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October 31, 2004

Halloween 2004

Our 11 week old has yet to take her first steps, but she sure can dance...

Here is our ballerina in action:

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Dancing without assistance (HA!!!)

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Dancing with Mama

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Mama holding the Prima Ballerina

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Tired Ballerina

We had a full house for dinner tonight. Debo & Paci, Scott & Charrie, and Grandma Toots came for some Chicken Spaghetti. So, we had a big bath party. Here are some of the better pics from that:

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Ella with Grandma Char & Great Grandma Toots

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After a good dunking

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Look, Ma! No Hands!!

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Deep in Thought

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After the Bath

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What a Good Napper

Just an update... Ella is a great sleeper. She has been awesome since birth, but recently has been sleeping 12+ hours a night. Tonight she went down at 6:15 (due to Daylight Savings Time - usually it's around seven), but if the last several days are an indicator of future events, she should be out until 6 or 7 in the morning. Gotta love a good sleeper!!!

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October 20, 2004

While the cats away...

Noah is in Sweden this week, so I will post a bunch of pictures to make him feel not so far away from his Vitamin E!

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Ella after her bath:

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And in her jammies:

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Sweet baby girl getting a fresh diaper...

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We miss you, Noah!

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October 03, 2004

Baby, it's cold outside...

Well, not really cold, just getting cool. Ella is modeling her blue hooded cardigan, hand-knitted by her Great-Aunt Neen. So cute!!

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With Mama!

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With Daddy...

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Here Ella is modeling her new hand-sewn dress by her Grandma Charrie. Adorable!!

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October 01, 2004

Deliverance

This is the wonderful midwife (her name is Wendy) that delivered Ella (I actually did the delivering, she did the catching). But she was an amazing support.

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Funny thing....When you go through an experience like childbirth, you remember everyone involved, all the nurses, doctors, neonatologists, etc. It is etched in my brain forever. But, when I went in for my follow-up appointment with Wendy, she didn't remember me from any other mother or the experience from any other, which, of course makes sense...

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