tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78600500347774177802024-03-13T14:11:47.762-07:00GRACE PLUS ONEGABRIELLE, RILEY, ADDISON, COOPER, EMERSON and GIANNA FERRAROAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326944925832172508noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-90235657799457163772019-12-10T20:27:00.001-08:002019-12-10T20:27:07.287-08:00Recap of 2018(Dec.10, 2019). I just found this draft while I was starting my next entry. This is so sad....I can't maintain a blog to save my life!! I'm having a hard time adding the pics from the rest of 2018 in, so I will just put them in the next entry 😉<br />
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Nevermind that we're more than halfway through 2019 😂. I thought that I had started a draft for my post for 2018, but sadly did not. So I will hit the highlights and try to make it short and sweet because I need to start on 2019 😄.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gianna getting "A" honor roll award for 1st quarter.</td></tr>
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In January, Gianna received the medal for maintaining A's for her 1st quarter. Although impressive, what makes it even more amazing is that she had Strept throat 4x during that quarter but was still able to perform at her best!<br />
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Gianna attended her first Father/Daughter dance with John. She had a blast and so did he!<br />
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The Ft.Worth Stockyard and Rodeo was going on during the February, so when in Texas..., we decided to attend our first rodeo. It was fun to watch the intro to the rodeo. Also got to see all the different competitions that they have.<br />
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Not to be outdone by their older sister, the girls' had their first Father/Daughter(s) dance at their pre-school. Needless to say, John's dance card was literally full! They all had fun dancing and eating massive amounts of sugar!! 😀</div>
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Spring arrived and soccer season started up again for us. Although a busy time, I absolutely loved watching them progress in their games! They had played indoor soccer during the winter, so it was exciting to see them demonstrate their new skills during their spring season!! I think I was the only one cheering loudly (aka "screaming") for the kids. Yes! I am THAT mom at the field 😂</div>
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After a hiatus for almost a year and a half, I am back to update you all on our journey so far. And quite the journey it has been!!<br />
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Winter 2017- While the weather outside was cold, we entertained ourselves with gymnastics. We also decided to build a house in Fishers, IN.<br />
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Spring 2017- We broke ground in March on our new home. The day we broke ground, John was asked by his corporate office to consider promoting to the Dallas/Forth Worth area in Texas. We've been down this road before, so we continued the building process thinking nothing would come out of it. We decided to fly out to CA, after being away for almost 2yrs, for Spring Break. <br />
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Gianna turned 7 end of April. She had a Shopkins themed birthday.<br />
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Our summer was busy with multiple transitions. We moved into an apt for 2 months. John was able to fish in the pond behind our apartment with the kids. We also celebrated the 4th of July by doing our own fireworks show.</div>
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Let's be honest, Mommy is a horrible blogger! We asked her to post some pics and she took FOREVER!<br />
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Gabby had to have surgery to close up a pilonidal cyst.<br />
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We went on a family vacation to Branson, MO. We visited our Uncle Arvin and Auntie Stephanie while we were there.<br />
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We also visited the Butterfly Palace in Branson. Everyone had a great time except Riley, who freaked out with the butterflies flying around him.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riley</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Took them to Old Spaghetti Factory, downtown, on their birthday.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way to Bald Head Island, Outer Banks, NC via ferry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beach fun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting back on ferry to visit friends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matthews quintuplets that were born 4wks ahead of us in same hospital.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emmy trying on Carly or Lorna's sunglasses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visiting Duke University, Daddy's alma mater.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging out in the beautiful Duke gardens.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking a break from the ocean.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loved the beaches here!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sibling love =)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading home. Overnight stay in hotel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2016-2017 school pictures (1st grade and pre-school)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our front porch with all the pumpkins</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Decorating our pumpkins</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way the park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our dear friend, Ms. Karen came to visit and we went to the Indianapolis Zoo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gianna's costume for school</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emmy, Gianna, and Addy sporting their Halloween headbands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Funny referee, Princess Jasmine, Elena of Avalor, Jake (from the Neverland Pirates), Snow White, Olaf, Anna, and Elsa!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gianna's first basketball (Pacers vs Lakers)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gianna had a great soccer season with team New York averaging 2 goals a game!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riley decided to sneak some Benadryl in, resulting in an overnight stay in the hospital =(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Date night with John watching Golden State Warriors vs Pacers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kids enjoying their Thanksgiving meal at the kiddy tables.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's nothing like a good slumber party in the basement!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kids finally met Santa!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kids enjoyed gymnastics during the winter season</td></tr>
