"My Life Journal"....Diana Lewis her story continues.

In reading some of these letters from Diana's great aunt, grandfather and father you can't help but hear the love and strength in their words. There was a war, WW II, going on at the time and for a new father to be apart from his daughter and wife is difficult. All three, great aunt Mahl, grandfather Robert A Lewis and her father, Robert A Lewis Jr. try their best to explain, daddy's absence and express their support and love. In the pages showcase on this post you will get a chance to see her grow, read some birthday wishes, read a Western Union message from her father and see a photograph of the first home she lived in. I so look forward to hearing your thoughts especially after reading some of these letters. 

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT CHART

                                        Age                     Feet       Inches    Pounds      Ounces

                                  At 1 month                               18             6               9

                                  At 2 months                              19            8               2

                                  At 3 months                              23          10               8

                                  At 4 months                              24          11             12

                                  At 5 months                              24           Weight should double

                                  At 6 months                              25           15              2

                                  At 7 months                              26           17

                                  At 8 months                              27           19              4

                                  At 9 months                              28           20

                                  At 10 months                            28           21              1

                                  At 11 months                            21             8

                                  At 12 months                                           Weight should double 22

                                  At 13 months                                            22             6

                                  At 14 months                                            23

                                  At 15 months                                            23             8

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT CHART

                                    Feet       Inches     Pounds   Ounces

                                 At 2 years                            33 ¾        28

                                 At 9 years              4             3             72

                                 At 10 years            4             6             83 ½

                                 At 11 years            4            11 ½        96           8

 Photographs of pages 18 and 19

‘Cause, darn it,

HE BROUGHT YOU!

Happy Birthday!

X Ronald Edward Anderson

Dear Diana:

One year old – and off

To a wonderful start in

life! Healthy and happy

and handsome – that’s

what they all say about

you. I hope before your

next birthday rolls

around your daddy

and a lot more of your

relations will have

finished up the war

and he’ll be around to

 help you blow out

your birthday candles.

Tell your mother I hope

she has a delightful

vacation and when

you and she come back

I’ll be out to see you.

Happy birthday,

Diana, and a big

kiss to you from your

Great Aunt Mahl

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

There’s a reason

To address you as I do;

SUGAR’s scarce

and so are people

Who can measure

up to YOU!

Diana dearest-

Although you are just one

year old, & though you cannot

read quite yet, I know that

later on in life you’ll say

“my folks try to treat me

Just right.” As I

Write this, I’m at sea aboard a

ship hoping that what little I

am doing in this war effort will

 be justified in that when you

grow up to be twenty or so

you can know that your friends

won’t have to go to war.

I miss you & your mom ever

so much and believe me I’ll

be home real soon and take

 good care of you both.

Sleep tight dear heart and

do as your mom says, and

you’ll always do right.

As always from your Daddy

affectionately

Dad

WESTERN UNION

     LD 163 IK INTL DUP OF TEL TEL

CD SANSORIGINE VIA RCA                                                           1945 JUL 12 PM 1  34

     MISS DIANA LEWIS

     MAIL  10 NOB HILL WAYLAND MASS

     LOVING BIRTHDAY GREETINGS YOU ARE MORE THAN EVER IN MY THOUGHTS

     AT THIS TIME MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE EVER WITH YOU

ROBERT A LEWIS

Diana’s first telegram from her Daddy in Ireland.

Miss Diana Lewis-

10 Nob hill – Road

Wayland

Massachusetts

ROBERT ARTHUR LEWIS

July 17, 1945

My dear Diana,

Congratulations to you on

your first birthday from your

grandfather Lewis.

I wish I could see you

today for a little talk, -

about things,- and what may

be going on in the big world

where you live; and it is

a big world with your Daddy

away up in the far North.

But you are not alone with

dear Mother close by, and good

thoughts flowing your way

from many hearts all radiating love and good

wishes to you on your birthday.

The Enclosed is for your bank

account. It will become use-

ful in the years to come-

perhaps when you are ready

for College.

And now good night my

sweet for a few days when

I shall see you down at Cape

Cod – where you grandmother

Lewis is waiting to welcome you

affectionately Grandfather Lewis

Photographs of pages 20 – 23

I know that these pages are blank but I felt as if I should still include them, especially for those who are interested in the style/layout of the book.

Photograph of pages 24 and 25

DESCRIPTION OF FIRST HOME

10 Nob Hill, Wayland

I slept in small front bed

Room. My house consisted of

six rooms,

1 large bedroom, 2 small

bedrooms, both upstairs.

Downstairs – living room

dining room & kitchen

                       and here is the

                        plan of it

                                                 1-wicker wardrobe (white)

                                                 2-rocker

                                                 3-bassinet

                     Coral pink          4-folding crib

                     with                    5-large dresser

                     peasant              6-bookcase & toy rack

                     pastel designs

           Comments Walls were painted pale blue with nursery boarder

                             & blue & pink scatter rugs. White ruffled curtains and dainty flowered over-drapes

                              with pink & blue preponderating. Rocker is covered with same cloths as drapes.

Not all pages in the journal are completed some are blank, with that being said I still feel I should  include them. Tomorrow I will share a dental chart along with some of her school days, newspaper clippings and some more photographs.