Milestones
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Date |
Description |
Notes |
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January 6, 2013 |
Lost two teeth in one day! |
Both upper first molars, and the upper incisors are loose! |
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June 8, 2012 |
Eleven years old! |
59 inches |
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June 8, 2011 |
TEN years old! |
76 pounds, 57 inches. Biggest year’s growth yet! |
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September 6, 2010 |
Summer growth spurt! |
67 1/2 pounds, 55 inches. One inch in three months! |
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June 8, 2010 |
Nine years old |
?? pounds, 54 inches. |
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December 23, 2009 |
Eight and one-half years old |
61 1/2 pounds, 52 3/4 inches. |
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July 9, 2009 |
First S'more |
Sad that it took so long, but her parents don't go camping. |
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June 8, 2009 |
Eight Years Old |
60 pounds, 51 1/2 inches. |
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December 22, 2008 |
Lost eighth tooth |
Upper right lateral incisor. |
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December 11, 2008 |
Lost seventh tooth |
Upper left lateral incisor. |
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June 8, 2008 |
SEVEN! |
49 inches. |
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December 29, 2007 |
Rode a bike without training wheels! |
On the fourth day of trying. |
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November 20, 2007 |
Lost fourth tooth. |
Upper LEFT central incisor! Now she has a BIG GAP right in front. |
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November 9, 2007 |
Lost third tooth. |
Upper right central incisor! It was hanging by a thread, and finally Rachel just pulled it out. |
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June 8, 2007 |
Six Years Old |
Celebrated at Jeanne's Gymnastics with a dozen
of her closest friends! |
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March 1, 2007 |
Lost second tooth! |
Mommy finally "flossed" and got her big chance to pull it out! |
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January 8, 2007 |
Lost first tooth! |
We pulled it out and almost lost it on the floor! She first called the Tooth Fairy Hotline, and then all her grandparents. |
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December 30, 2006 |
Tied shoelaces by herself |
She got it on her first try this morning. Probably another case of parents holding her back. |
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August 29 |
First Day of Kindergarten |
We call Gateway School
the Kindergarten of |
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June 8, 2006 |
Five Years Old |
Celebrated by a dance party at her dance studio. 43 1/2" tall. |
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November 2, 2005 |
Swimming by herself! |
She just started new swimming lessons, and already she can dog paddle by herself in the deep end! |
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June 8 |
Four Years Old |
Celebrated by the Princess Party to end all Princess Parties!!! (If we do say so ourselves). 40 1/2" tall. |
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March 25 |
36 lbs. 40 in. |
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March 13 |
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She keeps practising, and it's coming faster. |
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February 11 |
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Best day yet sounding out words from the sounds of letters. She's really reading! |
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February 5 |
First skiing |
She skiied between Daddy's legs and got going FAST!!! She loved it, yelling "WHEE!!" all the way down the mile-and-a-half run. |
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February 4, 2005 |
First night without Mommy |
For 3 1/2 years they've always slept in the same building, until Rachel went with Daddy on a ski trip! |
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Christmas 2004 |
First long song |
After much practice, she learned to sing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer pefectly! |
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September 14 |
Spelled out her name |
Well, actually she spelled it Rachyl, but I suppose it's still phonetically correct. |
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July 13 |
First outing with no family |
Blackberry picking with Andie. |
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June 8 |
Three Years Old |
38 1/4 inches, 32 1/2 pounds |
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June 7 |
Singing songs on key |
While singing some songs from Lobster Quadrille, she hit many of the notes perfectly for the first time. |
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January 24, 2004 |
First Night in Big Girl Bed |
No trauma, no drama. Just another nice night with Marie. |
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December 31, 2003 |
First Practical Joke |
She was taking a bath by herself, and Karin came in to see her. She said "Sit down, Mommy. Sit down on the toilet." So Karin sat down and with a huge grin on her face, Rachel said "It's wet! I squirted it!" Karin's pants were soaked! |
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December 5 |
First Public Performance |
Singing "Jingle Bells" at her preschool's Christmas Recital. |
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November 8 |
First Meal at the Dining Table |
As is typical, Rachel had to let her parents know that she was ready for something new. "I want to sit at the big table!" |
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September 24 |
First Painted Toenails |
Pink, of course. |
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August 23 |
First Ice Cream Cone |
On the streets of |
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August 5-6 |
First Intercontinental Flight |
A perfect angel for all 12 hours! |
