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Noelle is growing up! Today she looked particularly grown up with her hair pulled up. It's hard to believe the baby in the first picture is the same girl in the second. Alas she is, which makes me happy and a bit sad all at the same time. How I love you my growing girl.A few days old One-and-a-half

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We are back from our trip to Nebraska and while the trip is still fresh on my mind I want to write down some of my favorite moments. It was a great trip except for Noelle and I coming down with a stomach bug and of course a toddler who didn't sleep so great in a new place.Highlights:-Noelle standing up straight and tall, extending her hand high into the air, waving, and saying, "bye-bye big

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It has been so much fun watching Noelle play. It is delightful to see how she interprets the world through her play. She always seems so purposeful in her play like she was meant to do exactly the things she is doing. I sometimes don't know what part of her world she is interpreting through her play but I love to watch. She is like a little scientist experimenting with the world around her. She

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Noelle turned one on February 22. We had a fun celebration with friends and family. Although I know she enjoyed herself, I think the celebration was as much for us as it was for her. We made it through the first year with all its beauty and all its challenges. We are amazed by this little life and can't wait to see what the future years bring.To mark the occasion we had her pictures taken and I'm

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It has been ages since I've written here - in the midst of moving, unpacking, settling in it just hasn't been a priority. But, now I think it may be a good space for some creative outlet.Noelle endured all of our transitioning very well. She is such a sweet baby full of smiles for everyone and anything. It warms my heart to watch her take such sweet unadulterated pleasure in the simplest of

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I should be packing or cleaning but instead I'm updating the blog. I'm in a bit of denial that we are actually leaving this place we've called home for most of our married life. If I think to much about saying goodbye to anyone here in St. Louis I get very sad. Thus, only two boxes have been packed and our apartment is quite messy. I guess I think that if I don't do anything nothing will change

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Noelle is 10 weeks old today. Time has flown by. I am done with my three weeks of work and now I'll be able to be with Noelle all the time. This week we will begin packing for our move back to Utah. We are really going to miss St. Louis, I'm sad just thinking about it and all the wonderful friends we will miss here. However, when I think of Utah I am happy knowing the wonderful community that

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Below is a letter I've written to Noelle detailing (did I mention detailed) her birth story. For those of you out there who are interested enjoy - all others you may want to skip this oneDear Noelle,Today you turned one month old. I intend to write you letters on a regular bases as a sort of record of your life through my eyes. This one will be a bit long because I want to tell you the story of

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at www.thevividcity.com

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It's been a busy few weeks for all of us. My best friend Natalie came for a visit - we had a great time enjoying each other and getting out to see some of St. Louis. Next, my sister and her family came for a visit over Easter. Finally, Mark's parents arrived to look after Noelle during my first week back at work. The business does not end - I have two weeks left of work, we have four weeks until

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Noelle has been treating us each morning with smiles and cooing! It is a wonderful treat especially if we've had a particular fussy evening the night before. Here are various stages of smiles from our little girl.

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Mark was off on Spring break last week so we decided to venture outside of the great city of St. Louis to Springfield, IL two hours away. Besides being Illinois state Capitol, Springfield is home to the Abraham Lincoln Museum and Library which was our main destination. Noelle did great on the trip she only had one break down which was our fault we decided to push our luck and drive a little

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Noelle has been with us for four weeks - hard to believe. In her four short weeks she has already been to her first wedding, on her first play date with her friends Charlie and William, and has made her Mama and Daddy fall in love with her. Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks.Noelle asleep in her car seat.Kickin' it on her boppy.Napping on DaddyTwo peas in a pod. Happy Girl!

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Our first week with Noelle went well. We are enjoying her very much - she seems to change a little bit every day. We have changed many diapers and I feel like my life pretty much consists of keeping her belly full. She has already met all of her grandparents and seems to like them all quite well. She enjoys her daddy and focuses on every word he says. We are so thankful for our healthy beautiful

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Noelle Sojourner PeachBorn on February 22, 2009 at 4:49PMWeight: 7lbs 12oz Height: 20.5 inches

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We are about one week from our due date which seems so unreal. You wait 39 weeks to get to this point and all of a sudden it's here. I keep telling people that I am a mix of excitement and utter fear. Excitement of course to meet this little one who has been growing and developing within me for the last 9 months whom we have begun to love dearly even though we've not seen her face to face. Fear

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Well, it looks like I will be taking over Watching Peach as Mark has moved his blogging efforts on over to The Vivid City (go check him out if you haven't yet). Watching Peach will most likely function as a look into our daily lives - especially as we enter the world of parenthood. Expect to find many pictures of little Miss Peach as soon as she makes her arrival. Speaking of little Miss Peach we

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Mark is now blogging at www.thevividcity.comBut stay tuned to watchingpeach! Melissa will continue blogging here!

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Tim Keller has a new book out entitled The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith. The book is based on a biblical story about a Father and 2 prodigal sons from the gospel of Luke chapter 15. Here is a message from this story Keller gave in which he shows that here Jesus redefines God, sin, and salvation. I found it to be a message that really brings out the uniqueness of the

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Melissa and I just got back from visiting family, friends, and those in the New Song community in Salt Lake City. We are very thankful for our time together with everybody over the last 5 days. We have been working through making a decision to return to SLC after my graduation in May. After being back at New Song and being so welcomed by everybody there, the decision to return is a whole lot

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Melissa and I had a planning weekend together over the weekend. We are in the midst of decision making as we move toward my graduation that will hopefully take place in May. We were both encouraged by the fact that even as we sojourn in this world, we have a dwelling place in a God who is there. As Sojourners, Psalm 91 and Charles Spurgeon's thoughts on Psalm 91:9 give us hope."You make the Most

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Here are the post-election final conversations during NPR's York Project: Race and The '08 Vote In York, PA., New Outlook After Obama's Win 8:55Changing Perspectives on Race, Politics in York, PA. 7:58Go here for the pre-election conversations in this series on race and the '08 vote.

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