tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91320392063548768942024-03-05T04:17:15.928-05:00Sam's WorldEileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-12084951511769768282011-04-07T15:06:00.000-04:002011-04-07T15:06:27.384-04:00What Boy Doesn't Love A Campfire?<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday my Uncle Charley came over to MiMi's house</div><div style="text-align: center;">not only to visit but also to help MiMi with some yardwork</div><div style="text-align: center;">in her backyard. And it was exciting because part of</div><div style="text-align: center;">the job called for a bonfire!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think my Uncle Charley will introduce me to many new things</div><div style="text-align: center;">and so this is just the first ... my very first campfire!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVbeQe7x8dgPkiqW4orxV8nm8MLdCeRetjYiuqIGuYFRVPBQfmM3rfiIazxY953AHf7g6zg2ePJrz8Yaas3hsSNQwXf69V9z85gHcmwt2k7ZYSG31a1qkBdyInKlW-lOey_t4Us0z6K3r/s1600/img_0604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVbeQe7x8dgPkiqW4orxV8nm8MLdCeRetjYiuqIGuYFRVPBQfmM3rfiIazxY953AHf7g6zg2ePJrz8Yaas3hsSNQwXf69V9z85gHcmwt2k7ZYSG31a1qkBdyInKlW-lOey_t4Us0z6K3r/s320/img_0604.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wait a minute ... one of these faces is not like the other!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And, of course, we had to share the good times with</div><div style="text-align: center;">my brother, Simon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYzpdhobsT9YFC6g_qQuzymjD7Tif9A8Q-fmMCCWOYncGNcOSTCAd_Img-oLA6CQxRDI4J9RBCmbsK28_3H2QbNl87BZXtRXcS4az9gCdA9aKc9Ukxxav4VU-D4qhq8Kirc5xvAH0Delg/s1600/img_0600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYzpdhobsT9YFC6g_qQuzymjD7Tif9A8Q-fmMCCWOYncGNcOSTCAd_Img-oLA6CQxRDI4J9RBCmbsK28_3H2QbNl87BZXtRXcS4az9gCdA9aKc9Ukxxav4VU-D4qhq8Kirc5xvAH0Delg/s320/img_0600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We want you back soon Uncle Charley ... you</div><div style="text-align: center;">come up with some pretty cool things to do!</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-25519453531705247482011-03-29T22:44:00.001-04:002011-03-30T18:00:36.993-04:00In Sam's World I Am 6 ... Months Old That Is!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMreKkVOxoD0S2KSnP9tmUtQTCfMzzc1LWzEI8IYgznVjM7iy9TKGjwrJ2Pllb0oJ3TET-eYuxrmQSxN8wVfOBNGyEnmxavNSrRd47aQPv__TcG4Eb6Kzh_WTVxqp32bcdVQvpR0QABgmZ/s1600/102_5266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMreKkVOxoD0S2KSnP9tmUtQTCfMzzc1LWzEI8IYgznVjM7iy9TKGjwrJ2Pllb0oJ3TET-eYuxrmQSxN8wVfOBNGyEnmxavNSrRd47aQPv__TcG4Eb6Kzh_WTVxqp32bcdVQvpR0QABgmZ/s320/102_5266.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Aunt Kerrian shares her birthday balloons</div><div style="text-align: center;">with me ... yea, 6 months old today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13fq-7XTiURBCGn9fQoqYap7qiKnr7wqTXz_hELwqK4D6CkO9YQcnckeFWSMjN5T6y_3zEuBDg1_Qahq8P5WX06XiPB5f1PizkL6k3q0fYXXLpXDAIe_2XywTS4flgu-791AyCqeveKwU/s1600/102_5282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13fq-7XTiURBCGn9fQoqYap7qiKnr7wqTXz_hELwqK4D6CkO9YQcnckeFWSMjN5T6y_3zEuBDg1_Qahq8P5WX06XiPB5f1PizkL6k3q0fYXXLpXDAIe_2XywTS4flgu-791AyCqeveKwU/s320/102_5282.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> My BIG brother Simon was so helpful</div><div style="text-align: center;">in putting all the balloons in my reach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMjQbNQNopyR5VmRKtdlonVCwDL3mEmbFPg_dUw5jvLUXm6ObsCJQ_S56W2-cs6sU4q8FqdSj73DiMQIUYbSsBZH6jzYRxjW8NJcI5JnghFh4R5QZiMhPbGN489ccyqSHnLklRW5Ry1cR/s1600/102_5281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMjQbNQNopyR5VmRKtdlonVCwDL3mEmbFPg_dUw5jvLUXm6ObsCJQ_S56W2-cs6sU4q8FqdSj73DiMQIUYbSsBZH6jzYRxjW8NJcI5JnghFh4R5QZiMhPbGN489ccyqSHnLklRW5Ry1cR/s320/102_5281.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Well, Simon, thank you ... hey, can you see me here?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebTrWn0Mw8ofWng4vWI_jlLXR2iq4K90pivd786iXMTfff14ELpapalu4J5uIDqE4XagyyvLd3B7jpZwaAdGe8CxKzAZMIdyC4rseJe2EhxOBttrD83EghyphenhyphenxF_u1Ok7iw7cbiDSy4IJcz/s1600/102_5275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebTrWn0Mw8ofWng4vWI_jlLXR2iq4K90pivd786iXMTfff14ELpapalu4J5uIDqE4XagyyvLd3B7jpZwaAdGe8CxKzAZMIdyC4rseJe2EhxOBttrD83EghyphenhyphenxF_u1Ok7iw7cbiDSy4IJcz/s320/102_5275.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I got my 6 month check-up today too</div><div style="text-align: center;">and here are my new stats.