{"id":11357,"date":"2011-02-11T22:54:34","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T04:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/?p=11357"},"modified":"2011-02-14T19:13:22","modified_gmt":"2011-02-15T01:13:22","slug":"happy-birthday-rose-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/11\/happy-birthday-rose-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday, Rose!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_84832.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8483\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8483_thumb2.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s just a few snapshots of our day\u2026 many more to come when we get home!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8291.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8291\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8291_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8294.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8294\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8294_thumb.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8299.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8299\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8299_thumb.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8304.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8304\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8304_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8312.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8312\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8312_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meeting my sweet Rose!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_84461.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8446-1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8446-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_84461_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"358\" \/><\/a>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8433.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8433\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8433_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8496.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8496\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8496_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She looks exactly like Anna Kate in this picture!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8320.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8320\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8320_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The big sisters arrive on the scene!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8336.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8336\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8336_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"396\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_83752.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8375\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8375_thumb2.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a>&#160; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_83592.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8359\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8359_thumb2.jpg\" width=\"279\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8350.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8350\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8350_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"358\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PondFam5!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8352.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8352\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8352_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8364.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8364\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8364_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8385.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8385\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8385_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"410\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anna Kate gets to hold Rose for the first time!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8390.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8390\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8390_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"378\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Such a proud big sister!&#160; I wore this overall dress to the hospital when I met my little brother, John, so Anna Kate\u2019s outfit is very special!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8467.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8467\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8467_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baby Rose had really cool presents for her big sisters! (wink)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8475.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8475\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8475_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When Anna Kate saw her Dora purse, she yelled, \u201cThank you, Rose!!!\u201d&#160; It was the sweetest thing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8410.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8410\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8410_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"385\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Noelle did a great job today.&#160; Right here in this moment she said, \u201cRose is the sweetest little blossom.\u201d&#160; I couldn\u2019t believe she thought to say that.&#160; What special girls we have!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8437.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8437\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8437_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the next moment we are back to goof ball central!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8492.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8492\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8492_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out all of this black hair!!!&#160; She wins the darkest and most hair baby award for the Pond sisters!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8478.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8478\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8478_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our little \u201cblossom\u201d is ready for her first night\u2019s sleep.&#160; Good night, baby Rose!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8488.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"IMG_8488\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_8488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_8488_thumb.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"358\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had a great birth day and are so happy our baby is here!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s just a few snapshots of our day\u2026 many more to come when we get home! Meeting my sweet Rose! &#160; She looks exactly like Anna Kate in this picture! The big sisters arrive on the scene!!! &#160; PondFam5! Anna Kate gets to hold Rose for the first time! 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