Monthly Archives: July 2011

Dear Ronin, Your Portello family took you to the zoo today.  We spent all day looking at the animals. Although you slept most of the time you woke up just in time to see one of your GG Teddy bear’s … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, Let’s take a moment to talk about your name. It may seem a bit backwards, but we should start at the end: Nagmay I was born Gabriel Louis McGovern. Your mother was Samantha Nicole Childers. So how did … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, Today you received your first letter in the mail. True – it was just your Social Security card, but it was addressed to you. More importantly, it confirmed the correct way to spell your name. See, there has … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, We had a party celebrating your birth this weekend.  We invited all our friends and family to come and meet you.  We BBQ pizza and faken-bacon-veggie-cheese-dogs; summer foods I am sure you will love.  Our friends took turns … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, Today you met your great grandpa Teddybear, great aunt Yvette, and cousin Ysabella. They flew in from California and Arizona just to meet you.  We had a great week together and we will see them again soon! Love, … Continue reading →

Dear Sweet One, We had a wonderful day of smelling roses and laughing at the rose garden with your Great Grandma, Grandpa Mike, your parents and you! I thought you might enjoy a few pictures. We were pleased to see … Continue reading →

Dear Ronin, It has only been about a week and a half, but I now can’t imagine our life without you. You are a smiling, happy baby. You eat often and seem to be thriving. There has only been one … Continue reading →