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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 he [...]

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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 “small” [...]

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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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The kids and I just got a call that Ashley is starting her contractions. She has taken some medications to slow things down a bit. The plan is to have her cerclage removed around noon and let her go in to labor naturally. We are heading to the hospital….love, us!!!

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Hello Everyone! It appears we are not the only ones eager to meet “Baby Junior”. He seems to be even more anxious than us. Yesterday morning Ashley broke her water, and she was admitted to the Athens Regional hospital in case she also went into labor, and to prevent any infections. We are currently at [...]

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We had an extremely busy and FUN weekend. It started Thursday night and didn’t slow down until late Sunday afternoon. Let’s see…The NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championship was help here in Athens; there was the 2008 Twilight Criterium; Lorenzo’s soccer match and Kid’s Bike event; and to top it all off, Chloe’s First Communion Mass. Last [...]

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With not much time left before “B-day”, we have been spending a lot of our free time getting everything ready. Last weekend the kids and I primed the baby room. This weekend we painted the walls with the base color — an off-white, linen color. After we were done, Ashley put some “Do not Enter” [...]

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Spring is without a doubt my favorite season. I love to watch our yard come to life, watch everything bloom, and I truly enjoy the return of all the birds. In the past few years, we have created a tradition of celebrating the return of Spring by building a bird-house with the kids. This year [...]

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Today “Little Baby Junior” reached 28 weeks — 7 months. Amazing! And I’m still very glad (and thankful) to report that both Ashley and baby are doing quite well. As you know, HE will be here before we know it. So we have been busy turning the existing play room back into a nursery. We [...]

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