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am now 17.5 lbs. and 26 " tall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For those of you who like to do that thing called</div><div style="text-align: center;">"comparing" ... at 6 months Simon was 17.2 lbs. and 25" tall.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lookout BIG brother, you may be looking up</div><div style="text-align: center;">to me one day ... but, I'll always be looking up to you!</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-54649430532924009792011-03-07T18:43:00.001-05:002011-03-08T15:08:35.257-05:00Sam or Simon ? Can You Guess?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hEHaqfjQ0BlmhQH712opdfGq4gpcC9pudZAh0seCndomnrCD3ZPYqUqPNFrY_dp9j5U_14EeFZO81Hnf5eHbBUe0HfQgOuuW8KbN4_hPPTRt0I00uU_tF_oV2X8GBGrCf1g_nR1XzG1X/s400/Simon+Close-up+%252709+up+high.jpg" width="330" /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-67651812904728679822011-02-22T21:32:00.000-05:002011-02-22T21:32:40.408-05:00Sam Says He Is On A Roll !!!<div style="text-align: center;">The weeks are passing by and I will soon be 5 months old!</div><div style="text-align: center;">My 4 month check-up was last week</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we are here to report just how big I am!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was 15 lbs. 14 oz. and 24 inches long.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm almost ready to say 24 inches high because</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have begun sitting in my exersaucer and using</div><div style="text-align: center;">my legs to push myself vertical!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0d8grXwajj7jaWICyXGaDNBVIvQ6pIu2Bi2kABvFht18T5ARxe2nCI7QYbhilYm1M-4PIUTVvC3zvaZzWbnbEUTC4aWgy2YGbKQKSS_EOgNBz2DaJ9XEvRitByUn_jQcg5PoWRdDc7Q1h/s1600/img_0466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0d8grXwajj7jaWICyXGaDNBVIvQ6pIu2Bi2kABvFht18T5ARxe2nCI7QYbhilYm1M-4PIUTVvC3zvaZzWbnbEUTC4aWgy2YGbKQKSS_EOgNBz2DaJ9XEvRitByUn_jQcg5PoWRdDc7Q1h/s320/img_0466.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another BIG new skill for me in this past week</div><div style="text-align: center;">is that I can now do a flip!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, okay not that kind of flip</div><div style="text-align: center;">but it's still pretty exciting, isn't it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Simon, I couldn't ask for a better big brother!</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-9140842809815682172011-01-25T21:41:00.001-05:002011-01-26T09:12:34.764-05:00Sam's World Reads Like Cliff-Notes, Not A Daily Blog<div style="text-align: center;">MiMi and I are really trying our best</div><div style="text-align: center;">to keep everyone up on my life ... BUT</div><div style="text-align: center;">MiMi set herself up for a real challenge I told her</div><div style="text-align: center;">when she started Simon Says two years ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking back, life back in early 2009 must seem </div><div style="text-align: center;">so easy ... she seemed to have spare minutes galore</div><div style="text-align: center;">to chat away with you all on that blog.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today it is a far different story isn't it? </div><div style="text-align: center;">We are all getting along beautifully really ... BUT</div><div style="text-align: center;">two little boys is not just double the challenges</div><div style="text-align: center;">to MiMi's time but triple the use of her energies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So bear with us ... these stories may come in batches</div><div style="text-align: center;">instead of dailies, but it will still be fun to have them</div><div style="text-align: center;">to read when I grow up and want to remember</div><div style="text-align: center;">my fun-filled days with my brother Simon and my MiMi.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">December 30, 2010</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </b>On Thursday we all had a visit with some very good friends</div><div style="text-align: center;">of MiMi's and Simon's. Erin Spurrier and her kids Remy and Chase</div><div style="text-align: center;">hadn't gotten to meet me yet so they came for a visit</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it was love at first sight for all of us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYGVJ_P3CyQSKfy7eirpmSiqvQyOjyP9Fy3X0cA6fIAxrMOCV0jQGTYi-zRyNY7-y8OHi99-U2ScL23zrpSQVe3P4-Vh08_YSD17eZuoRWRm9PJ7rN1zI7gaQZ_KipeqF2EIM74Y1G13o/s1600/P1000137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYGVJ_P3CyQSKfy7eirpmSiqvQyOjyP9Fy3X0cA6fIAxrMOCV0jQGTYi-zRyNY7-y8OHi99-U2ScL23zrpSQVe3P4-Vh08_YSD17eZuoRWRm9PJ7rN1zI7gaQZ_KipeqF2EIM74Y1G13o/s320/P1000137.