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Our annual gingerbread houses<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gianna and Emmy playing Pie Face Showdown</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gianna and Riley practicing selfies before ringing in the New Year.</td></tr>
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Wishing you a blessed 2017.</td></tr>
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Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-47582278524874154202017-01-07T21:42:00.001-08:002017-01-07T21:42:11.533-08:00PARENTING GAME PLANMeryl and I attended a seminar 1/7/2017 on developing a Parenting GAME PLAN for raising our children to obey and love God. It was fascinating and really lit a fire/passion for us to develop our goals and intentional strategies to help our kids be everything God wants them to be. <br />
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We are going to write our goals down and we will post when it is complete. Let us know if you have any suggestions of goals we should set as parents to 6 of God's children.<br />
<br />Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-84423759087979835412016-01-08T22:19:00.001-08:002016-01-08T22:31:21.513-08:00Time sure flies!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We can't believe it's been over a year since Mommy has updated our blog! What is going on with that lady?!? Just because:<br />
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1) Mommy had surgery in January 2015<br />
2) Our house flooded and we moved out for 3 weeks February-March (in which we went through 2 rounds of a stomach bug)<br />
3) Emmy had surgery in March<br />
4) Daddy interviewed in April for a promotion in IN and got it.<br />
5) Celebrated Gianna's bday at Pump it Up, then Daddy and Mommy flew to IN the next day to house hunt at the end of April.<br />
6) Daddy and Mommy came home for less than 12 hrs then flew to Kauai for their 10yr anniversary in May.<br />
7) Daddy started working in IN in May while Mommy started to get ready to move.<br />
8) Gianna graduated from Preschool end of May.<br />
9) We, ( 4 adults and 6 kids), flew to Indiana end of June (and survived with only 2 meltdowns, both of which were on the landings!!)<br />
10) We went to the splash pad A LOT in July with Grandma and Grandpa so Mommy could unpack!<br />
11) We celebrated Mommy's birthday in August and Gianna started Kindergarten<br />
12) We celebrated our 3rd birthday with a few of our new friends in September<br />
13) December still acclimating and organizing house. Also lost her power cord for her laptop during the move so wasn't able to write (type).<br />
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it doesn't mean that she can just drop the blog for a WHOLE year, right? WE finally had to learn how to type to help her out cause she is STILL recovering from a whirlwind year. Here are some pics to show you how much we've grown in the last year and our 3yr stats! Hard to believe we are 3 already.....AND potty trained!! We took our time with all the transitions that went on this past year. Once we moved to IN, Mommy was able to knock it out by the end of summer.<br />
Ok, now that we are caught up (phew!), enjoy the pics (we had to squeeze in a year's worth....sorry!)<br />
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Went to one of our favorite stompin' grounds, the carousel ride at SouthCoast Plaza with Ms. Alex and her sister Ms. Felicia. Cooper and Addy had to sit on the bench the first round cause they were afraid of the horses.</div>
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First buzz cut for both boys</td></tr>
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Left: Addy-My Little Pony, Cooper- Superman, Gabby- Tinkerbell, Gianna- Hello Kitty<br />
Emmy- Sofia the First, Riley- Superman</td></tr>
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Gabby: 27% wt, 30% ht/ Riley: 80% wt, 90% ht<br />
Addy: 24% wt, 55% ht/ Cooper: 68% wt, 69% ht<br />
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As we end this update, we wanna just say how disappointed we were that we didn't have a white Christmas our first Christmas in Indy. It's supposed to snow in a few days, so we'll see if we can start using our sleds!! Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2016!!<br />
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Halloween was pretty uneventful for us. Mommy didn't want to keep us up past our bedtime to go trick-or-treating. But she promised we could go next year so we are holding her to it!! Gianna had a Harvest Parade at her preschool and dressed up as Belle. She has a blast walking around the courtyard to different classrooms to get goodies and treats! It was Gabby's turn to go out, so mommy brought her in a Halloween Hello Kitty shirt, but mommy forgot to get a picture of her :(.</div>
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<br /> Gianna also had a blast playing soccer this past fall for the first time. Daddy was confused as to why Gianna kept encouraging everyone to take their turn with the soccer ball instead of trying to get it in the goal herself. But by the end of the season, she got her goal in the last game. Mommy and Cooper cheered her on as she dribbled it from mid-field all the way to the goal and finished strong! As promised, if she had made a goal, we went for ice cream after the game =) Way to go Team Turbo!!<br />
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We finally went to see our Dr for our 2yr check up earlier this month. Mommy made our 3yr check up for Sept next year so that we are back on track! Gianna came with us for moral support (and her flu shot.) Mommy gave us all lollipops prior to getting into the exam room so that we'd take our annual picture without crying. Addy didn't want to be there even with a lollipop and therefore let everyone know how she really felt about the outing.</div>
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Gabby- Ht: 2 ft 9.75 ins. (33%) Wt: 24 lbs 12 oz (16%) </div>
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Riley- Ht: 3ft 1.50 ins. (97%) Wt: 29 lbs (53%)</div>
