July 10, 1844- Edward Waldo is born

Although I have lost a piece of land, I seem to gain another one and could not be happier. A boy was granted to me today. What a great day! that Edward Waldo would be granted to me! The sun is shinning, the sky is clear and blue, and the birds are singing melodies. Before a butterfly can flourish, and becomes a beautiful creature, it starts as a ordinary caterpillar. I hold this new bundle of joy, this caterpillar in my arms. I hope and pray that I can prepare and raise it well, so it may flourish and develop into a stronger, bigger, beautiful butterfly, ready to spread his wings and fly away into the world.
I am so proud of my other kids and where they are flourishing. Ellen is now five years of age, and Edith is two, almost three years of age. Ellen has begun to branch out like a beautiful tree, and slowly in time she says goodbye to her childish things, fairy princesses and folk tales and begins to grasp onto maturity and new ideas. She has become quite the little helper around the home, the same way, lady bugs help plants grow by eating aphids. Edith is a bundle of energy, running from corner to corner of the house like a little squirrel scurrying through the forest. I pray that I may raise, and tend my fields to the fullest possible potential.