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In a couple of days, our “most wonderful baby” will be turning 4 months old.  A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!
He is doing very well, and he continues to be a very “easy” baby. He still only makes a fuss when he is hungry…no “BUT’s” about it! Most of the time, he will simply give you a SMILE that will [...]

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This past weekend we had a small Family Reunion in Chattanooga, TN,  to celebrate Nonna Ida’s 90th Birthday and to introduce Paolo to the Landrum-Lembi-Ross posse.  We had a fantastic time!
We really enjoyed the aquarium, strolling around town, trying out different restaurants, and visiting Rock City…And the Calabria Family would like to thank everyone for [...]

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY Chloe!!!
This past Thursday our most wonderful and beautiful Chloe turned 8 years old.  She had her best friend Natalie come spend the night, just as Kaitie did this past weekend.  Instead of big parties, she always prefers to have more intimate and quality time with her closest friends. They had a wonderful time! [...]

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Folks, do you realize Paolo has been born for over a month now? Yep…it is amazing!
I’m once again very happy to report that Paolo is still doing extremely well. He has broken the 6 lb mark, and he has grown out of the “preemie” outfits and into the “NB” labels — New Born. The funny [...]

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The month of June is always full of festivities in the Calabria’s household. Let’s see…We have celebrated Father’s day, my birthday, “Summer Solstice” and the beginning of Summer, and … (drum rolls) … I’m very proud to say … (more drum rolls) …
Ashley and I have celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary this year!!!
I watched [...]

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Hey everybody give a big Happy Birthday to my Dad!
Lorenzo.

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Paolo’s first week went very smoothly, and he (and Ashley) did extremely well.
As expected, we were all a bit disappointed that we couldn’t bring him home right away. However, it didn’t take long for Ashley and I to realize that a lot of the “premature baby anxiety” was indeed lifted just knowing that [...]

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Oi Mocada!!!
Na ultima quinta-feira (22/05/2008), comecamos o dia bem calmo. Como ia trabalhar em casa, e nao ia perder uma boa parte da minha manha enfrentando o trafigo de Atlanta, deixei os meninos na escola, e voltei pra cama pra tirar mais um cochilinho. ZZZZZ! Quando acordei, a Ashley comenta, casualmente, que as 5:00 [...]

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We had to make a decision on Paolo’s full name to get his ss#, and now it is official: Paolo Rafael Calabria.
As I mentioned on a earlier post, we started the “first name” hunt with “Leonardo”, but we eventually settled on “Paolo”. Since he turned out to be a Preemie, Since Paolo means [...]

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Just a quick not to say that our beautiful baby Paolo has arrived. He was born at 7:16 pm, wighting 5 lbs 1oz, and 18 inches in length — a good size for a 33 1/2 week preemie. Both Ashley and Paolo are doing extremely well.
Ashley is currently resting, and Paolo is breathing on [...]

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