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhKuhz9QJLJYIUJ3SrC22WnJ_vtD1aW0N1DOo5ukY_uyqJkBo1o46zO3LfCRlznNYuKp3b7bRrTY9KA4624nMI62sVt9M4KAEBQRT7eJc5kKDODjIXIquJ-ZeU7lIPW7wNlGnbD5mcclh/s1600/P1000140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhKuhz9QJLJYIUJ3SrC22WnJ_vtD1aW0N1DOo5ukY_uyqJkBo1o46zO3LfCRlznNYuKp3b7bRrTY9KA4624nMI62sVt9M4KAEBQRT7eJc5kKDODjIXIquJ-ZeU7lIPW7wNlGnbD5mcclh/s320/P1000140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </b>We had a good time getting to hug and snuggle. I hope that</div><div style="text-align: center;">they'll come back and play again soon. Simon tells me</div><div style="text-align: center;">that they might want to go to the Tot Lot with us</div><div style="text-align: center;">one day when it gets warm! Yay!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">January 5, 2011</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">MiMi and I had a lot of "alone" time in early January.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">You probably read about this on Simon's blog, but</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">he became very sick and had to spend four days in the hospital. </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">While he was there, I stayed with MiMi. We had to make up</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">some new ways to spend our time and MiMi </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">grabbed her camera and tried out some portrait work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpFGIFgjp7mna84R2C_-aaNQ5E_IuYMDglAFz9PItDKhPQTuTUWxpnrYez9JHx9Ldy69PcmZMX2XY_4HvBx_GnMjbkN6LFyca0mXmCliY_4ff4IkNAWP8OJcZggBkSrcWQsuY3RedxbhV/s1600/P1000148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpFGIFgjp7mna84R2C_-aaNQ5E_IuYMDglAFz9PItDKhPQTuTUWxpnrYez9JHx9Ldy69PcmZMX2XY_4HvBx_GnMjbkN6LFyca0mXmCliY_4ff4IkNAWP8OJcZggBkSrcWQsuY3RedxbhV/s320/P1000148.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOYffGuRy-fwY9ngzJyiX0_LycDGVgJUHiBWR5IHwiRnHD6IlHKbyp71pI7VeIN20az6sl-fdxJAdNn5WoGecW1WXLjO8cdFr3b-kAvnE7Bk41C_dW9LL9HskBlY33inOzPSnh32VrEKx/s1600/P1000149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOYffGuRy-fwY9ngzJyiX0_LycDGVgJUHiBWR5IHwiRnHD6IlHKbyp71pI7VeIN20az6sl-fdxJAdNn5WoGecW1WXLjO8cdFr3b-kAvnE7Bk41C_dW9LL9HskBlY33inOzPSnh32VrEKx/s320/P1000149.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Then there was my first bath time at MiMi's. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGe9hM7Snm0E9yJuTd1zppXvc5bfkwcpH6jrw1M-luK1xZvYro7F8mS7OMYsbcuVPbxN7f6cRoqOENgbF7WOIpOeWQWmOfKgmwHHlJicc9SqVXgTUpQyeJsjNM0lbWb0jdOkaj13pThm-S/s1600/P1000154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGe9hM7Snm0E9yJuTd1zppXvc5bfkwcpH6jrw1M-luK1xZvYro7F8mS7OMYsbcuVPbxN7f6cRoqOENgbF7WOIpOeWQWmOfKgmwHHlJicc9SqVXgTUpQyeJsjNM0lbWb0jdOkaj13pThm-S/s320/P1000154.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiYOTEig2OGHARiKrxjHocoPIiOtZJsTFuFXMYomOBMaNaWQ_Bztx1D4n_8PYXtHePVAWV4kCQ4xPNFOUo7Ra0arrJJOn3mkSXMMOqCjR4fRadVuJX90QkfmUxeCRCBOcfs-neCEq8gv6/s1600/P1000157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiYOTEig2OGHARiKrxjHocoPIiOtZJsTFuFXMYomOBMaNaWQ_Bztx1D4n_8PYXtHePVAWV4kCQ4xPNFOUo7Ra0arrJJOn3mkSXMMOqCjR4fRadVuJX90QkfmUxeCRCBOcfs-neCEq8gv6/s320/P1000157.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">January 18, 2011</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">I have developed the talents to</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">begin sitting up ... thank goodness for Bumbo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixI3y-ZmTR_zDpOS8ZXxUqY7PmA6AvtUhEjYkFnSXdBvdoj_cBMWGoW8DiBgqk_q2hMkQvYdcIewjcdn4Mc7cKu6cG5C33pSvmV8JMEr2DnAq8Yv8GEZhMLBEiRTLYqvLfmYSvx7c5qq_h/s1600/img_0451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixI3y-ZmTR_zDpOS8ZXxUqY7PmA6AvtUhEjYkFnSXdBvdoj_cBMWGoW8DiBgqk_q2hMkQvYdcIewjcdn4Mc7cKu6cG5C33pSvmV8JMEr2DnAq8Yv8GEZhMLBEiRTLYqvLfmYSvx7c5qq_h/s320/img_0451.