Namine
Namine Olivia Eiche was born on July 15, 2008 with a double-inlet left ventricle heart defect; Pierre Robin sequence, a condition that resulted in a regressed jaw and a partial (U-shaped) cleft palate; caudal regression syndrome (also known as sacral agenesis), which damages the growth of the tailbone and legs, also giving her clubfoot; and scoliosis.
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Basketball camp, week six
Namine missed last week’s basketball camp because we were camping, but she was glad to be back.
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Birthday tea party
Namine celebrated her birthday today (yes, it was actually back on the fifteenth) with her friends.
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“Glamping”
Jessica tells me that what we did over the weekend isn’t so much camping as it is “glamping” — glamorous camping.
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Camping
We all went camping this weekend!
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School Curriculums
Namine’s second grade school supplies arrived today, and she could not be more excited!
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Hand crank bike
Since the weather has finally started to warm up, we broke Namine’s hand crank bicycle out of the garage.
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Morning conversation
Kids say the darndest things.
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Done with school, except not
Namine has officially completed first grade!
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Basketball camp, week four
This week’s session of basketball camp was a little more casual, but casual doesn’t mean laid back. Namine still worked very hard.
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Turning seven
Yesterday evening, we celebrated Namine’s seventh birthday at my parents’ house.
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Designing a birthday cake
Namine’s seventh birthday is tomorrow, and she was thrilled to help bake her cake.
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Basketball camp, week three
Another week’s basketball camp gives evidence of Namine’s improvement.