tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340822522024-02-19T00:26:56.482-08:00Kat & RobA semi-regular blog from Katherine & Rob, two married lawyers in Chicago.Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.comBlogger380125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-15949433745726863322014-03-30T09:24:00.006-07:002014-03-30T09:26:52.292-07:00Lois goes swimming!<br />
Yesterday we took Lois to her first swim lesson. We missed the first two weeks after Lois was sick and then we were out of town. But Lois caught up just fine and had a blast. Some videos below:<br />
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Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-13645267279980975442014-03-25T17:58:00.002-07:002014-03-25T17:58:41.652-07:00Lois is taking a few steps<br />
I'm not sure it's fair to call it full on walking, but Lois took her first unassisted steps on Sunday, March 16. And she's repeated the feat a few times since. We capture a hint of it in this video (which is also full of our regular color commentary on Lois's daily activities):<br />
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Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-66992858979512400002014-03-06T14:16:00.002-08:002014-03-06T14:16:44.891-08:00Catching Up On Lois!<br />
Time just raced by us for a while. Here are some new updates!<br />
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Lois is now ten and a half months old. She was crawling but now she seems over crawling. She is desperately trying to walk. She can cruise along holding furniture. And yesterday she pulled off this impressive feat:<br />
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Lois is also a great eater. She will try just about anything, even though she doesn't always like it. (Not a huge fan of green olives.) Her favorite foods are string cheese, avocado, and anything in the berry family. Her constant demand? That she feed herself! She does not tolerate mom or dad trying to feed her with a spoon. No way. <br />
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Lois is quite a curious kiddo. She loves grabbing new things and then flipping them over and over and over and over in her hands. Everything gets a full inspection. She is getting more patient with books. She started off just trying to eat books. Then she loved flipping pages. But now she likes exploring the pages a bit more. She especially loves books with things you can touch on each page. <br />
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Lois knows peek-a-boo. If she's holding something big enough and you ask her to do peek-a-boo, she'll hide her face behind the object and then drop the object really fast and then laugh as soon as you say peek-a-boo. She loves it when her stuffed animals play peek-a-boo behind the couch cushions too. <br />
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Lois loves music. She had a maraca she basically shook to death after her hours and hours on end of continuous shaking. Now she has a couple new maracas/shaking toys. She loves shaking them along to music, and loves it even more if you shake along with your own instrument. She also has some adorable dance moves if she's in the right mood. <br />
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We can't believe we're just weeks away from Lois turning one year old!!<br />
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Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-86348500768298211242014-01-01T18:51:00.002-08:002014-01-01T18:51:47.130-08:00Holidays galoreThe holiday season has come and gone in a flash, and we're very behind with our updates. It seems like Lois is changing every day. She remains adorable:<br />
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Thank you Aunt Kyle for the new hat!<br />
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Lois started crawling on Saturday, December 28, after some valiant efforts during the week of Christmas while we visited relatives. Her ultimate inspiration was a toy truck. It took a while to get a video, but this is one of her early successes. <br />
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Lois also ended 2013 with four teeth (that we know of). She's had her bottom two for a little while, but two top teeth popped out the last week of December. Thankfully without too much trauma. <br />
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Over Christmas, Lois got to meet her two oldest cousins. So now she has officially met all her cousins. Here is Lois with cousins Daniel and Lauren. They were very sweet to her:<br />
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Cousin Leo was here for Thanksgiving:<br />
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Grandpa Pete was here just after Thanksgiving:<br />
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Uncle Mark came through Chicago in December:<br />
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So all in all, 2013 ended on a fantastic note. We'll post a couple more pics from New Year's soon. But here are a few last 2013 shots we love!</div>
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Ready for Thanksgiving with Dad:<br />
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Music class with Mom:<br />
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Happy 2014!</div>
