Two really cute videos from this past weekend at the cottage!
Cameron has really been doing well in walking around while holding onto furniture. The cottage was a perfect place for it, since there is lots of furniture in close proximity, so he can go from one thing to the next. His favorite place was walking around the coffee table.
Cameron had a blast swimming in the lake. He swam for a while with Grandpa, but then took a spin in this little boat. During the whole video, no one is helping him move - he is just swimming around by kicking his feet. It was so cute!!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
More Egypt Pictures
Tim sent a few more photos from Egypt. His work has started now (no more sight seeing, how sad), so he hasn't been taking as many photos, but here are a few cool ones. Enjoy!
From Tim: "The driving here is crazy and besides the crazy car drivers, there are horse drawn cars on the major highways. Picture a traffic jammed LA highway with cars weaving in and out and horse drawn carts thrown in the mix. Unfortunately when I thought to take a picture, the traffic let up. Oh ya and direction of traffic on the highway is optional - you see cars and carts driving the wrong way against traffic."
Horse-drawn cart
You also see funny things like this... (look closely in the bed of the pickup truck.
The AC is broken in our car and here's the type of temps we are dealing with
A second email from Tim: "Things have gotten busy here, we are working at a site 4hrs drive each way. Here are a few pics of the Mohammad Ali Mosque at the Citadel."
From Tim: "The driving here is crazy and besides the crazy car drivers, there are horse drawn cars on the major highways. Picture a traffic jammed LA highway with cars weaving in and out and horse drawn carts thrown in the mix. Unfortunately when I thought to take a picture, the traffic let up. Oh ya and direction of traffic on the highway is optional - you see cars and carts driving the wrong way against traffic."
Horse-drawn cart
You also see funny things like this... (look closely in the bed of the pickup truck.
The AC is broken in our car and here's the type of temps we are dealing with
A second email from Tim: "Things have gotten busy here, we are working at a site 4hrs drive each way. Here are a few pics of the Mohammad Ali Mosque at the Citadel."
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Dear Daddy: Weekend at the Cottage
Dear Daddy,
This past weekend I went to the cottage with Mama, Grandma and Grandpa. Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma were there too. We had so much fun! I did a lot of neat new things, like swimming in the lake, playing with a million new toys and taking a nap in a hammock. I was a really good boy during the day, playing and having fun, taking good naps, and behaving myself at the restaurants. At night, well, that was a different matter... but we won't talk about that! Here are lots of great pictures of me and all the fun I had.
I love you Daddy!!!
Love, Cameron
Playing in the cottage - check out my shoes!
Working on sharing with Grandpa. I did really good sharing my blocks with him!
Go Red Sox!
I loved sitting on the milk can stools.
I took a nap outside on Saturday.
It was in the hammock!!
Mama and Grandpa took a nap on either side of me, to make sure I was safe when I woke up.
After I woke up, I played in the hammock. It was so fun!!
Hello!!
After the hammock, I was really warm so I played in the pool for a while.
I had enough of the pool and was ready to swim in the lake. I LOVED it!
There was a little boat that I could swim all around in, it was so cool.
After swimming, I relaxed for a while in the playpen while everyone else had Happy Hour.
Playing inside on Sunday morning. You should have seen me walking around and around the coffee table!
And I also loved playing on the bunk beds. I had so much fun being so high up. I was laughing and laughing, it was so fun!
This past weekend I went to the cottage with Mama, Grandma and Grandpa. Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma were there too. We had so much fun! I did a lot of neat new things, like swimming in the lake, playing with a million new toys and taking a nap in a hammock. I was a really good boy during the day, playing and having fun, taking good naps, and behaving myself at the restaurants. At night, well, that was a different matter... but we won't talk about that! Here are lots of great pictures of me and all the fun I had.
I love you Daddy!!!
Love, Cameron
Playing in the cottage - check out my shoes!
Working on sharing with Grandpa. I did really good sharing my blocks with him!
Go Red Sox!
I loved sitting on the milk can stools.
I took a nap outside on Saturday.
It was in the hammock!!
Mama and Grandpa took a nap on either side of me, to make sure I was safe when I woke up.
After I woke up, I played in the hammock. It was so fun!!
