagapura, Indonesia.  We’re really looking forward to getting our new apartment set up (and hopefully having some of our things waiting there for us when we get there!).  Hope to hear from you/Skype with you all soon!