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abuelita
August 16, 2011
When my dad got called to be a mission president in Brazil, I felt two things. 1) I was very excited for the opportunities and experiences my parents would have. 2) I felt very sorry for myself. I felt sorry that my mom would probably not be able to be here with me for the birth of my first child. Sure, plenty of people have to go at it alone, but this was just not what I had in mind for myself.
In steps my mother-in-law. She was able to come stay with us for a little over a week. She spent her mornings taking care of little Graciela so that I could get uninterrupted sleep. When I was awake and ready to assume full-time mommy responsibilities in the afternoons, she spent her time cleaning, reorganizing, cooking, and freezing meals for us. By the time Sunday morning rolled around, and she had to leave, I was crying like a baby. I couldn’t even bring myself to express to her how incredibly grateful I was for everything she had done to help me during this time.
We love you abuelita :)
she is here
August 8, 2011
Graciela Carolina
Our little bundle of joy was born on August 4, 2011. She weighs 7 lbs 14 oz and is 20.5 inches long. I’ve been contemplating how to write this first blog post about her, and it seems that my vocabulary is simply not complex enough to describe the way I feel about her becoming a part of our lives. So for now I’ll just say that she is an amazing little person. So far she eats like a champ and sleeps pretty well. I’ve been feeling great, better than I have in the last 9 months. Luis is an amazing daddy and little Gracie already has him wrapped around her little finger.
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