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And, yes, it's not too early to begin getting my</div><div style="text-align: center;">chops at learning the ways of Sesame Street and friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Simon has a good time with all the lessons, music and dancing</div><div style="text-align: center;">and he wants to take me to the Elmo show one day too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclN-Ajw07TMsOh2kK3Io6WGM2Kim0-ItvDMuerAtc5fJAkvJFBhkzQlDRRz7FumZXMaSyc8NrFj2AZoSBqzPQKDjXPQpo1QDUcb5IdwJw22C6FWSQowk0A3zLK2uOv0fJ1m2WLVC1FnUy/s1600/img_0453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclN-Ajw07TMsOh2kK3Io6WGM2Kim0-ItvDMuerAtc5fJAkvJFBhkzQlDRRz7FumZXMaSyc8NrFj2AZoSBqzPQKDjXPQpo1QDUcb5IdwJw22C6FWSQowk0A3zLK2uOv0fJ1m2WLVC1FnUy/s320/img_0453.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">January 20, 2011</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am growing quickly ... MiMi will share my latest stats</div><div style="text-align: center;">with you after my next visit to the doctor's office in February.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But a guy's got to work at keeping a good looking body ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TvSbEG4Rx-164PtHWNWlIGdc74IkbRvbhg4T_RkjmZZ_Je3lbRj7beKtmH6PiyA340pnAiB1IvjD147-vU_OKfM5dUoiueIR4kpt_afOaaCzbBJKGZZLBmmyNcmm4DhD3h7jmNh8dsJ5/s1600/102_5137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TvSbEG4Rx-164PtHWNWlIGdc74IkbRvbhg4T_RkjmZZ_Je3lbRj7beKtmH6PiyA340pnAiB1IvjD147-vU_OKfM5dUoiueIR4kpt_afOaaCzbBJKGZZLBmmyNcmm4DhD3h7jmNh8dsJ5/s320/102_5137.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And along with biceps curls, I like to do some legwork too ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMxQyT2LKc-mC_O0h_zBA_gI0aVAiI-T4wpMM_u8qgQj7fR1kYE3i7QO-O2y9sQYbudGirwp9JH6rcvs7QLAe54ZKubTisyqRBzI-ighGx7ocrXDkHhAFco4s2N5Ld4VpqCHb_uI0dPdK/s1600/102_5141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMxQyT2LKc-mC_O0h_zBA_gI0aVAiI-T4wpMM_u8qgQj7fR1kYE3i7QO-O2y9sQYbudGirwp9JH6rcvs7QLAe54ZKubTisyqRBzI-ighGx7ocrXDkHhAFco4s2N5Ld4VpqCHb_uI0dPdK/s320/102_5141.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, this has been a look at some of the fun times</div><div style="text-align: center;">we have had in January after we were so very lucky</div><div style="text-align: center;">to get Simon back home and healthy again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFpzyxDgvjW5qbdQDwQ7Oky7L6yQbt8RfkjbTiEAjJn_GcT8bBkz-tMkkFEzzf2bl9jZnhiosyCZVW6q7SWrwaFoJLMOgBeBN-r4UmZPHzJYjbNQZVTPSHTRKaG45qJzzSBM2gDdTGiPN/s1600/102_5121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFpzyxDgvjW5qbdQDwQ7Oky7L6yQbt8RfkjbTiEAjJn_GcT8bBkz-tMkkFEzzf2bl9jZnhiosyCZVW6q7SWrwaFoJLMOgBeBN-r4UmZPHzJYjbNQZVTPSHTRKaG45qJzzSBM2gDdTGiPN/s320/102_5121.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Bye for now ... MiMi and I will be doing this again soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-18094090208274692732011-01-04T14:51:00.000-05:002011-01-04T14:51:14.829-05:00Sam's Life in Fast-Forward<div style="text-align: center;">I know that everyone thinks that the </div><div style="text-align: center;">busy days during all the holidays makes</div><div style="text-align: center;">it feel as though it's rush, rush, rush.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, I've done my best to keep up and </div><div style="text-align: center;">really so has MiMi, but she knows that</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's been way too long since she's been able to</div><div style="text-align: center;">share <i>Me</i> with <i>You</i>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So here goes ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuwtKO20WJoUq6Pg0hIRDifHqRPopT6dnWZkOXlUnY1gqYtVISd-BY5RdwJNNVSyVmMMwduGjhxeKp7NsQDp3gjyFIlTL37ih-Lv8i9aHljhyphenhyphenSM-FzOkhUeduTeoUNXDbYheAptqHW_Nx/s1600/102_5093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuwtKO20WJoUq6Pg0hIRDifHqRPopT6dnWZkOXlUnY1gqYtVISd-BY5RdwJNNVSyVmMMwduGjhxeKp7NsQDp3gjyFIlTL37ih-Lv8i9aHljhyphenhyphenSM-FzOkhUeduTeoUNXDbYheAptqHW_Nx/s320/102_5093.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I've got a gym membership ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8lqWBvjevU-A9MJmnLKMT_aHGTX-MUNpmNEQyRQyTWDe4FO6Uy50yRj8zUfyjGTM_Dc2vfXuATL9VHijevrGlcQWzYZWp1qEz-4zNiYFxcN8_yf4-fS8H40HoftSgFxd3Hfm_oC_a5HM/s1600/102_5113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8lqWBvjevU-A9MJmnLKMT_aHGTX-MUNpmNEQyRQyTWDe4FO6Uy50yRj8zUfyjGTM_Dc2vfXuATL9VHijevrGlcQWzYZWp1qEz-4zNiYFxcN8_yf4-fS8H40HoftSgFxd3Hfm_oC_a5HM/s320/102_5113.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I played Santa in a local production ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrjbU5Q5iqf4m4sgC2Zxo1tV0ZEYYqNkkQ4eE0tjOICbpJxVyuWslcsVX4ujbeCJdG4OYjfvvOnrrbwcKNUvQHUC14TPBU1YTx0CE9eXsFyMk6aLkY-HwBF3WZlCJPoBD4zYlusVWw2lp/s1600/img_0386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrjbU5Q5iqf4m4sgC2Zxo1tV0ZEYYqNkkQ4eE0tjOICbpJxVyuWslcsVX4ujbeCJdG4OYjfvvOnrrbwcKNUvQHUC14TPBU1YTx0CE9eXsFyMk6aLkY-HwBF3WZlCJPoBD4zYlusVWw2lp/s320/img_0386.