Growing up with a little of both and the lessons learned along the way
From the monthly archives:
I just celebrated my first week birthday so I know how much fun birthdays can be – my dad tells me this one is a slightly bigger deal than just a week though. I really wish I could be in Boston to celebrate with my Grandma Jill, but instead I’ll just have to send my birthday wishes from afar.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Love,
Maile
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Seriously, these make my mouth water - and I don't even eat solids yet!
So I haven’t met her yet, but I’m pretty sure my Aunt Elyssa is about as cool an aunt as one can hope to get. I’m definitely a lucky girl. Not only has she promised to do lots of cool stuff with me (I mean, french toast for dinner?? Does it get better than that?) – but she also came up with a cupcake recipe that she dedicated in honor of my birth!
Check out the recipe on her blog: http://statedinner.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/im-an-auntie-cupcakes/
(PS – I have no idea what lip liner is, but it definitely sounds like something my dad isn’t going to let me have for about 18 years… which makes my Aunt Elyssa even that much cooler!)
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Hey everybody – this is Maile. I picked up typing over the last few days and thought I’d write this post myself.
I had quite a surprise waiting for me when I woke up this morning. Apparently, my Grandpa Cal caught a “red eye” flight from Hawaii to come see me. Sure enough when I woke up at 7 AM he was already here.
Now, my dad went to pick up Grandpa and went back to bed when he got home – so we don’t have any pictures of our actual first meeting. Instead we staged a “re-enactment” a few hours later after dad woke up.
Re-enactment of meeting Grandpa Cal
I had a great day hanging out with my Grandpa. We went for a walk, we watched Tom Watson choke, we listened to the Red Sox game (tough loss, but Lester pitched great), he helped my dad change the light bulbs (even climbed up a ladder!), he grilled us lamb (or at least I think that was lamb I tasted during my evening feeding) – but mostly he held me a bunch, which was quite awesome!
So now I’ve met all 4 of my grandparents – I can already tell that I am definitely a lucky girl and can’t wait to spend more time with them!
Grandma Gail, Grandpa Cal and Me!
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After a busy first week, Dad and Maile catch some zzz's
Wow – what a first week. Click the photo above for some more pictures from the last few days. Or click here.
Some highlights:
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Family Picture at One Week
Hard to believe its already been a week – the time has flown by! Maile grows and changes every day before our eyes – we’re at the beginning of an amazing journey and couldn’t be more excited about our little girl.
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Grandma Jill sent over some pictures of me (Matt) as a newborn:
Matt as a newborn
And here is a picture of Chris (circa 3-4 days old):
Chris as a newborn
And in case she’s not etched into your brain already, here’s a picture of Maile just after birth:
Maile as a newborn
Okay – let the debate begin – who do I look like?
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Grandma Gail has been a big help since Maile was born and we’ve quickly learned that Maile absolutely loves her lullabies. We’re going to need to record them before Grandma Gail returns to Hawaii!
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Can you guess which is Maile's and which is dad's?
I can’t believe Maile is already 5 days old! Click the image above for slide show of her first five days. (Or click here).
NOTE: There are captions with the pictures. If you can’t see them, click Options in the upper right and make sure “Always Show Title and Description” is checked.
Maile accomplished A LOT over the past 5 days – some highlights:
It’s been a busy few days, but we’ve had plenty of family quality time too. Everyone is doing really well – mom and dad are tired, but absolutely having a blast figuring things out with their new baby girl!
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Grandma Jill and Grandpa Mike pretty much think Maile is the best thing ever … and very advanced for her age. At the rate they are going, I don’t think they’ll be surprised if Maile is driving the car by the time they come back in August!
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