RED EYE MASTER

Ever felt like you're flying? I don't mean flying in an airplane way but in a way that feel like you're a total space case. That's me right now and it's only 9:30pm. I'm dieing here! haha! Reason being, I did a road trip to Morro Bay, sorta like 1.5 hour drive. Nice drive! Well, it was sorta strange cause I actually went back to a place I probably haven't been to in like 10yrs or so. The place? Toobs bodyboards. One of my oldschool sponsors, good guys! Anyway, I figured it was about time to get a new bodyboard. So it happened thankfully! I'm excited to try it out soon, hopefully this week. Anyway, I'm a "RED EYE MASTER" for not getting sleep cause Tagen woke up a few times in the night and then making the drive and then standing and talking all day, it was fun, but it was tiring. That's just how it works these days! So yeah, be careful for the "RED EYE MASTER" coming to your town. Dad

mom's perspective on labor

labor.... this word sums it up. sort of... except for those excrutiating birthing pains also known as contractions. oh and the "ring of fire" when she's actually coming down and out of the birth canal. it's hard work to say the least. This time I got an epidural though - thank the Lord for whoever invented those! i had as low of a dose as i could handle though still wanting to be able to push effectively. hm, little did i know it wouldn't take the pain off the pushing part of things! anyways, as painful as it was to deliver Aveda into this world she took about 1/4 or at least 1/3 of the time it took to get Tagen out - thank You Jesus or for everyone praying for me! i remember telling kyle in the middle of labor that we aren't having any more babies. Ever. and then holding our little baby, it just changes everything. It is so miraculous to carry this baby and feel her moving and kicking inside of my belly for so long and then pushing her out and now holding her in my arms. it's something of a phenomenon! and somehow along with the birth of this child my love, not only for our little newborn Aveda Violet, but also for my baby boy Tagen (who suddenly turned into a big toddler while we were gone at the hospital) and my love for my hubby Kyle has increased 10thousand-fold!!! A family is such a beautiful thing! and i think i would go through that labor thing again - just have to wait like 4 or 10 years to forget what it felt like.

New to the Maligro Family

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Here's a little pic of the Maligro Family without the dogs. Yeah, we're one of those weird families that includes dogs as a part of the family, but, we're not so wierd that we get those stickers with all the family members and have it on the back window of a minivan. We're just not there yet! This picture is like the day after our newest daughter addtion, AVEDA VIOLET MALIGRO, born 7.25.06 @ 8:01am. She weighed 7lbs 9oz. Fully healthy and crazy dark hair! Notice the young boy, Tagen Train Maligro, he's basically a blondie! Maybe, Aveda is taking more Dad's side. We'll see as time flies! Mom did the best job ever in delivery! I (Dad) cannot fathom the birthing pains. So crazy! Thanks Eve for taking the apple off the Tree of Knowledge! Ok, that's it for now. Super tired! More to come! Dad