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I got the closest thing to a tattoo that I'm allowed ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgms4PfNYGhz96oRd4qsfwELgRc51SEq5Y3u74gZeLokTclWAqOB5WP_D94hJHDN6zyQ2jB5F_dQr1BUEXRjTcAWGbuTEM4PeATW07iMKaK-WGLS3V_8u5VT3nALjrobar8xjIdaNGXsPIv/s1600/img_0392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgms4PfNYGhz96oRd4qsfwELgRc51SEq5Y3u74gZeLokTclWAqOB5WP_D94hJHDN6zyQ2jB5F_dQr1BUEXRjTcAWGbuTEM4PeATW07iMKaK-WGLS3V_8u5VT3nALjrobar8xjIdaNGXsPIv/s320/img_0392.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I discovered my tongue and how to communicate with it ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJG_H8iDNx3EBqHhr2Z3QmNmXrOO2GxpB2-IMKHIX8ydolbsKYBHgYTxokE0MukP4v7EtbBUF0psWv0tk7McwgWKJldtdpu5o54KsZAwbdV4O6JLkaRNfEhqmGDf84pe4q6RO0XBXubHm/s1600/img_0400_00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJG_H8iDNx3EBqHhr2Z3QmNmXrOO2GxpB2-IMKHIX8ydolbsKYBHgYTxokE0MukP4v7EtbBUF0psWv0tk7McwgWKJldtdpu5o54KsZAwbdV4O6JLkaRNfEhqmGDf84pe4q6RO0XBXubHm/s320/img_0400_00.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I've gone hipstomatic ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlSyQy9RhfslaoYXH1IKmkRqp0UvS-Wn5wLHW6WD7hsuPsV0pbtTne97MAD-_7cfIYW_c9aWHaM957EXJztRO09XGq8INDKekyyCyOCxdswG_6zCr-t5pp6zldSfTQXbID_UuKHURf_8p/s1600/img_0408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlSyQy9RhfslaoYXH1IKmkRqp0UvS-Wn5wLHW6WD7hsuPsV0pbtTne97MAD-_7cfIYW_c9aWHaM957EXJztRO09XGq8INDKekyyCyOCxdswG_6zCr-t5pp6zldSfTQXbID_UuKHURf_8p/s320/img_0408.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I made a new friend with a cutie, Doria ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wWGIQfvBRRNPQOLdRX86zNmCiv5_dyUu7jkqzS9UseVuiwpzX-QM_7Rg7nncA1XqbGGFjY3zYp8zDdldg-fIbIaPps0ao755RB9OtAeKt8YE_SAnO92QDTUxMqT-0vkxlg9at08Gnx0A/s1600/img_0418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wWGIQfvBRRNPQOLdRX86zNmCiv5_dyUu7jkqzS9UseVuiwpzX-QM_7Rg7nncA1XqbGGFjY3zYp8zDdldg-fIbIaPps0ao755RB9OtAeKt8YE_SAnO92QDTUxMqT-0vkxlg9at08Gnx0A/s320/img_0418.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've learned that people love to laugh with me!</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-58184642383539312332010-12-26T09:29:00.000-05:002010-12-26T09:29:56.607-05:00We Survived (Even Thrived) Our First Week!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDGye87VvP88FG6C-QVpYI6jVZTfj3UAD_WWLnfVs9tcRwBLDK4lGLN_guCXF078IdON5MfZdEAqh2CAuZAYtFHr3MO9HEHSrPupnVaLgmKtzsGzm18-bh0JMPR73nrJq_CSH5M88858u/s1600/Sam+Dec+%252710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDGye87VvP88FG6C-QVpYI6jVZTfj3UAD_WWLnfVs9tcRwBLDK4lGLN_guCXF078IdON5MfZdEAqh2CAuZAYtFHr3MO9HEHSrPupnVaLgmKtzsGzm18-bh0JMPR73nrJq_CSH5M88858u/s320/Sam+Dec+%252710.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Well, we all knew the day was coming and we tried to be prepared ... Mommy had to return to her "other job" and MiMi and I would get to know each other much better.<br />
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On Monday, December 20th Simon and I arrived at MiMi's. There was all kinds of excitement because not only was it my first day joining MiMi and Simon, but Lauren and Rama had arrived for their Christmas visit too! The place was hopping!<br />
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If you'd had a peek during the morning watching us all, you might have had some doubts about how well MiMi was managing ... but you know I had to make my presence known and give her a little run for her money. You know the trick ... try a different style bottle, a different style nipple, a different temperature, a different position, try some rocking, try some swaying, sing to me, check that diaper again ... okay, I finally took pity on their three ring circus act and fell asleep.<br />
