1.) MALIA
She's been doing great! As a 2-week old she enjoys being held by her family, eating frequently, sneezing in 3's (like her Mom), sleeping in car rides, having her diaper changed, and traveling around close to Mom wrapped in the Moby Wrap. After her 2 week check up, she's weighed in at 7lbs 12oz, surpassing her birth weight of 7lbs. Praise God!
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| Favorite place to nap... right on Mom. |
2.) Arrival of Papa Mike and Auntie El
Danni's Dad and sister, Elli, arrived on February 27th! Their main objective: hold Malia as much as possible. Evidence shown in the pictures below!
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| Papa Mike! |
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| Auntie El adores her little niece! |
Fr. David Sharland baptized Malia into the family of God on Friday, March 1st, at St. Francis of Assisi parish. She wore my family's baptismal gown (dating back to my great grandfather's baptism circa 1885!). She fit into the gown perfectly and truly radiated the love of God through the whole liturgy. It was so amazing to have family and many close friends present to welcome Malia as a new creation, born of the resurrected Christ!
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| About to be baptized! |
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| Malia receives the cross of Christ upon her head. |
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| Fr. Jack and Fr. David both present to celebrate Mass for our friends and family. |
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| Judge, Ampi and Ittner families! |
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| God Mother Auntie El and stand-in God Father Thomas G. |
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| St. Joseph... pray for us! |
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| Detail of the new Christian in her baptismal gown! |
4.) Trip into DC
Malia made her first big outing into D.C. on Sunday starting with Mass at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Then the Ampi/Judge crew headed to the American History Museum. It was a long and cold day, but Malia was a trooper, sleeping through most of it!
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| Papa Mike holding Malia after Mass in the cafetiere at the National Shrine. |
