november 9 - the big 0-5!

5 years ago today, we received the most precious of miracles...the gift of our son, anthony john.

he came (literally) flying into the world at 11:32 a.m. after 28 hours of labor (only 30 minutes of pushing - thank you) and our lives have been forever changed.

as we get ready to embark on this journey again with the arrival of anthony's little brother vincent, we will never forget our first miracle and how he's made us the parents we are today.

here are a few pictures from his birthday morning at home before school/work. more pictures (and i'm sure video) to come after his birthday party this weekend.

he's pretty alert for 6:30 in the morning...wish he's be this awake every morning and not just on his birthday!

showing off his iron man 2 arc light

yeah toy story 3! mama is happy to rewatch this again too!

awesome! the iron man 2 3-in-1 repulsor!

iron man tony!

happy 3rd...

trimester that is!!

yes, today i am officially in the 3rd (and final) trimester of vinnie's pregnancy! 84 days to go until our little bug's due date! we are so excited to meet him and continue to be thankful for each day he's already been with us and pray that the next 84 (+/-) days continue to go smoothly!!

wrapped in love

as you may remember, i put out word that my sister was collecting baby blankets for the sweet pea project through the month of October to honor international pregnancy & infant loss awareness month. she received a tremendous outpouring of blankets in response to the requests as is evident by this photo. while it's sad to know that these blankets are needed and will be used for such a purpose, it's wonderful to know the thought and love that went in to the purchase and donation of them for the sweet babies that will be wrapped in them and the families that will forever cherish them. thank you to all who donated! it means alot to both corinne and myself!

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