Now this is how to relax. A nice bike ride and some cuddle time with

my son. Simon is 5 days old and getting stronger and more alert each

day. This is such a cool experience.

This beautiful little boy is named Simon Daniel Bendt. And he was born

Tuesday night at 6pm. He is going to change my life forever. I can’t

wait!

Becca was showing signs of preeclampsia and the doctor wanted to have

her deliver early. Our baby has been around for 37 weeks of pregnancy.

And now 48 hours out where we can hold him.

Becca is doing much better, but is in pain from the c section. She is

having trouble walking. We have so much to learn. I love holding him

and watching him sleep.

A little surprising. But here we are. Time to have a baby. C section

should be happening in a few minutes.

Becca and Baby are doing fine. Just some things lead the doctor to do

the operation today.

We are counting the days anxiously awaiting the arrival of our son.

This is such an exciting moment. It’s frightening to realize how much

things are going to change soon. But we are so eager to hold him in

our arms and see him.

Becca has been feeling pretty ill lately. She is pretty uncomfortable.

And she’s just pretty too.

I wonder how this will change us. I know I will receive strength from

God to get through the hardest times.

*This was us smiling brightly right before we went into the maze. We were

at a cool pumpkin patch down in Canyon City. *

*Someone ended up getting us lost. It was Tim. But to be fair, Becca did

make him recite all the states and capitals in geographic order from west

to east… to ruin his sense if direction. *

Tim

My new steed is finally ready. Now if only I has some light outside.

*Saw this during a long walk between buildings at work today. I love

Colorado. *

The sudden change to colder weather today isn’t so bad. It means I get

to wear wool. I love my new merino wool shirt and hat.

The down side is that my bike riding is going to be severely limited

very soon. I’ve been anxious to buy a bike and ride the trail to work

for months now. It’s frustrating that I have had to put it off for so

long. Hopefully the usual Colorado Spring winter will be in effect

where I can still ride on above freezing days a couple times a week.

Becca is very happy with the pumpkin spice syrup I made today. I Got all the ingredients to make decaf pumpkin spice lattes until we burst.

Fun date night activity. We made mozarella. Delicious with thyme and oregano.