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June 28 |
First Tattoo |
A Thomas the Tank Engine tattoo on her arm. |
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June 8 |
Age 2!!! |
35 inches tall. First puppet show, at Happy Hollow. |
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May 23 |
First wee-wee in her potty |
She was quite pleased with herself. |
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May 11 |
First carousel ride |
The beginning of a beautiful friendship! |
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March 16 |
First Somersault |
She likes standing on her feet and head, and with some encouragement she went ahead and went over the top. |
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March 6 |
First Identified Bird |
Now we can keep Rachel's life-list too! |
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March 1 |
Counted to ten |
She learned it from her pal Ernie. |
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February 24 |
Three-Word Sentence |
"Milk: find it." |
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January 14, 2003 |
First Pigtails |
Very cute! See the pictures on the photo web site! |
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December 9, 2002 |
Doctor visit |
32 1/4 inches, 23 lbs. 10 1/2 ounces |
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October 22 |
First Sentence |
"Down-u, Daddy!" This was a command for Daddy to sit down on the floor and play with her -- NOW. (It was obeyed.) |
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October 8 |
First Haircut! |
Aunt Tuq (Robin) trimmed a small lock of hair from her bangs. (It was starting to get into her face.) |
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September 9 |
15 Month Check-up |
31 inches, 22 1/2 lbs. |
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August 31 |
First Wall Drawing |
In blue-green, right by the front door. She expertly used the texture of the wall to bring the blue-green turtle shell to life! |
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August 7 |
First Drawing |
She stopped treating the crayons like cigars and drew with one! Captured on video, naturally. |
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August 2 |
Running |
She practiced running from the couch to the dinner table, over and over, getting faster and faster! Oh boy! |
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July 26 |
First Day with NO bottle or formula! |
She slept 12 hours, straight through her early morning bottle. |
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July 22 |
First Adult Cup |
She took an adult cup up to the water cooler,
wanting it filled (she tried banging the cup against the cooler). |
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July 15 |
First Kiss |
Was it her loving Mother??? Was it her doting Father??? NO! It was her @$%*&! stuffed turtle from Aunt Lucy! |
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July 13 |
First Blood |
She smacked her Daddy with a sippy cup, and gave him a cut below the eye. He forgave her quickly. |
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July 11 |
First Baseball Game! |
Giants 3, Rockies
2. She wore her |
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June 10 |
One Year Check-up |
29 1/2 inches, 20 lbs. 12 1/2 oz. |
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June 8 |
One Year Old! |
She had a BIG DAY! Monterey
Bay Aquarium in the morning, presents with the Vachons in the
afternoon, and dinner at |
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June 3 |
First Day Care! |
She wasn't too crazy about it, but she'll get there. |
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May 13 |
First Earthquake! |
Not to worry: just a 5.2 20 miles away in |
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May 12 |
First clapping |
She was happy, and liked the sound of her clapping. |
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April 15 |
Fourth tooth |
Upper left central incisor. (OK, enough with the teeth already.) |
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April 25 |
First Walk! |
Two steps first. Then six steps into Daddy's arms (who hugged her while she said "Dadadada"), and later another six steps into Mama's arms! All on our Tenth Anniversary! |
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April 23 |
First Step |
First day home from our trip! First she took one small step not holding on. Then she remembered she had to hold on. |
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April 19 |
First Train |
The Incline Railway up |
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April 18 |
First Zoo |
The |
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April 15 |
Third tooth |
Upper right central incisor. First new tooth since December. |
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April 10 |
First bye-bye wave |
As we were leaving New Boston and saying goodbye to Frances and Buddy. |
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April 7 |
First road trip |
Start of two-week trek from |
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March 22 |
Holds own cup |
One of those with a spout with holes in it. She sucks it down! |
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March 19 |
First visit to an ocean. (Actually up to the water, that is.) |
It was the Pacific, in case you wondered. Also, the first time trying out our new backpack -- which she LOVED!!! |
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March 18 |
Stands alone! |
OK, so it was just 5 seconds. But the next day she did it again. (Must be the shoes.) |
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March 15 |
Visit to Doctor |
28 inches, 17 pounds 10 ounces. |
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March 14 |
First real shoes |
Nice flexible white sneakers. Very easy to stand up and move around in. |
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March 1 |
First doll. |
At a playgroup 2 days earlier she had really liked the baby dolls, so we went out and got her one. Right away she smiled at it, hugged it, and she talked to it all the way home! SO CUTE!!! Later she said her fifth word! |
