T-2 days until the real Halloween

Fantastic time at the Annual Gialluisi Halloween party. For
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Joseph and Jack

Joseph has a new found interest in his brother. We started
with the "copy cat" - whenever Jack cried Joseph cried.
Then we moved into the "funny" phase - whenever Jack cried
Joseph laughed. Now we are in a new "exploration" phase -
Joseph is finding Jack's ears, hands, nose, etc and is like
"whoa, hand!" every time he find a new "part" of Jack.

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Painting is so 2006

Geneen got the kids these Mr. Potato Head pumpkin decorating
kits a few years ago, and I totally LOVE THEM! No mess. No
drips. Nothing washes away in the rain. Fabulous!
Painting is so 2006 :) Ha ha ha!

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Joseph and his "friends"

Joseph takes a gym class at the Little Gym in Cranford.
They had a Halloween Party for their students and "their
friends". Joseph brought his sisters :) For all of the
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Halloween or Christmas?

Miss Jenn has done it again! WOW! Holy Halloween treats
for the kids!

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Bagels and Pumpkin Painting with Friends

This morning we went for bagels and then Pumpkin Painting
with friends. A few sprinkles didn't stop us! For all of
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Class Trip to Cheesequake Farms

Adelina's class had a trip to Cheesequake Farms today.
Although the 62 kindergarteners did give us all a headache,
it was a really fun day. For all of the pictures, look on
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Let's not forget about Joseph

In a week where Jack has taken his spotlight and the girls
have gotten a new "toy" to play with, Joseph seems to have
gotten... well... a little lost in the shuffle. He doesn't
say a whole lot and doesn't really do much new these days,
so I think we've inadvertently forgotten about him for the
past few days. But not today! I was so excited to see
Joseph actually coloring today - with crayons and paper!
Not on the walls or eating the crayons. It was really cute,
and I even got pictures of the little "forgotten" one :)

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First Bath

Joe is the king of bath time in our house, and today Jack
got his first. Girls LOVED how it was in the kitchen sink -
they thought that was hysterical!

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Nothing says "welcome" like a cookie!

On his Day 7 Jack met lots more friends. Mike, Lori, Jess,
Eric, Matthew, and Morgan. Although loud and quite crazy,
the kids had a great time. And what better way to celebrate
Jack's arrival than a personalized cookie? Always a big hit
in our house.

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Two Hula Girls and a Skunk

Let the Halloween season officially begin! Today was my
father's MGCC Halloween party. The kids were so excited to
dress up for the first time this year. Adelina and Isabelle
were hula girls and Joseph was a skunk (love it!). Baby
Jack has a Jack-o-lantern costume but decided to debut it on
Halloween instead.

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Jack: Day 6

Day 6 was a long day for Jack, but it ended with a visit
from all of the Marinellos. Overall things are going well,
but understandably all of the other kids are still adjusting
to Jack, and Joe and I are pretty tired :)

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Welcome Home Jack

Jack came home today - yippee! The girls were THRILLED to
meet him, and Joseph seems totally confused :)

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Jack: Day 4

Jack is getting stronger every day. He passed all of his tests and checks to this point. We are just waiting for the little bugger to eat!!! Once he eats (without fussing or refusing it) he can come home! Go Jack Go!

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Jack: Day 2 Joseph vs. Jack

Just for kicks, here is Joseph Day 2 in the NICU (2008) and
also Jack Day 2 in the NICU (2009). Some definite brotherly
similarities.

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Jack: Day 2

Day 2 for Jack has had a great start! By 2pm they removed
the ventilator and both the breathing and feeding tubes -
woo hoo! He has not eaten yet but we are thinking positive
that he will have a fantastic afternoon.

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Jack: Day 1

Day 1 for Jack was quiet in the NICU but he had lots of
visitors including his CRAZY sisters and brother! The kids
LOVED coming to visit in the hospital but were disappointed
not to meet Jack in person. Plenty of time for that in a
few days :)

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Jack Sergio Marinello

Some early pics from the delivery. Jack is up in the NICU
still. More pics to come.

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