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MiMi had the good fortune (and the good sense) to call in all the reinforcements she could get from Aunties Lauren and Rama and she says thank goodness she had them here for our "getting to know you" week!Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-84747063711542916022010-12-03T14:43:00.002-05:002010-12-04T10:18:16.845-05:00Sam and MiMi Spend A Day Together And The Question Is Who's Who?<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today was our first day together,</div><div style="text-align: center;">just MiMi and me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Momma and Simon went off</div><div style="text-align: center;">to see trains and eat pizza</div><div style="text-align: center;">(two things I am sure to love also in a year or two).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I had a visit with MiMi's good friend,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Erin and the usual question when I meet </div><div style="text-align: center;">new people continues to be,</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Who does he look like? Does he look like</div><div style="text-align: center;">Simon? Well, here you go ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">tell me what you think. Can you tell</div><div style="text-align: center;">who's who?<br />
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At the time of these pictures, Simon was 12 weeks old <br />
and Sam Henry was almost 10 weeks.<br />
Momma reminded MiMi that since<br />
Simon joined the family 5 weeks earlier <br />
than expected and I was 3 weeks earlier,<br />
basically we were about the same!<br />
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</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-32893782663836512292010-11-07T12:12:00.000-05:002010-11-07T12:12:06.134-05:00There Aren't Any Big Changes - Yet!<div style="text-align: center;"> I keep hearing everyone say,</div><div style="text-align: center;">"What do you think? Does he look like</div><div style="text-align: center;">Simon, his Dadda, his Momma, a</div><div style="text-align: center;">Racicot or a Kerrigan or a Mross?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think I just look like me!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAAtDMvxBxc_rgPiz4a708J3nwjrAhHgiSs-Qq22kHja1FOjPlKdhJJj279Ql7AoOTRgv8E9D9mdbWYGcEHDQzOuAT0Snl5e65ugVY4H8qh_YLcWNbxUkpgX3-o-ICaSQIHdwNZxablcg/s1600/img_0290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAAtDMvxBxc_rgPiz4a708J3nwjrAhHgiSs-Qq22kHja1FOjPlKdhJJj279Ql7AoOTRgv8E9D9mdbWYGcEHDQzOuAT0Snl5e65ugVY4H8qh_YLcWNbxUkpgX3-o-ICaSQIHdwNZxablcg/s320/img_0290.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-719376196365553302010-10-31T18:33:00.000-04:002010-10-31T18:33:58.253-04:00Another First For Me ... Meeting My Aunties Lauren and Rama ... and Oh Yea, There's Something Called Halloween!<div style="text-align: center;">My Aunties Lauren and Rama came up to meet me</div><div style="text-align: center;">all the way from Atlanta ... what a perfect day to</div><div style="text-align: center;">play at Weber Farm with me and my brother, Simon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbj9N5siDh14F1efhsXphDDCl3oX3oGbjFw2Sf1sh1mhXz7rRU5FvDtKJFmtslk4RSwaI0JzOOBVlPP5aBE08rVH3Khyphenhyphen7FXHK3Hi4IR7do2-UW7TRoVtlguBVBMvk1colDVkQYeQPtCNKb/s1600/102_4990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbj9N5siDh14F1efhsXphDDCl3oX3oGbjFw2Sf1sh1mhXz7rRU5FvDtKJFmtslk4RSwaI0JzOOBVlPP5aBE08rVH3Khyphenhyphen7FXHK3Hi4IR7do2-UW7TRoVtlguBVBMvk1colDVkQYeQPtCNKb/s320/102_4990.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-74218610653534614412010-10-29T18:09:00.002-04:002010-10-29T18:10:17.634-04:00I Have A Birthday ... Well, Sort Of<div style="text-align: center;">Today I am officially able to count my age</div><div style="text-align: center;">in months now, not just days or weeks.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am One Month Old!!!<br />
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</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-32387634478740002922010-10-25T15:15:00.001-04:002010-10-25T15:16:56.714-04:00I Hope I Grow Up Soon So I Can Go Run With Simon<div style="text-align: center;">I am growing bigger, I know, because I am about</div><div style="text-align: center;">9 1/2 pounds but still it doesn't get me out</div><div style="text-align: center;">the door with Simon when he goes off to play</div><div style="text-align: center;">with MiMi. MiMi says to be happy and enjoy</div><div style="text-align: center;">all my time with Momma for now and I know she's right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDe21nHk2Um15nU2_dbRIthnVabyokHO687I2qyrEmigElGkqZBz8T-NypPTT5iJUcA85KsLOF7oPwfO50beEHqyIakZn5k7D7z21AQ72DM7CzCtOSKUbm2m5jGKGXti4ncoV_TZ5cMVv/s1600/img_0183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDe21nHk2Um15nU2_dbRIthnVabyokHO687I2qyrEmigElGkqZBz8T-NypPTT5iJUcA85KsLOF7oPwfO50beEHqyIakZn5k7D7z21AQ72DM7CzCtOSKUbm2m5jGKGXti4ncoV_TZ5cMVv/s320/img_0183.