Hello!!
After the hammock, I was really warm so I played in the pool for a while.
I had enough of the pool and was ready to swim in the lake. I LOVED it!
There was a little boat that I could swim all around in, it was so cool.
After swimming, I relaxed for a while in the playpen while everyone else had Happy Hour.
Playing inside on Sunday morning. You should have seen me walking around and around the coffee table!
And I also loved playing on the bunk beds. I had so much fun being so high up. I was laughing and laughing, it was so fun!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Dear Daddy: Day Three and Four
Dear Daddy,
On Tuesday I slept all the way through the night!! From 8:30 until 5:30 - am I a good boy or what? So I was really happy when I woke up in the morning at 7:30. I had a good day at school, although I didn't eat my bottles very good. I did have some food from the big kids menu though! At breakfast time, I tried a few Rice Krispies, but i didn't like them. I tried them both try and in milk, but it didn't matter, I just didn't like them. Then for snack, I had a bit of blueberry muffin! First I had a few small crumbles of muffin, and then I had them mushed up and mixed in with a bit of my milk. I liked it both ways, especially the blueberries!! Also today at school I got a Boo Boo Gram - I was rolling around on the floor and I rolled into the rocking chair and bumped my head. I got a ice pack on my head and some hugs from Miss Terese.
After school we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner. I showed off all my tricks, like High Five, walking along the couch, and climbing up the stairs. Grandma and Grandpa's stairs are a lot longer than ours at home - they have 13 steps! But I climbed all the way up myself, with a few breaks along the way. After dinner we went home and i took a bath and then went to bed. I was a bit of a stinker because I didn't want to go to sleep and it was hard for Mama to get me to bed. I woke up a couple times during the night, and i pooped during the night and made my whole room stinky.
On Thursday I woke up in a great mood. I was really happy to get into school and play with my friends. I had a good day at school, taking a few naps and trying lots of new food! At breakfast, I tried a few bits of waffle but I didn't really like it. At lunch I tried some cooked carrots and some cubed tropical fruit. I LOVED LOVED LOVED my carrots and gobbled them all up. I HATED the cubed fruit and spit out every piece that my teachers tried to give me! Mama came and picked me up and we went home and played. We had fun playing with my toys. Mama noticed that I was a bit warm and took my temperature and it was 100.2. :( Mama gave me Tylenol and I felt better. I ate my dinner like a good boy, chowing down on cereal and a big jar of fruit. After dinner I was really sleepy so I went to bed. I was so tired that I went right to sleep.
I love you Daddy, and I miss you lots. Thanks for the picture of the camel for me, he is cute!
Love, Cam Cam
P.S. Here is a video of me getting ready for bed on Wednesday night, brushing my teeth and just generally being disagreeable. I'm sure you will recognize that I was being my usual wildman self, right before bed!!
On Tuesday I slept all the way through the night!! From 8:30 until 5:30 - am I a good boy or what? So I was really happy when I woke up in the morning at 7:30. I had a good day at school, although I didn't eat my bottles very good. I did have some food from the big kids menu though! At breakfast time, I tried a few Rice Krispies, but i didn't like them. I tried them both try and in milk, but it didn't matter, I just didn't like them. Then for snack, I had a bit of blueberry muffin! First I had a few small crumbles of muffin, and then I had them mushed up and mixed in with a bit of my milk. I liked it both ways, especially the blueberries!! Also today at school I got a Boo Boo Gram - I was rolling around on the floor and I rolled into the rocking chair and bumped my head. I got a ice pack on my head and some hugs from Miss Terese.
After school we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner. I showed off all my tricks, like High Five, walking along the couch, and climbing up the stairs. Grandma and Grandpa's stairs are a lot longer than ours at home - they have 13 steps! But I climbed all the way up myself, with a few breaks along the way. After dinner we went home and i took a bath and then went to bed. I was a bit of a stinker because I didn't want to go to sleep and it was hard for Mama to get me to bed. I woke up a couple times during the night, and i pooped during the night and made my whole room stinky.