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This is not to be confused with the karate chop that says "I make my own decision!" or "I'll do it myself!" Sometimes Lois is hungry but she wants to put that bottle in her mouth by herself, so she will karate chop that bottle away from her mouth if you try to do it for her. <br />
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Here are a few recent pictures. I'll try to upload a karate chop of happiness video soon. <br />
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Lois is figuring out how to turn pages in books. And then she shoves the pages into her mouth.</div>
Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-46208895020905296652013-11-10T18:53:00.001-08:002013-11-10T18:53:23.062-08:00Little Miss Lois<br />
On Friday morning, I noticed a tiny little tooth in Lois's mouth. No more toothless grins. Our little girl is teething, but so far hasn't been anything but her normal, happy self. Fingers crossed that the rest of her teeth come in so easily!<br />
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Here's quick shot of Little Miss Lois from this weekend. She's wearing a gray sweater and black pants -- definitely her mom's daughter. <br />
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Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-2682480342333040062013-11-08T17:33:00.002-08:002013-11-08T17:33:54.022-08:00A night out for the adults<br />
This fall marks the 20th anniversary of my law firm. So Rob and I had a fancy night out at the firm party. Just because we're parents doesn't mean we can't still get a little posh every now and then!<br />
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Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-47859658033160389592013-11-01T10:48:00.001-07:002013-11-01T10:48:44.382-07:00Happy Halloween!<br />
Happy Halloween! The strawberry was just a pre-Halloween outfit. Lois was officially a pea in the pod in celebration of her Pez heritage. Dunkel also joined in on the fun. <br />
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Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-9888046383672704352013-10-30T18:36:00.002-07:002013-10-30T18:36:45.901-07:00Oh, the cuteness!Lois is eating multiple solid food meals a day now with some interesting preferences. She loves sweet potatoes, squash, and green beans. She likes bananas and sometimes pears. She does not like peas or carrots. And she hates PEACHES. What??? Who doesn't like peaches? Doesn't she realize that Grandma's peach cobbler might be one of the greatest dishes on the planet? Such a strange girl. <br />
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Despite not loving fruit, the first of Lois's two Halloween costumes is a strawberry. Lois also had her first day of "school" recently -- a Wiggleworms class just a couple blocks away. So here are some pictures of a costumed Lois and Lois enjoying class. <br />
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Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-85866979003871388412013-10-26T07:31:00.001-07:002013-10-26T07:31:18.916-07:00Lois is six months old!<br />
Lois is a couple days past half a year old!! Lois's six month birthday was Tuesday, the 22nd. And yesterday, Lois had her six month check up. She's still rockin' the pudge at 92nd percentile for weight. She's 93rd percentile for head size. And she's dropped a wee bit down to 72nd percentile for height. The doctor said that "at her size" she should be sleeping for 10-12 hours straight at night. I laughed. But last night she did sleep almost nine hours... waking up at 4am. Fortunately, she went back down for a couple more hours after eating. <br />
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So here are a few recent pics of our little bajoe in all her chubby glory. <br />
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Lois resembling some of her Pezold cousins!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As season ticketholders, we got to get our picture taken with the Stanley Cup. It took a few seconds for Lois to notice the big shiny thing in our midst. But once she did, she was impressed! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh, and please take a moment to admire my new sneakers -- the same sneakers Wendy Davis wears while filibustering!</span> </div>
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Lois is out enjoying a gorgeous fall day and sitting up in her stroller. <br />
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From this morning. <br />
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Lois: What is this black furry thing sitting next to me?<br />
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Dunkel: What is this pudgy round thing pulling my hair?<br />
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Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-32966411037472320882013-09-16T12:38:00.000-07:002013-09-16T12:41:14.093-07:00Lois discovers swinging<br />
Lois is on the move, so to speak. She is rolling over onto her belly and (sometimes) rolling back over onto her back. This is giving me anxiety when we put her down to sleep because she rolls onto her stomach quickly and falls asleep. Meanwhile every doctor/article/person-in-the-know says NEVER LET YOUR BABY SLEEP ON THEIR STOMACH. Of course the asterisk to that is that once your baby rolls over, you have to give up on NEVER LETTING YOUR BABY SLEEP ON THEIR STOMACH, and every doctor/article/person-in-the-know says it's probably now fine even though no one can explain why it's now probably fine while previously it was the worst thing in the world. <br />
