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DADA

Category: Personal,Pictures | Comments (0) | Valerie @ March 26th, 2007   

Yes, you probably guessed it. Brittain is now saying “Dada.” The timing of this new word was great. Dan left on a ski trip to Utah on February 28th for the bachelor party of Matthew DeAngelis (Cecilia’s fiance). The morning he left, he had to leave VERY early to catch his flight. Although Brittain doesn’t usually wake up until close to 8:00, she woke up shortly after he left, which was around 5:30 a.m. I got her up and put her in bed with me for her to drink her morning bottle. I dozed off while she was drinking, but was coherent enough to notice her talking. The word that I heard? DADA. I raised my head up immediately and said, “What did you just say?” She didn’t repeat it immediately, but during the 5 days that Dan was gone, she said it many times. I finally was able to record a video on my phone of her saying this and I sent it to Dan while he was away. It was priceless and he loved it. It was the perfect message to send to him while he was away from his little girl.

I know that some of you (those of you who check the blog regularly) have noticed that I haven’t updated the blog in quite some time. The boring truth is that I have been so busy spending time with my precious little girl that I just haven’t had the time for much else. I promise to TRY to be better.

Here are some of the most recent pictures of Brittain. She continues to enrich all of our lives in ways that none of us could ever imagine. It’s amazing to me how this little person, who measures less than 2 feet tall can effect our lives the way that she has and continues to do. I thank God every day for blessing us with her life.

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Risk

Category: Personal,Pictures | Comments (0) | Valerie @ March 26th, 2007   

Take a look at the picture below. This is still posted at the church, outside the choir room door, over the water fountains. Yes, 5 babies. Can you believe it? The most recent baby that has blessed us with her arrival is Gracie. Hayden Grace Mulder, daughter of Steve and Erin Mulder, was born on January 16, 2007. She has joined the ranks with the 4 other choir babies. What fun!

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Here are a few pictures from the baby shower some of us threw for Erin. The shower was supposed to happen before Gracie’s birth, but Gracie came early. The shower turned into a “Welcome, Gracie” party and it was great! Just a few days old, attendees got to get a glimpse of the new little life!

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