On Thursday I woke up in a great mood. I was really happy to get into school and play with my friends. I had a good day at school, taking a few naps and trying lots of new food! At breakfast, I tried a few bits of waffle but I didn't really like it. At lunch I tried some cooked carrots and some cubed tropical fruit. I LOVED LOVED LOVED my carrots and gobbled them all up. I HATED the cubed fruit and spit out every piece that my teachers tried to give me! Mama came and picked me up and we went home and played. We had fun playing with my toys. Mama noticed that I was a bit warm and took my temperature and it was 100.2. :( Mama gave me Tylenol and I felt better. I ate my dinner like a good boy, chowing down on cereal and a big jar of fruit. After dinner I was really sleepy so I went to bed. I was so tired that I went right to sleep.
I love you Daddy, and I miss you lots. Thanks for the picture of the camel for me, he is cute!
Love, Cam Cam
P.S. Here is a video of me getting ready for bed on Wednesday night, brushing my teeth and just generally being disagreeable. I'm sure you will recognize that I was being my usual wildman self, right before bed!!
Tim's Pictures from Egypt
Tim has been sending out a few pictures from Egypt to me, so I thought I would post them here for everyone to see. They are really great! Tim is having fun in Egypt - the government has decided that they aren't allowed on the site until Saturday, so Tim and person he is traveling with have been site seeing all week!
The view from Tim's hotel room, overlooking the pool and hotel grounds.
Pyramids at night
Laser light show at the pyramids
More laser lights on the pyramids
Sphinx laser image on the pyramid
View of Cairo with pyramids in the background
The Great Pyramid - Tim went inside, but you can't take your camera in
A picture for Cameron - a camel
Who said you can't jump over the Pyramids (or climb on them)?
The view from Tim's hotel room, overlooking the pool and hotel grounds.
Pyramids at night
Laser light show at the pyramids
More laser lights on the pyramids
Sphinx laser image on the pyramid
View of Cairo with pyramids in the background
The Great Pyramid - Tim went inside, but you can't take your camera in
A picture for Cameron - a camel
Who said you can't jump over the Pyramids (or climb on them)?
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Dear Daddy: Day One and Two
Hi Daddy,
This is my first blog post so I hope I do a good job! It takes me a long time to type because I am so busy trying to grab the keys off the keyboard.
On Monday I did okay at daycare, but I didn't sleep very well. I only took a few short naps. When Mama got there to pick me up, I was playing with the big kids. Then we went to swimming lessons. There was a new teacher and we sang lots of fun songs. One was about a motorboat and Mama zoomed me around the pool. I really had a good time at swimming lessons!! That night, Mama had to mow the lawn so Grandma came over to watch me. We went to Wegmans and I had a lot of fun - I was being my usual charming self and the cashier wanted to take me home! Then I came home and ate my dinner. I gave Mama a hard time when she was trying to put me to sleep - I just did not want to sleep. I was afraid I would miss something... you know how that is. I used my most powerful tactic: I pooped just as I was falling asleep so Mama had to come get me!!
On Tuesday morning Mama and I got ready for school and work. I played with my music table. I really love that toy!! I have even figured out how to walk all the way around it, so I can play with all of the instruments. It didn't take me too long to figure that one out. I had an okay day at school today. I did not eat very good, but I did take one long nap (and two short ones). I was in a good mood though. There was a new walker toy to play with at school and I like it! Tonight Mama and I had dinner. I had sweet potatoes and cereal for dinner, and I also tried a new food. I had elbow noodles!! Check out the video that we made for you below, of me trying them. After dinner Mama and I played for a while, then we went out for a walk. We stopped over at the Schickling's house to visit for a while. Leah was cute but she kept trying to steal Mama away from me and I got upset. We came home and I took a bath. It was fun playing in the bathtub, I was swimming all around.
I love you Daddy, and I miss you!! Say hi to a camel from me.
Love, Cameron
This is my first blog post so I hope I do a good job! It takes me a long time to type because I am so busy trying to grab the keys off the keyboard.
