I WAS BORN: May 23, 2009 in Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids, Minn.
MY PARENTS ARE: Amy and Paul Valentino of Andover, Minn.
MY SISTER IS: Ella Jean, 19 months
MY GRANDPARENTS ARE: Nancy and Mike Gerber of Duluth and Michael Valentino of North Port, Fla., and Carol Winslow of Bristol, Conn.
MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE: Patricia and Jerry LeGarde, Mary and Victor Gerber and the late Steven and Dorothy Valentino and Dwight and Doris Munger.
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MY PARENTS CHOSE THIS NAME BECAUSE: I am named after my mom's grandma Mary.
PARENTS' WISH OR ADVICE: We wish you all the happiness in the world.
SOMETHING SPECIAL: It was a quick and easy birth, and Mary is a healthy and beautiful newborn.