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Cooper- Ht: 3ft 0.50 ins. (87%) Wt: 29lbs 4oz (56%)</div>
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Emerson- Ht: 2ft 9 ins (17%) Wt: 22lbs 8oz (2%)</div>
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It's been a busy few months for us! Mommy apologizes for not updating everyone for awhile!!</div>
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So before we go into the details and pictures of our birthday, we will recap some of the highlights and one lowlight of August and September.</div>
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Gianna loves to go "camping"! So Daddy tries to take her camping in the backyard a few times a year. Here is one of those times =)</div>
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So here is the "lowlight"...Emerson has bilateral strabismus. In layman terms, lazy eye muscles in both eyes. Her eyes tend to drift when she isn't concentrating on anything or when she is tired. The pictures were taken at our 1st visit to the pediatric ophthalmalogist back in August. She surprisingly did well for the initial 2 1/2 hr appt.<br />
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Gianna started her first day of Pre-K at Mother's Day Out at our church preschool the 2nd week of August. She was super excited to go back this year and be in the Duck class! Can't believe it's her last year here!!<br />
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We went on vacation again at the end of August! We hadn't gone as a family since January. We had a blast and wanted to give a shout out to all the people that came down to spend some time with us in the pool! Thank you to Dadu (grandpa) and Lola (grandma) Baroi, Mr. Dick and Ms. Marianne Werschke, Ms. Kati and Chase Mitchell. We really appreciate you playing with us in the pool! Gianna was super excited because she was tall enough to ride the waterslide this year!</div>
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Big sis Gianna has been pretty active this summer as well! When she wasn't off to her ballet/tap dance class or playing soccer, she was designing "outfits" to wear and entertain us!<br />
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We took the kids to Disneyland for their 2nd birthday! It seemed like a HUGE undertaking, but Daddy and Mommy were pleasantly surprised how well it went and how much we enjoyed it (after crying the first minute of every ride). We got to wear our birthday buttons on our hats and hearing everyone wish us "Happy Birthday!" from ride to ride was pretty cool!!<br />
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Some of the rides we went on were Dumbo, Carousel, Small World, Jungle Cruise, and Winnie-the-Pooh. Not bad for only being there for 4hrs! But we ate the last hour so we got in 5 rides in 3 hours!! Daddy and Mommy brought us home and bathed us and put us to bed. Then they went back to the park with Gianna and rode the big people rides. We would like to give a GINORMOUS THANK YOU to everyone who made this day possible!! Grandpa and Grandma Ferraro, Mr. Javier and Ms. Arlene Lizarraga, Ms.Vicki Johns and granddaughter Lindsey, Mr. Steve and Ms. Karen Eckberg. Thank you so much for helping our Daddy and Mommy make this day such a fun one for us!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small World (but nothing "small" about this entourage!)<br />
1st Row: Meryl (forehead), Riley, and Gianna (not seen)<br />
2nd Row: Ms. Karen, Emmy, and Mr. Steve<br />
3rd Row: Cooper, John, Lindsey<br />
4th Row: Ms. Vicki, Addy, Grandma<br />
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Since we couldn't celebrate at Disneyland with everyone, Daddy and Mommy had a little birthday party for us. They even splurged a little and rented us a Sesame Street bounce house! We all went in it before the party with Daddy and Mommy to get warmed up (sorry no pics!). Emmy was NOT a fan at all!! Gianna, Addy, and Cooper had the most fun. But during the party, only Gianna went back in. We just wanted to eat at our picnic table!<br />
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Left: Addy, Cooper, and Emmy</td></tr>
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Finally....Daddy and Mommy wanted to give a little tribute about each of us even though it might be a little embarassing for us later! (The colored text represents our individual colors...aka "color coding").<br />
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Gabby- Ht: 32 1/4 inches Wt: 21 lb 1 oz. Gabby has a little tear in her bottom towards the top of the "crack" (anal fissure). Dr said it wasn't serious unless it started having pus coming out, which it hasn't. She loves to run around, play "Ring around the rosie...", and drink other siblings sippy cups =) She also loves pasta!<br />
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Riley- Ht: 35.5 inches (96%) Wt: 26 lbs 4 oz (not accurate cause he wouldn't keep still. Mommy thinks he's heavier!) His allergies to eggs and milk are better. But he doesn't drink milk yet, just eats by-products of milk. His peanut allergy is severe. Daddy was eating peanut butter filled pretzels and gave Riley some "zerberts" on his neck and he started getting red and itchy. He loves to read books, play with Mega Bloks, and dance!!<br />
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Addison- Ht: 33.5 inches. Wt: 21 lbs 9 oz. Our "peanut" is continuing to be the tallest and heaviest girl. Which is hard to believe considering that she was the smallest all around in utero because of her cord-flow issues. She is a firecracker and speaks the most of the girls. Addy loves to jump up and down/dance, wrestle with the boys and Gianna, and loves to eat her protein!<br />
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Cooper- Ht: 34.5 inches Wt: 27 lbs (don't think is accurate either). This little guy has the most words compared to his brother and sisters. He says "Yesh", No, Truck, all his siblings names...even Gianna's, and 2-word sentences. Crazy! Mommy thought for sure that the girls would be way more verbal. He is Mommy's little helper by using his toy vacuum to clean up the living room and also by collecting all his siblings sippy cups before meals.<br />
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Emerson- Ht: 31.5 inches Wt: 20lb. The heaviest girl at birth is now the smallest all around. That doesn't stop her from getting her point across (short screams) when she wants something or her toy was taken away. Both of her eyes have weak muscles (lazy eyes), so our next step is to go see a Pediatric Opthalmalogist. She is such a cuddle bug and always ready to sit in someone's lap!<br />