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Simon are you leaving with MiMi?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYH0C1G89a-gPGv-reEb0rv8wrJNo1ouh9UePLsKaBTxxsoqb61kIwem3-YqWPKGtmNGC7baNgBy9KIlR7QQUGXsBuMG7Oot5lfrXTPv9PHtCwdqlDn6hPorW9QrN7BHpseBgxTu1uy3u5/s1600/img_0185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYH0C1G89a-gPGv-reEb0rv8wrJNo1ouh9UePLsKaBTxxsoqb61kIwem3-YqWPKGtmNGC7baNgBy9KIlR7QQUGXsBuMG7Oot5lfrXTPv9PHtCwdqlDn6hPorW9QrN7BHpseBgxTu1uy3u5/s320/img_0185.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Okay, I know I sleep too much right now.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And we'll have lots and lots of time together soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know that MiMi is right ... just looking into</div><div style="text-align: center;">Momma's face makes me feel like the happiest little boy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuHUeUqWuPA5oLupqkMMTXuRbwG4TkTmjYBuwIKLgp6nUR7lxG0chHw9f32loOkK96vobNopN-BwJXWfFNqVEuWVkTP_DehdO_9jMkdHcimIv5lyCa8L6aqZoFSEs9CPoPtH3Znzt3RCv/s1600/img_0188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuHUeUqWuPA5oLupqkMMTXuRbwG4TkTmjYBuwIKLgp6nUR7lxG0chHw9f32loOkK96vobNopN-BwJXWfFNqVEuWVkTP_DehdO_9jMkdHcimIv5lyCa8L6aqZoFSEs9CPoPtH3Znzt3RCv/s320/img_0188.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So Simon, bye for now ... have fun and I'll see you soon!</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-82351694616114267162010-10-16T10:39:00.002-04:002010-10-16T22:10:49.923-04:00I Met Sarah, My Momma's Cousin today!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVqzteIw-Ark1DYiBFUf3-gg_AcajbrHmTvuSfWeJb0j8O8_AlV6z-z_ZpGeOcmHj5c-7hcKizuOmi1hUPlPpS5jV5dWlbpx4a5_iuvV3fs2YKsXGOp2DciZZcZV5lSLB0UTDjdArNZVx/s1600/img_0123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVqzteIw-Ark1DYiBFUf3-gg_AcajbrHmTvuSfWeJb0j8O8_AlV6z-z_ZpGeOcmHj5c-7hcKizuOmi1hUPlPpS5jV5dWlbpx4a5_iuvV3fs2YKsXGOp2DciZZcZV5lSLB0UTDjdArNZVx/s320/img_0123.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sarah, so nice to meet you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZAL8sL8w2AldOzQ-q8GA7A_RyQTPwS9obeCyF7vAScE5RwSpafrkqSAwm-b9yQjCAATOfMXqcBXmxukOwKMRcTEObFdThhli5m99MaJxFuA7JPz2bIG0YFxELSXdsez-wJXnCVRBtWVQ/s1600/img_0126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZAL8sL8w2AldOzQ-q8GA7A_RyQTPwS9obeCyF7vAScE5RwSpafrkqSAwm-b9yQjCAATOfMXqcBXmxukOwKMRcTEObFdThhli5m99MaJxFuA7JPz2bIG0YFxELSXdsez-wJXnCVRBtWVQ/s320/img_0126.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Momma, Simon, MiMi and I went on a little</div><div style="text-align: center;">road trip on Friday to meet Sarah</div><div style="text-align: center;">in College Park. She's a famous actress from</div><div style="text-align: center;">Florida and was up in Maryland to be in a play</div><div style="text-align: center;">and she got to play with puppets! Lucky Sarah!</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-91020564389447923982010-10-12T14:09:00.001-04:002010-10-12T14:10:25.754-04:00I Have To Grow Into My Fingers and Toes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonqtlj5swAdrgq7i-21sSUe7rHsOosK18xTLoYQn_ikTFBZ00_O9aq3NskTXRcFb121ZKn5myJHeECqzpU36yfpoR34h3m0tOsnHbjftu-ZFyVrmool3Kd-x1y5WzUh51BMOPMPASfmYs/s1600/img_0101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonqtlj5swAdrgq7i-21sSUe7rHsOosK18xTLoYQn_ikTFBZ00_O9aq3NskTXRcFb121ZKn5myJHeECqzpU36yfpoR34h3m0tOsnHbjftu-ZFyVrmool3Kd-x1y5WzUh51BMOPMPASfmYs/s320/img_0101.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dr. Duffy agrees that if you just look at my</div><div style="text-align: center;">fingers and toes you can see that I seem</div><div style="text-align: center;">to take after the longer leaner look like my Dada.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">MiMi thinks it reminds her of the little puppies</div><div style="text-align: center;">that you see with the big paws and </div><div style="text-align: center;">everyone knows they'll have to grow a lot</div><div style="text-align: center;">to grow into their biggest. Me too, I guess!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-53095686796056961432010-10-09T08:09:00.002-04:002010-10-10T08:59:57.664-04:00Learning About Big and Little<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepWNAmsKBu4FS5a3ef6S9WdQiqPR_WMtjaBj1BjGPAqZ3hCKoXW7i49dtvx05tPcqf99OieBEkGlWGN4FFJM-GhSBsK1aiYxzjFLHzHtbS8lRPiamfjxFsuBSrF_dOd4suN5gxTT_HlnP/s1600/Simon+&+Sam+on+the+rug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepWNAmsKBu4FS5a3ef6S9WdQiqPR_WMtjaBj1BjGPAqZ3hCKoXW7i49dtvx05tPcqf99OieBEkGlWGN4FFJM-GhSBsK1aiYxzjFLHzHtbS8lRPiamfjxFsuBSrF_dOd4suN5gxTT_HlnP/s320/Simon+&+Sam+on+the+rug.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I can see why they call Simon my "big" brother!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank goodness the 1st toy Simon shared with me </div><div style="text-align: center;">was his "little" Elmo!<br />
