[blparent] Family News

[Lisamaria Martinez]

Melissa!

congrats! How exciting for all four of you! I'm told that having three
kids is like having two kids--nothing too differenct just the same
need to be organized and on top of things.

Again, congratulations.

LM

On 1/11/12, Melissa Ann Riccobono <melissa at riccobono.us> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have definitely written to this list in order to respond to messages, but
> I wanted to take a couple of minutes to give everyone the news from our
> family.
>
> Austin turned five in December.  He is very energetic and has a good
> imagination.  He loves the Disney Cars movies and toy vehicles, building
> things with Legos, designing tracks for marbles using Marble Works from
> Discovery Toys, and coloring and doing art projects.  He is in a fantastic
> in home day care, which is run much more like a preschool, and he is all
> ready reading, writing, and doing math.  We are in the process of looking at
> schools for him-unfortunately, this is not always the easiest task in
> Baltimore which is not known for a steller education system.  Luckily there
> seem to be a lot of very good charter school options, so we will be making
> the rounds to different open houses, filling out applications, and hoping
> for the best.  We cannot believe he will be in kindergarten this fall!
>
>                 Oriana turned 1 in May.  Elmo has become a huge favorite
> lately.  She also likes books and being read to, playing with her dolls and
> new doll stroller, and music and dancing.  Of course she adores her big
> brother and wants to do everything he is doing.  Austin loves Oriana a lot,
> and, for the most part, enjoys playing with her and teaching her things.  We
> hope this close relationship will last!
>
>                 And.  We just returned from an ultrasound.  We are expecting
> our third baby around June 7.  Everything looks fine, so far, and we are all
> excited about welcoming a new member to our family.  Austin especially
> enjoyed watching the baby on the screen, listening to the heart beat, and
> talking to the baby.  He also asked the tech a lot of questions, which I
> love to see him do.  The tech actually didn't seem to mind either.  We're a
> little worried since Oriana and this baby will be so close in age.  And
> since we'll have three kids instead of two.  Any advice from parents
> experienced with either of these situations would be appreciated!  We are
> sure though, that once we actually start getting into a routine we will make
> everything work.
>
>                 Just wanted to share our family news, and I'll certainly let
> the list know when the baby is born.  Oh, we are old fashion and want the
> sex of the baby to be a surprise.
>
> Take care,
>
> Melissa
>
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