Announcing the newest addition to the Christel family!

Photo of our daughter on Valentine's Day (age 6 weeks)

Our youngest daughter was born on December 27, 1999 at Passavant Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, at 11:44 a.m.: 7 lbs. 8 oz., 20 inches. She arrived home with her mom on December 29, and the whole family celebrated the start of 2000 together. Our baby girl was not allowed to have any champagne though.

Here she is, shown smiling on Valentine's Day. New Year's pictures from her first week can be seen by clicking on the images below. Links to some christening pictures from March 5, 2000:

Our baby in her christening dress

Our family at St. Alphonsus Church, Wexford, PA

Our baby anticipating (and sucking her wrist)

The baptism conducted by Father Murphy

The godparents

The extended family celebrating the baptism

Our baby's godmother, her husband and parents (great-aunt and great-uncle)

Picture Navigation Baby Christel New addition to family! Proud big brother Proud big sister Baby comes home Quietly asleep in crib (day, not night, of course) What a Christmas present! All clean after a bath Our family enters the new millennium The kids partying it up Proud grandparents All the maternal grandchildren Baby partying Baby partying some more Baby as a non-stop party person Dad's home page

New addition to family!

Proud big brother

Proud big sister

Baby comes home

Quietly asleep in crib (day, not night, of course)

What a Christmas present!

All clean after a bath

Welcoming 2000 with a bang!

Our family enters the new millennium

The kids partying it up

Proud grandparents

All the maternal grandchildren

Baby partying

Baby partying some more

Baby as a non-stop party person