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Marian, Cora and I just returned from Athol, Idaho, where we spent some time with Susan on her first leave after Marine bootcamp. She healed up finally, although she still has pain, and graduated August 8, 2008. Mom, Dad, Melita, Lucas, Julia and Aiden were all able to attend Family Day and Graduation.

Cora just turned 3 months old on August 3rd. She has changed so much! She's such a smiley and lovable baby. So well-behaved too. She just started laughing recently -- and it's at the most unpredictable things. Sometimes she laughs when I tickle her fat little thighs or if I'm holding her hands and dance her body around along with some weird sounds. So I just keep being goofy in all different ways to see if it has that most adorable laughter effect.

So Cora turned three weeks old last Saturday. She is transforming before our very eyes and we're trying to really value the moments of her infancy since very soon they will give way to moments of her whining and fussing... no, hopefully not!

On May 3rd at 12:56am, Cora Lee Holland was born. She was 9lbs, 1.5 ounces, 21.5 inches long. The labor was long, over 24 hours, but everyone pulled (pushed?) through and is recovering well. Check out the picture gallery for the first round of pictures, in the "Cora Lee" album. I'm sure many more will follow soon.

April 27th! In case you have not yet caught on, we are having a baby. See the photo gallery for the first ultrasound pictures - 9 weeks.