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February 22 |
Drinks from cup |
We hold the cup, she sips, and then THROWS her head back and sucks the liquid in. Very cute! |
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February 10-22 |
All VERY interesting people. |
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February 7 |
Pulls herself up! |
Very easily, as if she'd ALWAYS known how. |
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January 11 |
First WORD! Cat. (what else?) |
See the new Vocabulary page for updates! |
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January 11, 2002 |
First vegetable. |
Squash. Let the record show: It was squash. |
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December 27, 2001 |
First swimming pool! At the hot springs in Idaho Springs |
It was, without question the happiest day of her life so far! |
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December 26 |
First babysitter |
Aunt Lucy babysat while Mommy, Daddy, Priscilla & Cecil saw Oceans 11. |
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December 22 |
First airplane ride! |
And not a peep, the whole way to |
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December 20 |
Second Tooth Her lower-left incisor made it a matching set. |
But she did get MUCH more for Christmas than her two front teeth! |
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December 14 |
First Tooth! Her lower-right incisor is just peeking through. |
Karin found it after a visit to the doctor. |
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December 10 |
First Crawl! |
Halfway across the bed -- caught on video! |
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December 8 |
Meets Cousin Evan -- finally! |
All on her sixth month birthday! |
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December 6 |
Eats Fruit |
Bananas with the cereal -- YUMMY! |
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December 1 |
Finds Left Ear |
"Hey! I got two!" |
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November 29 |
Sits Alone |
for about 15 seconds, anyway |
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November 20 |
Finds Right Ear |
"Everybody's got one. Mine's over here." |
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November 17 |
Holds Own Bottle |
occasionally, anyway |
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November 16 |
Rolls Over |
getting closer to crawling! |
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November 13 |
Finds Toes |
and immediately starts sucking on them! |
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November 6 |
REALLY sleeps through the night now! |
Two tough nights, but then she figured it out. |
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October 31 |
First Halloween |
Dressed as a pumpkin |
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October 22 |
Visit to the doctor for more vaccines. |
25 inches, 13 pounds 10 ounces |
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October 15 |
Eats cereal! |
See the video! |
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October 13 |
Finds thumb! at First Walkathon: |
Caught on film! See picture in October group |
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September 29 |
September Weigh-In |
24 1/2 inches, 12 pounds 13 ounces |
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September 16 |
First Laugh! |
At a variation of The Tongue Game, with slurpy sounds |
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August 31 |
Meets Aunt Stacey, Uncle Aaron, and Halie |
Last of the aunts and uncles (except Uncle Rick!) |
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August 28 |
First home weighing and measuring |
23 3/4 inches, 11 pounds 14 ounces |
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August 22 |
First bath in the tub! |
She LOVED it!!! (see the pictures!) |
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August 21 |
First diaper rash :.( |
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August 18 |
Meets Aunt Lucy, Uncle Michael, |
PLUS! A surprise visit from cousins Becky and Ed! |
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August 5 |
First Grocery Store |
She bought bottles, formula, diapers, and wipes. |
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July 30 |
Meets Aunt Anne, Uncle John, David, and Stephen |
First aunt, uncle, and cousins |
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July 23 |
First Vaccines : ( |
10 pounds, 3 ounces. 23 inches |
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July 8 |
First Smile! She thought Mommy's tongue was funny. |
Caught on camera! |
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July 8 |
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One month old |
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July 7 |
First Manicure |
22 inches long (Rachel, not her nails!) |
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July 3 |
First |
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July 2 |
Meets Kico and Joe |
Second outing, to Tuscon Tacqueria |
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June 28 |
Meets Papa and Fiki |
PLUS: umbilical cord falls off! |
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June 25 |
Second Pediatrician Visit |
8 pounds, 7 ounces: 15 oz in 1 week! |
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June 22 |
Meets Grampa Tony and Gramma Katy |
Two weeks old |
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June 20 |
First Outing, to Hooked On Fish restaurant. Rachel was very good! |
Priscilla and Cecil's 20th Anniversary |
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June 18 |
First Pediatrician Visit |
7 pounds, 8 ounces |
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June 15 |
Meets Grampa Cecil |
One week old |
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June 12 |
Home from Sutter Hospital. We all loved it there! |
7 pounds, 5 ounces |
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June 8, 2001 |
Rachel arrives! and meets Mom, Dad, and Gramma Priscilla |
7 pounds, 12 ounces |
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