Dear family, friends, and followers of The Lucky Ones,
Exciting news on the home front–Robert and I have welcomed a new branch to our family tree! Thomas Wyatt Farinholt (“Wyatt”) arrived on November 23rd, just over three weeks early (in true Kurc fashion, he’s already on his own schedule–determined to take fate into his own hands!).
The past nine days have been the most exhilarating and exhausting of our lives–every second filled with a delirious sense of love and gratitude. As we adjust to our new household of three, I’m reminded that our family’s story is an evolving one–one without a beginning or an end, and one that (I hope) will be told for generations to come.
Baby Wyatt, born November 23, 2011
Coincidentally, the morning before Wyatt’s arrival, I received a translation of a document hand-written in Russian from the Registrar in Radom, Poland. It’s dated November 24th, 1907 and signed by my great-grandfather, Schlomo. The document, it turns out, is a birth certificate for Schlomo and Nechuma’s first-born son, Genek. I wonder now whether the certificate was a harbinger of what was soon to come??
Genek’s birth certificate, found in the archives of the Registry Office in the city of Radom
I’ll be posting a bit less frequently for the next few weeks as we get settled, but I look forward to picking up where I left off as soon as I’ve got a bit more time (and sleep!) on my hands. In the meantime, welcome, Wyatt, to the family–I’m counting down the days until I can share with you the story of The Lucky Ones.