On Monday I did okay at daycare, but I didn't sleep very well. I only took a few short naps. When Mama got there to pick me up, I was playing with the big kids. Then we went to swimming lessons. There was a new teacher and we sang lots of fun songs. One was about a motorboat and Mama zoomed me around the pool. I really had a good time at swimming lessons!! That night, Mama had to mow the lawn so Grandma came over to watch me. We went to Wegmans and I had a lot of fun - I was being my usual charming self and the cashier wanted to take me home! Then I came home and ate my dinner. I gave Mama a hard time when she was trying to put me to sleep - I just did not want to sleep. I was afraid I would miss something... you know how that is. I used my most powerful tactic: I pooped just as I was falling asleep so Mama had to come get me!!
On Tuesday morning Mama and I got ready for school and work. I played with my music table. I really love that toy!! I have even figured out how to walk all the way around it, so I can play with all of the instruments. It didn't take me too long to figure that one out. I had an okay day at school today. I did not eat very good, but I did take one long nap (and two short ones). I was in a good mood though. There was a new walker toy to play with at school and I like it! Tonight Mama and I had dinner. I had sweet potatoes and cereal for dinner, and I also tried a new food. I had elbow noodles!! Check out the video that we made for you below, of me trying them. After dinner Mama and I played for a while, then we went out for a walk. We stopped over at the Schickling's house to visit for a while. Leah was cute but she kept trying to steal Mama away from me and I got upset. We came home and I took a bath. It was fun playing in the bathtub, I was swimming all around.
I love you Daddy, and I miss you!! Say hi to a camel from me.
Love, Cameron
Monday, July 07, 2008
Tim on travel
Tim is on business travel to Egypt for the next two weeks - he left this morning and will be back on Monday July 21st. He has requested lots of blog updates, since he will be away from us for so long. Actually, this will be the longest that Tim and I have ever been apart, since we started dating. So anyway, Cam will be posting blog entries when he gets a chance (we are aiming for every day but are realistic that he won't have the time to type every single day!). It is waaaay past bedtime right now (and Cam is sleeping), so for tonight, just a cute picture!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Cameron: Style Icon
As I'm sure you have seen in the many pictures we post on this website, Cameron is quite the stylish baby. This is due completely to Cam's cousin Jack and his buddy Owen, whose hand-me-downs have kept Cameron looking good for his entire eight months. Sometimes though, Cam doesn't feel like being a Gap or Old Navy baby, and he digs a bit farther back in his closet.
A couple of Cam's most awesome outfits are waaaaay-hand-me-downs from his Uncle Paul and Uncle Matt. These outfits are complements of the 1980s, and you can definitely tell that is where they came from. Check out two of our favorites below: the sailor outfit and the baseball outfit. Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of Uncle Paul or Uncle Matt in the same outfits.
A couple of Cam's most awesome outfits are waaaaay-hand-me-downs from his Uncle Paul and Uncle Matt. These outfits are complements of the 1980s, and you can definitely tell that is where they came from. Check out two of our favorites below: the sailor outfit and the baseball outfit. Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of Uncle Paul or Uncle Matt in the same outfits.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Cameron's New Trick
About a week and a half ago, Cameron learned to pull himself up to a standing position. At first he was a bit shaky but now he is a pro at it. The only problem is that he hasn't figured out how to sit back down. During the day this is fine, but during the night.... he just stands there in his crib and cries. We are working on it, but so far he hasn't figured out how to get back down!!
We took this video of him last weekend at Omi and Opa's house - it was one of Cameron's first time pulling himself and we think it is pretty cute!
We took this video of him last weekend at Omi and Opa's house - it was one of Cameron's first time pulling himself and we think it is pretty cute!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Seven months old!!
At the beginning of the month, Cameron turned seven months old. I always have great intentions to write the post on the day of or a few days later, but here I am two weeks later and I am just writing it. Oh well... I'll try to be better next month (or should i say, in two days).
Anyway, on to my big seven month old boy! We just can't get over how fast he is growing up and how much he learns every day. His crawling has gotten really good, although it is still more like an Army crawl, with his belly on the ground. He can move really quickly and this past month has discovered that a world exists outside of our living room. He has been exploring every where on the first floor that he can get to, and is enamored with banging drawers in and out in the kitchen.
He has been eating really well too, and has tried all of the main fruits and veggies that are available in baby food form. He has definite favorites, which are applesauce, carrots, squash and sweet potatoes. He eats most everything really well though. He started eating Cheerios and puffs this month, but is still not real good with picking them up. If we place a Cheerio right into his fingers in a pincher grasp, he can get it into his mouth. He doesn't have much success with picking them up off the tray and getting them into his mouth though. Maybe 1 in 20 makes it all the way into his mouth. It is cute to watch him try though.
