We had a great weekend. All the college friends were in town and in fine form. Between the nerf guns, Cali’s nose-spinning talents, and the Clark’s new home, some great memories were made. It was so great to connect with everyone and catch up before the Gaceks go International. I can hardly wait to hear/see about the Parisian adventures.
On Sunday, as all the friends were attending to family or headed towards home, we took Beth over to a friend’s pool. How much fun! At first, Beth wasn’t too sure about the water (see left) but she warmed up to the idea.
Special thanks go out to Ali, without whom I would not have had the awesome shopping day I had last Thursday, I would not have had swimsuits for Beth and I and we would not have gone swimming. And of course, thanks to Hansi for letting us swim.
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We celebrated our 5th anniversary. Thank you for the wonderful memories, sweetie, I look forward to all the things to come.
We enjoyed family and friends over Memorial Day weekend. Noah made some spectacular steaks. Look at those gawgeous grill lines. Definitely worth cracking open that V. Sattui Gamay we’d been saving.
We bought a new car. Noah is so pleased with himself.
We saw our first Beth smiles. So special. She’s smiling more and more these days as we’ve figured out that she has reflux and a dairy intolerance – so her tummy is feeling better now that I know what to do. I’ve added some pictures to flickr if you’d like to take a look.
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Can you find it?
It’s the Beth 3000 – able to exponentially increase the cuteness of any kitchen in mere seconds!
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Before
After
So glad we have that swing 
Here’s one last picture to prove that Bethany does have other outfits. It includes a little smirk to brighten your day.
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On April 1, I called Noah at work to let him know that we were going to have a baby – and this was no joke. My water broke about 4 in the afternoon and by 2:15 the next morning, we had our baby. It is my pleasure to introduce Miss Bethany Grace.
Bethany had a bit of a rough start, coming into the world nearly a full 5 weeks early, weighing 5 lbs 15 oz and measuring 18.5 inches long. At first, she needed some help breathing, so she spent 8 days in the hospital NICU. There she quickly progressed from tube to tube, proving her strength time and again. On Good Friday, we were so excited to finally bring Beth home, just in time for Easter. She is now doing very well, exceeding her birth weight as of Tuesday. Noah and I want to send out our sincerest thanks to everyone who sent us their thoughts and prayers. The support we received was amazing. Beth is such a blessed girl to be loved so deeply, so early by so many.
As for Beth, she is amazingly strong (lifting her head, rolling on her side, using her legs to wriggle her way around) and has definite opinions on important issues, such as which way her head is facing or when we should conduct our social/awake time. She is also quite the practical joker, liking to surprise her father with mid-diaper-change explosions (complete with dimpled, impish smile) and pretending that 2am is the perfect time to play and cuddle, as if it were mid morning. Her jokes aside, we may be biased, but we think she is beautiful and absolutely perfect. I’m sure we will have more pictures than anyone will care to look at, but for those who aren’t yet sick of them, check out our photo set.
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