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Thu, Jun 17, 2010 7:45 PM
Well, it appears this is my last entry to my AboutMyBaby website page, since this service is being discontinued from aboutmybaby.com

I will definitely be purchasing a copy of this website and all the journal entries. It feels like home here because all of our trying to conceive struggles, plus our invitro-fertilization experiences are all documented here. It feels like a lifetime of experiences that we want to preserve.

Such a whirlwind for us since we got married 7 years ago. We were told we had less than a 1% chance of ever conceiving, and now we have 4 beautiful blessings from God. We really are truly blessed.

Our 5 year old twin boys are entering Kindergarden this year, Izabella is going into her 2nd year of preschool this fall and Sophie is a little 18 month tornado. Our kids hare come so far and are really smart little things. Evan loves his music and dramatics. Aidan loves cookies and playing his Wii (and Nintendo DS). Bella loves her dance class, American Girl dolls and generally any new thing that comes along. Sophie is still our sweet little thing and she becomes more fun with each passing day. Sophie isn't a baby any longer - she has blossed into an adorable little toddler right before our eyes.

I work for Prasco full time and Slawek still works for Fidelity full time. In my spare time, I run a photography business and we both are overwhelmed with all the activites around our children.

Life is full.
We are happy.
The story continues....

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Emma: I stumbled across your website a few months ago and I've loved seeing your pictures. When you purchase the site will they still be available for everyone to see? I love your updates! xxx

Jodi: It has been such a story. I have followed you since we were both pregnant with twin boys. I unfortunately lost mine, but I loved following your family in their jouney as it grew and had such wonderful adventures.

May God bless your family for many days to come and keep you all safe and happy!

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Mon, Sep 7, 2009 12:05 PM
Wowzah! I didn't post a single entry all summer long! It's long overdue, I apologize.

Summer was busy for us. Aunt Magda stayed with us all summer and the kids enjoyed spending time with her. They were sad to see her go. Bella still asks when Aunt Magda is coming back home (here) on her airplane.

In August we took a small vacation to Lake Cumberland with my parents on their boat. We rented a nice 3 bedroom house in a resort area that had tennis courts and a pool. It was super nice and everyone had a blast.

Bella's 3rd birthday party was a hit. She looked glorious in her red, formal dress and everyone had fun swimming and playing. It was nice - the clouds were overcast and the weather wasn't as major hot as in years past. I just can't believe my Princess 3. She is a pistol, I tell ya. Full of spunk and attitude. Nothing gets by Bella, LOL!

Sophie is 11 months old now and it is so hard for me to believe. She is really growing into a toddler and my baby is disappearing day by day (sniff sniff). She took her first steps at the same time Bella did - around 10.5 months. I was taking her portraits on a new backdrop and she stood and actually walked towards me. She isn't fully walking yet, but cruises around furniture and stands unassisted. She takes a few steps here and there. She is my super sweet, calm precious baby. My Sophie - so different than Bella. :) I am planning her 1st birthday party and need to get the invitations ordered asap!

The boys started preschool again - this will be their last year. They graduated to pre-K this year and have new teachers. We have met Evan's teacher and love her, but have yet to meet Aidan's teacher. That will happen on 9/15.

My photography business is booming. It kept me busy every single weekend since LAST Christmas. I did have a weekend break in August for our vacation, but I had to purposely plan that one. I NEEDED the break. I haven't stopped for almost a year now. I am already booked for the Holidays! Yikes!

That's about it for an update. Everyone is doing great and time is flying by!

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Thu, Apr 9, 2009 6:01 AM
Happy 6 months old Sophia! I can't believe you are 1/2 year old already! Where has the time gone?

You are my perfect, sweet little angel. EVERYBODY says so. You are the kindest, sweetest, most mild-mannered baby EVER. You have the longest eyelashes on any baby I have ever seen at your age and your eyes just sparkle. You giggle and smile and everything and are the most curious little ray of sunshine. I am so blessed to have you in my life, we all are. You are my precious, PRECIOUS little sweet baby Sophie.

I took you to the Pediatrician today. He couldn't get over how adorable you are! He said you are advanced in sound/recognition capabilities. He was hiding from you and you were playing peek-a-boo with him. You were so adorable! You got 2 shots, poor noodle, and your other stats are as follows:

15 lbs. 3 oz (36th percentile)
28" long (98th percentile - HUGE gain in height!)
head circ = 17" (71st percentile)

You are getting so tall and yet are still so dainty. Your features and personality are just so delicate. My sweet, sweet ray of sunshine.

I love you, buttercup.

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Mon, Apr 6, 2009 11:09 PM
Ugh! Sick day for me and Sophie. I started throwing up around 2 am and proceeded to do so every hour until about 10 am. Sophie started vomiting about 4 pm and didn't stop until around 11 pm.

We are on the mend, doing better, but it's been one heckuva day. :(

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Sun, Apr 5, 2009 6:11 PM
Today is the most GLORIOUS day. It is 75 deg. sunny and hot outside! We took the boys to the store and bought their first ever BIKES! They love them. We'll get to practice more, but we did go exploring on a bike trail this afternoon. What fun!

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Sat, Apr 4, 2009 1:12 PM
Happy 3rd Birthday Carson!

We spent the day at Carson's birthday party today!

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Sat, Apr 4, 2009 8:12 AM
Congrats to meeeeeeeee!

I ran my first ever 5K race today. I didn't come in first and I didn't come in last - I finished! I am so proud of myself. We are having this fitness challenge at work and I HAVE to win!

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Tue, Mar 31, 2009 11:13 AM
My mother-in-law and father-in-law are gone. :( They left Chicago to return to Poland today (after a 12 week stay). I don't know how the kids will function without them. We have really appreciated all the fun times, the help and just spending time with them (something we haven't done in years). I said many prayers that God watch over them as they fly home. We miss you!

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Thu, Feb 19, 2009 3:00 PM
Today, 1 year ago, is the day we found out we were pregnant with our Princess Sophie. What a blessing. :)

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Thu, Feb 12, 2009 2:50 PM
Sophie had her 4 month checkup today. She is doing absolutely fabulous. Her stats:

Weight: 13 lbs. 6 oz (40th percentile)
Height: 24.5 in long (54th percentile)
Head Circumference: 16 in (55th percentile)

She is doing great! Dr. Hein was fascinated at how her eye contact and how she tries to grasp everything with her hands - really focusing in on what she wants and going for it.

I voiced my concern over stacking Sophie's vaccinations (getting 4 vaccinations at 1 visit). He allowed me to spread her vaccinations out so that she just gets 1 at a time on a delayed schedule. I feel much better about that. :) I will have to take her more frequently, but at least I won't have to worry about her immune system handling it all at once.

She's a good little baby. She is so sweet. I found a baby picture of me the other day around 4-6 months of age and it looks JUST like Sophie. Identical. Funny, I thought Bella looked like me. In my newborn pics, compared to Bella, I think there is a strong resemblance - but my older infant photos (4-7 months), it appears I am looking more like Sophie (vice versa really, HAHA!) My 2 princesses.

Oh and for comparison reasons, Sophie is almost IDENTICAL to Bella at the same age. Here are their weights/lengths to compare at 4 months:

Sophie’s 4 month stats: 13 lbs. 6 oz , 24.5 in long, HC 16 in

Bella’s 4 month stats: 13 lbs. 7 oz, 24 in long, HC 16.5 in

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