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Erin's Birth Story

Thank you, Janna, for these priceless pictures.

If anyone wants to see more of Janna's work...check out Newline Photography on Facebook. She's amazing!

And the winner of the milkshake is....

The Marianne Ohran

She guessed closest to Erin's birth stats. Congrats! Marianne, leave a comment with your favorite (local) milkshake vendor!

Sleepy Girls

It is so fun having Erin in our family. It's fun to watch the way she does things (mainly sleeping, eating, crying) and see how she is similar and different from Hailey. There are some definite similarities, but she is her own little person with her own look.

Here is a couple pictures for comparison.

Hailey at 2mo

Erin, almost 2 weeks.

Hailey's "Hug"

When Josh's mom passed away, one thing we were sad about was that Hailey is so young that she will forget most of the experiences she had with Mickey. I know when I think back as far as I can, I only have a few snapshots of life as a small child. I'm not sure if they are real memories, or just ingrained photos I've seen so much from my childhood. Either way, they are still precious moments. Josh and I are trying all we can to keep Mickey fresh in Hailey's mind. We have a photo album that we look through regularly and we talk about her and the fun things her and Hailey did together.

The one thing we really want Hailey to remember is how much Mickey loves her. Mickey was (and I'm sure still is) crazy about Hailey. And, one of her favorite things was to get hugs and kisses. To help Hailey remember how much her grandma loves her, I made her a quilt. I used one of Mickey's skirts and Hailey helped me pick out the rest of the fabric. It's not very big, the squares don't line up, and the edges are a little curvy, but Hailey loves it. Hailey knows that every time she wraps up in her blanket, it is a hug from Grandma Mickey.

Big Sister

Hailey looooves being a big sister. She is always giving Erin kisses and is very good at being soft and gentle. It makes me excited to watch them grow up together. They are going to have so many adventures.

In the hospital, Erin gave Hailey "Share Bear" the Care Bear. Hailey was so excited, as you can see...