Rachael Mackenzie Bell

1Age: approx. 3 minutes Just after dad cut the cord

2Age: approx. 10 minutes In the warmer beside the bed. She has just been cleaned up and evaluated. She received a score of 9 and 9 on her Apgar test.

3Judy is finally smiling again, here with our doctor, Dr. Villanueva.. Rachael was born as a natural vaginal birth. No pain medication. Petosin was administered at 1:30pm to help strengthen the contractions.

4Here she is after she had been moved upstairs to the nursery. She has been bathed and measured.

5The happy family. This is on Moday, Rachael is still less than 24 hours old

6Daddy's little girl.

711 days old. Starting to see her eyes more often now.

8First real bath in the her tub. 19 days old

9Same bath, not looking at all like a drowned rat.

103 weeks old

11Age: 1 month Lying in the rocking chair that Richard's mother rocked him in as a child.

12Crashed after a long day. This was after our first day away from her. My (Richard's) Mom and Jerry came out to watch her for us so that we could go sailing for the day. THANKS!!!! It won't be long before she can go along.

13Age: 6 weeks I believe that she has gotten over her initial weight loss.

14Age: 2 months Definately got the smile goin' on. She has started to have longer awake times and is typically in a good mood. Until she gets hungry, that is.

15Age: 2 months

16Judy and Rachael in "The Rocker" at age 2 months.

17Age: 11 weeks Feeling good about the fresh air. That is a "cloth diaper" that she is wearing. Multiple layers of cotton on the inside with a poly-coated vinyl outer. They are neat!

18Age: 14 weeks "Ain't I cute"

19Age: 14 weeks Ready for the 4th of July with her new friend Zachary from Build a Bear.

20Age: 17 weeks Starting to prop up on my elbows.

21Age: 18 weeks "You want me to, what??!!"

22Age: 19 weeks Eating is definately a high point in Rachael's day.

23Age: 21 weeks A Braves fan just like Grandma and Papa.

24Age: 22 weeks She loves being "Nekkid".

25Age: 26 weeks

26Taking a bath "by herself". She loves playing with the tub toys.

27Age: 31 weeks First time holding the sippy cup by herself

28Age: 7 months (31 weeks)

29Rachael has discovered a new toy. Paper!!!

30Tendin' the fields

31Oct. 30th, the day before Halloween

32Our little punkin'

33Happy Halloween!!

34Hangin' out on a nice fall day

35Rachael learning to swim.

36"..... and she was swingin'..."

37An old jewish grandma that we met in Miami........... Oh Wait!!! That's Rachael!!

38I wonder where Rachael gets those blue eyes?

39Age: 8 months (36 weeks)

40Getting in the holiday mood

41Really learning to stand up now.

42She wasn't real sure who this fat old man with the funny outfit was. But, she did pretty well without much fussing.

43The Johnson cousins.

44Getting into the Christmas spirit at Judy's family's Christmas gathering.

45Opening her present from Santa at our house.

46Opening presents at Grandma and Papa Wilson's.

47Fascinated by the snow globe.

48She "reads" every night before going to bed.

49Age: 9 months (41 weeks)

50She really enjoys her piano

51She recently discovered a new source of fiber.

52Christmas with Grandma and Papa