Owen Greeley’s First Day

Gary here…Guess it’s time to update the About page on Peas.

Danette is so strong. She was in labor for about 6 hours, and the delivery was 100% all natural with no pain medication, nothing. As with Ellie’s birth, I was in awe watching this process unfold.

Slide show below from today, starting with pics of us leaving the house this morning. More will follow in coming days.

Owen Greeley Marcoccia was born at 12:18pm on March 25th 2010, 7lbs. 15 oz.

3/28/10 Updated with a new slide show from a spontaneous photo shoot “Evening Light” 🙂

Ellie’s Latest

I’ve been trying to capture Ellie mimicking her Lady Bug toy for a while now. The wheels squeak and she has found she can copy the squeak quite well. Listen close. We love it. The video also shows her talents of pulling up and trying to walk. Her legs are still wobbly but she is getting better and stronger each day. It’s bitter sweet she is quickly growing out of the baby stage and into the toddler stage. I know we will have our work cut out for us chasing her all over.

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She has also mastered clapping her hands as of three days ago and she seems to be very proud of herself as she smiles and gets excited every time. Another achievement this week is saying “Woof Woof”. We have a stuffed puppy her Aunt Danielle gave to her that she is very fond of and we have been calling it the “Woof Woof” of course. We are pretty sure she has picked up on it. Does that count as her first word? We will try to get a video of this as well then you can decide.

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A New Toy

A toy arrived in the mail today for Ellie. Something I thought might be fun for her. It has lights and music and goes along with our Elli-phant theme.

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Then we put the batteries in and showed her what it does and this is her reaction…

Ba Buh Ba Ba

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This is Ellie’s latest evening dinner time performance. She had us cracking up last night with the crazy noises she was making with that plump bottom lip and the faces to go a long with it. Notice the shirt? That’s one of the projects that came out of the “snow day sew day“. Need to trim up the ties on the shoulders other than that love it. That print makes me want to go out and get a VW bus so bad.

Well Hello Neighbor

Just about a year ago we met our neighbors the Cacace’s. Upon meeting them we found that we had so much in common. Kim was in her first trimester of pregnancy as well. We were so excited for each other and so, a friendship developed and the neighborhood stroll began. We started out strolling about with our big bellies and dogs in tow. Kim has two dogs as well Moki and Montana. Montana and Adah have become bosom buddies as well. They get so excited to see each other and romp around.

Over the summer we would meet up on walks and compare bellies, aches, pains, cravings, feelings, and doctor visits. In the fall once the “wee ones” were here we would meet up for the ultimate stroll, pushing our babes on a three mile loop over the hills and through the rocks and mud. I’m sure it was a bit comical if someone came across us. Just picture two ladies yakking away with two strollers holding two babies either sleeping, crying, or getting jostled about, four dogs being corralled and yelled at every 5 to 10 minutes (mostly Adah), all while attempting to keep Timberlakes roads safe by telling yelling at every big truck or speeding neighbor to SLOW DOWN! Yep, that’s us the crazy mommas with the crazy dogs patrolling the roads. Once the snow started pilling up our walks were sidelined a bit but now that the sun is making a come back and all that snow is starting to melt we can’t be faded. So look out all you cabin building contractors and speedy neighbors the mommas and crazy dogs are on the lose again. The mud isn’t going to keep us down Kim has a back pack and I have my trusty jogger stroller and with some momma strength and determination we will power through the thickest snow and mud.

I feel very lucky to have found a friend to share this chapter of life with. We have definitely bonded and it is so great to have some friends that are in step with me and Ellie. So thank you Kim for the listening ear, encouragement, and support. The sun is shinning it’s going to be a beautiful day and I’m looking forward to our walk this afternoon.