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<i>(Photos by Elijah) </i></div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-77865061741604292532010-10-06T11:19:00.002-04:002010-10-06T11:40:55.474-04:00I Meet New Family and Friends Each Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V9slohvYrG3yuNdRgK7rYfZBIGZ9ijqCiNpdCD9Plx_jG7tx_6bjG6vfDVrakcVztREMZmsIaswjXgZNTZZnww6L87i262ywuIfwkIOAtUrcdlWHQgTu-JY3b9wCdUr4M8yhVrWLWf_3/s1600/img_1152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V9slohvYrG3yuNdRgK7rYfZBIGZ9ijqCiNpdCD9Plx_jG7tx_6bjG6vfDVrakcVztREMZmsIaswjXgZNTZZnww6L87i262ywuIfwkIOAtUrcdlWHQgTu-JY3b9wCdUr4M8yhVrWLWf_3/s320/img_1152.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">On my first day, I met my Auntie Kerrian</div><div style="text-align: center;">(or as my brother Simon calls her, Jan)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sadly, MiMi was not around with her camera when </div><div style="text-align: center;">I also met my Auntie Julia or my Uncle Charley</div><div style="text-align: center;">but I am sure there will be plenty of pictures </div><div style="text-align: center;">later with them and my Aunties Lauren and Rama too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">When we got home I was able to meet some family friends</div><div style="text-align: center;">Todd & Michelle and Deborah MacKenzie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is what I looked like at four days old!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And yesterday, I met my MiMi's friend Kathie Sullivan<br />
and my Uncle Charley's girlfriend, Tricia Parris. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I am at six days old ... everyone thinks I am</div><div style="text-align: center;">looking so very alert and taking in all of the sights and sounds!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love meeting each and every one of you</div><div style="text-align: center;">but, of course, you may find me like this ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> sleep, my favorite activity!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-62936721431650847582010-10-01T09:40:00.000-04:002010-10-01T09:40:58.860-04:00Here Is Day One - A Quiet Day With My Family<div style="text-align: center;">Well I am making my Mama and Dada </div><div style="text-align: center;">very happy - I am a good eater and sleeper!</div><div style="text-align: center;">What more could your parents hope for, right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few pictures of me and some of my family ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the really good news is that we are all going</div><div style="text-align: center;">to be home on Friday!!!</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132039206354876894.post-2235670911265111232010-09-29T22:12:00.001-04:002010-10-01T08:39:27.267-04:00Move Over Elmo - Make Room For Sam's World!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHyiADOuLkcixnczT-imTKl2635qD6LBybWd2NlKEAWfJyYc1pdT_0KFhy-vyiVL-k_KlzQyvEbLsma5AwPnqBbbAZ7vOAK5I2RCNhhA0rkN0AIUVibIXOwfwJcDLGYtS3E9GQsTXUhsW/s1600/102_4973.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520546918391714754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHyiADOuLkcixnczT-imTKl2635qD6LBybWd2NlKEAWfJyYc1pdT_0KFhy-vyiVL-k_KlzQyvEbLsma5AwPnqBbbAZ7vOAK5I2RCNhhA0rkN0AIUVibIXOwfwJcDLGYtS3E9GQsTXUhsW/s320/102_4973.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Welcome to my world on Thursday evening,<br />
September 23, 2010. This is my Mama in front of<br />
my MiMi's home. See, I was hiding and still not<br />
ready to come out and begin creating Sam's World.<br />
That all changed in a few days - I was<br />
teasing Mama and Dada for days making<br />
them think I was on my way -<br />
but now on Wednesday, Sept. 29th, I am here!<br />
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My big brother Simon came to meet me!<br />
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And here I am ... Sam, I Am! <br />
Sam Henry Racicot<br />
6 lbs. 15 oz.<br />
19 inches tall</div>Eileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15240639319040464225noreply@blogger.com3