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Here is our usual Dr's office visit picture. It takes an army to keep us in place for the picture...haha<br />
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Hope everyone had a great 4th! We celebrated Independence Day by going to a park to have a picnic with our immediate and extended family! It was a lot easier this year for Daddy and Mommy because they didn't have to pack so much baby gear like last year. We had fun playing on the play ground, eating all sorts of goodies, and Mommy kept us hydrated with Gatorade cause it was super hot that day! We also had fun watching Daddy and Gianna play in the annual family softball game.<br />
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When we got home from the park, we were so pooped we just drank our milk, took a bath, and went to bed. Gianna got to stay up and watch fireworks from the end of our street and then our neighbors had their own fireworks show after. It was a long day for Gianna, but she had a ton of fun!!<div>
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Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-55947578729229699532014-06-08T21:00:00.000-07:002014-06-09T00:23:56.646-07:00Praise God - Gianna put her trust in Jesus tonight!!Today, June 8th, was a special day that I (John) wanted to celebrate and post on our family blog. Tonight around 8:30pm before going to bed, Gianna put her faith/trust in Jesus to be her Lord and Protector.<br />
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Recently, she has been memorizing some Bible Verses that have prompted a lot of questions from her about Heaven, Hell, Jesus, Salvation, etc. Over the past few months, as we review her Bible verses, she often ask lots of questions of me when we are having a nightly talk and prayer/worship time together after bath time and reading books. We will just sit in a chair together and talk in the dark. Tonight, she asked me to pray with her and ask Jesus to be her Savior, Lord, and Protector. She committed herself to being His Bond-Servant (a servant who serves someone because they have a deep love for them) for her life on earth as well. Here was her prayer she repeated after me. After her prayer, Gianna thanked me for sharing about Heaven and Hell with her. I told her she is now a child of God forever. He will always love you and He will always protect you. He is always faithful to His children. Then, she went to sleep. Praise God.<br />
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Dear God,<br />
Thank you for creating me in Your Image. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I know my purpose on this earth is to glorify You and get to know You and help others know You as well. Please forgive me for my sins. Please forgive me for when I do what I want and I am not a good listener to what You want from me. I know I will never been good enough to get to Heaven without Your help, and there is no other way to get to Heaven except by trusting you to help me. Please come into my heart Jesus and be my friend and protect me. One day, when I die, please take me to Heaven with You. I put my trust and faith in You alone. I want to be your bondservant for the rest of my life. Help me to be a good listener and to know you more everyday. I want to be like You. I love you Jesus. In Jesus' name, Amen.<br />
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<strong><u>Gianna's Memory Verses</u></strong><br />
2 Corinthians 5:17<br />
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.<br />
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Galatians 2:20<br />
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life with I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and delivered Himself up for me.<br />
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Philippians 4:6,7<br />
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.<br />
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<u><strong>Gianna's Favorite Praise Songs</strong></u><br />
1. As the Deer Panteth for the waters, so my soul Longeth after Thee. You alone are my heart's desire, and I long to worship Thee. You alone are my strength, my shield. To You alone may my spirit yield. You alone are my heart's desire, and I long to worship Thee.<br />
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2. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy Presence, O Lord. Take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy Salvation, and renew a right spirit within me. <br />
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3. Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord. Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord. And He shall lift you up, higher and higher. And, He shall lift you up, up into Heaven. And He shall lift you up.<br />
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Angels in Heaven and Mom and Dad (John & Meryl) are celebrating as another child of God is born again tonight!! Tonight is Gianna's spiritual birthday (her 2nd birthday). <br />
Thank you Lord for loving my little girl like You loved me. Thank you for giving her a heart to ask questions and want to know about You and how to be saved. Thank you for helping her understand and trust in You, and for pursuing her. I know she would never have responded how she did without you first pursuing her. I am reminded of when you came to see Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden after they sinned against you and felt shame and guilt for the first time. You came to the Garden and simply asked, "Where are you?". You are faithful to pursue those you love. None of us would come to You without you first loving us. No words can express how grateful I am that You loved us first, and gave Your only Son to die in our place on the cross so that we may have eternal life as a free gift if we believe and trust in Him. All Praise and Glory belongs to You. I love you Jesus. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326944925832172508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-18537625860747727882014-05-24T20:43:00.000-07:002014-05-24T20:43:17.104-07:00Happy belated Easter and Mother's Day!The last few months have been super busy for our family! Our big sister Gianna turned 4 in April. She is becoming quite a responsible little girl. She already does a few "jobs" around the house. She is really good at making her bed and there are certain toys that she has to clean up if they are played with. We try to help her sometimes, but she gets upset with us because it's her "job"!<br />
