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Thanks Glenn & Kathy for the BEST Trip Ever!
In case you haven't noticed, I'm having the best time ever with Picasa. It is seriously the coolest!
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Going Private
I've decided to go private with our blog. Details on why will come later... If you'd like to continue reading please send me your e-mail address by either posting it in the comments section, or by...
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Nerd Champs
Eric and his mechanical engineering team have been working FOREVER to build a robot for their junior design project. There have been many times when I wanted to take a sledge hammer and bash the...
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A Baby
If you haven't noticed from the baby ticker on the side of my blog or heard the news yet, YES, we are going to have a baby! This is something we have wanted for a LONG time, so it's really exciting for...
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Proud Sponsors
We are thrilled to announce that we are having a GIRL! We found this out last week but I have been in Las Vegas for work so I didn't have time to post. We couldn't be happier. We said we were neutral...
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Coming Soon
Mercedes Brooke LaidlawBorn: February 8, 2010Time: 12:56 p.m.Weight: 6 lbs 13 ozLength: 19 inchesHow: C-SectionMore details coming soon!
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Her Story and Mine
I asked my sister on Sunday afternoon if I would be able to tell if my water broke. I know a lot of people never have their water break until they are quite a ways into the labor process, but I was...
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The First of Many Casts
At only 8 days old, Mercedes went to Shriners Hospital for an evaluation on her little club feet. She left Shriners with thick, tiny white casts up to her thighs. The overall experience at the hospital...
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California Here We Come
It is official, we are moving to Southern California. Eric has been interviewing with different companies all over the country and accepted employment with Northrop Grumman in Azusa, CA. They will be...
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A Baby Blessing on Mother's Day
This Mother's Day was special in a new way since I am actually a mom now. We also blessed Mercedes on Mother's Day making the day even more memorable. We decided to bless her on the 9th because Eric...
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Children's Books HELP
Dear Blog Readers,I need help. Sadly enough, I do not own any baby books yet. I went on Amazon today to look for some and 87,678 showed up just under the "baby 0-3 month" category!! I did not even...
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Casts - Week #2
Mercedes got her first set of casts off and a lovely new pair on. She definitely needed those things changed because when babies have blowouts it ends up down their legs. Well imagine the damage that...
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Casts - Weeks 3 and 4
Cast #3 - At Mercedes third casting, the doctors informed us that she was progressing enough that she would probably only need two more casts before they did the incision instead of the eight we were...
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Official Birth Announcement
I thought it would be fun to post Mercedes' birth announcement we had done--even if it is way late. We mailed these out to most of our family (if I had their address), so that means a lot of you...
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Incision and Final Casts
At this appointment Mercedes had the incision done on her Achilles Tendon. They first put some numbing cream on her tendon and after 30-45 minutes, they took her to a room (where parents aren't...
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Happy 4 Years to Us!
Yep, it is our four year anniversary today. Doesn't that seem short. I know it's long in some ways but it feels like we been together for so much longer than that. I guess time has its way of...
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A Must Have
I normally don't post about my purchases, but I'm really excited about this one so I just HAD to!In case you haven't heard of Molly's Clothing let me educate you. My good friend Meagan introduced me...
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My Little Snowboarder
Some of you have been asking about Mercedes' feet and how they are doing. I realized I never finished updating about them and the amazing progress she has made. My last post about them was in July...
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Stairway to Heaven
My brother, Evan, who lives in Hawaii just sent me this picture and I had to share it. Does it get anymore amazing than this? To really grasp the beauty, click the pic to enlarge! P.S. He is 26....
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It's that time of year
I am actually going to send out Christmas/New Years cards this year....I guess that's what you do when you have a baby right? I know I have a lot of your mailing addresses, but just in case would you...
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To Make Bread - or - NOT?
Doesn't that look delicious? I'm considering getting a bread maker machine. I've never used one and I don't make bread regularly with pans or anything, but would like to start making homemade bread....
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Happy Holidays
We hope you had a great Christmas and New Year! We spent our holidays in Wyoming, Utah, and California. It was crazy, busy, fun! Here is the holiday card we never sent out. I wanted a professional...
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It's Been One Year
Usually moms tend to say they can't believe their baby is one, but I can. She is taller, bigger, funnier, smarter, faster, louder (well maybe just as loud as she has always been), and more able. I...
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Her First Birthday
Found this in the "drafts"...Mercedes turned ONE on Tuesday last week! We had a small "party" for her on Saturday with my parents and a couple of friends. Very simple but nice. I decided to be useful...
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