There has been a whirlwind of excitement in the Cislaghi household for the past few weeks. Karis Anne Cislaghi came to join our family on Thursday, March 28th, 2013. She was born at 2:44pm weighing in at 8lbs 8oz and measuring 20in long. We are so thankful to the Lord for a safe and healthy delivery for Mom and baby and that our precious little girl is healthy and thriving thus far in her 15 days of life!
Big brother Eli, who celebrated his 3rd birthday on April 7th, has been wonderful with his baby sister Karis! He is very loving and affectionate with her, always giving her sweet kisses on the head and holding her hand. So far, the transition from 1 to 2 kids has been a relatively smooth one, and we know that all credit and praise for this goes to our Gracious and Good God! We have been abundantly blessed with this precious family and give all honor and glory to our Heavenly Father, the Giver of every good and perfect gift!
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| Last pregnancy pictures. 40 weeks pregnant and heading to the hospital to have baby Karis! 5:45 am... |
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| All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go... |
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| No, that is not photoshopped...I really was that big! |
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| We are ready to meet you, Baby Karis! |
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| No turning back now... |
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| Just getting started, still smiling :) |
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| My support man |
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| Kisses from my little fireman |
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| I'm ready |
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| She's here! |
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| Welcome to the world, Karis Anne! Karis was born at 2:44 pm weighing 8lbs 8oz (rounded up) and measuring 20 in long. |
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| "What just happened?!" |
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| Love this...Eli looking out for his baby sister already. :) |
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| After Karis was born, we brought Eli back to the delivery room to meet his baby sister before she went to the nursery for her bath and exam. It was a special time to spend together...our first hour as a family of four. Eli was grinning from ear to ear and was so excited to finally see his baby sister that we'd waited for to arrive for so long. He gave her a sweet kiss and has been so loving and affectionate with his little sister! |
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| Baby Burrito |
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| Daddy with his little girl |
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| Eli loves to hold baby Karis's hand |
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Mommy and my sweet boy
"Hey, who took my sister?" |
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| Sweet sibling moments |
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| Our little girl |
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| Me and my little beauty |
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| Family of 4 getting ready to head home from the hospital! |
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| All dressed and ready to go to her new home |
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| Karis's first time home! |
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| Big bro Eli off to show her her new room. He was especially excited to show her that she had a swing in her room. |
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| Karis at her first doctors appointment, 5 days old |
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| She did great! |
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| Baby K sleeping in her Moses basket. We got this from a friend as a hand me down and it has been great. |
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| Kisses for his sister |
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| Karis meeting her great Aunt Lolly |
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| Meeting Aunt Amber |
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| Getting some love from her big cousin Emory |
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| These girls gotta stick together! |
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| Eli had pants on once upon a time. Guess he just took them off for the picture. |
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| Eli's reaction to "smile" |
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| Love this girl! |
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| My little sleeping angel |
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| All swaddled up and trying out the paci |
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| My sweet girl with her eyes open |
Kite Flying!
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| This next sequence of pictures is from Eli's first time out to fly a kite. It was a gorgeous, windy Saturday and we decided it would be a great day to go fly a kite. I had bought a cheap Walmart kite a while back that had gotten sufficiently tangled up around the house. We spend a while untangling the great tail knot, but then had a fun time flying the kite! |
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| It's up! |
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| ...and back down |
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| What Karis was doing during the kite flying adventure |
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| Hanging out in the car with my girl for a while |
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| "Hmm, we need some more wind...better head to the top of the hill." |
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| "Now that's what I'm talking about!" |
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| Eli was a kite flying pro |
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| Karis came to join the party |
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| Family Fun |
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| The girls |
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| Letting out a little string |
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| All that kite flying is just exhausting... :) |
Eli's 3rd Birthday!!
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| We had Eli's birthday party in the middle of March, but still wanted to do a little something special for Eli's actual birthday. Donuts before church hit the spot...Eli loved it! |
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| Yummy! |
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| Daddy and Eli all dressed up for church |
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| Mommy still in sweats but wouldn't miss my special boy's bday breakfast |
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| Not too into picture taking... :) |
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| Daddy trying to sneak a little bite |
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| That is one mighty fine donut if you ask me |
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| He was throwing his hands up and smiling, but then noticed that I was trying to take a picture and instantly lost the smile :) |
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| Karis on Eli's 3rd bday...10 days old |
**More pics to come soon :)