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We finally got a picture with Mommy! Gianna was at Dadu and Lola's house that day and Auntie Stephanie took our picture. Mommy hates taking pictures so we finally trapped her in the chair and forced her to take one with us! We haven't taken a picture with all of us in it and Mommy since our birthday last year.<br />
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Gianna turned 4 on April 22. Our family got together to celebrate with her. Here is a picture of Gianna having a cupcake after she came home from school on her birthday. She is such a great BIG sister and is always trying to give us hugs even if we are playing and don't want one at the moment. She likes to dance for us, play tag with us, and sometimes tells Mommy when we are doing something we shouldn't. She is wrapping up her first year of pre-school. She is in the Caterpillar class at her school.<br />
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Easter this year was fun for everyone! The Saturday before Easter, our cousins came over for an Easter egg hunt. Unfortunately, Mommy didn't get a chance to get any pictures because she was busy trouble shooting everyone running around since Daddy had to work that day.<br />
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On Sunday, our church had an Easter service at the local highschool football field which is close to our house so Daddy, Mommy, Grandpa, and Grandma pushed us in our strollers to church while Gianna got to ride in Daddy's backpack. Then we came home and played for a little while before lunch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gianna and Emmy going for a joy ride.<br />
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Now that Daddy trimmed the bushes outside our front window, we love to look at the people, cars, and trucks that come by. We scramble to the sofa to say "bye bye" to Daddy when he goes to work and also when Gianna goes to school. Every Monday morning we are eagerly awaiting for the trash trucks to come.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riley and Cooper - See the garbage truck Mom!</td></tr>
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Mommy, Gianna and Gabby had a fun little outing. First they went to Mommy's work for a breakfast baby shower for one of Mommy's co-workers. Mommy says that everytime she sees a pregnant lady, her pelvis hurts. We have no idea what she is talking about but nod our heads to show sympathy. After the baby shower, Mommy took Gianna and Gabby to the mall to ride the carousel ride. This is one of Gianna's favorite things to do! Lucky for Gabby, she was next in the rotation to go out for one-on-one time, so she was Gianna's carousel buddy that day.</div>
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We like to act silly a lot! But Daddy and Mommy aren't always fast enough to capture us on video or camera. But this time, Mommy was able to catch Cooper wearing Gianna's play sunglasses while sucking on his "Dino". He was waving to Mommy, but by the time the camera snapped the pic, it looks like he's pointing at his head.<br />
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Daddy thought it would be fun (or absolutely nuts! - Mommy) to take us to the park near our house. It went way better than Mommy thought it would. Uncle Donny came with us and there were three stations for them. Uncle Donny was at the stairs to the slide, Daddy was at the top of the slide, and Mommy was at the bottom of the slide. After awhile, we didn't want to slide anymore and we wanted to climb up the slide, as evidenced by Emmy in the purple top. We didn't try running away......THIS time. But there is always a next time!<br />
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We hope everyone had a fantastic Mother's Day and you did something really nice for your Mommy. Lola and Dadu came over and we ordered lunch and ate at home. Then we played outside after our nap. Once again, Mommy is sorry she didn't take any pictures with us that day!<br />
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Our "18 month" wellness check-up got moved again to end of June. We will be 21 mos. by then. And the next thing you know....we'll be back in 3 mos. for our 2 yr check-up! Where did the time go?!? </div>
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Mommy will post our ht/wt stats next month after we go to the Dr.</div>
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We would also like to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day! We appreciate all the men and women who help protect this country of ours and keep us safe! God bless you all =)</div>
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Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-35524771315454476722014-03-31T01:11:00.001-07:002014-03-31T01:11:25.044-07:0018 mos oldOur stats for this milestone won't be up until we are 20 mos old because Daddy thought he had made an appt for our well check-up but when Mommy called last week to find out when it was, the Dr's office said that we didn't have an appt and our Dr is booked until end of May. So unfortunately, we all will have to wait to find out how big we've grown in the last 8 mos.<br />
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Mommy said that she'd show our Halloween pics, so here we are in our costumes!<br />
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Cooper, Riley, and Gabby recently had fevers. Mommy noticed a pattern after Riley. Each kid had a fever for 3 days. Cooper was first, with a low grade fever. After three days, then Riley got one. But his first fever was 104.3 F. He went to the Dr the next day and she thought that he was starting a cold.<br />
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That night, his fever spiked to 105.5. Mommy gave him a cool bath and made him drink cold juice while Daddy was on the phone with the nurse hotline. She advised us to go to the ER. They were there for almost 4 hrs with no answers. Mommy followed up with our doctor the next day and Riley was fever free after that. So weird!<br />
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Gabby's fever was like Cooper's, low grade, but lasted 3 days as well.<br />
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It finally rained! Gianna got to go out and play in the rain while we watched her. Bummer for us, we can't do that til next year! Mommy is already looking for 5 pairs of rainboots and jackets for us. We are counting the days that we can jump in the mud with G!<br />
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Gianna is becoming quite the photographer with Mommy's phone. Here are some pics she took of us while we were playing.<br />
