The Book of Me - Week #2

I am participating in Julie Goucher's activity:

"The Book of Me, Written by You."

Week #2 - Your Birth

Do you have any baby photos?

Where were you born?

Who was present at your birth?

Dimensions?

What day was it? Time?

Did you have hair? Eye colour

Are you a twin?

All of my birth information is packed away either in my closet or at my mother's, so I can't be very exact right now. Here's what I can recall. 

I was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, at Our Savior's Hospital at around 7:30 in the evening, apparently during a thunderstorm (that part always makes me giggle a bit). I weighed 8 pounds and some-odd ounces and had a head full of hair and big brown eyes. I was quite roly-poly as I remember from looking at my baby photos. 

The thing that stands out about my birth was not so much the event itself, but what happened once I got here, according to what my paternal grandmother always told me. 

My father was still in college when I was born, and as an English major, he was taking his share of writing courses. I don't know the name of the class or the specific assignment, but the timing was such that he wrote an essay - about me. Me, the first time he held me, the amazement he felt at my arrival and my being, the feelings he had about how scared he was that I might break if he didn't hold me just the right way. All of his emotions apparently came flooding out in this paper he wrote for a class. 

Oh. He got an A+. 

The Book of Me - Prompt #1: Who Am I?

Often when we research our ancestors, we forget to preserve our own memories. Some Geneabloggers are trying a new writing prompt series from Julie Boucher at her Anglers Rest blog entitled "The Book of Me, Written by You", about how you view "you", or in this case, how I view me. 

• I am Kellie, not spelled with a "y".
• I am a mother, a daughter, a sister, a cousin.
• I am a wife, and I'm happy about that. 
• I love my cat, Chloe.
• I have the most awesome daughter on the face of the planet. 
• I'm not biased. 
• I love history, and particularly appreciate living in the midst of it.
• I love genealogy to the point of obsession. 
• I consider myself to be a professional, but I will never stop learning.
• I enjoy helping others. 
• I am strong-willed and determined (never stubborn *wink*)
• I am a good friend to have around. 
• I can be a perfectionist about some things, and a total mess about others. 
• I take naps, and I have no guilt about that.
• I love football and hockey. 
• I go crazy over flowers, vintage jewelry, and old "girlie" things. I don't know why.
• I refuse to let a day pass without at least one giggle, and preferably, a belly-laugh or two. 
• I love music. It soothes my soul.
• I live with MS. I don't let it define me, but it does change my routine at times (see naps, above). 
• I am a softie and will cry at any movie or show that is the least bit heartwarming. 
• I am thankful for every single day.
• Really, about that bias thing...(see daughter, above)
• This "exercise" was a bit more difficult for me to write than I anticipated. 

You don't have to be a blogger to do this little activity, and I must admit, it was interesting. Give it a try!!