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I suppose this is just the path we're stuck on now... permanent anxiety!<br />
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Anyway. We don't spend all our waking minutes worrying. In addition to rolling over, Lois has also discovered swinging... and there's pretty much nothing cuter than these pictures:<br />
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She was also rockin' a little scar on her forward. Kindof like Harry Potter if, instead of an evil wizard trying to smite him, Harry Potter had instead just scratched his own foreheard with his fingernails. Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-67450493794543392752013-09-09T19:52:00.003-07:002013-09-09T19:52:40.374-07:00Some overdue updatesI went back to work on August 19, but I haven't posted for a while longer than that. So I can't even just blame my lack of posting on the whole work-life balance thing. Ah well. Some updates:<br />
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Lois is more than 4 months old! She smiles and laughs all the time, especially when she's with Rob. She can sit up on her own most of the time... until she falls over. She rolled over onto her belly for the first time a couple days ago. She started eating (very watered down) oatmeal a couple weeks ago. And even though she's still waking up twice a night, she's sleeping in longer stretches. <br />
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So all in all, she's doing great. <br />
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Now for what you really care about -- new pictures!<br />
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At my cousin Erin's wedding! Lois is wearing the finest dress money can buy... from Target.</div>
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Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-8209266417345481192013-07-23T19:10:00.000-07:002013-07-23T19:10:02.896-07:00Blog-apalooza!Three posts in one day, surely we jest??<br />
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Well, Ali to the rescue. She just sent me her pictures from our NH weekend -- the annual Penn Law Wives Club gathering. So here are a few cute ones, including one with all four kids together! Hurrah!<br />
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Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-30179005362470176962013-07-23T13:48:00.001-07:002013-07-23T13:48:09.668-07:00PSLots of pictures in the post below. But since some of you asked, I'll also say that yes, I had a great birthday on Sunday. Lois slept reasonably well on my birthday eve. Then my sister Resa babysat for Lois while Rob and I went out to dinner. Highly recommend Bavette's in Chicago. Delicious!<br />
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Yep. A little extra sleep and some yummy food. That, my friends, is what we call an AMAZING birthday when you have a three-month-old. <br />
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Oh, and I continue to miss marking L's milestones on this blog. Lois turned officially three month's old yesterday, July 22. Woot!Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-44197649609570821792013-07-23T13:41:00.004-07:002013-07-23T13:41:57.854-07:00Hello again!We've had a busy couple weeks! But if Princess Kate can get herself together just 24 hours after having a baby, I suppose I can get myself together to do a blog post, right? (As an aside, seriously Kate, is there no end to making the rest of the world look terrible? I didn't even shower for two days after having Lois and I definitely have never held my baby while walking in heels. You are such an enigma to me. But I digress....)<br />
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After the 4th of July, we went to NH to visit with Ali, Eddie & Naomi, and Sophia, Fritz, Abe & Ray. Given all the little ones, we obviously didn't take any group pictures. Damn! But we did get some cute pics of Lois:<br />
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We also made an appearance at the United Center to see the Blackhawks parade kick off!<br />
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I took a video of our view: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vzFi-VUinE&feature=youtu.be">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vzFi-VUinE&feature=youtu.be</a><br />
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You can search for Rob in the Patrick Kane (88) jersey taking pictures off to my left now and then. I tried to get a shot of Lois at the end. But since she was in my arms, I basically just got a shot of her arm. Ah well. Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-9305256032609047452013-06-27T19:59:00.003-07:002013-06-27T19:59:30.498-07:00Little Lo Bajoe!Rob and I have about a million nicknames for Lois. Some from our regular rotation: Lo, Lo-ee, Fussy McFussypants, Fidgety McFidgester, Super Genius Baby, and Bajoe. Right now, "Bajoe" is probably leading the pack. Emphasis on the second syllable, because I know you needed to know that. And it must come from the fact that I often say "Yo, bajoe" as a generic greeting. Does anyone know where I got that from?<br />
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Anyway, if you were a fly on the wall here, you'd be annoyed out of your mind listening to us:<br />
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- How's the Bajoe?<br />
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- The Bajoe finally fell asleep. <br />