This month Cameron's first two teeth have come in! At first, they were quite elusive - well, we couldn't get a good picture of them, but sure felt them a lot! - but since then Cam has discovered that a toothy grin is the way to go. It is very cute. Not quite so cute is when Cameron bites down on our fingers - those tiny teeth are sharp! Since he has the teeth, we have tried a few big boy foods with him. So far he has eaten small pieces of apple, banana, kiwi and melon. We either smush them up or give him really small pieces. By far his favorite was the apple, but that wasn't too surprising since he loves applesauce so much.
In the last month, Cameron has been to two more weddings (in addition to the one in April) - Marissa's at the end of May and Meredith's at the start of June. That brings his total up to three weddings in seven months - lots of adults haven't even been to three weddings in their lives! He was very good at all of them, either sleeping through them or playing quietly. I was really proud of him.
As for sleeping through the night... well, let's not go there. Every once in a while we get lucky and he sleeps through from 8pm til 5 or 6am, but for the most part he wakes up at least once during the night and cries. We are working on it, but it is hard because Tim and I are both so tired!
Daycare is going so well. He is really happy there and just loves his teachers. They always tell us what a good boy he is (which they might say to everyone, but it makes us feel good!). They told us the other day that he is becoming an escape artist though, and has realized that a world exists outside of his classroom. More than once they turn around and see his little feet going around the corner of the classroom and out into the hallway! He is so quick, especially when there is something or someplace he wants like that!!
Another big milestone of the last month has been starting swimming lessons. Tim and I take turns going in the pool with Cameron. It has been a blast, we are just loving it (and I think Cam is too!!). They don't really teach the babies how to swim or anything, it is more playing games and singing songs. Some of the games or songs teach the basic building blocks that the babies will use to learn to swim later. For example, we play a game where there are a bunch of squishy toys in the middle of the circle and the babies have to reach their arms forward to get the toys - this teaches them to reach forward, which will one day turn into the arm movements they need to swim. We also recite this rhyme:
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall (sit baby on edge of pool wall)
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall (have the baby "fall" into the pool)
Humpty Dumpty swam back to the wall (baby swims back to edge of pool wall)
That is supposed to teach them that if they fall into the pool, swim back to the side. I don't know if it does or not, but it is fun. Below is a video of Cameron going underwater. We try to do it a couple times every class, and although he sputters a bit when he comes up, he does really well with it.
Anyway, on to my big seven month old boy! We just can't get over how fast he is growing up and how much he learns every day. His crawling has gotten really good, although it is still more like an Army crawl, with his belly on the ground. He can move really quickly and this past month has discovered that a world exists outside of our living room. He has been exploring every where on the first floor that he can get to, and is enamored with banging drawers in and out in the kitchen.
He has been eating really well too, and has tried all of the main fruits and veggies that are available in baby food form. He has definite favorites, which are applesauce, carrots, squash and sweet potatoes. He eats most everything really well though. He started eating Cheerios and puffs this month, but is still not real good with picking them up. If we place a Cheerio right into his fingers in a pincher grasp, he can get it into his mouth. He doesn't have much success with picking them up off the tray and getting them into his mouth though. Maybe 1 in 20 makes it all the way into his mouth. It is cute to watch him try though.
This month Cameron's first two teeth have come in! At first, they were quite elusive - well, we couldn't get a good picture of them, but sure felt them a lot! - but since then Cam has discovered that a toothy grin is the way to go. It is very cute. Not quite so cute is when Cameron bites down on our fingers - those tiny teeth are sharp! Since he has the teeth, we have tried a few big boy foods with him. So far he has eaten small pieces of apple, banana, kiwi and melon. We either smush them up or give him really small pieces. By far his favorite was the apple, but that wasn't too surprising since he loves applesauce so much.
In the last month, Cameron has been to two more weddings (in addition to the one in April) - Marissa's at the end of May and Meredith's at the start of June. That brings his total up to three weddings in seven months - lots of adults haven't even been to three weddings in their lives! He was very good at all of them, either sleeping through them or playing quietly. I was really proud of him.
