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Aug

Mikaela’s Throat Procedure

Posted by Aaron  Published in Mikaela

I figured that this was the most efficient way to update everyone about Mikaela’s throat procedure at Children’s Mercy Hospital yesterday. First, the quick summary – the procedure went well and Mikaela is doing fine. Now the details:
We got to Children’s Mercy by 7:15 a.m. to check-in and take care of the preliminary [...]

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11

Aug

Meeting a TiVoCommunity Friend

Posted by Aaron  Published in Uncategorized

I just had dinner tonight with a friend that, until now, I’d only known by his online persona on TivoCommunity – “Hippster”. Steven and I had a great dinner at Boardroom BBQ – a precursor to a couple more gatherings ofTiVoCommunity folks here in KC this weekend.

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11

Aug

Grandma Ted

Posted by Aaron  Published in Marcia & Larry, Mikaela

Apparently when I posted last week that Mikaela refers to my mom as “Grandma Marcia” and Miriam’s mom as “Grandma Mouse”, I was only half right. Though Mikaela will parrot Miriam or I referring to my mom as “Grandma Marcia”, it turns out that she’s not really sure who Grandma Marcia is. BUT, [...]

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8

Aug

Mikaela at 22 Months

Posted by Aaron  Published in Mikaela

Time for another update on Mikaela’s development, as she just turned 22 months old:
1. Vocabulary – Mikaela uses simple sentences on a pretty regular basis now, and she seems to be understanding possessives now (She talks about, “My crayons” and “Mommy’s keys”). Her pronunciations have gotten much clearer. The only letter that [...]

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7

Aug

Grandpa Steve & Grandma Mouse

Posted by Aaron  Published in Aaron & Miriam, Mikaela, Steve & Sali Holmes

We had a great visit with Grandpa Steve and Grandma Sali last week. They were in town for the annual American Association of Family Physicians conference, so they both got to spend a week with us here in K.C. Mikaela has a new way of identifying her two grandmas. Her Kansas City [...]

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6

Aug

Mikaela’s First “Taste” of Royals Baseball

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It was also her first taste of cotton candy

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