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We recently found out that Riley has a severe peanut allergy and some other ones as well. Mommy got him tested the other day and we'll find out his allergy results soon! Hopefully we can pinpoint all the foods he can't be exposed to. Poor guy! His skin is finally starting to look a little better but he is still scratching himself :( Mommy has to keep on top of cutting his nails so he doesn't keep having "slasher" marks all over his arms and legs.<br />
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Mommy is really dropping the ball on updates since our birthday! She was going to take pics of us in our Halloween costume and next thing you know....it's Valentine's Day! A lot has happened since our birthday. We dressed up as "Thing One - Thing Five", based on Dr. Seuss's characters Thing One and Thing Two, for Halloween but no trick-or-treating for us this year. Gianna dressed up as Doc McStuffins (pictures to be posted later).<br />
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We celebrated our first Thanksgiving, out of the house, (sorry, no pictures) with our cousins at their great grandma's house. We loved the fact that there were no gates and we could roam around freely!<br />
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In the beginning of December we took our first trip to the StrideRite store at the mall to get our first pair of shoes. Mommy called the store ahead of time to warn them that we were coming! Overall, it went WAY better than all the scenarios she had played in her head before taking us! A shout out to Ms. Karen and Ms. Sheila for going with us!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riley- "Hey Coop, what do you think of these shoes?"<br />
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Christmas this year was a lot of fun since we had the family over this year to celebrate. Gianna couldn't figure out why there was a gate around the tree, but we thought she was being silly because doesn't everyone have a gate around their tree??? Daddy and Mommy are thankful that they hopefully had their first and last gate around the Christmas tree.<br />
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We took our first family vacation last month. Little did we know that we would have fantastic weather the whole week and got to go swimming every day! We also got to play at a little park that was on the premises which was also fun! We got our slide skills down!<br />
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After vacation all 6 of us got a cold. Then for everyone, except Addy, it turned into a respiratory type flu. We had to take antibiotics and Mommy had to give us breathing treatments. It was no fun! Gabby ended up with pneumonia, but just finished her 10-day round of antibiotics and is all better now. Except her molars are coming in now and it's a different misery for her. <br />
However, Mommy was thankful that it wasn't stomach flu! That would have been the worst. Hopefully it doesn't come through our house anytime soon!<br />
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We got better just in time for Valentine's weekend. You can see how big we've gotten since our birthday! Mommy can't wait to find out our heights and weights at our 18mos check up next month!!<br />
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<br />Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-31203781827730090552013-11-29T23:27:00.001-08:002013-11-29T23:27:37.252-08:00Fullerton Couple Grateful For Healthy Quintuplets, Community Support « CBS Los Angeles<a href="http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/11/29/fullerton-couple-grateful-for-healthy-quintuplets-community-support/#.UpmTWRGJg_4.blogger">Fullerton Couple Grateful For Healthy Quintuplets, Community Support « CBS Los Angeles</a>Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-23170382767071372102013-10-20T22:41:00.000-07:002013-10-20T22:41:30.207-07:00Birthday festivities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sorry it's been awhile since we've posted. Mommy has finally recovered from all the festivities that's been going on since the end of Sept. To recap the last few weeks, we've had a number of birthday celebrations. So without further a due, here are a bunch of our favorite pictures. Enjoy!<br />
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Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-31154847228869820872013-09-26T23:37:00.002-07:002013-09-26T23:37:49.575-07:00Happy 1st Birthday G.R.A.C.E.! WOW! Really....WOW! I am still pinching myself that I have not 1, not 3, but 5, 1yr olds!!!! The biggest shocker is that I'm still alive and smiling as I reminisce over the last year. Please bear with me.<br />
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I woke up around 5ish this morning cause one of the girls was fussing a little. I went into their room and turned on the sound machine and went back to bed. Looking at the clock, I thought to myself that Gabby's bag of waters had broke a year ago at that time. That started a roller coaster of emotions the whole day!<br />
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At 7am, I greeted the boys first by slowly opening their door to see their smiling faces and excited screams (favorite part of day is getting them up in am/naps). I sang "Happy Birthday" to them and they just laughed cause they thought I was being silly. Then I went up to the girls room and was greeted with an odor I'm sooooooo familiar with....poop! I started singing to them and they were all giggling, except Addy (the poopy one) who was crying cause she was mad and wanted to be changed and fed.<br />
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If you had told me a year ago, that this is what it would be like today, I would have had less fear and anxiety, knowing that we had ALL survived and still have smiles on our faces! I could not have asked for a better outcome as far as health for the babies and their big sister. And if I had to do it all over again (relocating to AZ for 3 mos), I would, even though that was THEE most difficult physical and mental time of my life. The physicians, nurses, nurses' aides, ultrasound techs, and other staff made the time go by fast and for the most part, enjoyable. I do miss my weekly Dunkin Donuts that Dr. Elliott brought me in the hospital and other food brought by the nurses and Dr. Mourad's wife.<br />