As for sleeping through the night... well, let's not go there. Every once in a while we get lucky and he sleeps through from 8pm til 5 or 6am, but for the most part he wakes up at least once during the night and cries. We are working on it, but it is hard because Tim and I are both so tired!
Daycare is going so well. He is really happy there and just loves his teachers. They always tell us what a good boy he is (which they might say to everyone, but it makes us feel good!). They told us the other day that he is becoming an escape artist though, and has realized that a world exists outside of his classroom. More than once they turn around and see his little feet going around the corner of the classroom and out into the hallway! He is so quick, especially when there is something or someplace he wants like that!!
Another big milestone of the last month has been starting swimming lessons. Tim and I take turns going in the pool with Cameron. It has been a blast, we are just loving it (and I think Cam is too!!). They don't really teach the babies how to swim or anything, it is more playing games and singing songs. Some of the games or songs teach the basic building blocks that the babies will use to learn to swim later. For example, we play a game where there are a bunch of squishy toys in the middle of the circle and the babies have to reach their arms forward to get the toys - this teaches them to reach forward, which will one day turn into the arm movements they need to swim. We also recite this rhyme:
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall (sit baby on edge of pool wall)
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall (have the baby "fall" into the pool)
Humpty Dumpty swam back to the wall (baby swims back to edge of pool wall)
That is supposed to teach them that if they fall into the pool, swim back to the side. I don't know if it does or not, but it is fun. Below is a video of Cameron going underwater. We try to do it a couple times every class, and although he sputters a bit when he comes up, he does really well with it.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
New Link
Just a quick post to mention the new link area that has been added to the sidebar. Over there ------------>
It is a listing of our latest photo galleries, both the new ones and the updated ones. We will update the links whenever we update the photo gallery. That way you can see whether or not we are being slackers. We feel that the public humiliation might motivate us to put pictures online faster than we do now.
It is a listing of our latest photo galleries, both the new ones and the updated ones. We will update the links whenever we update the photo gallery. That way you can see whether or not we are being slackers. We feel that the public humiliation might motivate us to put pictures online faster than we do now.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Weekly Pictures Updated
Finally, I took the time to sit down and update Cam's weekly pictures. I have been meaning to do it for ages, but it takes quite a while to process the pictures so I have been putting it off. Anyway, Cam's weekly pictures with his Pooh bear and sign are up to date as of last week's pictures. Check them out!!
Cam and Pooh
Cam and his sign
Also, Cam turned seven months old last week, so I am also working on a post about all of his accomplishments in the last month. He is growing up so fast!
Cam and Pooh
Cam and his sign
Also, Cam turned seven months old last week, so I am also working on a post about all of his accomplishments in the last month. He is growing up so fast!
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Cameron - Then and Now
Aunt Susan commented on a post that she couldn't believe how much Cameron had changed in the past month, and asked if we saw a difference or not. In the day to day, we don't really see a difference in what he looks like (what he does from day to day is another story all together!). When we go back and look at pictures from when he was first born - whoa, he doesn't even look like the same baby!! Here are a few examples:
Swing
Cameron Then: November 7th, 5 days old
Cameron Now: May 11th, 6 1/2 months old
Bath Tub
Cameron Then: November 29th, almost 4 weeks old
Cameron Now: May 4th, 6 months old
Bouncer Seat
Cameron Then: November 5th, 3 days old
Cameron Now: We still need to take this picture. I think this one will be the most dramatic change - in the picture above he looks like such a tiny little baby. When he sits in his bouncer seat now (which is pretty much never), he looks like a horse in it!!
Swing
Cameron Then: November 7th, 5 days old
Cameron Now: May 11th, 6 1/2 months old
Bath Tub
Cameron Then: November 29th, almost 4 weeks old
Cameron Now: May 4th, 6 months old
Bouncer Seat
Cameron Then: November 5th, 3 days old
Cameron Now: We still need to take this picture. I think this one will be the most dramatic change - in the picture above he looks like such a tiny little baby. When he sits in his bouncer seat now (which is pretty much never), he looks like a horse in it!!
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