Susan to Dr. Scott 1:00 p.m. He says she grinds her teeth and may need them built up to make room for her permanent teeth in another year...

Peter weighed 13#2oz. 23-1/2" long

Peter is becoming more wakeful and alert. Through the nights, though, he nurses every hour & not completely--but this doesn't seem to create colic.

David's first soccer game.

Susan 48#, 45" Peter 11#12oz.--gained 1#1ooz.?!!
Goldie London's garage sale ($34.25)

Peter slept a great deal; mailed in his birth certificate. Cal to lunch in Rogers, M. kept kids & I took Peter shopping.

2 a.m.--bedtime: Peter nursed 10x in 20 hours!

Jeff & Susan Chewning brought supper for us.

Peter's cord fell off. I spent a great deal of the day in bed since I began new bleeding last night. Took Susan to Pizza Hut for lunch date. Dinner at M's. Cal spend day "off" reading Clancy novel.

Peter's PKU at hospital. Circumcision by Dr. Knight at Dr. Bledsoe's office--2 p.m. Signed David up for soccer. M. made lunch & dinner for us.

Announcements re: EPMB's birth sent:
Payne, Sevier, Schultz, Botts, GPC, Bryant, Fultz, Gillan, Hara, Holmlund, Huff, Kirk, Neely, Grimstead, Michelic, Kling, Jett, Moberly, Roche, Wenger, Sanden, Schlossberg, Sheffer, Sluhan, Sparks, Vajda, Veryser, Wallace, Pompea, Doctors A & B, Friesen, Belz

Finally got lots of sleep this morning. Woke for breakfast with Cal & David then napped most the morning with Peter. It feels wonderful! I love feeding you from my breast, little one. Thank God for hormones which channel our emotions! Apparently no jaundice coming--Thank you, God! Sleeps and eats constantly.

Paul & Denise [Sagan] visit & we have communion together while David plays with Joy & Anna outside. Donna Fuller brings delicious supper & gifts from Lennie B. Knight. Milk arrives by bedtime. Peter wakes only at one & five for nursing.

Took Peter to Dr. Morgan at 10:30 a.m. Weighed & measured same; & testicle had dropped by then into scrotum. Went to M's to introduce Peter to children. Becky's face showed instant understanding & wonder. Cal helped each child to hold Peter. Then had lunch. Brought David home with us to help out, and what a helper he is!

ELBRIDGE PETER MELVIN BEISNER arr 8:34 p.m.!

Awoke at 3, 4, & 5 with contractions. Called Nancy at 6 a.m. Nancy & Anna Knight arrived at 10 a.m. 4 cm. by 4 p.m. Lennie B [Knight] and Janessa [assistant midwife] arrived around 5 pm. Transition began soon after. 4 or 5 pushes. 10# 2 oz. 22" long. 14-1/2" head circum. 14" chest. Midwives left after 11 p.m. I experience only a dull & tired happiness.

Susan's birthday. Made her cake a.m. while kids watched backhoe digging trenches for electrical lines & new water lines. Sandy [Fultz] stopped in. Dinner at M's & from 5-7:30 I had contractions & lots of anxiety. Left the children at M's & Cal went back with their pajamas. We straightened house & went to bed.

Stayed home all alone to sleep. Went to M's for lunch. We stayed there while Cal went to church for elder's meeting. Had 20 minutes of contractions mid-afternoon. We stayed for supper of frozen pizzas at M's after Cal's return. I am so heavy with baby!

Dr. Addington's predicted due date--came and went with no sign of labor. A difficult day emotionally--we shouldn't have due dates perhaps for the disappointment that follows when nothing happens. Invited M for dinner. She took Susan & Kilby h ome for overnight.

She washes dishes very well now, standing on the round, green ottoman. Susan is nearly 5 years old now. Today she and Kilby are at Nonnie's house. They played there yesterday & spent the night. We'll go there for dinner & bring them back home after. Susan continues to have an especially close relationship to Nonnie. Susan is a serious student & already can read nearly as well as David and with far more expression when reading aloud. How it warmed me to see her reading to little Becky (16 months old) the other day in the recliner. She will sit and compose letters to people, staying at it until she's finished. David's learned to play chess & now she works hard at it. She hasn't got the graphic & logical facilities that David has but a lot more perseverance and she's determined to learn. So she's been hounding me each day for the past two weeks to play chess with her. (I think we shall grow into quite a chess-playing family; as I practice with the kids I'm improving, too!)

Lord, please give me love, affection, and understanding for this beautiful little girl.