Hello!

My name is Rachel, and I was born at 5:35 p.m. on February 8th, 2001 at Arlington Hospital in Arlington, Virginia. My mommy had to have surgery to get me into the world five weeks before I was supposed to be born. Daddy says she's doing okay.

Here are some things that have happened recently:
June 17, 2001 I rolled over... all by myself! (See pictures here.)
June 11, 2001 Another diaper graduation! Now I'm wearing "Size 1" Huggies!
May 31, 2001 I got weighed at the doctor's office. Ten whole pounds!
March 18, 2001 Mommy and Daddy decided that I could graduate from those tight, leaky preemie diapers to newborns. Leg room! Yahoo!
February 20, 2001 I came home from the hospital.

Photos

Mommy and Daddy tell me I'm adorable, but since I don't understand what a mirror is yet, I really don't know. Daddy's been taking lots of pictures of me. He keeps them on his photos page.

Speaking of pictures, I got hold of Daddy's camera and some film he had in the closet. I've started working on my first movie.

What does my name mean?

My first and middle name are after my great grandmothers, Rachel Joseph (Daddy's grandma) and Mary Cruz (Mommy's grandma).

Literally translated, my Hawaiian name means gift from heaven. You pronounce it pretty much like it's spelled: mah-kah-nah-oh-kah-lani.

Links

I'd love to hear from you!

My email address is rachel@notonthe.net. Daddy and Mommy promised they'd read whatever I get and reply with whatever I say in response.


166355189 other people have looked at this page and think I'm very cute.