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Surely other parents go through this weird new language thing, right? But now you know why Lois is going to think her name is Bajoe. The first of many hangups we'll inevitably give our daughter.<br />
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Speaking of... right now the Bajoe is stirring, so I'll have to wrap this up. But the Bajoe was super excited that her team won the Stanley Cup this week!<br />
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But Lois is also getting to socialize with potentially better influences than her parents:<br />
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And Lois loves her Chicago cousins Rhone and Pierson. <br />
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Oh, and if you're wondering, yes, Lois is now two months olds as of this past Saturday and nine weeks old as of today. She weighs over 13 pounds and is up just one inch to 22 inches in the height department. So she's officially getting shorter and fatter percentile-wise. We love our little Buddha!Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-65129908114669019272013-06-14T22:53:00.003-07:002013-06-14T22:53:58.541-07:00We're still here!Yep, we're still here. But time has flown by these past couple weeks as Lois is more alert and awake during the daytime hours. <br />
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We also realized that this blog has never had a formal introduction of Dunkel (due to our delinquent blogging for quite some time pre-Lois). So first, here is our beloved first "baby," who joined our family in the fall of 2011. Dunkel's name was given to her by the rescue organization where we got her because she's black and Dunkel means "dark" in German. <br />
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Dunkel loves loves LOVES Rob. Her favorite place to be is Rob's lap:<br />
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If Rob leaves the house by way of the front door, Dunkel stares out the front windows and sadly watches him walk away. If Rob leaves the house by way of the back door, Dunkel flops down on the floor of the back hall and waits for him to return. </div>
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Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-70007201887208403042013-05-29T17:36:00.002-07:002013-05-29T17:36:24.135-07:00Rob teaches Lois rhythm<br />
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Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-77807167049955180132013-05-24T08:51:00.000-07:002013-05-24T08:51:38.716-07:00I guess I'm not going to be one of those moms...... who celebrates every month of Lois's first year of life. <br />
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Lois's one month birthday came and went this week. Wednesday, to be exact. She had her one month check up. She is tipping the scales just shy of 11 pounds but she's only grown a quarter inch vertically since she was born. So we officially have a chubby, shorty baby. Love it!<br />
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Yup, she's still got those cheeks!<br />
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Some people have asked how Rob and I are doing. Well, we are both exhausted but hanging in there. This week is our first full week with no help while Rob's back at work. Lo doesn't sleep through the night but she's inching towards 2-3 hour sleep sessions from between about 9pm to 4am... with a break or two or three to be fed, changed, burped, rocked, etc. So I try to sleep the first half of the night and Rob sleeps the second half of the night. It's not horrific, but thank god it's Friday. <br />
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As for my recovery, that's going well too. At the hospital when the doctor told me I was going to have to have a c-section, I didn't really think much about the "after." The first couple weeks were rough. I couldn't walk, sit, or stand without pain. But I'm off the narcotics and down to much more mild pain in my abdomen. I still can't wear clothes that put any pressure on my lower abs -- even maternity jeans get uncomfortable after a couple hours. So I basically spend 24 hours a day in yoga pants. There are certainly worse things. <br />
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All in all, we are all doing well, each day is a little easier, and Lo is still the cutest baby ever. :)Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109670228126694808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34082252.post-63628523291879078982013-05-15T12:02:00.001-07:002013-05-15T12:02:22.401-07:00Face plantLois spends a lot of time laying on my chest and drifting off to sleep, which I love, even though it probably isn't helping her crib-sleeping abilities.<br />
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And in case you didn't see my favorite Daddy-Lois picture on Facebook, here's Rob and Lois getting ready for Game 5 of the Blackhawks-Wild series last week. </div>
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Lois has also had some visitors. The same weekend Aunt Kyle was here, Uncle Mark also came for a visit. </div>
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We even took a little video on Mother's Day with Grandma and Lo. I can't imagine it's too exciting for anyone besides us, but I'm working on getting it to upload just in case. Will post when I can. <br />
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