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June 19, 2005

Happy tidings!



On June 18, 2005, at 19:19 E.D.T. Patrick Thomas Gabriele took his first extra-uterine breath. He liked it so much, he decided to stay on this side of the amniotic waters. He weighed in at 9 pounds and 2 ounces and he is already 20 inches long from the tips of his toes to the top of his head. PT is the first child born to Jennifer and Paul Gabriele.
Not yet known to this little lad is that he is now a member of a rather large, extended family. It will take him some time before he becomes accurately oriented as to where he is situated on the family tree. But he’ll have lots of fun, finding out. Suffice it to say, PT has a multitude of cousins, aunts, uncles and assorted relatives. He also has several grandparents and even two pairs of doddering great-grandparents.
Each of us is delighted that Patrick Thomas Gabriele is now safely among us. May he live a long, happy, healthy and excitingly adventurous life and may Jennifer, Paul and others in our family, continue to procreate.
6/24/2005 Jennifer, Paul and Patrick visited us this evening. It was a truly happy experience for Lenore and me. For the first time in many, many years, I once again held a baby in my arms. For Lenore, more accustomed to handling infants, it was as natural as it could possibly be. Paul and Jennifer are ecstatic and they exude a remarkable degree of confidence and competence, considering it's not yet a week since they became parents. As I read the tea-leaves, the future for this family is incandescently bright.
To view other PTG photos, left click on the following hyperlink:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?&collid=448027401106&page=1

7 Comments:

At 10:41 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Jen & Paul - We are very excited about Patrick's birth. Hope you will be e-mailing some photos in the near future. Enjoy every precious moment!
Love - Lorna, Jim, Russell & Brian

 
At 10:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi everyone. I just wanted to post 2 links that have some pictures of Patrick and others at the hospital. Jen and Patrick are doing good. I can't wait for everyone to meet him. Take care. Paul, Jen & Patrick.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?&collid=448027401106&page=1

http://www.photolaunch.com/share.cfm?u=41585E415C

 
At 7:59 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Paul and Jen, Your mother and I are so happy for you both at this most wonderful time. Patrick almost looks big enough to take his first step. We are so thankful that he is healthy and that Jen is feeling well after a long labor. We looked at all the posted pictures many times and can't wait to see more. Love to all of you from your very proud new grandma and grandpa.

 
At 7:42 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Paul & Jen,

Congratulations guys! Ray, the kids and I are so happy and excited for you! He is so cute! We wish you lots of love, health and happiness with your wonderful addition! We can't wait to see you all again!
Love, Elaine, Ray, TJ and Emily

 
At 4:51 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Paul and Jen,

I just looked at the pictures of Patrick on your website, he is adorable!! Congratulations, I can't wait to meet him.

Love,
Megan
xxoo

 
At 11:36 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congratulations!!! We can't wait to meet the newest addition! We'll set an extra plate for Thanksgiving this year! Lots of love, Fred & Julia

 
At 6:54 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Jen and Paul,
We just saw all the pictures of Patrick! What a beautiful little boy.
There is nothing in this world that will give you more joy then a son or daughter!
Congratulations, can't wait to see the THREE of you.
All our love,
Bruce and Linda

 

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