Friday, August 28, 2009

The tale of Leah

It started like this

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Mom? Are you ok?

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Beth assured Abby she was fine, just ready for her sister to be born.

You sure you're ok Mom?

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Such a doll. It was time to distract my precious from worrying about her mommy so I took a latex glove and blew it up. I took an ink pen out of my purse to draw a face but Abby wanted a picture of Sophie.....no Annie....no Sophie....no Annie, so I just drew a boxer.

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Dare I say that Grandmother is the smartest person on this Earth? My precious played with this thing all night long!

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She got candy........."which one Abby?" I kept asking her that until I got a good picture! She kept saying "The KitKat Grandmother!"

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We walked downstairs but not on the cracks cause we would break her mama's back.

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Mama must have said "ouch" this time

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I think this was about when Abby said (and she literally did say it) "it's ok to break mama's back!"

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Wheeeee!

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We went outside to get some fresh air. That didn't last long cause it was hot!

(Note the 'Big Sister' tee shirt my precious is wearing)

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Then is was just about time. Beth's contractions were getting unbearable.

Then, she was born. Joe was just outside the door and heard Beth scream out "MY BABY!" Then the nurse chased him out of the hallway. We knew it was almost time for Abby to finally, after all of these months to meet her little sister Leah.

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I finally got a picture of the entire family. Thomas had been taking gobs of pictures himself.

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Oh yall.....every single time I see this picture I get a huge lump in my throat. It is the very defination of love...Look at mama and daughter.

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Good job Mama

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Papa Joe held Leah

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Then I washed my hands and he knew I was ready.

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Oh My! I'm telling you folks, I am so blessed. Two grand babies within 3 weeks! Unbelievable. And get this, Emmeline and Leah were born exactly 3 weeks apart and weighed the same. 6lbs & 14oz. Now that my friends is cool.

7 comments:

Syd said...

Really nice. Many congratulations to all.

Heart of a Cowgirl said...

Congrats! Those pics are really precious. Enjoy that new grandbaby. :)

Vintage Chicken said...

You have such a beautiful family!

I think Abby looks like a big sister -just all of the sudden - she's gotten older! :)

The family pictures are wonderful - brings a tear to my eyes... such precious lives!

Carroll Farm said...

What gorgeous girls! A great little family!

Hula Girl at Heart said...

That IS cool. I love that picture, too, and the last one's pretty good, grandma. There's just nothing as fun as welcoming a new life into the world. Congratulations!!

How are you going to hold all those grandkids with just two hands??

Anonymous said...

that IS cool those babies coming so soon with each other. personally, i LOVE the name they picked for leah. i mean, it's just a beautiful name.

these are awesome pictures, this is what is important in life.

Chef said...

Congratulations to all~ what a precious baby!

xox
Linda & Chef