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Of course, it literally took a village to help us get through this year! And we are so grateful for everyone who have helped and continue to help us! The kids have a lot of "adopted" aunts, grandmas, and grandpas and you will always be a part of our extended family! I must apologize that the first 3-5 months was just survival mode and frankly a blur, so I don't remember everyone that helped during that time but we appreciate so much your willingness to serve our family!<br />
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As of today, all five babies can take steps/walk. Emmy and Addy decided that they would take a few steps on their birthday so that they aren't lagging behind their sister and brothers, Gabby, Riley, and Cooper, who are walking 5-7 steps.<br />
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I was calculating a few stats for the past year and here is what I came up with:<br />
We changed over 10,500 diapers.<br />
GRACE consumed over 600 cans of formula (45,000 oz).<br />
We hand washed over 10,500 bottles.<br />
Two parents and a toddler still sane and smiling.....PRICELESS!<br />
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Happy birthday Gabrielle, Riley, Addison, Cooper, and Emerson! You definitely make this world a better place to live in! We love you soooo much! You are such a blessing to our family and everyone you touch. - Daddy, Mommy, and Gianna<br />
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<br />Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-3260745288937971952013-09-02T15:04:00.000-07:002013-09-02T15:04:05.195-07:00Riley's first haircut!So of us all, Mommy didn't think I would get the first haircut. But when Gianna asked Mommy why I don't wear a clip in my hair like my sisters, I knew my days as a surfer dude were numbered. So Daddy decided yesterday that he'd give me a buzz to make my head a little lighter =) I did really good! I sat still with no entertainment for 5 mins, then got a little bored. But overall, I did super! Daddy is not looking forward when Cooper needs a haircut cause we know he will not be as mellow as me!<br />
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We'll have more pictures and stories to show and tell after we celebrate our 1st birthday at the end of the month!<br /><br />Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-74811671656858317852013-08-18T16:56:00.003-07:002013-08-18T21:26:48.270-07:00GRACE is standing....Watch out!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Addison "Addy" - See my smile!!</div>
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Cooper - I took my first 2 steps today!!</div>
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Gabby (H), Riley (A), Addy (P), Cooper (P), Emmy (Y), Gianna (40th)</div>
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Yummy Cake!! Mommy Blowing out her candles!!</div>
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Daddy's Fireworks Show!!</div>
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Hope everyone had a great 4th of July! Since our last post, we've had a few more milestones.<br />
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We have a new favorite snack called puffs. Here we are experimenting with the apple strawberry flavor for the first time.<br />
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A few of us went swimming for the first time. Cooper was not digging the water AT ALL! On the other hand, Riley and Emmy are Olympic material...:) Our big sis Gianna is like a flying squirrel when it comes to water.<br />
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We ALL went out for the 4th of July to our family picnic. Unfortunately, Mommy and Daddy didn't get any pictures at the picnic, except for Gianna in a rolling ball, so we took some at home in our patriotic outfits.<br />
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<br />Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-73480722594924348172013-06-25T09:59:00.002-07:002013-06-25T09:59:45.649-07:00We're 9 mos old!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This update is a LONG time coming, and we apologize for not updating regularly. With that said, please enjoy the update...may it be long.<br />
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Since our 7 mos, we have been really busy! Back in April, our sister Gianna celebrated her 3rd birthday. We would have loved to join her at Disneyland for her birthday with Daddy and Mommy, but they thought it'd be too overwhelming for everyone to go. Here's a pic of our sis with her favorite princess Belle. She told Mommy, a WEEK after they went to Dland, that she forgot to tell Belle about her 5 brothers and sisters. Mommy said that she could tell her next time they go.<br />
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We have been growing like weeds and hitting a lot of milestones! These pics are from the last few months. Stats and milestones will be at the end of the update.<br />
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Baths are one of our favorite times with Mommy and the volunteers and Mommy can't get enough pics of us as we grow in the tub. Pretty soon we will be transferring to the bathtub vs the kitchen sink.<br />
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Our first Mother's day with Mommy was the family just hanging out at home.<br />
Mommy owes an apology to Daddy for not taking a picture of him and the kids on Father's day. We celebrated him by all 8 of us finally taking a walk through the neighborhood all together. Riley was in a backpack with Daddy (Mommy normally carries Emmy in the carrier when it's just her and a volunteer) and the rest of the clan was in 2 double strollers. Gianna rode her scooter.<br />
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Teething has hit the Ferraro family in full force. All of us have multiple teeth except Emmy.<br />
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We went to the Dr yesterday. No shots this round...yay! Unfortunately, the appt was during our nap time so when it was time for the group photo in the end, we were done!<br />
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A quick shout out to thank Ms Karen and Ms Robin for accompanying us to the Dr's appt!</div>
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Here are our stats and hopefully Daddy or Mommy will have another update at our 10 month. (We don't think all the stats are quite accurate...especially Addy's height!)</div>
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Gabrielle- Ht: 26.5in Wt: 16.8lbs</div>
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Riley- Ht: 29.8in (90%) Wt: 19.9lbs</div>
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Addison- Ht: 27in Wt: 15.6 (Catching up to Emmy!)</div>
