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Long time, no update from me (Rob) on the Girards.com. I have loads of pictures I want to post from the summer, but just haven’t had the time. As most or all of you know, I started a new job recently…. OK, it’s been a couple months now. I’ve been super busy with work, and really enjoying it. Love being engaged in a complex project with lots of moving parts again 🙂

But apart from work, the home front hasn’t been all that calm either. If there’s anything that Kim & I are well known for, it’s that we’re constantly in a state of change… whether that be changing jobs, getting married, having a child, etc… this time, among other things, it’s MOVING!

We found a great new place to move into…. a small bungalow that we’ll be the sole occupants of! A great house to raise a family in, if you ask me. Or at least a great starter place until we get everything in order to build our dream home up north.

We spent the weekend in our new home painting and getting it in order so we can move in next weekend. Laura (my sister), was kind enough to come up this weekend to help us paint and keep us company. We had a great weekend and got a lot done!

My original intent for this post was to share a picture I just made with you. Last week, in the new house, Kim took a funny picture of Alice in her Jolly Jumper, wearing my boots. She posted it on Facebook and our friend Greg made a comment that we should photoshop out the jumper and give her an Elmer Fudd Hat. Greg: Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂

Alice is getting so big, so fast… hard to believe she’s:

A) Already 5 1/2 months

B) Only 5 1/2 months!

At her last checkup last week, she’s now in the 90 percentile for length and weight! At this rate, she’ll tower me before she can even say her first word!!!! I’m so happy she’s healthy, happy, and brings us so much joy 🙂

Hope you’re all doing well… The Girards are doing great! Enjoy the pics!

Day by day, Alice’s vision gets a little better and her world gets a little bigger. Mommy & Alice are enjoying some sightseeing out our window.

Some quality mother/daughter time

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This website is dedicated to keeping family and friends connected with us as Alice grows. We know that most of you live far away, so hopefully this little glimpse into Alice’s start in life with help you feel closer to her and us.

Kim & I will both try to post updates, but as we are still trying to get into a routine with Alice, I have no idea how often we’ll be making updates…. but we will sometimes, so check back from time to time. And for the tech-savvy readers that use an RSS reader, this site has a feed, so subscribe using the link at the bottom of the page!

These are some of the first pics of Alice, all taken in her 5 days of life, at the hospital. More to follow!