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Cooper- Ht: 27.8in Wt: 19.9lb</div>
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Emerson- Ht: 26.2in Wt: 15.9lbs</div>
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Their milestones are.....</div>
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Gabrielle: One upper and lower teeth, pivots in a circle on her tummy vs army crawling, can scoot a little to get something, sits unassisted, and can stand at activity table. Makes dinosaur growls while smiling. She is the most patient and mellowest baby...so naturally she is always fed last. Sorry Gabs!</div>
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Riley: Two lower and one upper teeth with a second top cutting through, army crawls and gets up on all 4's to rock, pulls himself up to kneel and occasionally stand, can get into a sitting position from lying down or sidelying position. Occasionally screams like a wild parrot....in excitement. We think he learned it from Addy since they room together.</div>
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Addison: Two lower teeth, no crawling, rolls to get everywhere, gets up on on all 4's to rock, can sit unassisted, and can stand at activity table. Screams like a wild parrot...in excitement. Has a smile for anyone that looks at her! She is still on meds for reflux. </div>
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Cooper: Two lower teeth with two top coming in, army crawls and starting to crawl on all 4's, pulls himself up to stand. Constantly trying to crawl out the front door or over his brothers and sisters. We affectionately call it "bulldozing" when he is crawling over his siblings. Will cross the room to take his siblings toys away. Still uses his dinosaur pacifier to get to sleep. Will greet you standing up in the crib when you come to get him. Knows how to stand up but can't get down so often will cry for assistance during nap time. I tried to get a picture of him the other day, but I was too slow. Cooper had crawled into a basket of laundry and was stuck with his head down and his legs up in the air. By the time I got my phone, he'd already worked his way in.<br />
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Emerson: No teeth, army crawls almost as fast as Cooper, sits unassisted. Still semi-thinks she is an only child...but I think she is finally getting that the other kids are not there for day care anymore. She is the female counterpart of Cooper and likes to bulldoze as well over her siblings. She is also not shy to go over and take their toys away. However if her toy is taken, she will let you know loud and clear that that wasn't acceptable.<br />
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Again, we'd like to thank all the people in the GRACE plus One community, volunteers, and family members who help and support us daily. Our daddy and mommy would be in an asylum if it weren't for all of you and we would be very sad if they were gone!<br />
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Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-33521415432794997072013-04-29T14:33:00.000-07:002013-05-23T14:54:39.940-07:00GRACE hits 7 months old....eats solids and learns to play blackjack!!Wow, we hit some major milestones this week.<br />
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We turned 7 months old....<br />
We ate our first meal of solid food this afternoon....it was a mess<br />
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Gabby - "This is so cool!!"</div>
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Riley - "Is it time to eat yet?"</div>
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Cooper - "This is cool....but can we skip to the meal."</div>
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Emmy - "What's all the hoopla about?"</div>
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Emmy - "What about me?"</div>
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Addy - "Can you just wake me up when it is my turn?"</div>
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<a href="http://www.choc.org/video/index.cfm?vid=186" target="_blank">The Future is Bright at CHOC - Addison's new commercial</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05326944925832172508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-41292174600828333052013-03-14T12:27:00.002-07:002013-03-14T12:27:43.123-07:00March Madness!We moved out of the bathroom sink tub and into a bigger tub in the kitchen sink. Riley was the first to try it out with more leg room. Him and Cooper's legs were starting to hang off the bathroom sink. Gianna wanted to join in the bathing fun and rinse the shampoo from Ri's hair. She is a great big sis!<br />
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Other news, we are so excited for March Madness!! As you can see, we love our Duke Blue Devils, thanks to Daddy being alumni. We are hoping to GO.....ALL.......THE....WAAAAYY.....! this year in the tournament. From left to right is: Gabby, Riley, Addy, Cooper, and Emmy with big sis Gianna in the middle.<br />
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<br />Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7860050034777417780.post-18726734488910512962013-02-27T12:13:00.000-08:002013-02-27T12:13:12.224-08:00We're 5 months old today!We turned 5 months old today! We've grown so much since our last post. Here are some 4 mos and 5 mos pics of us. The solo pics are from today.<br />
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Gabby: I like to smile and laugh. I also love sucking my thumb!<br />
Riley: I like to blow raspberries. My first tooth is coming out. I love gnawing on my hand. I can roll from tummy to back and almost back to tummy. I like to do push-ups.<br />
Addy: I giggle really loud. I can roll from tummy to back. I like to suck on my hand. I get really mad when I'm hungry<br />
Cooper: I love to laugh! I can roll from my tummy to back and almost from my back to tummy. I gnaw on hand as well.<br />
Emmy: I love to work my charm on everyone by smiling! I think that I'm an only child sometimes. I can roll from tummy to back and almost back to tummy.<br />
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Gianna likes to make food for the babies. She is practicing for when they start eating solids. She is trying out her skills on Emmy. As you can see, the final product still needs to be worked on. But Emmy indulges G with the process :)<br />
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The boys still sleep together and don't bother each other.....yet!Grace Ferrarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425965401594529812noreply@blogger.com1